Handsets

A snapshot of the 3G handset market in the United States reveals a nascent business on the verge of growth, as carriers upgrade their networks and more aggressively market their …

In determining its path to a profitable future, Intel Corp. faces what other companies have faced before: the fundamental question of focus. Should Intel focus on core competencies, even if …

ATLANTA-Nokia Corp. announced it will acquire LCC International Inc.’s U.S.-based network deployment operations. The deal is expected to close in 45 days and impacts 80 LCCI employees, some of whom …

CHICAGO-CBS Radio is partnering with Vibes Media to reach listeners on their wireless handsets in 18 U.S. markets. The broadcaster said 25 of its radio stations will use Vibes’ iRadio …

The latest scuttlebutt surrounding Steve Jobs’ much-anticipated jump into wireless sounds more like a breakfast treat than a music-friendly phone-but it could produce a tasty mobile device. Tech bloggers and …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. said it successfully demonstrated fully mobile Voice over Internet Protocol calls over its EV-DO Revision A technology. The announcement is notable as Sprint Nextel Corp. has announced …

If the world would only stand still for a moment, Nokia Corp.’s new chief executive officer, Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo, would still have his work cut out for him. He’d have to …

Wireless carriers are spending big bucks in promoting the use of their flashy, fast new data services: full-length music downloads, three-dimensional mobile games, Web surfing and the like. But with …

LOS ANGELES—Xero Mobile has yet to launch its advertising-based mobile virtual network operator service in the United States, but that isn’t keeping the company from offering up its business model …

CHICAGO—CBS Radio is partnering with Vibes Media to reach listeners on their wireless handsets in 18 U.S. markets. The broadcaster said 25 of its radio stations will use Vibes’ iRadio …

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.—With arch-rival Nokia Corp. seizing more than 60-percent market share in India—one of the world’s largest and fastest-growing mobile markets—Motorola Inc. is investing an additional $100 million in a …

SAN DIEGO—Qualcomm Inc. said it successfully demonstrated fully mobile Voice over Internet Protocol calls over its EV-DO Revision A technology. The announcement is notable as Sprint Nextel Corp. has announced …

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Cingular Wireless L.L.C. lost its chance to block several class-action lawsuits in California as the U.S. Supreme Court opted to allow the suits to proceed in state court. The …

HAMPSHIRE, U.K.—Wireless subscribers will place $23 billion in bets annually on their phones by 2011, according to new figures from Juniper Research. The firm said a combination of 3G services, …

ESPOO, Finland-A U.S. district judge has found Suplimet Corp., a Florida-based supplier of mobile-phone accessories, in contempt of a prior injunction that prevented the firm from trafficking in counterfeit Nokia …

Cingular Wireless L.L.C. will offer the Pantech Group’s “Slim Series” of phones, beginning with the tiny C300 for its prepaid GoPhone customers, giving the South Korean handset maker another prominent …

Wireless industry trade association CTIA is hoping to spur direct-to-consumer revenues by expanding the industry’s short-code program. The industry group, along with short-code administrator NeuStar Inc., announced open registration for …

Amp’d Mobile Inc. has rounded out its service offering with a prepaid play that began selling last week, touting its new pay-as-you-go service as “the first and only pay-as-you-go 3G …

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Motorola Inc. said it will shell out $192 million to acquire TTP Communications plc, a U.K.-based mobile software developer and chipmaker. TTPCom is a 575-employee holding company with substantial …

Consumer-side mobile virtual network operators that still want to get in on the game could be out of luck, but there are opportunities ahead on the business side and in …

The news that India’s government plans to delay the launch of 3G services in that country is probably grabbing attention in the executive suites of the world’s most ambitious handset …

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.—Motorola Inc. said it will shell out $192 million to acquire TTP Communications Plc, a U.K.-based mobile software developer and chipmaker. TTPCom is a 575-employee holding company with substantial …

   ATLANTA—Cingular Wireless L.L.C. will offer the Pantech Group’s “Slim Series” of phones, beginning with the tiny C300 for its prepaid GoPhone customers, giving the South Korean handset maker another …

ESPOO, Finland—A U.S. district judge has found Suplimet Corp., a Florida-based supplier of mobile phone accessories, in contempt of a prior injunction that prevented the firm from trafficking in counterfeit …

By Normandy Madden HONG KONG—Already home to the world’s largest broadband TV platform, nearly universal mobile phone ownership and a blanket of Wi-Fi hot spots, Hong Kong has yet another …