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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 …

SAN FRANCISCO — We know that mobile data is the key to unlocking future profits in the wireless industry. So, like the blind man describing an elephant by touch alone, …

The following list details this week’s infrastructure awards for the cellular, Wi-Fi, and WiMAX industries. The contracts are broken down by transmission technology, country and vendor. The value of the …

Nokia Corp. gave somewhat vague mid-quarter guidance last Friday that sent its stock tumbling more than 9% to a new 52-week low. The Finnish giant, with about 40% global market …

T-Mobile USA Inc. launched its first HSDPA-enabled phone, Sony Ericsson Mobile Communication’s TM506. The carrier said the new handset will support its 3G network, which is currently alive and kicking …

The carrier deck is still the most valuable real estate in mobile content, but the future of downloadable wireless goodies may just lie in third-party storefronts. And for now, at …

The pressures of the mobile chip business, plus a fit in products and customers, has driven Ericsson Mobile Platforms and ST Microelectronics-NXP Wireless to join forces, the two companies said …

Wireless network infrastructure is becoming more green – and saving operators some greenbacks at the same time.While interest has been pushed to a higher pitch in recent months due to …

Now more than ever, policymakers and the wireless providers they regulate are finding it easier – indeed, politically and socially fashionable – to make peace with the latest iteration of …

The ecological impact of the most ubiquitous consumer-electronics device in history – yes, mobile handsets – may be likened to a coin. On the coin’s face is the easily recognized …

Here’s the good news: Some of you mobile players are among the most progressive corporations around when it comes to being gentle to Mother Earth.The bad news? Well, yeah, there’s …

With the whole world watching, the Olympic Games in China are a great time and place to deliver messages to the world. Samsung’s message to the world (today): We care.Samsung …

Motorola Inc. managed to both pleasantly surprise the market today and disappoint industry observers who are looking further down the road.The company posted a meager profit, beat expectations on handset …

The companies listed below represent the seven largest global infrastructure vendors as of the first quarter of 2008. Rankings were provided by research firm Dell’Oro Group and include CDMA, W-CDMA …

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.Carrier–RBC Capital Markets lowered its price target on Verizon to $37 …

Nokia Corp. hit the second-quarter finish line (pun intended) with strong year-over-year growth in handset shipment volumes, a key metric for Wall Street and those given to horse-race analogies.The company’s …

As analysts and pundits scoured the tea leaves in the wake of Apple Inc.’s 3G iPhone launch, a few issues emerged.Who, besides Apple, will get a boost from iPhone mania? …

The following list details this week’s infrastructure awards for the cellular, Wi-Fi, and WiMAX industries. The contracts are broken down by transmission technology, country and vendor. The value of the …

LG Electronics Co. Ltd. said today that it expected handset shipments to emerging markets to slow and competition to intensify in developed markets in the current, third quarter, as it …

Nokia Corp. set the bar for its competitors yesterday – growth is possible under current market conditions. But Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications could not perform a chin-up. The Japanese-Swedish joint …

Consumers are shelling out big money for high-end phones with hi-resolution screens and eye-popping features. But mobile gaming is still all about casual.More than 7 million smartphones were sold in …

Handango Inc. announced a deal to deliver content directly to consumers through Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications’ convergence phones.The Texas-based retailer of smartphone applications said the worldwide pact will see its …

Handset vendors’ second-quarter earnings are expected to be ho-hum, based on a global lull in new product launches during the quarter. As usual, however, analysts will carefully parse the language …

Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd., the Chinese vendor of entry-tier phones, is seeking a capital infusion for its handset division to fuel international expansion of that business, particularly in the United …

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.Carrier–Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services revised its outlook on Rogers Communications …