Mobile and Wireless Industry Reports

Apple suffered a case of the hiccups last week with the launch of the iPhone 3G and MobileMe, but Google is struggling with a serious developers’ revolt months ahead of Android’s scheduled launch.Android developers began getting antsy a few weeks …

Verizon Wireless released partial second-quarter results showing it added 1.5 million new subscribers to its “Can You Hear Me Now?” network during the period. The results came in ahead of the 1.3 million customers the industry’s No. 2 carrier posted …

SBA Communications Corp. is in the mood to shop. The company announced today it will acquire Light Tower Wireless L.L.C., the wireless infrastructure branch of Light Tower L.L.C. The purchase comes with Light Tower’s 340 tower sites in 23 states, …

Bango expanded its mobile analytics offering, adding a tool that allows publishers to track the number of unique visitors to their wireless Web sites.A hosted service available free to publishers who generate fewer than 100,000 page visits per month, Bango …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Yay or Nay. Every week we’ll review a new wireless application or service from the user’s point of view, with the goal of highlighting what works and what doesn’t. If you wish to …

Verizon Wireless has stepped into a steaming pile of complaints from animal lovers over commercials for its LG Electronics Co. Ltd. Dare phone, but the marketer is sticking with the 30-second spot. The commercial shows a young man trying to …

A new report from IMS Research says the time is right for banking, money transfers and online payments to move to a mobile environment.The combination of better coverage and higher uptake of feature phones and smartphones, along with greater penetration …

Verizon Wireless said its BlackBerry customers can now manage their financial accounts on the go.The carrier introduced a mobile banking application that works on BlackBerry Curve 8330, BlackBerry Pearl 8130 and BlackBerry 8830 World Edition smartphones. The mobile banking application …

The following list details this week’s infrastructure awards for the cellular, Wi-Fi, and WiMAX industries. The contracts are broken down by transmission technology, country and vendor. The value of the contract is included when available.Cellular–Bulgaria: Bulgarian Telecommunications Co. chose Alcatel-Lucent …

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.With the launch of the 3G iPhone, there has been an incredible amount …

Despite the sometimes-notion that content is a commodity, Viacom Chief Phillippe Dauman said that there’s never been a better time to be in the business of creating shows, films or casual games thanks to the Internet.

So, the MVNO Virgin Mobile wanted a viral way to promote its phones while also donating clothing to nonprofits that clothe homeless teens. Sounds like a noble goal, and nothing could go wrong, right? Well, it can get sticky if …

Sweden’s LM Ericsson on Tuesday posted a 70 percent plunge in second-quarter profits, mainly citing recent acquisitions and high development and restructuring costs.

A year after its release, Microsoft’s Windows Home Server product still rare on store shelves and well known only among hard core techies.

Plantronics (PLT) this afternoon reported better-than-expected results for its fiscal first quarter ended June, thanks in large part to strong demand for Bluetooth headsets.

To coincide with the Walkman phone’s third birthday, Sony Ericsson has unveiled three brand new mobile phones: the W902, W595 and W302, and seven new music accessories.

Apple Inc.’s stock sank more than 10% in after hours trading today after the company forecast fiscal fourth-quarter earnings below analysts’ expectations.The company sold 717,000 iPhones in the fiscal third quarter that ended June 28, but no clear, year-ago quarterly …

A federal judge in Seattle ruled a class action texting lawsuit against T-Mobile USA Inc. will move forward, a development that comes as the mobile-phone industry offers to help federal regulators crack down on third-parties that send unsolicited commercial messages …

iPhone, iPhone, iPhone. Apple Inc.’s new device is dominating chatter in the wireless world, selling out in most stores and AT&T Mobility employees couldn’t be more pleased. But some third-party retailers who work with AT&T Mobility and sell their products …

MetroPCS Communications Inc. has found an assistant to help them assist customers. The carrier selected Verizon LiveSource to provide directory assistance services to its subscribers.LiveSource, a directory assistance channel of Verizon Communications Inc., signed a multi-year and multi-million dollar contract …

The Canadian government’s auction of 105 megahertz of spectrum in the 1710-1755/2110-2155 MHz band, also known as the advanced wireless services spectrum (similar to what was offered by the Federal Communications Commission in 2006), wrapped up this morning after 331 …

SBA Communications Corp. said it will acquire tower company Optasite Holding Company Inc. in a stock-and-cash deal worth roughly $430 million.SBA, which owns and operates towers for AT&T Mobility and Verizon Wireless, said it will issue Optasite sellers 7.25 million …

LG Electronics Co. Ltd. said today that it expected handset shipments to emerging markets to slow and competition to intensify in developed markets in the current, third quarter, as it posted positive results for the quarter just past. Revenue in …

Motorola Inc. is screaming foul over a former executive now helping Apple Inc. with its global market expansion. The Schaumburg, Ill., firm – whose international device business is crumbling – said in a lawsuit filed last week that Mike Fenger, …

Cellufun announced a deal to bring a game show from cable television network GSN to mobile phones.“Catch 21,” which debuts tonight on GSN, combines pop trivia with the classic card game 21. The brand started as a free online game …