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MetroPCS Communications Inc. (PCS) reported a deal with Boingo Wireless Inc. to pre-install the Boingo Mobile application on select Wi-Fi enabled smart phones. The application will allow users unlimited access …

Verizon Wireless’ (VZ) LTE network might be using a new technology, but so far there is nothing new about the companies that will build the devices running on that network. …

HTC Corp. said it plans to lease space for a new research and development office in Durham, N.C., where it plans to employ 45 people beginning in the first quarter …

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.Santa …

Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) can’t be faulted for pulling out all the stops to make sure it isn’t completely left behind in the mobile operating system war. Today the company announced …

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. With next-generation …

Here’s a rumor that keeps cropping up: Nokia Corp. (NOK) plans to introduce a device running on Microsoft Corp.’s (MSFT) Windows Phone 7 operating system.While the move would be a …

Research In Motion Ltd. (RIMM) reported one of its best quarters ever, shipping a record 14.2 million devices, up 40% from a year ago. The BlackBerry maker said it added …

Fresh off its strong showing in the latest consumer satisfaction survey from Consumer Reports, U.S. Cellular Corp. (USM) plans to go for broke during the remainder of the holiday shopping …

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.One …

Canadian telecommunications provider Telus Corp. (TU) said it expects its 2011 financial success to hinge increasingly on its mobile operations.Telus said that it expects its mobile operations, which is currently …

Nokia Corp. (NOK) has announced plans to layoff about 800 workers in Finland.The job cuts, which begin next month, will carry severance packages worth 5-15 months salary, according to a …

Interesting conclusions are being drawn based on some daily point-of-sale data that ITG Investment Research analyst Matthew Goldman apparently leaked to AllThingsD.Depending on who you ask or what you read, …

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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 …

Almost half of all smart phone users in the United States have already made purchases or plan to do so soon, according to a new survey from ABI Research. The …

To the surprise of few mobile network managers, the recent proliferation of advanced mobile devices is putting an increased strain on carriers’ networks, according to a report from mobile network …

Netbooks running on Google Inc.’s (GOOG) Chrome OS won’t be commercially available until the middle of next year, but they will include a wireless bonus in the form of 3G …

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.Handset …

Clearwire Corp. (CLWR) seems to be breathing a little easier following its recent fund raising activities with talk of expanding its network operations to cover up to 250 million potential …

Another day, another iPhone-coming-to-Verizon Wireless rumor. It turns out the nation’s largest carrier might have already agreed to a deal similar to the one Apple Inc. first offered the carrier …

U.S. Cellular Corp. (USM) bolstered its prepaid offering with a trio of new plans it hopes will gain the interest of consumers heading into the holiday shopping season. The plans …

Dell Inc. (DELL) is ready to start selling the Venue Pro again after halting sales three weeks ago due to Wi-Fi connectivity problems and mislabeled batteries.The Windows Phone 7 smart …

AT&T Mobility (T) is the anchor tenant on new Distributed Antenna System (DAS) networks at the University of Oklahoma and Oklahoma State University deployed by NextG Networks.The universities hold some …