Mobile and Wireless Industry Reports

A majority of members of the Federal Communications Commission have cast votes in favor of punishing Comcast Corp. for blocking subscribers’ Internet traffic, an agency official said Friday.

The satellite radio pioneers have the green light to unite, but pressure from rivals and declining car sales threatens to turn satellite radio into a niche market

SPRINT NEXTEL CORP. AND CLEARWIRE CORP.’S CAMPAIGN to win government approval of a their national WiMAX plan is drawing static from AT&T Inc. and rural cellular operators on key unsettled …

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Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. solidified its position as the world’s No. 2 handset vendor in the second quarter, with less than half the volume of Nokia Corp. but nearly twice …

SkyTerra Communications Inc. and Mobile Satellite Ventures L.P. announced Harbinger Capital Partners Funds agreed to provide $500 million of debt financing to fund the former’s business plan through the third …

RadioShack Corp. reported a 6.9% increase in sales, driven by revenues from digital-to-analog TV converter boxes, GPS device sales, video gaming sales, prepaid wireless phones and improvement in AT&T Mobility’s …

Public-safety groups, which last year successively persuaded federal regulators to adopt a strict enhanced 911 location accuracy standard over the objections of wireless providers, now say the rule is unworkable …

Stephen King fans can check out the author’s latest work on their phones through a deal between Marvel Entertainment, CBS Mobile and Simon & Schuster subsidiary Scribner.The companies have teamed …

Nearly lost in the generally positive hubbub over an agreement between Qualcomm Inc. and Nokia Corp., was the former’s actual earnings in fiscal third quarter and outlook for the rest …

Today, at least two companies have incorporated an innovation for M2M that first was aimed at the handset market: FOTA, or, firmware-over-the-air. Make that DOTA (based on OFDM standards), in …

Verizon Wireless is smart to quickly agree to sell off wireless properties in 85 markets where it overlaps with Alltel Communications L.L.C. assets in order to try to speed approval …

AT&T’s new service, AT&T Navigator Global Edition, uses data connections to download maps, so an international data-roaming plan is strongly recommended in conjunction with the service.

The Federal Communications Commission delivered to House Commerce Committee investigators at least 40 boxes of documents as part of a probe of agency activities under Chairman Kevin Martin, sidetracking any …

Sprint Nextel Corp. sold its 3,300 towers to TowerCo L.L.C. for $670 million, a move that provides the carrier with some cash and relieves it of the business of owning …

Regional wireless operator MetroPCS Communications Inc. topped the rankings in the latest customer-satisfaction study of prepaid users from J.D. Power and Associates.The Dallas-based carrier performed particularly well in five out …

AdMob launched an iPhone-specific “advertising marketplace” to deliver marketing campaigns through the high-profile device.The San Mateo, Calif.-based startup announced deals with advertisers including Ford Motor Co., Electronic Arts, Land Rover …

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Nextwave Wireless Inc. sold nearly two-thirds of its advanced wireless services spectrum for $150.1 million. The spectrum went to four different buyers. The largest chunk landed in the hands of …

The mobile machine-to-machine (M2M) communications annual market is set to grow from less than $16 billion in 2008 to over $57 billion in 2014, according to Strategy Analytics (Boston, Mass.).

Given the broad scope of an agreement between Nokia Corp. and Qualcomm Inc. announced last night, it’s apparent that negotiators have been quietly hard at work for some time to …

Verizon Wireless, positioning itself to regain the top spot in the mobile-phone industry, agreed to initial divestiture requirements by the Department of Justice and offered roaming concessions in hopes of …

As analysts and pundits scoured the tea leaves in the wake of Apple Inc.’s 3G iPhone launch, a few issues emerged.Who, besides Apple, will get a boost from iPhone mania? …

The world’s leading handset and chipset makers – Nokia Corp. and Qualcomm Inc. – head to court today to resolve disagreements over their contractual relationship in a case that may …

Prepaid wireless service provider Trumpet Mobile said its products will be available nationwide at Walgreens stores.Customers will be able to purchase Trumpet Mobile airtime and handsets at more than 6,000 …