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If you’re one of the 140,000 regulars who visit us every month, then you’re hopefully noticing a new look and organization to the site. If you’re a brand new visitor, …

A dispute has erupted over whether a federal appeals court should delay ruling on the wireless industry’s challenge to the Federal Communications Commission’s backup power rule until Bush administration budget …

Going green 211(me), a company that allows users to create personalized virtual business cards with digital photos, messages and links, said it is donating the advertising inventory on its paperless …

T-Mobile USA Inc. officially launched its first 3G network in New York City, the company announced. The nation’s No. 4 carrier said the UMTS/HSDPA network uses the advanced wireless services …

Leap Wireless International Inc. will be launching its Cricket unlimited wireless services across areas of Texas bordering the Rio Grande and the Gulf of Mexico beginning tomorrow. The service will …

Nortel Networks Corp. said today that it would charge “about” a 1% royalty rate* to handset vendors licensing Nortel’s Long Term Evolution patents.(Yes, that asterisk is intentional. See below or …

Regional wireless provider Cellular South said it is teaming with fellow Mississippian BancorpSouth Inc. to expand its m-banking offerings.The Web-based application allows BancorpSouth customers to view account balances and history, …

The Associated Press is targeting iPhone users with a new multimedia portal for wireless devices.The Mobile News Network, which is optimized for Apple Inc.’s device, but is accessible with other …

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. …

Workers with wireless technology expertise could have an edge in the job market in coming years, according to a new study. “A survey of more than 3,500 information technology managers …

By most accounts — mine included — this year’s CTIA Wireless in Las Vegas bore a striking resemblance to February’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona (the show formerly known as …

Jim Orr is a principal network architect in the wireless market development group at Fujitsu Network Communications. Q: It seems the infrastructure market has experienced some turbulence over the past …

President Bush appointed Neil Suryakant Patel to head the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, a week after lawmakers raised concerns about what the leadership changeup might mean for billion-dollar public-safety …

Glu Mobile Inc. moved one step closer to acquiring its U.K.-based rival Superscape Group plc.Glu said it obtained commitments for roughly 81% of the issued shares of Superscape, which claims …

Activist investor Carl Icahn has raised his stake in Motorola Inc. to 6.3% and the company has responded by warning investors that it has not endorsed Icahn’s nominees for its …

Hello!And welcome to a special edition of our Thursday column, Worst of the Week. As 2007 draws to a close and we take stock of all the changes that have …

After a one-year hiatus when the show visited Los Angeles, the CTIA Wireless I.T. & Entertainment event is back in the city by the Bay for 2007. The move is …

ATLANTA-A small Florida company that sells equipment that can be used to jam cell phone reception is continuing in its quest to allow wider use of the technology, despite having …

The Palms Hotel and Casino is now accepting live wagers on mobile betting devices, according to Progressive Gaming International Corp., which developed the system. The Rapid Bet Live Wireless technology …

Ah, the second quarter-no big holidays and the momentum from fourth quarter sales is but a distant memory. Still, it hasn’t been an idle three months for the wireless industry: …

LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill.—Motient Corp. said it is selling its legacy wireless data business, including its narrowband terrestrial DataTac wireless data network and its IMotient Solutions platform, to Geologic Solutions Inc. Geologic …

NEW YORK-Verizon Wireless launched wireless service in Little Rock, Ark., and expanded its coverage in Manhattan. The carrier’s first three wireless stores in Little Rock will open Dec. 15, with …

Sprint Corp. and Nextel Communications Inc. continue to wage a number of side battles in Sprint’s attempt to acquire Nextel. Most of the conflicts are with respective affiliates that are …

Nextel Communications Inc. said it has sent a letter to affiliate Nextel Partners Inc. asking for revisions to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing by Nextel Partners in late June …

Nortel Networks Corp. reported overdue first-quarter results, including revenues of $2.54 billion, an increase of 4 percent from revenues of $2.44 billion reported during the first quarter of last year. …