2007

WASHINGTON-The Bush administration’s top two telecom officials said wireless issues will have high priority this year, with policymakers anxious to see wireless networks evolve into a competitive alternative to the …

WASHINGTON-Mobile-phone carriers’ tax lawsuit against Kentucky is back on track, giving center stage to a federal pre-emption argument that’s also at the heart of industry efforts to prevent states from …

BASKING RIDGE, N.J.-Verizon Wireless plans to join its compatriots in raising the price of per-message texting, bumping the rate for sending and receiving messages from 10 cents apiece to 15 …

Mobile video is still very much in its infancy, but Third Screen Media claims it is reaching consumers by delivering a click-to-play wireless TV commercial.The Boston-based mobile marketing company this …

An odd thing is going on in Washington policymaking circles. Folks are beginning to talk again about the budget, specifically about erasing the deficit and how the situation could woefully …

I have bought into the WiMAX hype. I’m a true believer.When Nortel, Motorola, Alvarion and other WiMAX vendors gush over all the great things WiMAX will do-level the playing field …

Hedge*hog*ing v. Interrupting conversations in an office environment by poking your head over the top of the cube. Awesome factoid of the week: A consumer survey last week from comScore …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-The business opportunities enabled by WiMAX and other broadband wireless technologies are as abundant as those being touted for the mobile-minded consumer. After all, it promises nothing short …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-The potential for mobile WiMAX is as big as the Internet itself, if you trust the true believers gathered last week in San Jose, Calif., for the Wireless …

It’s obvious, it’s not new and it’s at the forefront of the latest major, consumer-oriented innovation. Phone keys dedicated to a single functionality, such as mobile TV, may see increased …

Texas Instruments said Gilles Delfassy, senior vice president and head of the firm’s wireless terminals unit, will retire this year after 28 years with the company. Delfassy, 51, has led …

Revenue assurance software vendor Subex Azure Ltd. announced it reached a deal to acquire Syndesis Ltd., a telecom operations support software company, in an all-cash deal valued at $164.5 million.The …

DENVER-The Helio store gleams from a distance in the early dark of a cold Denver evening, its floor-to-ceiling windows enclosing a modern, warehouse/boutique-chic space that is brand spankin’ new and …

Steve Jobs isn’t the only one vying for improvements to the audio-based voicemail systems we’ve all come to know so well. CallWave Inc. announced it developed a free, PC-based visual …

The Fox network has opted for a new dance partner to handle its wildly successful “American Idol” text-message voting campaign, according to sources familiar with the deal.The News Corp. subsidiary …

WASHINGTON-New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg unveiled a plan to create millions of cellphone-carrying citizen crime fighters.In his state of the city address, Bloomberg said he wants to empower more …

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 …

Buffeted in its attempt to both lead in design and chase market share, Motorola Inc. announced it will cut five percent of its workforce to reduce overhead. But the company …

A new market research report by Insight Research concluded that wireless services accounted for more than one-third of all corporate telecommunication services last year. U.S. businesses spent more than $132 …

In its first new converged offer since the merger of BellSouth Corp. and AT&T Inc., the new company is combining its wireless and wireline networks into an in-network calling community …

Tessco Technologies Inc. announced increasing revenues and profits in its most recent quarter, news that helped push the company’s stock up almost 5 percent to $22.46 per share.“I am pleased …

Fox News along with technology vendor Single Touch Interactive announced a new offering that will allow news junkies to access a live Fox News audio feed from their cellphones. The …

Mobile content vendor Player X announced it scored $9.8 million in its second round of venture funding. New investors Nordic Venture Partners and Long Acre Partners participated in the round, …

Alltel Corp. is continuing its innovation game with the introduction of CellTop, a new user interface running initially on the carrier’s Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. SCH-U520 handset. Alltel said it …

AT&T Inc. could have a tough time transferring the positive associations of the Cingular Wireless L.L.C. brand to the veteran AT&T brand, according to new research from the Keller Fay …