Mobile and Wireless Industry Reports

In a presentation in New York, executives from infrastructure giant L.M. Ericsson said the company’s fourth-quarter results likely will be “in the lower end of the range” the company had …

The FlipShot, a new Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. phone at Verizon Wireless, sports a 3-megapixel camera and a swivel-out screen and lands at the higher end of Verizon Wireless’ portfolio …

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. –ComAbility: Stata 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 –Lehman Brothers lowered its rating on Leap Wireless to equal …

Shares of satellite provider EchoStar Communications Corp. surged more than 25% yesterday, prompted by speculation that the company may be purchased by AT&T Inc. TheStreet.com reported that AT&T is close …

Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum sued Buongiorno S.p.A, accusing the Italian mobile content giant of blatantly deceptive practices and cramming charges onto consumers’ cellphone bills. “For too long, not enough …

The Federal Communications Commission selected the Public Safety Spectrum Trust Corp. as the licensee that will team up with the winning bidder of the commercial D-Block spectrum license in the …

BEIJING-One of China’s largest companies, Haier Group, is stepping up its efforts to build a global brand on the scale of Samsung or Sony by appointing an ex-Motorola Inc. marketer, …

The third quarter saw consumer handset sales in the United States valued at $3.2 billion, a 47% jump over the year-ago quarter, according to new data from NPD Group. Those …

Whether an element of schadenfreude-pleasure at another’s misfortune-has played a role in Qualcomm Inc.’s depressed stock value, no one can say. But two analysts this week took a careful look …

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 …

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

This week marks the beginning of the holiday season, of course, when most of us focus less on business and more on the reasons we work so hard. So in …

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 …

EarthLink Inc. late Friday announced it is considering “strategic alternatives” for its municipal Wi-Fi operations, language typically used to signify that a business is up for sale. Indeed, the company …

T-Mobile USA Inc. suspended sales of its Sidekick Slide on Friday after manufacturer Motorola Inc. informed the carrier that some of the devices power off when the sliding door on …

AT&T Inc. said that it agreed to acquire Ingenio, an advertising technology firm whose pay-per-call technology will be integrated into the company’s directory services and local search advertising portfolio.Ingenio’s product …

Online retailer Amazon.com Inc. announced a new reading gadget-dubbed Kindle-that will allow users to download books, magazines and other publications via Sprint Nextel Corp.’s network. The innovative offering requires no …

Dropping vowels from the name of a wireless handset, apparently, may never die. Same with dropping names. AT&T Mobility said that the SLM (hmm . as in “Slim”?) would be …

Most people would assume cellphones get in the way of learning. David Droga is betting they can help. The creative big and founder of the start-up Droga5, who previously launched …

LOS ANGELES-The mobile phone ain’t what it used to be, even a few short months ago. With hopes of a big boom dashed and a lot of the euphoria evaporated, …

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. …

Investors sent Virgin Mobile USA Inc.’s stock plunging this morning despite decent quarterly numbers, based on worries about the impact of an increasing competitive prepaid landscape as well as economic …

The Federal Communications Commission approved AT&T’s Mobility’s $2.8 billion purchase of Dobson Communications Corp., embracing less stringent divestiture requirements than those imposed by Justice Department and the same universal service …