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T-Mobile USA Inc. continues to rank highest among the five largest wireless carriers in customer service performance, according to the latest study by J.D. Power and Associates. The No. 4 …

LAS VEGAS — Mobile television and video is a “market that has been puttering along for several years,” Mark Donovan, senior analyst at M:Metrics Inc. said in a morning presentation …

Having sent Apple Inc.’s stock steadily skyward in recent months, Wall Street turned on the company like a wounded hyena last week after CEO Steve Jobs issued a handful of …

Internet protocol-based broadband wireless is the catalyst that will foster services innovation sparking a second stage (Transition stage) of growth in the cellular machine-to-machine (M2M) industry (see chart). Growth will …

The market for WiMAX chipsets will reach almost $500 million by 2012, driven mainly by embedded mobile WiMAX in mobile personal computers, according to new research from high-tech research firm …

The growing availability of cellphones that support music is spurring increasing mobile music consumption in the United States and Western Europe, according to a new report from M:Metrics.The company said …

TD-SCDMA technology likely will be the dominant third-generation technology in China thanks to the government support it receives there, but the technology will face challenges outside the Chinese market, according …

At least 46.1 million wireless subscribers used mobile search functions in the third quarter of 2007, according to a new report released by Nielsen Mobile. The report is based on …

The mobile-phone industry, criticized for stifling competition and innovation said to be on display in European and Asian markets and fearing a regulatory backlash in the United States, filed with …

Juniper Research released a new report that predicts Mobile WiMAX will attract 80 million subscribers within five years, assuming devices and differentiated services are available.The firm said Mobile WiMAX 8012.16e …

Standalone navigation devices will give way to mobile phones as the worldwide portable navigation market explodes over the next several years, according to a report from Telematics Research Group.The market …

A new study concludes drivers who talk on cellphones contribute to traffic congestion, a consequence compounding well-documented dangers of operating wireless devices while behind the wheel.“At the end of the …

The ultra-wideband silicon market began to take off in 2007, despite regulatory hurdles that persist worldwide, according to In-Stat.The firm noted the first UWB-enabled notebook computers shipped this year from …

A new report from Visant Strategies predicts the next generation of WiMAX devices will spur both fixed and mobile growth for the 802.16 industry.The report said WiMAX vendors are promoting …

More than 100 million recycled handsets are expected to be shipped in 2012, generating more than $3 billion in revenue, according to a study from ABI Research.Demand for recycled handsets …

Wireless tracking of vehicles and people will generate about $4.9 billion in revenues in Western Europe by 2012, according to a new report from Juniper Research.The firm said the growth …

It appears wireless Web surfers are more interested in accessing news and mobile content than finding the nearest pizza parlor.AOL last week unveiled the most common searches from its wireless …

A new report from ABI Research says carriers need to keep long-term considerations in mind when formulating their femtocell strategies, because femtocell solutions probably won’t generate profits until three or …

The federal government estimates that one of every eight American homes uses only mobile phones for communications.The data comes from the National Health Interview Survey, which was conducted between January …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to On the Margins, a feature for RCR Wireless News’ weekly e-mail service, Mobile Content and Culture. Every week, the RCR Wireless News staff considers events in …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our Monday 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. …

In its annual rating of wireless service, Consumer Reports christened Verizon Wireless and Alltel Corp. its top picks-and largely panned service from Sprint Nextel Corp.Based on nearly 48,000 responses from …

A recent report from ABI Research says mobile line of business services revenues could reach nearly $5 billion by 2012.The firm noted enterprise data is typically available to employees only …

Carriers should be careful when developing a plan to deploy femtocells, according to a new report from Analysis.The firm said widespread deployment of the indoor base stations could begin as …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to On the Margins, a feature for RCR Wireless News’ weekly e-mail service, Mobile Content and Culture. Every week, the RCR Wireless News staff considers events in …