2007

International operator Vodafone Group plc has agreed to acquire a majority interest in Indian mobile operator Hutchison Essar Ltd. for $11.1 billion.Vodafone will acquire companies that control a 67-percent interest …

BARCELONA, Spain-Nokia Corp. hopes to blur the lines between the wired Internet and the wireless Web with a new line of handsets and services.The manufacturer announced six new devices-including three …

Following on the release of its PlaysForSure technology for digital music players, Microsoft Corp. announced a new platform for cellphones, dubbed PlayReady, that it said will enable simple access to …

Qualcomm Inc.’s MediaFLO USA Inc. mobile TV business racked up another major customer win as AT&T Inc.’s Cingular Wireless L.L.C., the nation’s largest wireless carrier, announced it expects to introduce …

Editor’s Note: Welcome our Monday 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. In …

Content aggregators are fleeing the ringtone dance floor and scrambling to develop different types of content and build new business models.The latest vendor to read the writing on the wall …

Idle hands may be the devil’s domain, but carriers and mobile marketing companies are laying claim to the idle screen.The wireless industry is hoping to use the idle screen-the display …

The content and user interface of the short-lived Mobile ESPN L.L.C. mobile virtual network operator is set to be resurrected as an addition to Verizon Wireless’ Vcast data service. ESPN …

It’s all about messages and audiences these days. Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications L.P. sent forth multiple messages in the past two weeks, all emphasizing that the Japanese-Swedish joint venture is …

High-end mobile virtual network operator Voce expanded its handset lineup with the inclusion of Palm Inc.’s Treo smartphone, a move that raises the question whether the company has succeeded in …

In a week where the government celebrated consumer protection and a buyout firm said it was the subject of a federal probe involving fraudulent access to phone records, key House …

The fight against digital rights management gained an unlikely backer as Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs called for record companies to offer music without anti-piracy software.Jobs, in an open letter …

Amp’d Mobile Inc. continued to expand its impressive content portfolio, inking deals with actor Jack Black and “24” producer Howard Gordon to offer original, made-for-mobile programming. The news stands atop …

The American Association of Retired Persons hailed committee passage of a wireless consumer-protection, enhanced-911 bill in the New York State Assembly. The legislation, sponsored by Assemblyman Daniel O’Donnell (D) would …

Texas made good on its threat to sue Sprint Nextel Corp., asserting the No. 3 mobile-phone carrier’s imposition of a new fee violates the state’s deceptive trade practices law and …

President Bush’s 2008 budget plan would allow the Federal Communications Commission to assess fees on un-auctioned wireless licenses and to auction domestic satellite licenses, including future mobile satellite service spectrum …

Texas Instruments Inc., established in 1930 to develop oil exploration technology, has grown into a predominantly wireless-based powerhouse with $14.3 billion in annual revenue last year. Its main customer for …

Cingular Wireless L.L.C. plans to deploy its Video Share product in the first half of this year, in what will constitute its first deployed IMS-supported application. The deployment of the …

European carriers are joining forces in an effort to prevent children from accessing adult content on their mobile phones. Vodafone Group plc, Deutsche Telekom AG and Orange Group SA were …

Hedgehogging Hedge*hog*ing v. Interrupting conversations in an office environment by poking your head over the top of the cube. –So last week we pointed out that Steve Jobs must think …

House Commerce Committee Chairman John Dingell (D-Mich.) said the Federal Communications Commission’s gauge for measuring broadband speed and penetration in the United States is outdated, calling for improved spectrum management …

All but lost in the fireworks early this year over Cyren Call Communications Corp.’s public-safety broadband plan, TV white spaces, net neutrality and the spotty state of U.S broadband has …

The only way public-safety interoperability problems are going to be fixed is through federal law. And Congress should tackle it-this year. And our federal taxes should fund it-immediately. And the …

Mobile virtual network operator Helio L.L.C. said last week that it expects to reach the 100,000-customer mark by early in the second quarter and launched a full-track music download service …