Wireless Internet

FORT MYERS, Fla.-Shares of NeoMedia Technologies Inc. continued to slide after the company’s President and Chief Executive Officer Charles Jensen stepped down.Jensen, 63, joined NeoMedia as CFO at the company’s …

FORT MYERS, Fla.-Like an over-indulgent holiday shopper, NeoMedia Technologies Inc. is headed to the returns counter.The company jettisoned its Mobot subsidiary, selling the Lexington, Mass.-based mobile marketing company back to …

Here’s everything you need to know about the popularity of WAP advertising: I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter has a mobile Web site. Fans of Unilever’s butter substitute can now …

KIRKLAND, Wash.-Fixed wireless Internet service provider Clearwire Corp. is pulling out all the stops as it launches services in its hometown of Seattle. The Craig McCaw-backed wireless ISP said more …

MIDDLETOWN, R.I.—Towerstream Corp., a fixed wireless Internet provider, said it launched a last mile T1-like solution in Boston using pre-WiMAX technology. The service, called High-Availability T1+, is available to business …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission said Continental Airlines Inc. can offer free Wi-Fi access at Boston-Logan International Airport, ruling the Massachusetts Port Authority’s attempt to shut down the airline’s wireless Internet …

WASHINGTON—The Federal Communications Commission said Continental Airlines Inc. can offer free Wi-Fi access at Boston-Logan International Airport, ruling the Massachusetts Port Authority’s attempt to shut down the airliner’s wireless Internet …

LOUISVILLE, Ky.—US Wireless Online, a wireless Internet broadband network operator, said it plans to sell a majority equity interest in the company to IElement Corp. under a nonbinding letter of …

The WiMAX ecosystem went from skinny to fat last week as Nortel Networks Ltd. and Nokia Corp. launched their WiMAX portfolios at the WiMAX World trade show in Boston. To …

BOSTON-There is nothing like a few billion dollars up for grabs to get a trade show buzzing as was the case for this year’s WiMAX World Conference & Exposition. Weeks …

BOSTON—Closely held Clearwire Corp. offered a closer look into its pre-WiMAX efforts in conjunction with the WiMAX World trade show with news that the carrier currently commands 162,000 customers and …

BOSTON—The WiMAX ecosystem is getting fatter by the day, as Nokia Corp. joined the list of tier-one vendors launching WiMAX portfolios at the WiMAX World trade show in Boston. Nokia …

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.—Qualcomm Inc.’s highly anticipated MediaFLO mobile TV service is gaining momentum as Sprint Nextel Corp. confirmed it is conducting trials using the network technology and could soon join …

“Idealistic” isn’t a word commonly associated with venture capitalists. But Brian Biniak, founder of the new wireless venture-capital firm Provenance Ventures L.L.C., believes there is a business case for making …

Qualcomm Inc.’s highly anticipated MediaFLO mobile TV service is gaining momentum as Sprint Nextel Corp. confirmed it was conducting trials using the network technology and could soon join initial launch …

RESTON, Va.—Ali Tabassi, vice president for technology development at Sprint Nextel Corp., predicted diverse spectrum and technology assets, combined with proven strategic partners, will give the No. 3 mobile-phone carrier …

DUBLIN, Ireland-Those waiting anxiously for a .mobi domain needn’t wait any longer. The company behind the controversial, mobile-exclusive top-level domain opened registration, allowing the general public to register wireless Internet …

DUBLIN, Ireland—Those waiting anxiously for a .mobi domain needn’t wait any longer. The company behind the controversial, mobile-exclusive top-level domain opened registration today, allowing the general public to register wireless …

The brave new world of wireless advertising is giving rise to a wide variety of business arrangements between network operators, content owners and mobile marketing firms. And carriers are working …

ARLINGTON, Va.—The Washington Post Co. is the latest old-school news company to go mobile, unveiling wireless Internet sites for three of its high-profile products. The company launched wireless versions of …

ESPOO, Finland—Nokia Corp. announced plans to build on its relationship with Yahoo Inc., embedding the Internet giant’s mobile search application on its Nseries multimedia handsets and other phones running the …

WASHINGTON-The California legislature last week passed wireless-related bills that prohibit driver use of handheld cell phones in the nation’s most populous state, enhance Wi-Fi security and allow consumers to contest …

BRISTOL, Conn.-Mobile ESPN L.L.C. reported plans to offer college football fans the chance to watch up to 25 live games each month during the season from their Mobile ESPN wireless …

WASHINGTON—The California legislature passed bills that prohibit driver use of handheld cell phones in the nation’s most populous state, enhance Wi-Fi security and allow consumers to contest unauthorized wireless charges. …

WASHINGTON—The California State Assembly passed legislation prohibiting driver use of handheld cell phones in the nation’s most populous state, likely paving the way for the bill’s passage by the legislature …