2010

The recent explosion of wireless data services has inflicted a heavy toll on traditional cellular networks that were not designed to handle the demand. While carriers continue to furiously bolster …

4G Americas is the new name for the former 3G Americas trade association. As the industry evolves, the trade association said it will continue to advocate for 3GPP technologies, but …

Wireless service providers are in the midst of deploying advanced next-generation networks that will allow them to find new revenue opportunities as consumers and businesses demand data-intensive applications. In order …

Following are infrastructure contracts announced during the past week: Alcatel-LucentGermany: With Flughafen Berlin-Schonefeld Gmbh, the operating company of the new Berlin-Brandenburg International Airport, to deploy a converged communications network to …

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.The end of …

BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion Ltd. (RIMM) took the wraps off its first ever tablet at a developers conference in San Francisco this afternoon.Packing a 7-inch screen in a half an …

Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications Ltd. has no plans to develop devices for the Symbian operating system. Instead, the device maker appears intent on pushing forward with the Android OS.Sony Ericsson …

Whether or not carriers will admit it, one thing’s for sure in the overall scheme of things: mobile data is being used at a faster clip than they can increase …

OSLO, Norway–When it comes to 4G LTE rollouts, Scandinavia is right at the leading edge, but that doesn’t mean all Nordic operators take the same view of how it will …

Sierra Wireless (SWIR) reorganized to take advantage of the emerging machine-to-machine communications space, and has let 60 employees go after the organizational change. The Vancouver-based company said it expects to …

Motorola Inc. (MOT) reported late last week that it will hold a stockholders meeting on Nov. 29 to vote on a reverse stock split. The company said the proposal will …

Apple Inc. (AAPL) is losing momentum to Google Inc. (GOOG) on the operating system front, but for the time being it appears to be more than making up for it …

MobileMonday announced finalists for its Peer Awards finale at the organization’s 10-year anniversary party, set for today. The event is taking place in Helskinki, with 350 guests from 37 countries, …

A bill designed to help stimulate small businesses has a provision that would remove cell phones from IRS-listed property has been signed by the president. The legislation essentially fixes an …

If we turn the clock back a few years, entrepreneurs like myself and other industry pundits were predicting the rise of mobile data, but those lofty predictions were being met …

Texas Instruments Inc. said Brian Crutcher, worldwide manager of Embedded Processing and Custom businesses, has been elected a senior vice president. Crutcher will lead strategy, product development and delivery of …

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 …

SAN FRANCISCO — Billy Cripe, VP of marketing at Fishbowl Solutions, talks about the value proposition of mobility in the enterprise and the operating systems which are taking an early …

T-Mobile USA Inc.’s customers might want to mind their P’s and Q’s next time they get the urge to send a missive in the form of a text message or …

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 …

As next-generation networks evolve, operators are going to need testing tools to make sure new services and applications run as they are designed, said Bahaa Moukadam, CEO of Sunrise Telecom. …

Verizon and Motorola Inc. are teaming up to offer consumers a chance to win tickets to NFL regular season games as well as an all-expense paid trip to Super bowl …

Looking to continue its LTE momentum, MetroPCS Communications Inc. (PCS) plans to have the service available in all of its native markets by early next year, with all of its …

Looking to continue its LTE momentum, MetroPCS Communications Inc. (PCS) plans to have the service available in all of its native markets by early next year, with all of its …

Research In Motion Ltd. might finally unveil its first tablet next week.After scrapping original plans for a tablet launch back in May, the BlackBerry maker is ready to introduce its …