CTIA

In an era of over-the-air full-track mobile music offerings and streaming audio services, Fitzwilliam Yang is all about sideloading. The brand manager for Mobile Action Inc. hopes to entice wireless …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission should require carriers to identify traffic and pass along identifications as the call moves through the network, but not require carriers to use a technical fix …

WASHINGTON-A telematics provider warned the Federal Communications Commission that a numbers-based approach to finance the universal-service fund will not survive a court challenge. Using language from a previous appeals court …

Hysteria about Voice over Internet Protocol is apparently not without cause, as VoIP is claiming a big (and-getting-bigger) piece of the communications market. Earthlink Inc. and Linksys, a Cisco Systems …

WASHINGTON—A telematics provider warned the Federal Communications Commission Wednesday that FCC Chairman Kevin Martin’s numbers-based approach to finance the universal-service fund would not survive a court challenge and it used …

WASHINGTON—The Federal Communications Commission should require carriers to identify traffic and pass along identifications as the call moves through the network, but not require carriers to use a technical fix …

SEATTLE—Junxion Inc.’s cellular/wireless local area network box recently received carrier approval from both Cingular Wireless L.L.C. and Sprint Nextel Corp. The device combines a Wi-Fi radio with a PC card …

Where do your loyalties lie? As wired and wireless telecom, Internet, cable and satellite companies begin to bundle services to compete for larger chunks of your money, the answer to …

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint Nextel Corp. announced that it will help parents locate their children through a downloadable Family Locator service that utilizes Global Positioning System technology in handsets. The service …

Soon-to-launch mobile virtual network operator Xero Mobile plans to use 2 million free handsets and discounted talk time to jump into the wireless marketplace-the catch being that the freebies are …

WASHINGTON-Virginia Gov. Timothy Kaine (D) last week signed into law landmark legislation creating the nation’s first flat tax on wireless and other communications services in the state, a huge breakthrough …

Content providers and big-name brands soon will be able to target consumers with a new Internet domain exclusively for wireless use. For some industry insiders, though, the question is, why? …

The lack of a service integrator to help businesses purchase, deploy and manage mobile offerings has long been an albatross for the wireless industry. But it looks as if help …

Mobile-phone behemoth Nokia Corp., with the credibility that comes from commanding one-third of the global market share and the kick provided by its recent, optimistic projections for handset shipments in …

WASHINGTON-A Florida company that makes and sells radio-frequency jammers for the federal government and overseas markets has filed a lawsuit against the Federal Communications Commission claiming it is being harmed …

WASHINGTON—Speculation is mounting that the IRS will throw in the towel and repeal a tax that goes back to the Spanish-American War and issue refunds to some consumers and companies …

WASHINGTON—A Florida company that makes and sells radio-frequency jammers for the federal government and overseas market has filed a lawsuit against the Federal Communications Commission claiming it is being harmed …

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.—Sprint Nextel Corp. announced that it will help parents locate their children through a downloadable Family Locator service that utilizes Global Positioning System technology in handsets. The service …

LAS VEGAS-In this town, people refer to a large, varied repast-such as that offered in CTIA Wireless 2006’s opening-day keynote session-as a buffet. As with any ambitious spread, the keynote …

LAS VEGAS-Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. added to its broad portfolio of devices for both consumer and enterprise markets with the introduction of a bevy of handsets that will bring its …

LAS VEGAS-The wireless industry has seen some major changes in the past few months, from Cingular Wireless L.L.C.’s launch of the world’s first HSDPA high-speed mobile data network to Sprint …

LAS VEGAS-Wireless operators will need to establish new business models to address the growing market of off-deck content. And they’ll likely have to take a smaller piece of the pie. …

The wireless industry has a way of hitting on all cylinders at the same time. Last week at CTIA Wireless 2006 in Las Vegas, much talk revolved around filtering content. …

LAS VEGAS-When Jorma Olilla, chairman and chief executive officer of Nokia Corp., bid farewell to the industry at CTIA Wireless 2006’s opening day keynote session on Wednesday, he asked the …

LAS VEGAS-Hanging out with the Walt Disney Co. can do wonders for your reputation, especially if you’ve been flying under the radar for years, like Pantech Wireless Inc. The South …