Two former telecom officials from the Clinton administration were named to the transition team of President-elect Barack Obama, another possible signal that telecom and high-tech issues could have high-level visibility …
AT&T Inc. reported plans to acquire Wayport Inc. for $275 million, expanding the telecom giant’s Wi-Fi offering to thousands of locations and offering free Internet access to millions of its …
During Tuesday night’s presidential election, millions of Americans used their handsets to communicate via text message.Between 7 p.m. and 12 a.m. EST, more than 1.2 billion text messages were sent …
Verizon Communications can now say it’s the largest U.S. wireless carrier, having cleared the final major regulatory hurdle for its proposed $28.1 billion acquisition of Alltel Wireless. The Federal Communications …
Former Vice President and Noble Peace Prize Winner Al Gore will be the Day 3 keynote speaker at the International CTIA Wireless 2009 event, set to take place April 1-3 …
Palm Inc. saw its stock drop this morning – and then rebound – after downgrades by Morgan Keegan and Avian Securities L.L.C.The downgrade by Morgan Keegan appeared significant because analyst …
Hello! And welcome to our Thursday column, Worst of the Week. There’s a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so this column is a chance for …
The third quarter was a rough one for T-Mobile USA Inc. The carrier posted the lowest number postpaid net additions – 293,000 – since its inception in 2001, according to …
It’s working with Apple to connect laptops to the Web via the iPhone. An AT&T Inc. executive today said that the company is working with Apple Inc. to come up …
No. 1 retailer reports better-than-expected monthly sales as more budget-conscious consumers trade down to its discount goods.
The software maker provides the clearest public confirmation yet of when its ship target is for the successor to Windows Vista.
Craig Harper went from trying to keep track of his daughter to launching his own company that aims to help businesses keep track of their mobile workforce and be more …
The cell-phone and tower industries urged the Bush administration to reject backup-power reporting requirements, arguing the Federal Communications Commission grossly underestimated time, operational and financial burdens placed on wireless providers.Indeed, …
Regional, flat-rate carrier Leap Wireless International Inc. lost nearly $50 million during the third quarter, but said it will continue to focus on growth.Leap reported a third quarter net loss …
Verizon Wireless’ claims of its rivals’ “useless” push-to-talk service ticked off PTT veteran Sprint Nextel Corp. – and the carrier appears to be rightfully angry. The Council of Better Business …
U.S. Cellular Corp. reported losing a total of 18,000 customers during the third quarter, a significant turn-around from the gains it has enjoyed over the past several quarters.John E. Rooney, …
Shares of Glu Mobile Inc. continued to slide after the mobile game maker posted a $56.9 million quarterly loss.The San Mateo, Calif.-based publisher reported third quarter revenue of $23.9 million, …
MetroPCS Communications Inc. posted its full, third-quarter earnings report, along with news that it is now up and running in new Michigan markets. The carrier, which previously announced that it …
Intel has halted in-house development of ultrawideband (UWB) chips that use the short-range, high-speed approach to signal encoding. UWB has had a rough week with the shutdown of market leader …
Buyer’s market. ‘They’ll give you almost anything’
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Privately held, location-based service provider Loopt signed a technology licensing agreement with Qualcomm Inc that it plans to use to expand its services and win more …
The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.Carrier–Standard & Poor’s revised its outlook on BT Group PLC, a …
Well-informed consumers looking for a new handset typically turn to online research first, using search capabilities and often searching for a specific handset, according to a new study of online …
MTPCS L.L.C., which operates under the Cellular One brand name, has chosen reporting and analysis solutions company Scorecard Systems Inc. to provide a detailed subscriber and service analysis capability across …
The strongest growth in Apple Inc. 3G iPhone sales is occurring among consumers who earn below the median household income, according to comScore/M:Metrics. While nearly half of iPhone owners earn …
