CTIA

SAN FRANCISCO-Qualcomm Inc. announced it is offering advanced firmware over-the-air update capabilities via its BREW solution. The new capabilities allow wireless operators and handset manufacturers to remotely reflash a BREW-enabled …

SAN FRANCISCO-The number of wireless subscribers grew by an estimated 14.5 percent during the past 12 months, while the average price of local monthly service continued to hold steady, according …

SAN FRANCISCO-The nation’s wireless carriers have agreed to provide consumers with multimedia messaging service interoperability, a move that industry watchers say will give a much-needed boost to MMS use in …

SAN FRANCISCO-Billboard magazine and Consect, a mobile market analysis firm, announced the Billboard Hot Ringtones chart, an aggregated chart of U.S. polyphonic ringtone sales, which will premiere in the Nov. …

While primarily a stomping ground for carriers and content developers to meet and deal, this year’s CTIA Wireless I.T. & Entertainment show, held last week in San Francisco, also provided …

WASHINGTON-The Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association’s board of directors Wednesday voted to appeal rules recently adopted by the Federal Communications Commission meant to streamline tower sitings in historic areas. “The …

WASHINGTON-The chief executive officer of First Cellular of Southern Illinois, Terry Addington, will be the 2005 chairman of the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association, CTIA announced. Addington has been serving …

Yahoo Inc. has followed Google into the mobile-search arena, launching a service that allows wireless users to query its search engine over their handsets. Yahoo Search, which launched Wednesday, enables …

SAN FRANCISCO-Audiovox Communications Corp. introduced its new CDM-8615 handset at the CTIA Wireless I.T. and Entertainment 2004. The clamshell-style dual-LCD phone is geared toward consumers who want an affordable compact …

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-Openwave Systems Inc. announced it achieved profitability and increased license revenues in its first-quarter fiscal-year 2005 results, released this week. Openwave reported revenues of $83.6 million, up 9 …

SAN FRANCISCO-Billboard magazine and Consect, a mobile market analysis firm, announced the Billboard Hot Ringtones chart, an aggregated chart of U.S. polyphonic ring-tone sales, which will premiere in the Nov. …

SAN FRANCISCO-Qualcomm Inc. announced it is offering advanced firmware over-the-air update capabilities via its BREW solution. The new capabilities allow wireless operators and handset manufacturers to remotely reflash a BREW-enabled …

SAN FRANCISCO-The number of wireless subscribers grew by an estimated 14.5 percent during the past 12 months, while the average price of local monthly service continued to hold steady, according …

SAN FRANCISCO-Audiovox Communications Corp. released its CDM-8930 1.3-megapixel camera phone at this week’s CTIA Wireless I.T. & Entertainment show in San Francisco. The handset, featuring a swivel clamshell body, has …

The nation’s wireless carriers have agreed to provide consumers with multimedia messaging service interoperability, a move that industry watcher say will give a much-needed boost to MMS use in the …

WASHINGTON-Three nationwide GSM carriers will participate in a digital emergency alert pilot that officially kicked off last week, but questions remain about whether the Bush administration-sponsored project can secure support …

 The Walt Disney Internet Group’s new Starwave Mobile business, launching at this week’s CTIA Wireless I.T. & Entertainment Show, will expand the organization’s play in the wireless arena. Starwave Mobile …

WASHINGTON-A new World Health Organization-backed study says long-term mobile-phone use increases the risk of cancer, but scientists said follow-up research is needed before it can be determined whether wireless handsets …

WASHINGTON-An 11th-hour effort to pass the wireless enhanced 911 funding bill was struggling against a senatorial objection that stopped the frenetic activity to get the bill passed. Still, supporters remained …

WASHINGTON and DALLAS-Even as several entities signed a nationwide agreement meant to streamline tower sitings, tribal lands are exempt from the rules, thus leading some critics to say the pact …

First, the confusing color-coded threat alerts. Then, the duck tape and plastic-sheeting quacker. Next, cybersecurity chaos that continues to this day. Now this. On Sept. 22, testifying before a House …

WASHINGTON-Cellular companies and a leading technical organization have created a working group to develop design and performance standards for mobile-phone batteries, a move that comes amid reports of injuries caused …

WASHINGTON-Carriers that chose the handset solution to comply with the Federal Communications Commission’s wireless enhanced 911 Phase II rules may not be required to have complete deployment by the end …

WASHINGTON-The process of streamlining tower sitings on historic land saw several developments this week. The Federal Communications Commission, the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation and the National Conference of State …

WASHINGTON-The FCC’s Advisory Committee on Diversity in Communications in the Digital Age recommended Monday that the Federal Communications Commission hang tough on setting aside spectrum for small businesses, but one …