Mobile and Wireless Industry Reports

A Columbia University computer science professor has co-founded a New York-based company named Sense Networks to sell tracking software to other companies.

Blyk is a UK MVNO which offers no-cost and low-cost mobile phone service with revenue generated from advertising to the customer via the mobile phone. The company has been highly …

Despite delivering a bona fide hit handset, the $99 Centro, Palm Inc. continued to struggle with revenue and profit in fiscal fourth quarter.For the quarter ended May 31, Palm reported …

Analyst Brian Modoff at Deutsche Bank this week cut his forecast for global handset shipments from 8% growth to 6%, citing fuel and food cost pressures on consumers. Modoff said …

Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications warned today that it would only break even in the current quarter and that handset shipments will be nearly flat over the first quarter, reflecting “moderating …

Virgin Mobile USA’s purchase of fellow MVNO Helio L.L.C. allows Virgin to evolve beyond its low-ARPU customers to higher-paying subscribers, as well as gain a sophisticated handset portfolio, improve its …

Wireless Oakland, a municipal wireless network covering Oakland County, MIch., is offline due to lack of funds, Deputy Oakland County Executive and CIO Phil Bertolini said today. The project’s private-sector …

The following list includes venture capital and other investments into wireless companies announced during the past week. The value of the investment is included when available. —BridgeWave: Intel Capital and …

While cellphone sales may be on the decline in the United States, retailers may be able to bridge the gap with accessory sales, according to a new report from consumer …

Verizon Communications has reiterated its long standing desire to buy out Vodafone’s share in their joint venture mobile network, Verizon Wireless.

Last year, of course, the iPhone launch drove hand-wringing over the need to revamp user interfaces, accompanied by a move to large-display touchscreens.A wave of devices sporting large-display touchscreens followed, …

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 …

Microsoft Corp. said it will acquire the Portuguese mobile software developer MobiComp for an undisclosed sum.MobiComp specializes in data protection and management technologies that allow the backup and restoration of …

Suddenly, it’s all about consolidating handset platforms. Today, LiPS said it would jump on the LiMo. Earlier this week, Nokia Corp. said it would buy out its partners in Symbian …

Regional wireless carrier MetroPCS Communications Inc. announced a new promotion, MetroFlash, that will allow shoppers with a compatible CDMA handset to connect to the MetroPCS network; users will be able …

PlayPhone Inc. is targeting Hispanic mobile users with a Spanish-language version of its online storefront.The San Jose, Calif.-based company said the site offers Latino-targeted content as well as wares from …

Research In Motion Ltd. doubled its fiscal first quarter revenue and net income over the year-ago quarter, sold 5.4 million devices and added 2.3 million new subscribers. RIM’s fiscal first …

Back in 2002, there was suddenly a lot of buzz about how MVNOs (Mobile Virtual Network Operators) were going to be the next big thing.

Wait. Scroll. Scroll. Tap-tap. Wait. Wait. For many years, that was the typical experience of someone surfing the Web using a mobile phone or PDA, at least in the U.S. …

“Is this interesting to Google?” That’s what Andy Rubin was asking Larry Page. It was a spring day in 2005, and the two were in a conference room just off …

The world’s first advertising-funded mobile telecoms operator, Blyk, will enter the German, Spanish and Belgian markets next year, the company said.

Electromagnetic glitches occurred in almost 30 percent of the tests when microchip devices similar to those in many types of wireless medical equipment were placed within about one foot of …

The large Surface tabletop computer in the office Gates soon will relinquish to Ballmer offers one clue about where he thinks computing is going: The interactive, 30-inch touch-responsive tables can …

But security concerns hinder millions more.

Brightpoint Inc. said today it would distribute handsets for Verizon Wireless’ indirect channel of authorized agents and national retailers. Bob Laikin, chairman and CEO of Brightpoint, declined to discuss the …