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ChinaTel Group Inc. said it entered two related stock subscription and shareholder agreements with Shanghai Ying Yue Network Technology Ltd. and Azur Capital that give ChinaTel a 51% stake in …

Google Inc.’s CEO Eric Schmidt gave a wide ranging interview at the Web 2.0 Summit 2010 in San Francisco this week, but he spent most of the time talking about …

More than three months after their plan first leaked out, Verizon Wireless, AT&T Inc. and T-Mobile USA are preparing to go public with their new venture for mobile payments. The …

The Commerce Department has identified 115 megahertz of spectrum that could be freed up within the next five years for mobile and fixed wireless broadband services. The government also released …

Apple Inc. has already grabbed at least 20% of the mobile ad market in the United States with its iAd platform and now it appears ready to launch the service …

Following a phenomenal start, Kik Messenger has been at least temporarily blocked from serving new downloads on BlackBerry devices.The new chat application logged an impressive start with 1 million new …

Citing recent interviews with carriers committed to deploying LTE networks, Infonetics Research recently increased its forecasts for the worldwide LTE infrastructure market and subscriber forecasts.The firm said it expects the …

Telcordia said Garry K. McGuire has been elected non-executive chairman of the company’s board of directors. McGuire has held a seat on the board since 2006 and is the former …

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RCR Wireless News will be going local in Austin, Texas, next week as an official media sponsor for the Texas Wireless Summit. Executive Editor Tracy Ford will be covering the …

Several companies and individuals were honored for their contributions to the LTE industry at this year’s LTE Americas event earlier this week in Dallas.Alcatel-Lucent won three of the nine awards. …

Convergys launched a solution that helps address mobile ‘bill shock’ for customers. The Smart Rating and Billing Manager 5.0 product allows customers to set pre-set usage limits on their communications …

In at least 10 states this election cycle, organizations supporting Republican campaigns used text messaging to try to reduce Democratic turnout, says progressive political consulting firm, Revolution Messaging, calling on …

Hewlett-Packard Co. will play $16.25 million to the government as part of a settlement for alleged fraud in the E-rate program, which funds Internet connections in schools and libraries. The …

Motricity said it has been chosen by Celcom, a 3G operator in Maylasia, to provide its mCore Platform so that Celcom’s subscribers can experience a personalized mobile Internet browsing experience. …

A whopping 6 trillion text messages were sent by mobile users across the planet last year, but computing powerhouse IBM Corp. believes that’s small fry, having just developed chip technology …

SAN FRANCISCO — Ideaworks Labs President Alex Caccia talks about simplifying the development process for applications across multiple operating systems and storefronts.

SAN FRANCISCO — RCR Wireless News caught up with Openwave CEO Ken Denman at the Open Mobile Summit here and asked him about network congestion and other pain points for …

Novatel Wireless Inc. entered a definitive agreement to acquire privately held Enfora Inc., which provides asset-management solutions that use wireless technology and machine-to-machine communications. The deal is valued at $64.5 …

SAN FRANCISCO — “We’re turning life into a game” and trying to “make the world a little more interesting to explore,” Foursquare CEO Dennis Crowley said this morning here at …

While 64% of Americans have broadband access, and the majority of Americans who don’t have it say they don’t want it, there is no one-size-fits-all approach to closing the gap …