Mobile and Wireless Industry Reports

Sprint Nextel Corp. continued to chip off its Nextel Communications Inc. legacy, announcing today that it was consolidating its operational headquarters and corporate headquarters at its Overland Park, Kan., campus. The company’s corporate headquarters were previously housed at Nextel’s campus …

Perhaps taking a cue from “Lord of the Rings: Return of the King,” the Federal Communications Commission’s 700 MHz auction is teasing us with the potential that it could all be over very shortly. New bids dropped to double digits …

China Mobile said it will join Vodafone Group plc and Verizon Wireless in an ongoing trial of LTE technology.The world’s largest mobile operator said the three-way operator trials will focus on LTE FDD, the Frequency Division Duplex version of the …

Alcatel-Lucent announced that it’s developing an application for Research In Motion Ltd.’s BlackBerry platform that will allow prepaid users to track voice and data usage against the amount remaining in their account.The partnership is largely aimed at increasing interest in …

Jamba said it will be the first digital retailer to offer music unencumbered by digital rights management (DRM) software under a deal with record label EMI.A joint venture between News Corp. and VeriSign Inc., Jamba said it will distribute an …

Clear the set. It’s back to business as usual in Hollywood.Members of the Writers Guild of America overwhelmingly voted to end the 100-day-long strike that brought most TV and film production to a screeching halt on Nov. 5.As if on …

The following list includes venture capital and other investments into wireless companies announced during the past week. The value of the investment is included when available. —Acuity: Navteq made an equity investment into Acuity Mobile Inc., a mobile location-based advertising …

BARCELONA, Spain — Attendees of the Mobile World Congress show here have been treated to a range of new devices, from startups to multibillion-dollar entrenched players, evidence that the world’s cellphone industry continues to rush along at an almost breathless …

BARCELONA, Spain – Yahoo Inc. claimed it plans to reinvent mobile communications with oneConnect service, a mobile product with an open architecture that aggregates a user’s e-mail, instant messaging and text messaging, with what it calls a socially connected address …

BARCELONA, Spain – In an increasingly difficult environment for network providers, Alcatel-Lucent announced it is teaming with Japan’s NEC in a joint venture to focus on LTE technology.The move comes on the heels of disappointing 2007 financials for Alcatel-Lucent; the …

The National Association of Tower Erectors said it would redouble efforts to improve job safety in a sector that caught the attention of government labor officials in 2000 because of injuries and fatalities. “The time is now for everyone in …

The Federal Communication Commission’s 700 MHz spectrum auction slogged past the $19.3 billion mark yesterday afternoon on its slowing march to an eventual conclusion that analysts note might not come until the end of the month. The final three rounds …

Qwest Communications International Inc. ended 2007 with 824,000 wireless customers, up 2.9% from the 801,000 subscribers it counted at the close of 2006. The carrier offers mobile service through a mobile virtual network operator agreement with Sprint Nextel Corp.The company …

Mobile transaction powerhouse mBlox tapped digital payment firm Valista to manage its new WAP billing system.ValistaPlus Payments will complement mBlox’s existing billing platform with a direct-to-bill charging service for content purchases and other mobile transactions on the wireless Web. The …

Google Inc. and Yahoo Inc. each announced impressive wins in the mobile search space at Mobile World Congress 2008.Nokia Corp. said it will begin to include Google’s technology with its own mobile search application “in select markets,” integrating the search …

When you turn on the tap, water simply flows out, right? Nothing to it. The same assumption holds true for many if not most BlackBerry users, who tend to rely on the device and the service from Research In Motion …

Device manufacturers and network vendors have submitted 28 mobile WiMAX products in the 2.3 GHz and 2.5 GHz bands since the WiMAX Forum opened its certification lab for testing late last year.The first mobile WiMAX products are expected to be …

BARCELONA, Spain – Many of the world’s most powerful wireless executives are seeing green – both in terms of the cash they wish to save and the environment they hope protect.A number of today

Editor’s Note: Welcome to Yay or Nay, a feature for RCR Wireless News’ weekly e-mail service, Mobile Content and Culture. Every week we’ll review a new wireless application or service from the user’s point of view, with the goal of …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to On the Margins, a feature for RCR Wireless News’ weekly e-mail service, Mobile Content and Culture. Every week, the RCR Wireless News staff considers events in the wider business world and how they could affect the …

Well, I’m on my way out the door to Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain. As you read this, the opening keynote should be just under way.There is nothing like a wireless show on foreign soil to underscore the differences …

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–Czech Republic: Telefonica O2 Czech Republic …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to Reality Check, a feature for RCR Wireless News’ new weekly e-mail service, Mobile Content and Culture. We’ve gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile content industry to give their insights into the marketplace. …

Few would argue the premise that, in the post-iPhone handset world, the user experience matters most. Observers at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, this week have noted the emphasis of substance over style, and Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications …

BARCELONA, Spain — The Android has landed, so to speak.A number of chip companies showed off demonstrations of Google Inc.’s Android cellphone software today at the Mobile World Congress trade show here. Google and the Open Handset Alliance released Android’s …