2010

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.Greetings from the …

Today is the Super Bowl of politics — in a way. Election Day 2010. Every major event like this presents brilliant minds with an opportunity to come up with something …

Following are infrastructure contracts announced during the past week: AlvarionItaly: With Linkem Spa to supply an end-to-end 4G network including radio access, core network, end user devices and professional services …

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.Demand for mobile …

Fresh off its announced purchase of CommScope Inc., the Carlyle Group announced plans to buy Syniverse Technologies in a $2.6 billion deal, and take that company private as well.The offer …

Boost Mobile customers have a new reason to pay their bills on time. In a new ad campaign that features a 20-foot tall giant, the all-you-can-eat subsidiary of Sprint Nextel …

Sequans Communications reportedly has its eyes on an initial public offering in the United States to raise up to $80 million.The Paris-based chipset maker, which has backing from Alcatel-Lucent (ALU), …

There are two wars — each filled with countless battles — taking place in the world of smart phones: market shares for operating systems and devices.A new report from NPD …

There is no slowdown in the demand for mobile application programmers, according to the most recent online jobs report from Elance, an online jobsite that connects businesses with freelancers. The …

Clearwire Corp. (CLWR) made good on its previous announcement to launch its WiMAX network in New York City today, as well as markets in Connecticut, New Jersey and Florida.The carrier …

T-Mobile USA Inc. is set to jump on the increasingly popular tiered data plan bandwagon saying it will launch an entry-level bucket of data megabytes in time for the holiday …

Assurance Wireless cited the dismal employment statistics in Mississippi as it launched its subsidized wireless service in the state, the 12th state where the Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) subsidiary is …

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 …

The Mobile Marketing Association announced its 2011 North American board of directors. The newly elected board members include, John Styers, vice president of corporate strategy and industry relations at 3C …

ZTE Corp. announced that it has received U.S. government security approval for its network infrastructure, making it the first Chinese vendor to receive the special nod.The certificate from the National …

Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared in our September Special Edition, Behind the Scenes, a focus on integrated subscriber and network management systems. To download the complete Special Edition, click …

Verizon Wireless (VZ) said it has agreed to a “voluntary payment” of $25 million to the U.S. Treasury to settle an investigation into inaccurate billing of about 15 million customers. …

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 …

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 …

The Linux Foundation and the CE Linux Forum announced they will merge, resulting in the CE Linux Forum becoming a technical workgroup at The Linux Foundation. The Linux Foundation will …

How are mobile broadband deployments impacting North Texas consumers and businesses? Join RCR Wireless News, the wireless industry news leader since 1981, online and in person Nov. 9 in Dallas …