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Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We’ve gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace. I have …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Analyst Angle. We’ve collected a group of the industry’s leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry.Another …

It’s become quite clear which technology the top four carriers have sided with in the next-generation debate between WiMAX and Long Term Evolution. Sprint Nextel Corp. is the lone supporter …

The wireless industry seems to have weathered Wall Street’s troubles relatively well – at least, so far. In comments last week, executives from two of the nation’s largest wireless carriers …

Best Buy is surely hoping to give its digital-music business a boost with last week’s acquisition of Napster Inc. But what it might mean for mobile music is far from …

When Qualcomm Inc. talks, people listen. So when Qualcomm recently announced that its “Gobi” embedded connectivity module had been certified by AT&T Mobility for the latter’s network and that Hewlett-Packard …

One species of middleware provider in the enterprise mobility space is essentially delivering mobile access to backend systems long established in the corporate world, from sales-force automation to customer relationship …

Last week’s upheaval in the financial markets certainly will impact the wireless industry, but in what ways and to what extent remains to be seen. Smaller startups may have a …

Think Google Inc. has the mobile search space all sewn up? Think again.ChaCha – heard of ’em? – claims to have delivered search results to 1 million users since its …

Palm Inc.’s revenue for the first fiscal quarter just ended was flat and the company lost about $40 million, vastly beyond losses in the year-ago quarter. While Palm said it …

The value of Nortel Networks Corp.’s stock was cut in half after the company announced a restructuring, including plans to sell off its Metro Ethernet Networks business and “mitigate the …

It’s official. The plaintiffs’ bar smells blood.The mobile-phone industry suddenly finds itself under siege over rising text messaging prices; there are now five different class-action antitrust lawsuits against the nation’s …

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 chance for …

T-Mobile USA Inc. said it’s adding seven cities to its list of 3G markets in the next few weeks. And the industry’s No. 4 player said it plans to offer …

Shares of Shenandoah Telecommunications Co. rose slightly after the company said it plans to sell its Converged Services business unit – which offers video, Internet and voice services to off-campus …

The BlackBerry Storm – the first touchscreen device from Research In Motion Ltd. – appears ready for landing at Verizon Wireless, which is both advertising the device and demurring from …

A Chinese company is becoming a major player in the mobile infrastructure market, according to a study from ABI Research.Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. is emerging in the market that has …

The battle between Sprint Nextel Corp. and its subsidiary iPCS Wireless Inc. rages on, with iPCS gaining some yardage. The affiliate announced that an Illinois court denied Sprint Nextel’s motion …

The mobile-phone industry may be facing a legal texting tsunami in U.S. courts with the filing of two new antitrust class-action lawsuits against the nation’s largest wireless carriers – filings …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We’ve gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace. Cuban-American mommy-to-be …

A class-action antitrust lawsuit accuses AT&T Mobility, Verizon Wireless, Sprint Nextel Corp. and T-Mobile USA Inc. of acting together to hike the price of wireless text messages. The new litigation …

T-Mobile USA Inc. officially took the reigns from SunCom Wireless Holdings Inc. The nation’s No. 4 carrier launched its branded service in former SunCom markets across North Carolina, South Carolina, …

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin unveiled a new plan to auction valuable airwaves to foster interoperable public-safety/commercial communications around the country. The proposal takes nationwide and regional licensing approaches, …

San Francisco – Full-track downloads are spinning their wheels and subscription services are falling on deaf ears. So Nokia Corp. and its music-industry partners are hoping music lovers will shell …

Next time you are having trouble standing on a street trying to flag down a taxi, get out your mobile device and send #TAXI. Customers of AT&T Mobility, Verizon Wireless …