Sanyo Electric Co. Ltd. announced it will use chips from Beceem Communications for its planned dual-mode CDMA/WiMAX mobile phones. The agreement is notable as Sanyo is a major handset supplier …
EarthLink Inc. announced the start of its Wi-Fi phone initiative, a move that puts the Internet service provider directly up against wireless and wireline carriers as well as Voice over …
VeriSign Inc. announced it will handle regional wireless carrier Dobson Communication Corp.’s voice and data settlement operations, starting in April. In a separate but related announcement, Rural Cellular Corp. said …
Yahoo Inc. announced it developed a WAP version of its new oneSearch service. The search service, which originally launched as the Yahoo Go for Mobile 2.0 Java application earlier this …
Mitch Lasky has left the world of game publishing and settled in the comfortable digs of venture capital.Lasky stepped down from his post as executive vice president of mobile and …
AT&T Inc., owner of the largest U.S. mobile phone carrier, sued the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing Inc. after meeting resistance to its efforts to replace the Cingular …
Pocket Communications, a regional flat-rate carrier in Texas, said it will soon begin offering national roaming. Pocket said that as of April 1, all of its phones will be able …
Medio Systems Inc. joined the mobile advertising stampede, unveiling a performance-based ad-serving network for both on-deck and off-deck activity.Mobile virtual network operator Amp’d Mobile Inc. will be the first service …
XO Communications has started offering wireless broadband services in Phoenix, to expand its offerings beyond its fiber network. XO is offering the service in conjunction with XO-affiliated company Nextlink Wireless …
Canadian satellite communications company Stratos Global Corp. announced it will be acquired by Communications Investment Partners Ltd., an investment company focused on satellite services. Satellite vendor Inmarsat plc announced it …
After delaying the filing of its annual financial reports for 2006, Nortel Networks Ltd. announced that despite a 10-percent increase in revenues from the same period a year ago, it …
Alltel Corp. has worked out sponsorship agreements with several cable networks for programs on VH1, ESPN, Speed, the Discovery Channel, USA and CMT.The deal includes Alltel as the presenting sponsor …
Pointer Telocation Ltd. announced its plans to acquire Cellocator Ltd., a private Israeli company focused on location-based services and technology for cellphones. Pointer, which provides roadside assistance, fleet management and …
iLoop Mobile announced the launch of its mFinity mobile platform, which enables customers to create and implement text-based and interactive mobile ad campaigns. The platform will allow advertisers to develop …
The CTIA Wireless show is the most important U.S. wireless event of the year. With tens of thousands of attendees, over 400,000 square feet of exhibits, participants from over 100 …
Ed Zander, Motorola Inc.’s CEO, will not appear at CTIA Wireless 2007’s keynote address on Tuesday next week, as originally scheduled.He may well be hunkered down, working on The Plan …
Nokia Corp. is asking European courts to declare Qualcomm Inc.’s patents in Europe “exhausted,” freeing the Finnish mobile phone maker to sell handsets in Europe containing chips by Texas Instruments …
Global flight information firm OAG has tapped mBlox to deliver text alerts to travelers in the Star Alliance network.The pact, which will be announced this week, allows OAG customers to …
Editor’s Note: Welcome to our Monday feature, Analyst Angle. We’ve collected a group of the industry’s leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry. …
REP. MIKE DOYLE (D-PA.), vice chairman of the House telecom subcommittee, accused Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin of misleading Congress on abruptly terminating a contract for a new enhanced …
Despite a recent cooling off in subscriber growth, Brazil represents an increasingly attractive market for outsourced manufacturing in consumer electronics in general and mobile phones in particular. Brazil’s embrace of …
The word that Alltel Corp. is putting itself up on the auction block sparked speculation about who a buyer might be-but generated little surprise in an industry where mergers and …
Shenandoah Telecommunications Co. announced it has settled its legal battle with Sprint Nextel Corp. The affiliate said it reached new agreements with the national carrier that include the transfer of …
NBC Universal will expand its partnership with MobiTV to offer on-demand hit television shows such as “The Office” and “Heroes” to U.S. wireless users. The broadcast company said it plans …
