Wireless

The past week gainers and and losers were fairly evenly distributed in the RCR Wireless Stock Index, with gainers having a slight 4 to 3 advantage. The biggest gainers for …

InnerWireless Raises $3.0MFrom: Texas TechPulseInnerWireless, a developer of indoor wireless systems, has raised $3.0M out of a $5.0M funding round, according to a regulatory filing by the firm on December …

ZeroG Wireless & Freescale: ZeroG and Freescale have created a program to enable embedded Wi-Fi for the Tower System. ZeroG announced the availability of the TWR-ZGWIFI development kit, which includes …

Our editor, Dan Meyer, recently caught up with Trimble Navigation’s Larry Fox. Watch the interview to hear what is new at Trimble Navigation.

Our editor, Tracy Ford, recently caught up with Best Buy Mobile’s Scott Moore. Watch the interview below to see what is new at Best Buy Mobile.

Our editor, Dan Meyer, recently caught up with Virgin Mobile’s Corinne Nosal. Watch his interview below to see what is new at Virgin Mobile.

The Texas State Wireless Association held its Holiday Social last week at Top Golf Dallas. The event attracted 175 wireless industry professionals and raised funds for the TXWA Keith Harris …

Mike Wehrs has resigned as CEO and president of the Mobile Marketing Association, just shy of one year on the job, to return to the commercial sector. The MMA is …

Mobile semiconductor provider ST-Ericsson announced last week that it will institute new plans designed to save the company $115 million per year. The move is on top of reorganization plans …

Thwapr- Duncan Kennedy and Eric Hoffert, formerly of Apple’s Quicktime product team, have taken on the roles of COO and CTO, respectively. Thwapr is a new mobile-to-mobile video sharing solution. …

An international provider of extended service contracts and protection programs for wireless phones announced plans Thursday to hire 56 more workers at its customer service center in Albany.Gazette-Times

Microsoft joined hands with Taiwan’s Chunghwa Telecom on Friday to unveil a new deal to sell netbooks at up to 90 percent off their retail price with a 3G mobile …

The inaugural meeting of the Smart Grid Interoperability Panel (SGIP), a new stakeholder forum to provide technical support to the Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) as …

For more than 40 years, Teton Communications, Inc. has been providing voice and data services along with radio systems consulting, system integration, installation and service to business customers in Eastern …

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Next-generation chip solutions provider Beceem Communications Inc. said it was on track to ship 3 million WiMAX chips in 2009, and that it was bolstering its …

The last week of trading, which included Thanksgiving, saw gainers lead losers in the RCR Stock Index by a 4 to 3 margin. Significant gainers for the week included carriers …

Australia: Alvarion won a contract with Adam Internet to deploy a WiMAX network across the city of Adelaide. Adam Internet is building the network as part of the national government’s …

TeleCommunications Systems Inc. said it will buy Network In Motions Inc. for an aggregate $170 million of cash, stock and promissory notes. The acquisition, set to close in December, will …

Telespree Communications said it won a contract to provide self-service activation to i-wireless customers, an MVNO that uses the Sprint Nextel Corp. network. The self-provisioning tool guides people who buy …

Alcatel-Lucent – Sean O’Halloran has been appointed VP of Alcatel Lucent’s Australian National Broadband Network team. O’Halloran formerly served as VP of the company’s Enterprise Group in Australia. Clarity – …

Leuven, Belgium-based wireless module manufacturer Option, is set to cut 150 jobs from its production engineering and logistic facility in Cork, Ireland, according to Ireland On-Line.The cuts, which are expected …

China Mobile Communications Corp., the world’s largest wireless operator, will use Red Bend Software’s firmware over the air (FOTA) software for updating and device management for China Mobile’s OPhone operating …

Leaders from a number of high-tech and telecom firms as well as labor leaders are expected to meet this week at President Obama’s jobs summit in Washington, D.C. The meeting …

Bellevue, Wash.-based startup Root Wireless scored $3.25 million in a series B round of funding that will allow the company to expand its cellular network mapping service. This ruond of …

Cox Communications & TIO Networks: TIO Networks will provide real-time bill payment services to Cox Communications’ customers, allowing them to pay their bills at TIO retail centers and self-service kiosks. …