It’s official. Twelve global network operators have chosen LG Electronics Co. Ltd.’s KU250 handset as the winner of the GSM Association’s low-cost, 3G handset campaign. That means LG will ship …
Hewlett-Packard Co. a new smartphone, dubbed the HP iPAQ, at the 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona, Spain. The iPAQ is designed for HP’s business customers and features Windows Mobile 6, …
Wireless infrastructure company WPCS International Inc. announced that it will acquire ATC International Holdings Inc. for $2.45 million in cash plus additional unspecified payouts if the company meets earnings targets …
Yahoo Inc. announced that LG Electronics Co. Ltd. will be preloading the search giant’s mobile applications on its mobile phones in more than 70 countries, beginning later this year. The …
International operator Vodafone Group plc has agreed to acquire a majority interest in Indian mobile operator Hutchison Essar Ltd. for $11.1 billion.Vodafone will acquire companies that control a 67-percent interest …
BARCELONA, Spain-Nokia Corp. hopes to blur the lines between the wired Internet and the wireless Web with a new line of handsets and services.The manufacturer announced six new devices-including three …
Following on the release of its PlaysForSure technology for digital music players, Microsoft Corp. announced a new platform for cellphones, dubbed PlayReady, that it said will enable simple access to …
Qualcomm Inc.’s MediaFLO USA Inc. mobile TV business racked up another major customer win as AT&T Inc.’s Cingular Wireless L.L.C., the nation’s largest wireless carrier, announced it expects to introduce …
Editor’s Note: Welcome 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. In …
Content aggregators are fleeing the ringtone dance floor and scrambling to develop different types of content and build new business models.The latest vendor to read the writing on the wall …
Idle hands may be the devil’s domain, but carriers and mobile marketing companies are laying claim to the idle screen.The wireless industry is hoping to use the idle screen-the display …
The latest cellphone accessoryA variety of online retailers are offering seat-belt covers that incorporate a pocket to hold mobile phones and headsets. Amazon.com offers the Vizion Seat Belt Cover With …
THE SENATE COMMERCE Committee greeted Cyren Call Communications Corp.’s public-safety broadband plan with a non-committal mix of interest, skepticism and outright hostility, a reaction compounded by an industry-funded study that …
INFRASTRUCTURE POWERHOUSE L.M. ERICSSON became the latest network maker to try its hand in the content arena. Ericsson, the world’s largest equipment manufacturer, announced a partnership with Turner Broadcasting System …
Carriers looking to cash in on mobile TV services should pony up and build their own dedicated multimedia network, according to a new report from a consortium of industry players. …
As India’s economy continues to boom so too does the mobile-phone market. More than 100 million Indians are currently subscribed to wireless telephone service and that group is expected to …
Regional telecommunications operator Qwest Communications International Inc. pushed its way into positive earnings for the first time in several years, posting profits of $593 million for the year 2006. The …
The content and user interface of the short-lived Mobile ESPN L.L.C. mobile virtual network operator is set to be resurrected as an addition to Verizon Wireless’ Vcast data service. ESPN …
President Bush’s 2008 budget plan would allow the Federal Communications Commission to assess fees on un-auctioned wireless licenses and to auction domestic satellite licenses, including future mobile satellite service spectrum …
Hedgehogging Hedge*hog*ing v. Interrupting conversations in an office environment by poking your head over the top of the cube. –So last week we pointed out that Steve Jobs must think …
House Commerce Committee Chairman John Dingell (D-Mich.) said the Federal Communications Commission’s gauge for measuring broadband speed and penetration in the United States is outdated, calling for improved spectrum management …
All but lost in the fireworks early this year over Cyren Call Communications Corp.’s public-safety broadband plan, TV white spaces, net neutrality and the spotty state of U.S broadband has …
The only way public-safety interoperability problems are going to be fixed is through federal law. And Congress should tackle it-this year. And our federal taxes should fund it-immediately. And the …
Mobile virtual network operator Helio L.L.C. said last week that it expects to reach the 100,000-customer mark by early in the second quarter and launched a full-track music download service …
