2007

Nortel Networks Ltd. announced that Peter Currie will step down as chief financial officer of the telecom equipment maker, effective April 30. The latest setback for the company comes on …

Two European companies in the wireless telecom sector announced new infusions of venture capital funding. Aepona, a supplier of telecom infrastructure and application platforms to operators in Europe, received $10 …

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 …

Most viewers spent Sunday afternoon rooting for either the Bears or Colts, but wireless types were busy cheering on mobile marketing. Anheuser-Busch was perhaps the most aggressive brand pushing the …

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 …

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 …

Leap Wireless International Inc. has a new, flashier Web site for its Cricket unlimited wireless service. “We are always looking for ways to make our services easier for our customers, …

Vignette is partnering with a couple of well-known mobile partners on a framework designed to manage and deliver content to both PCs and mobile phones.The Austin, Texas-based developer this week …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to 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. …

While Qualcomm Inc.’s MediaFLO and Crown Castle International Corp.’s Modeo L.L.C. service have been taking up most of the ink on mobile broadcast TV, Hiwire L.L.C. has been working behind …

Wireless UAs if the costs of tuition and books weren’t enough, some students are finding wireless technology is causing their student fees to increase. Students at the University of Maryland …

Mobile-phone users who received unwanted text messages may get up to $150 following what appears to be an unprecedented settlement.Chicago law firm Blim & Edelson declared victory after a federal …

Compete Inc.: “While Apple says it will soon reinvent the (music phone) category with the iPhone, shoppers say price, if not the need to switch carriers, may limit their purchase …

Aided by elements such as its reputation, anticipation-fueled rumors and tight secrecy, Apple Inc.’s iPhone announcement in early January acted much like a Rorschach test, illuminating points of view and …

Senate Commerce Committee members last week lamented-one after the other-the many policy ills confronted by the Federal Communications Commission. The universal service regime is broken. The United States is stumbling …

As a testament to the fickleness of the wireless industry, Motorola Inc., once the bell of the handset ball, has fallen on hard times.Was it not so long ago that …

Motorola Inc.’s recent, sobering earnings report came with a number of explanations of how the American vendor would turn things around. Motorola executives mentioned, among several factors, their portfolio mix-and …

For the young social networking addicts of the world, one of the last vestiges of computer-deficient spaces-the moving vehicle-may soon be MySpace-enabled through Wi-Fi. Backseat elbowing could be replaced with …

Hedge*hog*ing v. Interrupting conversations in an office environment by poking your head over the top of the cube.–If you are one of the 12 people who haven’t yet viewed Stephen …

The world of mobile gaming encompasses roughly a half-dozen genres, from first-person shooters to pick-up-and-play casual titles. And now, finally, the wise money management quiz game.Visa USA is targeting teens …

Through the years, Warner Bros. has become synonymous with long-standing, popular sitcoms. Soon after marketers brainstorm their latest and greatest advertising blitzes, you can be sure they’ll be knocking on …

Senate lawmakers blasted Bush administration policy-makers over the implementation of a $43.5 million matching grant program to upgrade emergency dispatch centers so they can receive and process enhanced 911 location …

Cyren Call Communications Corp. and the nation’s first responders found a big-time lawmaker to champion legislation that would redirect 30 megahertz of auction-bound spectrum in the 700 MHz band for …