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With Verizon Wireless (VZ) on deck to unveil a handful of LTE-equipped mobile devices at this week’s Consumer Electronics Show, Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) attempted to redirect some of that …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We’ve gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace.The “twenty-teens” will …

LTE deployments in the Nordic region are gaining traction as Sweden has three operators competing for LTE customers and Finland gets its first LTE deployment.Swedish wireless operator Tele2 (OH6V) is …

Citing recent business operating changes, Leap Wireless International Inc. (LEAP) posted disappointing third-quarter results and warned that it would have to work at managing future mobile broadband growth on its …

Belgium-based USB maker Option is dropping its anti-dumping and anti-subsidy allegations against Huawei Technologies after the two companies reached a business agreement that includes Huawei licensing Option’s connection management software …

Upstaging its larger rivals, T-Mobile USA Inc. (DTEGY) said it will be the first domestic carrier to commercially launch Samsung Telecommunications America’s Galaxy Tab device on Nov. 10.Verizon Wireless announced …

CHICAGO – MetroPCS Communication Inc. (PCS) continued to bully its way into the “4G” discussion today adding yet another market to its LTE coverage map and its chairman, president and …

CHICAGO – The opening keynote at this year’s 4G World event was decidedly old school as David Haight, VP of product development emerging devices at AT&T Inc., talked about a …

The increasing emphasis being placed on next-generation networks by mobile operators is good news for device makers, according to a new report from Canaccord Genuity.The financial research firm noted that …

AT&T Mobility (T) furthered its no-contract offerings by unveiling a pay-as-you-go mobile broadband plan and a trio of new laptop computers with embedded wireless modems.The new rate plans begin at …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We’ve gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace.Greetings from Kansas …

Sprint Nextel Corp.’s (S) Virgin Mobile USA brand affirmed plans to update its mobile broadband service that will include an unlimited, no-contract offering for $40 per month. The company originally …

Leap Wireless International Inc. (LEAP) fell back to earth during the second quarter following robust Q1 results and has announced a round of operational changes that it hopes will help …

WiMAX operator Clearwire Corp. said it plans to start offering laptops with embedded modems at Best Buy locations and online at bestbuy.com. The devices, which include chips from Intel Corp., …

Lost in the shuffle of AT&T Mobility’s announcement this week that it was now limiting previous smartphone data plans to 2 gigabytes of data transmission were changes rival T-Mobile USA …

AT&T Mobility this morning made a bold step in announcing plans for reducing the data usage cap and price on its mandatory smartphone data packages. The carrier said it will …

Mobile broadband technologies, including LTE, HSPA and CDMA2000 1x EV-DO technologies, are set to dominate the mobile space over the next 10 years, though the rise is not expected to …

SanDisk Corp. said it has begun shipping its 32 gigabyte SanDisk microSDHC card, which the company says is the highest-capacity removable memory card available for mobile phones. The company said …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reader Forum section. In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers we have created this forum for those with something meaningful to …

Hello! And welcome to our Friday column, Worst of the Week. There’s a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so this column is a chance for …

Contrary to popular opinion, magazine readership is growing and remains an important driver of retail sales and profit. With more than 4,000 titles in the market, it’s difficult for any …

The wireless industry’s increasing desire to attract customers looking for service without the hassles of a contract is taking its toll on those operators focused on such goals. MetroPCS Communications …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly 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.With …

Consumers are getting more options for buying mobile broadband, with Clearwire Corp. launching in another 10 markets, and AT&T Mobility and Verizon Wireless launching prepaid mobile broadband plans last month. …