Wireless

FOR YEARS, THE TOP FIVE HANDSET VENDORS in the world took an ever-increasing slice of global market share. But something happened on their way to global hegemony. Between 2007 and …

The nation’s eighth-largest carrier has an unorthodox objective: to bite the hand that feeds it. The Verizon Alltel Management Trust, a 2,500-employee business, is a subsidy of Verizon Wireless that …

With relatively little fanfare, wireless carriers, mobile content vendors and some plaintiffs’ attorneys are quietly settling massive litigation involving claims that charges for ringtones, games, graphics and other mobile content …

If you’ve ever used a GPS device for directions, you might already be acquainted with Karen Jacobsen. As the voice of “Australian-English Karen” in Garmin GPS products, she calmly instructs …

The Mobile World Congress was a font of environmental innovation , recycling, and sustainable technology, from solar-powered cell phones, energy-efficient handset displays, to earth-friendly mobile applications.

Although Sprint Nextel Corp.’s fourth-quarter earnings came with significant bad news, two analysts think better times are ahead for the nation’s No. 3 wireless provider. Sprint Nextel churned more than …

AT&T Mobility will offer Pantech Wireless’ Matrix Pro – a smart version of last fall’s dual-sliding messaging phone – on Feb. 24 for $180, with a service contract and a …

Verizon Wireless launched a new Web site capability that allows its customers to access the Web from their mobile phones using its Mobile Web service and get the same sites …

Cox Communications Inc. is moving forward with its wireless plans by appointing a few more positions. Stephen Bye, Cox’s VP of wireless, announced the appointments of Raj Beri to VP …

Google Inc. launched a version of its mobile search application for Windows Mobile devices.Google Mobile App allows users to search without separately opening a browser and offers a search history …

The song seems to be skipping, or at least stuck on repeat for Sprint Nextel Corp. The carrier released its 2008 fourth-quarter earnings today, only to reveal yet another huge …

Dell’Oro Group Inc. analyst Ben Kwan forecast in December that various factors will drive growth in the wireless local are network (WLAN) market for enterprise this year.“While a slowdown in …

As Alcatel-Lucent struggles to regain its financial footing, the company is focusing on its new strategy that will combine its capabilities of the network environment with creative services of the …

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced its new Wireless Data Analytics solution for 3G networks.The solution allows wireless operators to automatically receive a variety of analytics on customer behavior and experiences, mobile …

A friend of mine has been longing for a smartphone for years, but he’s continued to hold off on the hopes that when he does eventually get one, it will …

A Frost and Sullivan workshop in Frankfurt on 5 February discussed the future outlook for wireless solutions in industrial automation.

BARCELONA, Spain — 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 …

For the second time in as many weeks, Aruba Networks Inc. has received a favorable ruling by the government in a patent infringement case with Motorola Inc. and two of …

Comcast Corp. blames the economy and even Clearwire Corp. for some of its struggles in 2008. According to a report from CNNMoney.com, Comcast said fourth-quarter profit fell 32% because of …

MobiTV Inc. has reached its latest milestone, surpassing 6 million customers on its managed mobile media service. Indeed the company is moving quite quickly; MobiTV reached the 4 million customer …

T-Mobile International announced it will pair up with Nokia Corp. to offer integrated marketplace content. The carrier said that together, the two will provide widgets, applications and other content through …

Two large conglomerates have created new business units geared toward helping different segments of the wireless industry.During this week at GSMA World Mobile Congress in Barcelona, Hewlett-Packard Co. announced its …

The GSM Association said the worldwide wireless industry has reached the 4 billionth connection mark on its way to a predicted 6 billion connections by 2013. The association said growth …

New app stores and smartphone platforms are dominating the news out of Mobile World Congress this week, but it’s a quiet little mobile marketing initiative U.S. carriers will be monitoring …