2008

AT&T Inc. announced it acquired Centennial Communications Corp. for $944 million in cash. If the deal closes, AT&T will add 1.1 million Centennial customers to its current customer base of 74.9 million. The deal will not, by itself, help AT&T …

MetroPCS Communications Inc. and Leap Wireless International Inc. will offer free roaming onto each other’s networks, a move stemming from a reciprocal roaming agreement signed in September by the two rivals. Leap’s markets will be free to MetroPCS customers signed …

We expect our purchases to work as promised – and work right away. When it doesn’t happen, it’s frustrating and disappointing at best, and potentially a customer-losing experience at it’s worst.Apple’s 3G iPhone was a product that I was enthusiastically …

Once again, Sprint Nextel Corp. has sent over a million of its customers running for the hills.The carrier reported that it lost 1.3 million customers during the third quarter. Of the customers who left, 1.1 million were postpaid subscribers and …

Home automation applications powered by broadband and wireless service providers have the potential for broad market appeal, according to research from ABI.The firm said home automation, both through standardized technologies or through broadband and wireless service providers could grow more …

The Apple iPhone beating out BlackBerry devices from Research In Motion (RIM) Ltd. for smartphone market share is being seen as a sign that the iPhone is making headway toward becoming not just a consumer device, but a corporate mobility …

In an industry first, customers of Sprint Nextel cellular service on Thursday were able to watch a live National Football League broadcast, the Cleveland Browns vs. Denver Broncos, on their handsets.

Pricey, highly considered purchases such as home appliances represent some of the least-penetrated online sales categories, but that’s poised to change in the future, according to a new report from Forrester Research Inc. As the longest-tenured web shoppers grow more …

(Reuters) – Microsoft Corp, capitalizing on Google Inc’s regulatory snarl, is working to steal a deal with Verizon Wireless away from its rival, the Wall Street Journal said.

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. claimed more than 22% market share in the United States last quarter, edging out the American icon, Motorola Inc., according to data released today by Strategy Analytics. Yet the top three handset vendors in the U.S. …

The following list includes venture capital and other investments into wireless companies announced during the third quarter. This list comprises the amounts that were invested into wireless companies, as well as the companies that led the investment. RCR Wireless News …

Antivirus developer SMobile released software this week to protect users of the G1 Android phone, although one security analyst wondered if people really need it.

More than 400 million mobile users will use their phones for ticketing services by 2013, according to a new report from Juniper Research.The market is facing a variety of near-term challenges, including bar code reading issues, lack of reader infrastructure …

Shipments of satnave in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) fell between Q2 and Q3 this year. At the same time, shipments of smartphones with integrated GPS pick-ups more than doubled, according to market watcher Canalys. But it forgot …

The following list includes venture capital and other investments into wireless companies announced during the past week. The value of the investment is included when available.—Mogreet: Ascend Ventures, Black Diamond Ventures and Spyglass Ventures participated in a $5 million round …

Visual voicemail is still in its infancy – it’s only available on a handful of devices from the nation’s top four carriers – but as the service becomes more prevalent, smaller wireless providers may see it as a way to …

Financial news in just the past few weeks has led Qualcomm Inc. to forecast “meaningfully less” growth in CDMA-based handset markets for calendar year 2009. The chip and IP-licensing firm cited slower consumer purchasing than previously anticipated and a purposeful …

Ad-supported mobile game distributor Greystripe said it will expand its global footprint by partnering with India’s largest online gaming company.The San Francisco-based firm is teaming with Zapak Digital Entertainment Ltd., a division of the giant Reliance ADA Group, to offer …

Amdocs announced plans to expand its mobile business with a $60 million acquisition of Ireland’s ChangingWorlds.ChangingWorlds targets network operators and off-deck vendors with portal-management technology that supports mobile advertising and includes a content-recommendation engine. The 8-year-old company boasts four dozen …

Two former telecom officials from the Clinton administration were named to the transition team of President-elect Barack Obama, another possible signal that telecom and high-tech issues could have high-level visibility when executive branch power shifts to Democrats in January. Among …

AT&T Inc. reported plans to acquire Wayport Inc. for $275 million, expanding the telecom giant’s Wi-Fi offering to thousands of locations and offering free Internet access to millions of its customers.The acquisition expands AT&T’s Wi-Fi footprint to nearly 20,000 domestic …

During Tuesday night’s presidential election, millions of Americans used their handsets to communicate via text message.Between 7 p.m. and 12 a.m. EST, more than 1.2 billion text messages were sent across the country, according to Sybase 365, a subsidiary of …

Verizon Communications can now say it’s the largest U.S. wireless carrier, having cleared the final major regulatory hurdle for its proposed $28.1 billion acquisition of Alltel Wireless. The Federal Communications Commission yesterday gave the nod to the deal that catapults …

Former Vice President and Noble Peace Prize Winner Al Gore will be the Day 3 keynote speaker at the International CTIA Wireless 2009 event, set to take place April 1-3 in Las Vegas.Former Vice President Gore “has a long history …

Palm Inc. saw its stock drop this morning – and then rebound – after downgrades by Morgan Keegan and Avian Securities L.L.C.The downgrade by Morgan Keegan appeared significant because analyst Tavis McCourt has been consistently positive on Palm’s prospects for …