2010

ExteNet closes on $128.4 million in financingFrom: RCR Wireless NewsDistributed antenna solution provider ExteNet Systems Inc. has raised $128.4 million in equity funding in a deal that moves SBA Communications …

HONG KONG – SmarTone-Vodafone kicked off its iPhone launch late last week at New Town Plaza in Hong Kong, with a party that included live performances from popular artists and …

Verizon Communications Inc. posted surprising fourth quarter results this week showing that the increasing focus on non-traditional wireless customers has hit even the most traditional of carriers.For the fourth quarter, …

The Federal Communications Commission asked the nation’s major telecommunications firms and Google Inc. to explain to the agency the industry’s often unpopular practice of charging consumers to end their cellphone …

Mobixell Networks, which provides mobile multimedia and advertising solutions, acquired mobile Internet company 724 Solutions. The combined company will focus on rich media mobile Internet and messaging solutions for mobile …

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.Over …

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.There …

Motorola said that China buyers of its Android-driven smartphones can opt for local search engine Baidu instead of Google, the Internet giant behind the mobile software platform.AFP

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.Over …

Cox Communications Inc.’s announcement this week that it had completed trials of voice calls and high-definition video streaming over a LTE network was an important step for the cable television …

Following are infrastructure contracts that were announced during the past week:Alcatel-LucentMongolia: With Mobicom to deploy a 3G UMTS/HSPA network that will allow the carrier to extend its network capacity and …

CTIA has challenged a petition for reconsideration from municipal planning authorities that ask the Federal Communications Commission to clarify its position on a 30-day “tolling” period related to the federal …

Verizon Communications Inc. posted rocky fourth quarter 2009 results that were impacted by one-time charges related to job cuts and an increasing dependency on its wireless operations.Verizon announced a 10% …

Just days ahead of planned products announcements that are expected to broaden the breadth of its lineup, Apple Inc. announced strong financial results including record iPhone sales and profits.During its …

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.This year, like …

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.How do you …

Distributed antenna solution provider ExteNet Systems Inc. has raised $128.4 million in equity funding in a deal that moves SBA Communications Corp.’s DAS assets to Lisle, Ill.-based ExteNet. The funding …

Cable telecommunications provider Cox Communications Inc. said it successfully completed voice calling and high definition video streaming using LTE technology in the Phoenix and San Diego markets. The company said …

Motorola Inc. said Friday it filed a complaint with the International Trade Commission accusing Blackberry maker Research In Motion Ltd. of engaging in unfair trade practices by importing and selling …

Ericsson – Magnus Mandersson has been appointed head of business unit global services and Rima Qureshi has been appointed head of business unit CDMA mobile systems. Both Mandersson and Qureshi …

BERLIN — Ericsson, the world’s biggest maker of mobile phone networking equipment, said on Monday that it planned to cut 1,500 jobs this year, after eliminating 5,000 last year, as …

If 2009 is remembered as the year the mobile application space matured, 2010 is shaping up as the year technology had evolved to actually measure what people were doing on …

New Canadian wireless operator Wind Mobile is hiring retail outlet staff in Edmonton and Ottawa as it prepares to roll out services in those markets on its HSPA-technology based network.The …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reader Forum section. In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers we have created this forum for those with something meaningful to …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reader Forum section. In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers we have created this forum for those with something meaningful to …