No company is an island. With three major acquisitions last week, Cisco Systems Inc., ARM Ltd. and Eastman Kodak Co. have demonstrated that many firms are involved in the mobile …

WASHINGTON-The United Telecom Council is urging members to tell their lawmakers that utilities need a 10-megahertz allocation of spectrum in the 700 MHz band. “UTC’s position continues to be that …

CHARLESTON, S.C.-Trivo Wireless L.L.C. debuted its wireless voice and data services in Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida. The company’s “Free Plan” service uses AT&T Wireless Services Inc.’s …

WASHINGTON-Mobile-phone firms are again confronting a health issue that industry lawyers have successfully beaten back in court to date. The controversy over whether radiation-emitting wireless handsets and base stations pose …

WASHINGTON-Verizon Wireless said it reached a settlement with Dr. Bonnie O’Day over a 2003 complaint filed with the Federal Communications Commission in which she alleged the nation’s top mobile-phone operator …

Sprint Corp. and SBC Communications Inc. announced they have entered a reciprocal Wi-Fi roaming agreement. Through the partnerships, the carriers’ customers will be able to access each other’s public Wi-Fi …

WASHINGTON-The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau granted Nextel Partners Inc. eligible telecommunications carrier status, making it eligible to receive universal-service subsidies for the customers it serves in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, New …

BELLEVUE, Wash.-Two U.S. content companies made European purchases. Mforma Group Inc.’s spending spree continued as the mobile entertainment publisher acquired U.K. gaming company Blue Beck. A 3-year-old creator of console …

Sanswire Networks L.L.C. is not alone in targeting the sky as a new platform from which to base wireless communications. SkyTower Inc., owned by AeroVironment, plans to launch unmanned, solar-electric …

Who is your wireless carrier? A question that used to be answered easily is becoming more complicated as mobile virtual network operators gain traction in today’s market. It’s good to …

Nextel Communications Inc. affiliate Nextel Partners Inc. completed its 30,000-square-foot customer care center expansion in Panama City Beach, Fla., which the carrier said would help support its rapid growth. The …

Regulatory fees have been a contentious item for both wireless carriers that claim they are just passing along government-mandated charges and customers who have found up to 30-percent increases in …

Despite the continued financial uncertainty surrounding a number of Sprint PCS network partners, the carrier’s largest affiliate by subscriber numbers-Alamosa Holdings Inc.-said last week it would be interested in further …

AUSTIN, Texas-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. has named Axalto a supplier of Subscriber Identity Module cards for its GSM wireless services, extending the companies’ previous relationship. “Axalto is pleased to support Cingular …

AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands-The world’s largest carrier has partnered with the world’s largest handset manufacturer to simplify software in Java-enabled cell phones. Vodafone, which boasts 139 million global customers, will work …

TAMPA, Fla.-Syniverse Technologies announced it plans to acquire EDS Interoperator Services North America, a subsidiary of Electronic Data Systems Corp., for $57 million cash. IOS North America is a third-party …

LONDON-Smart phones, personal digital assistants and notebook computers will generate more than $130 billion in data access revenues by 2009, according to ARC Group’s Future Mobile Computing 2004 report. The …

Thousands of protesters will use more than just placards, chants and giant puppets to gain attention at this week’s Republican National Convention. They’ll have specifically designed wireless communications too. As …

Information is flowing faster over more media with increasing ease like no time in history. The good news for industry is all those pixeled 1s and 0s are gravitating to …

Mobile instant messaging is going mainstream. Maybe. Wireless IM use is growing, with 32 percent of all mobile messaging using an IM service in addition to, or instead of, short …