Monthly Archives: June, 2007

AT&T Mobility said it put $50 million into data network preparations ahead of the launch of Apple Inc.'s iPhone, increasing network capacity and pushing...

Canada's Wireless Age Communications Inc. pulled the plug on its troubled technology distribution business.The Toronto-based company declared the bankruptcy of mmwave Technologies Inc., a...

BlackBerry maker Research in Motion Ltd. saw its stock jump more than 20% in early trading after it reported a 76.5% increase in revenue...

The Supreme Court ruled manufacturers can set minimum prices for products sold by retailers without automatically violating antitrust law, setting aside a 96-year-old ruling...

Apple Inc.'s iPhone goes on sale tonight at 6 p.m. The hype surrounding the device has reached a fevered pitch, as lines have begun...

Dear Editor,Every now and then the Federal Communications Commission has to do something very important. In the next two weeks this FCC has a...

The 700 MHz debate has suddenly turned both interesting and nasty in the lead-up to next month's expected ruling by the Federal Communications Commission...

Sprint Nextel Corp. may be testing a "work-around" software patch from Qualcomm Inc. to avoid a government ban on the importation of new 3G...

MetroPCS Communications Inc. named a successor to current chairman and CEO Roger Linquist. The carrier said Linquist is expected to cut back on his...

The wireless broadband industry opposes on interference grounds Globalstar Inc.'s push to have federal regulators consider an ancillary terrestrial component rule change that the...

Worldwide mobile content revenues are expected to surpass $44 billion in 2011, more than double the expected $20 billion in revenues generated this year,...

Leap Wireless International Inc. has signaled its commitment to deploying CDMA2000 1x EV-DO Revision A by choosing Alcatel-Lucent to build out the carrier's new...

The mobile phone industry told the Federal Communications Commission that marketplace trends stand against extending monopoly-era equal-access obligations to the competitive wireless industry."The commission...

The nation's No. 2 carrier lowered the entry price for its wireless high-speed BroadbandAccess service, and is now offering the same price to both...

Several Hollywood studios have tapped AdMob Inc. to lure customers to big-screen blockbusters this summer.The San Mateo, Calif.-based startup announced deals with Paramount Pictures,...

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...

The cellular industry said a new staff report by the Federal Trade Commission undermines not only the case for net neutrality but the debate...

Managed service, payments and settlements provider Valista named John Lowry as its new CEO. Lowry has a background in information technology and communications, as...

Cellfish Media L.L.C. is the latest company to join the social networking stampede with a new community site designed to bridge the gap between...

Telus Corp. has decided not to go through with a bid for Canadian competitor BCE Inc. "The inadequacies of BCE's bid process did not...

The Nielsen Company finally made an aggressive move into mobile, agreeing to acquire market research firm Telephia Inc. for an undisclosed sum.Nielsen initially launched...

Wells Fargo & Co. and Visa USA said today that they are in a three-phase trial to determine the type and method of mobile...

The language being bandied about today by iPhone reviewers for consumer publications-think The New York Times and Wall Street Journal-is revealing. The gatekeepers have...

Sprint Nextel Corp. will take a new advertising tack starting July 1, as it launches a campaign with the tagline "Sprint Ahead." The new...

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.Carrier--Robert W. Baird upped its...