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Telecom giant AT&T Inc. said it plans to host a pair of job fairs this week looking to fill more than 100 positions across Massachusetts, southern New Hampshire and Rhode …

Those of us that follow the consumer electronics industry have been hearing about the promise of netbooks for quite some time now. The Consumer Electronics Association predicts the netbook category …

Leap Wireless International Inc. introduced two more calling plans to be distributed through four big-box retailers, and plans to push its mobile broadband product via 1,000 more retail locations. The …

For wireless carriers, the white knight in the tale of declining voice ARPUs is wireless data services. They have been employing various techniques over the years to drive adoption. First …

Orange and T-Mobile are merging their UK operations to create the country’s largest mobile phone operator, with 28.4 million customers or 37% of the market, leapfrogging rivals O2 and Vodafone. …

The hospitality industry is realizing the increasing importance of adding mobility and wireless technologies to its business processes, according to a recent survey commissioned by Motorola Inc.’s Enterprise Mobility Solutions …

The converging telecom and IT space is set to become a $5 trillion global business, fueled by relentless demand from individuals and businesses to be able to access information across …

Building a world-class Analyst Relations (AR) program is a worthy investment that delivers positive returns companywide. AR is a way for you to strategically influence the worldwide technologists who are …

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.Collecting a soggy …

Even giants stumble, as Nokia Corp. discovered over the weekend when it pulled its mid-tier 5800 ExpressMusic smartphone from shelves at its New York and Chicago flagship stores. The current …

Sprint Nextel Corp. is looking for a hero and it may well find one that fits in the palm of your hand – pun intended. In this case, Sprint Nextel …

On one level, Alltel Communications L.L.C. ceased to exist after Verizon Wireless closed its $28 billion acquisition of the Little Rock, Ark., company in early January. Indeed, attention promptly turned …

Hello!And welcome to our Thursday 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 us …

In an ongoing effort to cut costs, Nokia Corp. today invited 1,000 workers worldwide to voluntarily resign. The Finnish handset maker, which had about 128,000 employees at the end of …

With Sprint Nextel Corp. reporting a massive fourth-quarter loss, the company’s ratings have taken a fall and it has been given a negative outlook for this year, according to a …

Dell’Oro Group Inc. analyst Ben Kwan forecast in December that various factors will drive growth in the wireless local are network (WLAN) market for enterprise this year.“While a slowdown in …

Femtocells are just starting to hit the wireless market, but considerable momentum is building for the technology to play a key role when carriers start to deploy LTE networks.More than …

I spent a little time over the last few days downloading – ahem, purchasing – music.I bought a few tracks from a punkish-alt country band called Dead Moon, a jazz/funk …

Nokia Corp. confirmed today that the fourth quarter – typically the year’s retail high point – was dismal and said the year ahead would far worse than it anticipated just …

The business climate for wireless retailers has hit a crossroad. What were once invaluable outlets for wireless carriers looking to get their products in front of as many potential customers …

Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications lost a quarter of a billion dollars in the fourth quarter as sales were down 23% year-on-year. SEMC shipped 24.2 million devices in the fourth quarter, …

Few people in mobile marketing can leverage both the online and wireless experience Paul Palmieri commands. The CEO of Millennial Media was an executive at Advertising.com before becoming a driving …

Nokia Corp. said today it would stop producing its mobile Internet tablet designed for a U.S.-based WiMAX network, raising questions on the phone maker’s view of that nascent market. The …

Plenty of application developers and content owners are spinning their wheels as they try to convince users to shell out for mobile goodies. But a small – and very optimistic …

Three people with a healthy obsession for cellphones; that’s all it took to start Rentobile, a young company that rents popular handsets to U.S. consumers who want a shiny new …