August 2009

Clearwire Corp. replaced its chief financial officer and its chief strategy officer today. Erik Prusch has been named CFO, replacing David Sach, effective immediately. Teresa Elder has been appointed to …

Mobile virtual network operator Great Call Inc. announced its Jitterbug service would now operate on Verizon Wireless’ CDMA network, adding the nation’s largest carrier to its list of compatible network …

The Global mobile Suppliers Association said the number of LTE network commitments worldwide has increased 50% to 39 from an earlier report in March. The commitments have come from 19 …

Alcatel-Lucent said it has received FCC certification for its LTE base stations designed to use the 700 MHz frequency band auctioned by the FCC in 2008 and expected to be …

Nokia Corp., the world’slargest handset manufacturer, said it now plans to enter to netbook market with plans to launch a 3G-enabled mini laptop.The Finnish handset giant said the device, dubbed …

The Federal Communications Commission is set to vote Thursday on launching an inquiry into a wide range of wireless industry business practices,including whether there is enough innovation and competition within …

Nokia Siemens Networks said it was establishing a “center of competence” in Dallas dedicated to developing LTE for the North American market. The center is expected to employ approximately 500 …

Motorola Inc. snared a significant LTE network contract with Japanese operator KDDI Corp. The deal calls for Motorola to supply RAN/base stations for KDDI’s LTE deployment that will use the …

Verizon Wireless and Qualcomm Inc. announced their joint venture company focusing on machine-to-machine (M2M) communications would be named nPhase and headed by the original company’s president, Steve Pazol.Qualcomm bought nPhase …

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The role of mobile devices is rapidly evolving – converged products like the iPhone are shaping consumer behavior and creating unprecedented expectation for video, web browsing, gaming, and GPS. As …

The European Union said it plans to invest more than $25 million beginning in 2010 into research in support of LTE-based wireless networks. LTE-based network are expected to begin launching …

LTE is slated to become the next generation of wireless technology. The spectral efficiency alone, meaning the number of data bits supported on a given frequency, clinches the deal. The …

Sprint Nextel Corp. added Las Vegas, Atlanta and Portland, Ore., to its list of WiMAX-enabled markets. The carrier offers the service as a mobile virtual network operator running on Clearwire …

AT&T Mobility continues to ride the iPhone tide as the nation’s second largest operator posted strong customer growth during the second quarter bolstered by Apple Inc.’s device.The carrier, which prior …

Verizon Wireless said it has completed the first data call using the LTE Release 8 standard at its testing facilities in Boston and Seattle. The carrier, which is planning to …

Applicants trying to score a piece of the $4 billion available in the first round of broadband stimulus funds now face an Aug. 20 deadline for electronic filings. Paper filings …

Worldwide handset sales were down 6% in the second quarter, but smartphone sales continued to climb, according to new research from Gartner Inc. More than 268 million units sold globally …

Verizon Wireless posted second quarter results highlighted by strong postpaid net customer additions and growing wireless revenues. The industry’s largest operator said it added 1.142 million customers during the second …

Clearwire Corp. added 12,000 net subscribers in its second quarter, now reaching 511,000 subscribers on its legacy and WiMAX networks. Average revenue per user was stable at $39.47, even as …

Computing industry giant Microsoft Corp. and the world’s largest handset vendor Nokia Corp. announced a deal to deliver an “enterprise-grade solution for mobile productivity” centered on integrating Microsoft’s Office Mobile …

In North America, the swift growth of mobile broadband has been instrumental in shoring up ARPU (average revenue per user) numbers, which were threatened by the commoditization of voice. With …

Highlighting the increasingly competitive nature of the prepaid market, Virgin Mobile USA Inc. posted second quarter results today that showed a loss of customers during the quarter. Despite the customer …

Midwestern Communications Workers of America ratified a three-year union contract with AT&T’s wireline business, the carrier announced today. The Associated Press also is reporting that CWA union members in Nevada …

Leap Wireless International Inc. lowered the number of new subscribers it expects to add this year as the carrier faces increased competition in the prepaid segment. Leap added 202,767 net …