2007

Verizon Wireless will begin offering mobile television on March 1, according to coverage maps on the carrier’s Web site. No further details were offered, and the maps offered the caveat …

A trio of wireless veterans unveiled a new plan for a national public-safety broadband network that would use auctioned 700 MHz spectrum to supplement first-responder frequencies in the same band.Frontline …

Sprint Nextel Corp. has thrown down a gauntlet in the form of two new unlimited voice and data plans offered in the San Francisco market, home of a high-tech populace.Sprint …

L.M. Ericsson bid $1.4 billion in cash in a hostile move to acquire Norway’s Tandberg Television.The Swedish infrastructure company, which is moving aggressively into the digital content space, topped a …

U.S. Cellular Corp. moved closer to catching up with its financial reporting, providing third-quarter 2006 results and selected data from its fourth-quarter 2006 operations. The company has been going through …

BenQ Mobile, the Munich, Germany-based company formed by BenQ Corp. of Taiwan when it scored Siemens AG’s handset business in 2005, has no buyers and its assets will be liquidated, …

Global VoIP over Wi-Fi equipment will drive $82 billion in revenue by 2012, according to Juniper Research, which projects that dual-mode handsets-cellular and Wi-Fi-will dominate that market. North America will …

Apple Inc. debuted its first television commercial for its forthcoming iPhone during the Academy Awards last night. The 30-second spot, which ran multiple times, reached an estimated 40 million viewers …

Hovr Inc. is the latest player in the ad-supported mobile gaming waters, launching an online community with more than 100 free titles.The New York-based startup is touting technology that “places …

Alltel Corp. renewed its contract with Convergys Corp. to continue managing Alltel’s wireless data-rating operations for another four years. Additional terms of the deal were not disclosed. Bob Lento, Convergys’ …

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences-the long-winded powerhouse behind the Oscars-put one of its legal guns to use last week to dispel reports about nominees receiving Motorola Inc.’s …

Spending on SMS services worldwide is expected to reach $67 billion by 2012, according to a new report from Portio Research.The firm forecasts SMS volumes will increase at an even …

Think adult content is a safe play for wireless carriers? Try asking Canadian operator Telus Corp.Telus quietly dropped its racy offerings last week-less than two months after raising eyebrows by …

In Style is the latest U.S. print publication to go mobile, launching a downloadable application with celebrity photos, fashion trends and shopping information.The application will include community features that allow …

Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.), chairman of the House Commerce subcommittee on oversight and investigations, accused the National Telecommunications and Information Administration of surrendering control of a $1 billion first-responder wireless …

A survey of American online shoppers suggests that Apple Inc.’s yet-to-be-launched iPhone has penetrated consumer awareness, unlike other handsets before their launch. At a price between $200 and $300, the …

The Bush administration sent Congress a long-overdue report that is key to deploying spectrum licenses that bidders paid $13.7 billion for during last year’s auction.Wireless carriers and lawmakers had been …

So the latest topic of endless hype within the wireless industry seems to be ad-supported content and services. Ad-supported mobile social networking, ad-supported games, ad-supported muni Wi-Fi-the list goes on …

The next couple of quarters will be rocky, Motorola Inc.’s CFO told investors and analysts at last week’s Bank of America’s 2007 Technology Conference in New York. David Devonshire, Motorola’s …

What do you get when you combine personal locator beacon wireless technology, a loyal black Lab and three climbers stranded on Mt. Hood: survival. It doesn’t always turn out that …

The tower industry is sitting pretty these days. And, all things considered, the future couldn’t look brighter for The Big Three: Crown Castle International Corp., American Tower Corp. and of …

Sprint Nextel Corp. this past week made increased efforts to work its online retail handset angle. The carrier added at least four new handsets in the entry- and low-tiers, cut …

Hedge*hog*ing v. Interrupting conversations in an office environment by poking your head over the top of the cube.–All the talk about Alltel being acquired is not settling well with some …

Alltel Corp. posted robust wireless results for the fourth quarter and full-year 2006, solidifying its position as the largest small player in the wireless space. However, the company’s president and …

It’s good to have friends in high places, the saying goes. Better yet are the friends who push you to pursue a promising, emerging business in the wireless industry. David …