Mobile and Wireless Industry Reports

Sprint Nextel Corp. has sued ICO Global Communications Ltd. and TerreStar Networks Inc. to force the mobile satellite service licensees to pay the No. 3 mobile-phone operator for relocation costs …

Verizon Wireless’ latest effort in the full-track download space is a step in the right direction for mobile music. But it’s a very small step.In case you missed it, the …

Sprint Nextel Corp. is facing a class-action lawsuit that alleges the No. 3 mobile-phone carrier violated federal and state labor laws for failing to pay wages to employees at retail …

Two key House Republicans urged the Federal Communications Commission not to attach conditions to advanced wireless services-3 spectrum and to forgo approval of final rules for that band until after …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Yay or Nay. Every week we’ll review a new wireless application or service from the user’s point of view, with the goal of …

UTStarcom Inc. will sell its personal communications division to private equity investors for at least $240 million, the company said today.The PCD business primarily distributes handsets and accessories in North …

T-Mobile USA Inc. announced it will raise its texting rates to 20 cents a message. The change will go into effect August 29 for those without text bundles or for …

Motorola Inc. is replacing top executives in key markets around the globe as its share of worldwide cellphone sales falls to new lows. In an internal memo circulated last week …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We’ve gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace. “How can …

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 …

When Beijing Olympic Games start in August, China’s much touted mobile TV broadcast service will have to crawl before it can walk. It’s because satellite signal is missing from the …

Celltick has signed an exclusive deal with Mongolia’s Mobicom to provide its LiveScreen Media platform – which is used to broadcast content to mobile phones’ idle screens using cell broadcast …

A student at the UK’s De Montfort University (DMU) has won his second major competition this year with a new mobile phone handset designed for Orange.

Verizon Wireless finally rolled out its new full-track download service, coupling an all-you-can-eat subscription offering with a pay-per-download option.The carrier is teaming with RealNetworks and MTV Networks to offer Vcast …

Even with a probable end in sight, Alltel Communications L.L.C. is pulling out all the stops. Shortly after the carrier’s announcement to expand and speed up its network, Alltel announced …

Purple Labs has purchased Openwave Systems Inc.’s mobile-phone software business for $30 million in cash, the two companies said today. The sale, which includes browsing and messaging products and related …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly 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. …

With wireless connectivity becoming ever more common in vehicles, security systems and utility meters, machine-to-machine technology is on the path to transform vending machines, real estate lock boxes and mail …

Guatemala, Costa Rica to use ATSC-based solution following adoption by Albavision.

Anyone who can build a Web page can build a mobile application using a J2ME development tool called Breeze, according to the tool’s maker, Cascada Mobile. Breeze lets users create …

The rising popularity of smartphones such as the BlackBerry and the iPhonewill make them targets for viruses and spam, security experts believe.

The Wi-Fi Alliance wants to make voice a part of Wi-Fi networks, and has introduced a program to certify products, it announced on Monday.

The mapping company gets access to Google users’ annotations in exchange for providing data to Google Maps, Google Earth, and other divisions of the company that could use a few …

Nokia now has three of the top four largest recording companies.

Several tech-industry heavyweights are banding together to defend themselves against patent-infringement lawsuits. Their plan: to buy up key intellectual property before it falls into the hands of parties that could …