2011

NOVI, Mich. — With the largest presence here among all the carriers at Telematics Detroit 2011, Verizon Wireless (VZ) is showcasing various new services and technology for the car with its partners in the telematics space.“We have a complete building …

Ember Corporation, provider of low-power, wireless mesh networking technology, and Visonic Ltd., developer and manufacturer of wireless home security and safety systems and components, announced a partnership to integrate ZigBee communication protocols with Visonic security peripherals. Following joint development efforts …

Texas Instruments Incorporated (TXN) today announced its second device in the family of PurePath Wireless audio products which can be used for anything from consumer music players to mobile phones, to high end multimedia systems. The multi-channel CC8530 radio frequency …

Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) announced a series of M2M deals around payments, video surveillance, alarm monitoring and offered some updates on its push into tele-medicine.The Electronic Payment Exchange (EPX), a financial processing network, extended its partnership with the carrier to …

Visa Inc. (V) has made another pair of moves in its quest to develop a mobile network for financial transactions and maintain its leader position in the nascent medium. The company announced today that it has acquired Fundamo Ltd., an …

The Public Safety Spectrum and Wireless Innovation Act is headed toward the full Senate for confirmation, after clearing the committee by a 21-4 vote, one more step in getting a nationwide public-safety network. Key provisions of the bill direct the …

Apple has overtaken Hewlett-Packard Co. and Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. to become the world’s largest semiconductor buyer according to iSuppli. The research outfit indicates that original equipment maker (OEM) Apple bought $17.5 billion worth of semiconductors in 2010, up 79.6% …

Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) reduced its voting shares in Clearwire Corp. (CLWR) in a move designed to ease concerns that Clearwire was a subsidiary of Sprint. Sprint now has 48.9% voting shares in Clearwire. Comcast Corp. (CMCSK) entities own the …

Cisco Systems Inc. (CSCO) updated its ASR 9000 Series aggregation service routers that the company says can pay for themselves in the first year. The routers are designed to operate as one network, capable of addressing the growing opportunities in …

Taiwanese phone maker HTC has more than doubled its profits since last year, thanks mainly to the firm’s focus on Android says the company’s annual report. HTC reported a $40 billion profit since May 2010 and said monthly sales have …

Sistema Shyam TeleServices | June 7, 2011 | Press Release Sistema Shyam TeleServices Ltd. (SSTL), which operates its telecom services under the MTS brand in India, today announces its unaudited consolidated US GAAP financial results for the first quarter ended …

MarketWatch | June 7, 2011 | Roger Cheng NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — U.S. telecom operator AT&T Inc. T -0.16% said Wednesday it has secured a license to operate in Indonesia, providing the telecommunications giant with a new catalyst to grow its enterprise …

MarketWatch | June 7, 2011 | Roger Cheng NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — U.S. telecom operator AT&T Inc. T -0.16% said Wednesday it has secured a license to operate in Indonesia, providing the telecommunications giant with a new catalyst to grow its enterprise …

Hindustan Times | June 8, 2011 | Rajesh Ahuja Former Aircel owner C Sivasankaran alleged during CBI questioning that it was the Brothers Maran — Dayanidhi and Kalanidhi — who had brought in the Malaysia-based Maxis as a prospective buyer. According …

RCR Mobile Broadband Philadelphia: Applications & Infrastructure Conference. In partnership with the PA Wireless Association and Mobile Monday Mid-Atlantic, and part of the RCR Wireless Global Tour and Conference Series, RCR Mobile Broadband Philadelphia is an interactive discussion on current …

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. At first glance, mobile payments seem like a strategic slam …

WSJ | June 7, 2011 | Anthony Harrup MEXICO CITY (Dow Jones)–Citigroup unit Banamex said the selloff this year in shares of Mexican telecommunications giant America Movil SAB (AMX, AMX.MX), which faces increasing regulatory pressure and stepped up competition, has been …