2007

Snoop Dogg took the music world by storm in late 1992 when he helped propel gangsta rap to the most commercially successful subgenre of hip hop up to that point. …

The cellphone industry, the Bush administration and others are urging the Supreme Court to abandon a century-old antitrust standard in favor of one that would give carriers, vendors and others …

U.S. Cellular Corp. executives told analysts that they continue to be skeptical about the value of upgrading their CDMA 1x RTT network to EV-DO, preferring to wait until they are …

Sprint Nextel Corp. confirmed its dismal fourth-quarter customer numbers, which reflected an increasingly schizophrenic performance: reasonably healthy performance of its CDMA offerings, dragged down by unhappy iDEN customers. Meanwhile, competitor …

The mobile handset has become something of a looking glass in Wonderland. And mPortal Inc. was founded in 2000 to help clients-network operators, mobile virtual network operators, content providers and …

California is sprinkled with television studios, and while many of the traditional Hollywood studios already have or are in the process of creating separate divisions for endeavors in the mobile …

Hedge*hog*ing v. Interrupting conversations in an office environment by poking your head over the top of the cube. –Verizon Wireless put out two press releases March 1: One, that Verizon …

Infrastructure service provider Telkore Inc. snared $1.4 million in a Series A equity funding round led by SJF Ventures.Based in Mechanicsburg, Pa., Telkore provides installation and maintenance services for wireless …

French media-telecom conglomerate Vivendi S.A. sharpened its charges against T-Mobile USA Inc. and its global affiliate, alleging corporate corruption helped the No. 4 U.S. mobile phone operator bid successfully on …

The squeeze is on as the mobile handset business matures, growth slows and the pace of consolidation picks up.One sign of the increasing pressures, even at the world’s largest handset …

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) introduced a public-safety broadband bill that veers from the approach advocated by Cyren Call Communications Corp., first-responder groups and even the maverick lawmaker himself. The “Spectrum …

Three of the top six handset vendors in the world lost market share last year, as did the “other” category that captures the multitude of second-tier vendors determined to swim …

The following list details this week’s infrastructure awards for the cellular, Wi-Fi and WiMAX industries. The contracts are broken down by transmission technology, country and vendor. The value of the …

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms. Carrier Credit Suisse First Boston lowered its 2007 EPS estimate …

Cingular Wireless L.L.C. is upping the ante in the messaging game with plans to offer an unlimited in-network messaging plan to rival similar offerings from Verizon Wireless and others. The …

Mobile gaming revenues in Latin America will triple in the next five years, according to new figures from EJL Wireless Research.The Redwood City, Calif.-based market research firm said the Latin …

Despite Verizon Wireless’ attempt to downplay the launch of its Vcast Mobile TV service, the availability of the streaming TV service in the Denver area forced-and I do mean forced-a …

T-Mobile USA Inc. indicated that it is interested in selling anywhere from 3,500 to 5,000 of its towers in the United States-a sale that could bring upwards of $1 billion …

T-Mobile USA Inc. again proved to be the biggest wireless growth engine for its parent company, Deutsche Telekom AG, despite a significant year-over-year drop in its net number of new …

In less than a month Nortel Networks Ltd. has lost its chief financial officer, paid out $2.4 billion in cash and stock to settle shareholder lawsuits stemming from accounting errors, …

Alltel Corp. recently introduced a new line of postpaid plans for smartphones that include unlimited data use and its MyCircle offering. The Smart Choice Packs start at $70 per month …

Ed Zander, Motorola Inc.’s CEO, is under pressure. And it shows.The first statement is a widely recognized fact and the second is an impression-but both were palpable during Zander’s appearance …

In a significant move in the widening debate over interoperable public-safety communications, Alcatel-Lucent announced it won a contract worth up to $110 million to build a CDMA2000 1x EV-DO Revision …

Verizon Wireless rolled out a pair of new messaging plans to meet the growing popularity of text, picture and video messaging among its customers. The carrier’s new $15 plan includes …

Glu Mobile said it will publish games for Nokia Corp.’s N-Gage platform, which is set for a public unveiling next week.The handset maker is preparing to dust off the familiar-but …