Mobile and Wireless Industry Reports

AT&T Mobility isn’t wasting any time promoting its products and services in the former Dobson Communications Corp. territories it just acquired. The carrier said that the first phase of its …

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 …

The identities of likely 700 MHz bidders continue to emerge little by little as the Federal Communications Commission gears up to release a complete list of applicants in advance of …

Better late than never.Handsets that didn’t arrive by “Black Friday” or “Cyber Monday”-the ultimate days for in-store and online shopping, respectively-may still make an impression on harried shoppers.Nokia Corp. and …

Wireless patent licensor InterDigital Inc. said it won confirmation from a federal judge that Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. owes it $134 million in royalties for sales of GSM and GPRS/EDGE …

A San Francisco-based startup is hoping to cater to on-the-go cellphone users who, um, need to go.Yojo Mobile unveiled MizPee, a wireless Internet-based application that provides information on public bathrooms …

Padmasree Warrior has been named Cisco Inc.’s CTO just a day after her departure from Motorola Inc. Cisco, based in San Jose, Calif., is one of the world’s biggest networking …

If some early returns from Land Rover and 20th Century Fox are to be believed, Apple Inc.’s iPhone will raise the stakes for marketers that go mobile. To be sure, …

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. –Adomo: Menlo Ventures and …

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.Carrier –Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services said it assigned it’s A …

LG Electronics Co. Ltd. said it has consolidated its $350 million global brand-and-product account at Publicis Groupe’s Bartle Bogle Hegarty following a review. London-based Bartle Bogle, which had emerged from …

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands-Nokia Corp. blew the lid off what it sees as the future of mobile connectivity this morning at Nokia World. President and CEO Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo and Executive VP and …

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands- Nokia Corp. and Universal Music Group International shook up the music industry this morning at Nokia World.Imagine a service-“Comes with Music”-that gives Nokia device owners instant access to …

A German court has given T-Mobile the go-ahead to lock its German iPhones and require purchasers to buy a two-year contract, nixing a court challenge from rival Vodafone Group plc, …

The House Commerce Committee launched an investigation into Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin’s management of the agency. “Procedural breakdowns at the agency tasked with overseeing communications laws for our …

One feather, two caps. Verizon Wireless’ CEO Lowell McAdam told BusinessWeek, in a story published today, that the carrier would join Google Inc.’s open-source effort known as Android.The move gives …

The departure of Padmasree Warrior, Motorola Inc.’s CTO, effective yesterday, came on the heels of CEO Ed Zander’s recent announcement that he will leave his CEO post at month’s end-and …

Cox Communications Inc. said it will bid on wireless licenses when the 700 MHz auction kicks off Jan. 24, but two other cable TV giants in a wireless joint venture …

AT&T Mobility and Verizon Wireless have agreed to swap wireless assets as part of previously announced acquisitions: Verizon Wireless’ pending acquisition of Rural Cellular Corp. and AT&T Mobility recently approved …

Wireless carriers and mobile marketers are very much in the dark about how to approach consumers on their phones, but Facebook’s Beacon has helped light the way. The way not …

AT&T Mobility said it will acquire the remaining stake in regional carrier Edge Wireless L.LC. through an affiliate. AT&T Mobility has held a minority stake in Edge since it was …

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 …

In its annual rating of wireless service, Consumer Reports christened Verizon Wireless and Alltel Corp. its top picks-and largely panned service from Sprint Nextel Corp.Based on nearly 48,000 responses from …

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

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 …