Wireless

Industry market research firm iSuppli Inc. reports that due to the continued growth in the cell phone market, worldwide factory equipment revenues associated with the wireless industry will hit $271.3 …

Vringo Inc. signed a content license agreement with Stingray Music USA that calls for Stingray to license its proprietary The KARAOKE Channel-branded video recordings to Vringo to create video ringtones. …

News Corp. (NWSA) has sold its Fox Mobile Group unit to Jesta Group for an undisclosed sum. The sale marks a yearlong exit from many of News Corp’s digital media …

L.M. Ericsson (ERIC) said it purchased OSS/BSS company Optimi Corp. for an undisclosed sum. Ericsson said the acquisition, including 200 Optimi employees, will strengthen Ericsson’s network modernization skills in the …

Soon after FLO TV goes dark, a joint venture of a dozen broadcasters plans to launch mobile TV services that will reach about 40% of the U.S. population. Mobile Content …

The RCR Wireless News comprehensive stock listing show steady improvement during the second half of the year. The RCR Composite stock listing is up 16% (167.39 points) since the beginning …

New network neutrality rules adopted by the Federal Communications Commission are more likely to be a turning point in the ongoing policy debate, rather than an endpoint, noted research firm …

Livewire Mobile Inc. said it acquired FoneStarz Media Group, which is a mobile content supplier and digital storefront that works with a variety of telecom and media brands. The combined …

CENS Taiwan Economic News | by Ken Liu | December 17, 2010 Taipei, Dec. 17, 2010 (CENS)–VIA Technology Inc. and Skycloud Technology (China) Inc. will set up a joint venture …

After a solid run of pre-install deals with device manufacturers, Swype Inc. has publicly released a beta version for Android devices not already on board. Users already running the official …

Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) can’t be faulted for pulling out all the stops to make sure it isn’t completely left behind in the mobile operating system war. Today the company announced …

The Federal Communications Commission on a 3:2 vote adopted principles of what it calls a plan to preserve the open Internet, a move that likely will be met with lawsuits …

The Federal Communications Commission opened a Notice of Inquiry into next-generation 911 services. The NOI seeks comment on how to include new communications forms, including Internet-protocol based communications and wireless …

Overview: Join RCR Wireless News and Anritsu to learn about early observations of LTE network optimization using drive test data — including collection, analysis and troubleshooting scenarios. Learn how to detect …

Sydney Morning Herald | Katharine Murphy | December 21, 2010 Does it really take one Prime Minister and three cabinet ministers to change a policy light globe? It does when …

Brightstar Corp. said it expanded into Thailand and Vietnam to further support its strategy to have a local presence in key Asia-Pacific markets.The wireless distributor and supply-chain management company recently …

George Schmitt has been named CEO of MB Technology Holdings L.L.C., which holds a 39.72% interest in xG Technology. Schmitt will be tasked with helping xG develop and market its …

The seventh Abacus International Conference 2010 held in Vietnam saw the unveiling of Abacus’ Next Generation Point-Of-Sale (POS) system and mobile initiatives – Abacus Mobile, Abacus WebStart Mobile, Abacus VirtuallyThere …

The Android 2.2 boat is trudging along to two phones previously stuck on Android 2.1. Both the Samsung Intercept on Sprint and HTC Aria in Southeast Asia are in the …