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Verizon Wireless has a new exclusive for its Android-device toting customers. Coinciding with the upcoming theatrical debut of “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides,” the carrier is now offering …

Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) has somewhat of an app problem. Windows Phone 7 development is not as prolific as that of the major competing operating systems like Apple Inc.’s (AAPL) iOS …

While the mobile market is indeed international in scale, don’t think carriers ignore local issues. A perfect example is a prepaid offering Verizon Wireless (VZ) unveiled last week in the …

A French company is using RFID technology to avoid accidentally cutting water mains and doing routine maintenance on water pipes. RYB said it worked with the French Technology Laboratory of …

Wireless operators need to start leveraging the data they have on customers to give end users a meaningful experience, and thus drive the lifetime value of the customer instead of …

Oracle Corporation announced that Oracle President Safra Catz will assume the additional responsibility of Chief Financial Officer. Ms. Catz’s appointment follows the resignation of the company’s current CFO, Jeff Epstein, …

Research in Motion Ltd. (RIM) used BlackBerry World 2011 to unveil two powerful new BlackBerry Bold smartphones on Monday, sporting a touchscreen and a 1.2 GHz processor. RIM hopes the …

Wireless backhaul provider FiberTower Corp. (FTWR) said it received its second early termination notice from Clearwire Corp. (CLWR) to discontinue service effective April 30, 2011. The termination represents approximately $434,000 …

Mobile communication is really going mobile according to Juniper Research which says half a billion people worldwide will use their mobile devices as travel tickets on metros, subways and buses …

With more than 250,000 cell sites operating in the U.S. and over 10,000 new sites being added each year, one might assume that selecting site development vendors and structuring their …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reader Forum section. In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers we have created this forum for those with something meaningful to …

AT&T Mobility (T) is set to “4G-enize” a 4G device announcing this afternoon that it was set to begin rolling out an update for the HTC Corp. Inspire smartphone that …

EBay Inc.’s (EBAY) online payment service PayPal has acquired Boston-based Fig Card, a payment startup that seeks to eliminate the use of credit cards in lieu of smartphones. Financial details …

Neustar Inc., provider of solutions and directory services that enable trusted communication across networks, applications, and enterprises around the world, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to …

Apple Inc. (AAPL) is moving past its competitors with a record-breaking 18.6 million iPhones shipped for the latest quarter, according to analysts at IDC and Strategy Analytics. In the process, …

SBA Communications Corp. (SBAC) reported revenues up 13.4% in the first quarter, totaling $167.7 million and narrowed its net loss by 2 cents per share. Site leasing revenue of $146.5 …

The challenge with mobile applications remains that while every brand wants one, consumers are constantly using new platforms to communicate. Thus, applications are going beyond smart phones and tablets to …

Myriad Group AG, a global leader in mobile technology having shipped over 3.8 billion software applications on more than 2.2 billion phones, announced Telef

Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. has filed lawsuits in Germany, France, and Hungary against ZTE Corp. for patent and trade mark infringement, alleging ZTE is infringing on Huawei’s patents for data …

Verizon Wireless (VZ) announced earlier today that technical issues that had crippled its LTE network have been solved and that the network was “up and running.”The announcement came via the …

Sprint Nextel Corp.’s (S) multitude of networks, brands and wholesale partners lends a convoluted nature to its quarterly financial release, but at the end of the day the carrier managed …

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU), an agency created to foster information and communications technology globally, recently commissioned an impressive “emergency communications” map that addresses the need and organization for expedient …

Fresh off announcing stellar first-quarter results in which it said it was the LTE market leader, L.M. Ericsson (ERIC) announced it will be the sole supplier for Rogers Communications Inc.’s …

Mobile broadband buildout aided Crown Castle International Corp.’s (CCI) first-quarter outlook as the independent tower company saw total revenue and site rental revenue both increase 12% year over year. The …

Airimba Wireless Inc. – doing business as WindChannel Communications, Inc. – announced that it has concluded a merger agreement with AireWire, Inc. to create a combined company providing an expanded …