Wireless

Novatel Wireless, Inc. reported revenue up 6% and progress toward profitability, driven by machine-to-machine and mobile computing demand. The company’s revenues for the second quarter were $91.1 million, up from …

As mobile devices replace personal computers in many homes and workplaces, chip manufacturers are repositioning themselves to focus on wireless technologies. Intel is investing $2 billion in the first foundry …

Qualcomm Atheros partners with Nokia for indoor maps Qualcomm Atheros and Nokia are teaming up to combine Nokia’s map data with Qualcomm’s Wi-Fi solutions. Using Nokia’s map data, Qualcomm says …

How many cores does a mobile processor need? While Samsung and ARM make a convincing case for the Galaxy S4’s octo-core processor, other chipmakers are clearly implying that they think …

Qualcomm (QCOM) beat Wall Street’s expectations with its third quarter earnings report, and said future growth will be driven by smartphone adoption in emerging markets and by upgrades in the …

ABI Research says that business and residential femtocells will increase in unit volumes this year and next, due to demand driven by operators such as AT&T, Vodafone, Telefonica, Softbank and …

Slowing sales of smartphones and lower selling prices for low-end processors will depress growth rates for the makers of mobile processors during the remainder of this year, according to Strategy …

A Twitter user bemoans AT&T service. A Facebook user mentions wanting to switch from Sprint to Verizon Wireless. A forum poster asks for recommendations on a wireless carrier. Tapping in …

Dish Network may have failed in its recent attempts to buy a wireless carrier, but the satellite TV provider appears poised to continue disrupting both wireless and media. Dish is …

RACO Wireless is buying GPS software developer Position Logic, adding asset tracking applications to its M2M connectivity solution. Both RACO and Position Logic offer ‘white label’ M2M solutions for carriers; …

Cloud-based application testing company Sauce Labs closed on a $5 million round of venture funding, and announced an expansion of its platform aimed at providing monitoring, reporting and collaboration for …

The $600 million that Samsung currently owes Apple for patent infringement may be a drop in the bucket for the $180 billion conglomerate, but for a while it looked as …

Social media is a huge driver of wireless network traffic, accounting for an estimated 24% of the time Americans spend using their mobile phones. Facebook alone accounts for 18% of …

While in the Nation’s capital this week, it seemed appropriate to highlight recent policy related announcements from around the industry. Join us as we look for evidence that policy is …

MediaTek is better known for value than for innovation, but that may be changing as the Taiwanese chipmaker prepares to launch an octa-core processor using eight ARM Cortex 7 cores. …