Leap Wireless International Inc. is expanding service to Milwaukee, Wisc.. Starting tomorrow, Leap's Cricket Communications Inc. service will be available in the greater Milwaukee area, including the cities of Racine, Kenosha and Madison, bringing Leap's total national covered population to 64.1 million. It's coverage...
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin, with time dwindling to move top policy priorities as a new administration prepares to assume power in January, is laying the groundwork to win approval by mid-December of final rules for highly controversial public-safety and wireless broadband auction...
Consumers have embraced Bluetooth-enabled mono headsets for mobile phones, but getting them to accept stereo Bluetooth headsets is another story.A new study from IMS Research predicts sales of mono Bluetooth headsets will increase by 10 to 20 million per year and could quickly reach...
The first responder terminal market is expected to reach $3.6 billion by 2013 from about $1 billion last year, according to a new forecast from ABI Research.Market growth is being driven by the standardization among agencies onto digital technologies like APCO/TIA Project 25 and...
The difficult global economy is not hampering growth of mobile messaging services, according to a new report from ABI Research.The firm said mobile messaging service revenues are expected to grow from $151 million in 2008 to more than $212 billion by 2013."Mobile messaging ARPUs...
Mobile TV has a lot of things going for it: a ton of hype, an eye-catching wow factor and, in one case, an $800 million dedicated network. But it doesn't have viewers. And that isn't going to change anytime soon.U.S. adoption of wireless TV...
The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.Carrier--RBC Capital Markets downgraded Clearwire to sector perform from outperform and lowered its price target to $9 from $15 on more conservative valuation.--RBC Capital Markets...
Aircell has teamed with ZTE USA Inc. and Qualcomm Inc. to create a networking platform for Aircell's Gogo in-flight Internet service.Since August passengers on some transcontinental American Airline flights have been able to surf the Internet using the Aircell service. More airlines are planning...
More than a year after taking the helm at Yahoo Inc., Jerry Yang is out as the company's board of directors has initiated a search for a new CEO.Yang has been under scrutiny since the $47.5 billion bid by Microsoft Corp. to take over...
Looking to catch a wave, LG Electronics Co. delivered its first smartphone for the United States market to AT&T Mobility today. The "Incite" is a touchscreen, 3G device running Microsoft Corp.'s Windows Mobile 6.1 with productivity and entertainment features, including a 3 megapixel camera...
Virgin Mobile USA Inc. reported plans to shed 10% of its workforce, announcing it will eliminate 45 positions in its New Jersey and California offices. The cuts comes on the heels of the MVNO's mixed third quarter results, in which the company posted a...
The ongoing battle between Sprint Nextel Corp. and its CDMA affiliate is set for a breather as iPCS withdrew its most recent injunction looking to stop Sprint Nextel's WiMAX joint venture with Clearwire Corp.iPCS withdrew the injunction after the WiMAX venture, dubbed New Clearwire,...
Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Yay or Nay. Every week we'll review a new wireless application or service from the user's point of view, with the goal of highlighting what works and what doesn't. If you wish to submit your application or...
Marketing specialist TNS Compete launched a new service designed to examine the smartphone industry and its trends.In its inaugural report, the firm examined Apple Inc.'s iPhone. TNS Compete plans to update the smartphone survey quarterly."The iPhone has raised the bar for mobile interactivity, and...
Another regional player is set for extinction. Earlier this month, AT&T Mobility announced plans to acquire Centennial Communications Corp. for $2.8 billion. The deal is expected to add approximately 1.1 million customers to AT&T Mobility's customer base. The deal, if approved, will also...
Attention to the "user experience" has become a fervid mantra since the iPhone reached market last year and in one recent case, a specialty firm has been involved in assisting a large client to bridge a gap for an even larger firm. Translated, that...
The Federal Communications Commission released details of its approval of Verizon Wireless' acquisition of Alltel Communications L.L.C., including the five additional markets that need to be divested. The ball is now in Verizon Wireless' court to close on the deal that will propel the...
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 contract is included when available.WiMAX--Thailand: Redline Communications said it has been chosen by Milcom...
House Commerce Committee leaders offered Federal Communications Commission Kevin Martin one last chance to be interviewed before releasing a final report on its investigation of agency management practices.The panel publicized its renewed request to interview Martin, a somewhat unusual step that appears to suggest...
Qualcomm Inc. has released a software development kit for its BREW Mobile Platform, enabling developers to "bridge the gap" between writing for mobile applications and the Web, the company said today. The SDK includes enhanced support for native applications and incorporates technologies such as...
Verizon Wireless has partnered with FunMobility to provide a new video service for customers. Under the agreement, users can access "America's Best Mobile Flix" (aFLIX), a video sharing and mobile social network site for $5 per month. The application allows customers who own video-capable...
QUALCOMM INC. PUBLICLY SAID that it was giving up on developing its Ultra Mobile Broadband evolution for CDMA, leaving the technology's upgrade path up in the air. During an analyst meeting last week, the company said it was ending research and development for UMB...
