Mobile and Wireless Industry Reports

Shares of Glu Mobile Inc. got a lift after the company offered to buy U.K.-based rival Superscape Group plc for $36 million.Superscape has gained traction with a portfolio of both …

The Supreme Court rejected a request by two national mobile-phone carriers to review a lower court’s decision overturning a Federal Communications Commission rule preempting state regulation of line-items on subscribers’ …

Disney and ESPN Media Networks have appointed Tim Connolly to the newly created position of VP of mobile distribution. Connolly has extensive experience in the wireless industry, most recently serving …

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.Carrier–Raymond James lowered its price target on Sprint to $14 after …

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.—Airbiquity: Acorn Ventures, Kirnaf Ltd., …

Apple Inc. declared its fiscal first quarter, the greatest in its history in terms of revenue and earnings.That unambiguous claim could not carry the day, however, as the company issued …

Tellabs Inc. reported a profit of $6 million in the fourth quarter, marking a 78% drop from the $29 million it brought in during the year-ago period. Due to the …

Verizon Wireless signed an agreement to purchase SureWest Communications’ wireless assets in Northern California for $69 million, the companies announced.Under terms of the deal, Verizon Wireless will acquire the company’s …

WiMAX has come to the college town of Madison, Wis., thanks to a new network launched today by TDS Telecommunications Corp. with infrastructure provided by Alvarion Ltd. And in other …

Text messaging is getting a lot of attention these days as society tries to figure out the appropriate rules to govern this new form of communication. Like most everything else, …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to On the Margins, a feature for RCR Wireless News’ weekly e-mail service, Mobile Content and Culture. Every week, the RCR Wireless News staff considers events in …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to Yay or Nay, a feature for RCR Wireless News’ weekly e-mail service, Mobile Content and Culture. Every week we’ll review a new wireless application or service …

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 …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to Reality Check, a feature for RCR Wireless News’ new weekly e-mail service, Mobile Content and Culture. We’ve gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the …

AT&T Mobility is now selling the consumer-oriented iPhone by Apple Inc. as a productivity tool for business. The move may be in tandem with an anticipated introduction of Lotus Notes …

The New York Times secured on-deck placement with AT&T Mobility. The nation’s No. 1 carrier said it inked an exclusive, four-month deal to link to the newspaper’s mobile site from …

Sanyo Electric Co. Ltd. will sell its ailing handset business — and wireless infrastructure assets — to Kyocera Corp. for about $375 million, the two companies announced.Sanyo’s handset unit had …

DirectTV Inc. introduced a new mobile site that will allow its TV subscribers to manage their digital video recorders remotely. The new offering comes nearly a year after TiVo Inc. …

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. …

A top member of the House Homeland Security Committee advised Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin not to scrap plans to auction the 700 MHz national commercial-public safety license, despite …

Like L’Oreal, Sony and Toyota before it, T-Mobile USA Inc. is back for second helpings of user-generated ad spots from the contributors at Current.com. The mobile-network operator posted its program …

A National Research Council report calls for more research into the potential health effects of long-term exposure to radiation emitted by cellphones and other wireless devices, with U.S. scientists anxious …

A Pennsylvania law firm slapped Virgin Mobile USA Inc. with a lawsuit claiming the operator misrepresented financial information in advance of its October initial public offering.The class action suit, which …

The Federal Communications Commission said the next round of laboratory testing of prototype TV white-spaces devices will begin Jan. 24, a public process lasting four to six weeks that will …

Sprint Nextel Corp. is continuing its battle to right a listing ship. The nation’s No. 3 carrier announced it would cut 4,000 jobs and close 8% of its stores after …