2010

More than half of the people in the developing world are now cell phone subscribers, a U.N. report said Tuesday, highlighting strong global growth in telecommunications.Associated Press

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly 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.Mobile …

The Federal Communications Commission is considering implementing a law that would make cellphone boosters illegal unless they are deployed by a wireless operator or with the consent of a wireless …

Leap Wireless International Inc. expanded its presence in southern Texas with an agreement to form a Leap-controlled and managed joint venture with regional operator Pocket Communications. The agreement will call …

Following are infrastructure contracts announced during the past week:ADC Telecom United States: With Messiah College in Grantham, Penn., to deploy its InterReach Fusion indoor distributed antenna system to provide indoor …

Nokia Corp. remained the wireless industry’s No. 1 handset vendor worldwide in 2009, but its lead over rivals continued to shrink, while LG Electronics Co. Ltd. overtook Motorola Inc. as …

Despite claims from mobile phone carriers, the next generation of mobile technology, or 4G, will only be slightly faster than current 3G speeds.CNNMoney.com

Despite claims from mobile phone carriers, the next generation of mobile technology, or 4G, will only be slightly faster than current 3G speeds.CNNMoney.com

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We’ve gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace.With the Mobile …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We’ve gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace.Over the past …

Global Tower Partners closed on two separate financing agreements last week that will allow it to pursue growth opportunities in the tower sector, as well as pay off some existing …

ChaCha – Steven Goldstein has been appointed chief revenue officer. Previously, Goldstein acted as Latino Interactive Network’s executive vice president of global advertising sales. TerreStar – President Jeffrey Epstein has …

Demand for mobile development grew 180% in 2009, fueled by the successes of the Apple and Android operating systems, according to Elance, an online talent marketplace for freelance computer programmers …

Traditional smartphones – such as BlackBerry’s – or “bypass phones” such as Google’s Nexus One and Apple’s iPhone, leverage the intelligence on the device, which is owned/controlled by the respective …

Augmented reality is the ethereal name given to the newest set of mobile content applications. But once you get past the description, the application –which fuses relevant digital information with …

Hello! And welcome to our Friday column, Worst of the Week. There’s a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so this column is a chance for …

BARCELONA – One advantage of the wireless industry’s move to the LTE technology standard is the plethora of new equipment that will be required to support those networks. Whether its …

Vodafone, Verizon Wireless and nPhase formed an initiative to make it easier for global businesses to integrate machine-to-machine communications into their enterprises. Specifically, the alliance will make remote monitoring and …

BARCELONA — “No doubt about it, to some extent we’re selling change,” Tim Sefton, customer director of Telefonica O2 UK, said today on a mobile marketing and advertising panel.That fact …

VeriSign Inc. said it partnered with CAQH, a nonprofit alliance of health plans and trade associations, to conduct a pilot program to demonstrate secure authentication for health IT interoperability. The …

BARCELONA – “Any piece of content should be playable within five seconds.” That’s the goal Spotify is after with its hugely popular music service that barely anyone outside of Europe …

BARCELONA – As BBC’s director of future media and technology announced the broadcaster’s latest plans for the mobile platform he did, frankly, what more media outlets should do: took the …

Hilbert Communications is a network operator with a wireless subsidiary focused on delivering voice and data services to rural areas in Wisconsin and Michigan. The company partners with AT&T Mobility …

The RCR Wireless Stock Index had a good week with gainers outnumbering losers by almost a 3:1 margin. Wireless equipment company Superconductor Technologies, Inc. (SCON) lead all gainers posting a …

Armed with its new equity stake partner, Nextel Mexico officially entered its name into the list of bidders for new spectrum in Mexico.The iDEN carrier announced earlier this week that …