Opinion

As cities across the nation experiment with offering free or subsidized Wi-Fi access to their citizens, stories are cropping up regarding stumbles along the way in these endeavors. It’s a …

While Congress and states around the country pursue legislation to crack down on schemes to obtain and sell personal cell-phone records, Mississippi is taking a slightly different tack to phone …

Covering the wireless industry for the past several years as a reporter has left me a bit jaded when it comes to interacting with the industry on a consumer level. …

Just how much belief should the United States attach to China’s latest vow to remain technologically neutral on third-generation mobile phone standards in already-likely forever-the world’s largest cell phone market? …

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms. Click here for wireless ratings from past weeks from RCR …

Where do your loyalties lie? As wired and wireless telecom, Internet, cable and satellite companies begin to bundle services to compete for larger chunks of your money, the answer to …

In Congress, there is a mix of indignant outrage and saluting support for President Bush’s warrant-less wiretapping program. The program is suspected to have been in place since 2001, the …

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms. Click here for wireless ratings from past weeks from RCR …

LAS VEGAS-In this town, people refer to a large, varied repast-such as that offered in CTIA Wireless 2006’s opening-day keynote session-as a buffet. As with any ambitious spread, the keynote …

James Balsillie, chairman and chief executive officer of Research in Motion Ltd., cut right to the chase. You’d expect no-nonsense talk from a fellow still fuming from having to write …

The wireless industry has a way of hitting on all cylinders at the same time. Last week at CTIA Wireless 2006 in Las Vegas, much talk revolved around filtering content. …

It has been about two-and-a-half years since Steve Largent took over the reins at CTIA, the cellular trade group hosting this week’s big bash in Las Vegas. Just how is …

Last week’s TelecomNext event in Las Vegas was painful at times. Not because the event was poorly run or because of the beating I took at the tables. No, the …

More reality-check news on embattled U.S. tech competitiveness and the eager evolution of offshoring as something a bit more than a passing industry trend. The competitiveness issue-currently getting big play …

The emerging iconic headset, the gadget plaintiffs’ lawyers claim is key to minimizing health risks from mobile phones and that state lawmakers champion as the silver-bullet cure for cell-phone-yakking drivers, …

You can almost smell the blood. It’s pre-auction season. And this year, with some decent spectrum up for grabs in the AWS auction set for June, the battle should be …

What a long, strange trip it’s been. Almost two years ago, I renewed my cell-phone contract with what was then AT&T Wireless Services Inc. I was happy to do so-in …

It’s an old worn story, but the drum beat seems to be getting louder and the momentum growing for a greater accounting of federal government spectrum-how much agencies have and …

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.   Carriers Morgan Stanley downgraded its opinion on Alltel Corp. …

I love cell phones. In my book they are one of humanity’s greatest advancements-along with Red Bull and break dancing-of my lifetime and I would rather leave my house without …

As if warrantless domestic spying, Hurricane Katrina, Harriet Myers, Jack Abramoff and Scooter Libby haven’t caused enough heartburn and disunity within the GOP, along comes the Dubai port deal. Indeed, …

Technological advances promised just a few years ago either already have been launched or are well on their way to becoming commercial services, as demonstrated by the breadth of high-tech …

In a seemingly endless controversy of unexpected twists and turns, there is little mystery in what U.S. District Judge Catherine Blake was thinking when she thought she was saying goodbye …

SAN DIEGO—Investment-banking firm ThinkEquity Partners L.L.C. downgraded its opinion on Qualcomm Inc.’s stock based on what the firm said was an anticipated slowdown in first-quarter handset sales and lowered forecasts …

With a new venue, La Fira Barcelona, and more than 50,000 attendees, this year’s 3GSM World Congress combined old and new in a splendid way-and showed once again that the …