2010

Boost Mobile is aiming to shake up the prepaid market again, this time with a customer loyalty program that can drop a customer’s bill from $50 per month to $35 …

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 …

JDSU said it has been chosen by Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. to serve as its independent test consultant for SingTel Group’s regional LTE trials in Singapore, Australia, Indonesia and the Philippines. …

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 …

TweetDeck, one of the most popular Twitter clients around, just closed a beta run on the Android platform and its results are staggering.If Android users are curious why their friends …

Google Inc.’s (GOOG) Android operating system is beginning to have a pronounced impact on market share for the world’s largest smart phone makers, according to a new report from iSuppli …

WiMAX technology may not exactly be the buzz word of the quarter, but Broadcom Corp. doesn’t like to kick a good chip when it’s down and has made a beeline …

Qualcomm Innovation Center Inc. (QuIC) has acquired iSkoot Technologies Inc. for an undisclosed sum. The Qualcomm Inc. (QCOM) subsidiary, which focuses on bridging Qualcomm technologies together with open source software, …

San Francisco-based xAD, a local mobile ad network, has raised $4 million in investment from Emergence Capital Partners to expand its technology platform and management team. The company has a …

Clearwire Corp.’s (CLWR) need for funding to support expansion of its network coverage could be getting a boost from a reported ongoing auction of some if its spectrum assets, according …

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 …

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. …

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.It’s …

NTT DoCoMo Inc. completed its acquisition of the remaining shares of PacketVideo that were previously held by NextWave Wireless Inc. The transaction is valued at $11.6 million. DoCoMo acquired 35% …

RCR Wireless News is kicking off a series full-day conferences on “Coverage versus Capacity,” starting next week in Chicago at 4G World. The conferences are full-day events followed by networking …

RCR Wireless News announced finalists for its second annual 4G Ecosystem Awards. Winners will be announced at 4 p.m. Oct. 19 at the RCR Buzz Zone during 4G World in …

If last week’s CTIA Enterprise & Applications event in San Francisco showed the mobile industry anything it was that Google Inc.’s Android operating system has hit critical mass. From the …

Five months into a consumer trial in Washington, D.C., the Open Mobile Video Coalition is now releasing more findings from its Mobile DTV service.The trial service, which includes 23 channels …

4G Americas released a white paper that points out the limitations of using SMS as a way to contact first responders during an emergency. The trade group said some communities …

The increasing emphasis being placed on next-generation networks by mobile operators is good news for device makers, according to a new report from Canaccord Genuity.The financial research firm noted that …

Any developer or entrepreneur who has hesitated to go all in on Apple Inc.’s (AAPL) iOS has 400 million reasons to think otherwise today. San Francisco-based Ngmoco, one of the …

Following are infrastructure contracts announced during the past week: AlvarionCanada: With Barrett Xplore Inc. to deploy a national 4G network, including subscriber devices and professional services, that will allow the …

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.In Canada, they …

While the U.S. market remains the tower industry’s bread and butter, a number of the top tower infrastructure providers are expanding overseas as growth opportunities present themselves in less-developed markets.SBA …

Microsoft Corp.’s long-anticipated update to its mobile device portfolio finally got off the ground today as the computing giant unveiled launch details for devices powered by its Windows Phone 7 …