Semiconductor vendors that pioneered the GPS market are facing an "uncertain future", experts warn.. ABI Research said that such firms are at growing risk of being absorbed into much larger integrated circuit manufacturers.
WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- Sprint Nextel and Clearwire pledged Monday to deliver wireless Internet access to police, firefighters and schools at speeds fast enough to handle two-way video conferencing if federal regulators approve their merger.
Europe's telecommunications standards body ETSI (Sophia Antipolis, France) is to establish a focus group to look at the approaches needed to standardize the fast growing Machine-to-Machine (M2M) sector.
Thanks to a newly announced merger, IntelliNet Technologies soon will market a combined controller/security gateway/AAA function to OEMs as it pursues the holy grail of fixed-mobile convergence (FMC).
While the 3G iPhone includes a number of new technologies to excite tech-savvy phone users, it's the device's price and enterprise focus that could stand as the greatest boon to AT&T Mobility, the exclusive U.S. carrier for the device.
Indeed, the carrier plans to sell...
SAN FRANCISCO - You could cut the anticipation with a knife leading up to Apple Inc.'s Worldwide Developer Conference this morning. The company delivered the iPhone 3G to thunderous applause more than 75 minutes into a nearly two-hour presentation.
The sold-out event brought 5,200 people...
Verizon Wireless is merging its online tools for business subscribers. The carrier, working alongside parent company Verizon Communications Inc.'s Verizon Business division, has launched Verizon Enterprise Center (VEC) a unified online tool for large-business customers. The new portal is made of the two former...
Who's sending that text message to your cellphone? It could be your neighborhood auto dealer.Dealers are joining other auto advertisers in marketing on mobile phones. Consumers now can gain access to many dealerships' listings of new and used vehicles - complete with photos, prices,...
LiveTV L.L.C. said it will buy Verizon Communications Inc.'s Airfone business, a move the JetBlue Airways subsidiary said will anchor its in-flight e-mail and messaging platform. "Airfone was the pioneer of in-flight connectivity," said Nate Quigley, CEO of LiveTV. "We look forward to building...
Leap Wireless International Inc. is set to turn on its Cricket service tomorrow in St. Louis, Mo. Leap said the service will be available at nine St. Louis area retail stores and at more than 80 authorized dealers. The value-driven wireless service offers a...
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. In the coming weeks look for columns from Current Analysis' Peter Jarich, IDC's Shiv...
The sparse, rural areas that AlltelCommunications L.L.C.'s network covers and the demographics it serves lead some to assume Alltel would have relatively little data uptake, but the numbers tell a different story. The No. 5 carrier is outperforming its four larger competitors in numerous...
Gemalto says that it has provided Italian MVNO, PosteMobile with a software solution that allows BancoPosta customers to securely carry out payment transactions with their mobile phone. Both PosteMobile and BancoPosta are part of the Poste Italiane Group (Italian Post Office).
We all love the concept of mobile search. For today's busy mobile professional, it is reassuring and convenient to have all the information the Internet can hold just a few mobile-phone clicks away.
People rarely need coins to make a call these days, but don’t ditch your coppers just yet because manufacturer Handlink has designed a coin-operated Wi-Fi access point.
Will the next iPhone be thinner, cheaper, perhaps cooler? Will it come with new features such as video chat and a global positioning system? For months, speculation has swirled.
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Korean technology group Samsung launched a new touchscreen smartphone on Monday, hours before Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs was expected to announce a new version of the iPhone.
