The mobile-phone industry has jumped into a major Internet music rate case in a New York federal court. The outcome could determine whether cellular carriers, and thus subscribers could be …
What is it about the wireless industry that causes everyone outside the space to think that they can have their cake and eat it too?The most recent perpetrator is Skype, …
The U.S. House of Representatives canceled MobileAccess Networks’ in-building wireless license and add-on business to improve cellphone coverage in the House because of concerns the bidding process may have been …
Mobile marketing startup Mozes Inc. picked up $5 million in a first round of funding from Norwest Venture Partners and North Bridge Venture Partners.Mozes’ service, which is in beta testing, …
Snoop Dogg took the music world by storm in late 1992 when he helped propel gangsta rap to the most commercially successful subgenre of hip hop up to that point. …
The cellphone industry, the Bush administration and others are urging the Supreme Court to abandon a century-old antitrust standard in favor of one that would give carriers, vendors and others …
U.S. Cellular Corp. executives told analysts that they continue to be skeptical about the value of upgrading their CDMA 1x RTT network to EV-DO, preferring to wait until they are …
The mobile handset has become something of a looking glass in Wonderland. And mPortal Inc. was founded in 2000 to help clients-network operators, mobile virtual network operators, content providers and …
Sprint Nextel Corp. confirmed its dismal fourth-quarter customer numbers, which reflected an increasingly schizophrenic performance: reasonably healthy performance of its CDMA offerings, dragged down by unhappy iDEN customers. Meanwhile, competitor …
California is sprinkled with television studios, and while many of the traditional Hollywood studios already have or are in the process of creating separate divisions for endeavors in the mobile …
Hedge*hog*ing v. Interrupting conversations in an office environment by poking your head over the top of the cube. –Verizon Wireless put out two press releases March 1: One, that Verizon …
Infrastructure service provider Telkore Inc. snared $1.4 million in a Series A equity funding round led by SJF Ventures.Based in Mechanicsburg, Pa., Telkore provides installation and maintenance services for wireless …
French media-telecom conglomerate Vivendi S.A. sharpened its charges against T-Mobile USA Inc. and its global affiliate, alleging corporate corruption helped the No. 4 U.S. mobile phone operator bid successfully on …
The squeeze is on as the mobile handset business matures, growth slows and the pace of consolidation picks up.One sign of the increasing pressures, even at the world’s largest handset …
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) introduced a public-safety broadband bill that veers from the approach advocated by Cyren Call Communications Corp., first-responder groups and even the maverick lawmaker himself. The “Spectrum …
Three of the top six handset vendors in the world lost market share last year, as did the “other” category that captures the multitude of second-tier vendors determined to swim …
The following list details this week’s infrastructure awards for the cellular, Wi-Fi and WiMAX industries. The contracts are broken down by transmission technology, country and vendor. The value of the …
The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms. Carrier Credit Suisse First Boston lowered its 2007 EPS estimate …
Cingular Wireless L.L.C. is upping the ante in the messaging game with plans to offer an unlimited in-network messaging plan to rival similar offerings from Verizon Wireless and others. The …
Mobile gaming revenues in Latin America will triple in the next five years, according to new figures from EJL Wireless Research.The Redwood City, Calif.-based market research firm said the Latin …
Despite Verizon Wireless’ attempt to downplay the launch of its Vcast Mobile TV service, the availability of the streaming TV service in the Denver area forced-and I do mean forced-a …
T-Mobile USA Inc. indicated that it is interested in selling anywhere from 3,500 to 5,000 of its towers in the United States-a sale that could bring upwards of $1 billion …
T-Mobile USA Inc. again proved to be the biggest wireless growth engine for its parent company, Deutsche Telekom AG, despite a significant year-over-year drop in its net number of new …
In less than a month Nortel Networks Ltd. has lost its chief financial officer, paid out $2.4 billion in cash and stock to settle shareholder lawsuits stemming from accounting errors, …
Alltel Corp. recently introduced a new line of postpaid plans for smartphones that include unlimited data use and its MyCircle offering. The Smart Choice Packs start at $70 per month …
