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Of all the industries that the soon-to-be-merged Nokia Siemens Networks will play in, the most important are radio access; services core and applications, which includes IMS; and transport and broadband …

ONCE UPON A TIME, in the deep past-about six months ago, say-the global handset business started looking fairly predictable. Nokia Corp. had steadily amassed dominant market share while maintaining relatively …

Amp’d Mobile, looking to ramp up subscribers and bring in revenue from advertising, has placed its $35 million advertising account into review. A company spokeswoman said the marketer’s ad agency …

Kyocera Wireless Corp. and regional wireless operator Cellular South are set to test near field communications technology in May with consumers in Memphis and Jackson, Miss., to see if consumers …

Verizon Wireless is making new moves toward customer friendliness with an expanded “test drive” period of 30 days, during which customers can opt to leave the carrier and essentially have …

Mobile virtual network operator Amp’d Mobile Inc. announced it will begin selling Motorola Inc.’s Q smartphone starting next month. And the device has the Amp’d approach to wireless entertainment written …

Tween-focused mobile virtual network operator kajeet Inc. has officially announced its retail launch, with its service and handsets to be available in Best Buy and Limited Too stores.Kajeet already had …

Medio Systems Inc. joined the mobile advertising stampede, unveiling a performance-based ad-serving network for both on-deck and off-deck activity.Mobile virtual network operator Amp’d Mobile Inc. will be the first service …

Qualcomm Inc.’s prospects for quarterly revenue and earnings due in April have brightened, while Texas Instruments Inc.’s forecast lacked luster. Although both companies’ forecasts pertain to the current quarter only, …

Regional, flat-rate carrier Revol has started testing an advertising-supported wireless service that allows users to get a discount on their bills if they agree to receive content, advertising and promotional …

Caribbean carrier Digicel has been snapping up properties and is introducing dual-technology roaming for its customers as it expands its network reach and potential revenue streams. The carrier is coming …

As an American who grew up in Italy, Sebastian Harrison always had two phones: one for use in Italy, and one for the United States. As an adult, he decided …

Sprint Nextel Corp. will bulk up its music and video offerings for its Vision and Power Vision data subscribers beginning next month.The carrier, in a billing insert to its customers, …

Regional, flat-rate carrier Revol has started testing an advertising-supported wireless service that allows users to get a discount on their monthly bills if they agree to receive content, advertising and …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to a special edition of our Monday feature, Analyst Angle. This week we’re introducing four new contributors, Current Analysis’ Avi Greengart, Compete’s Miro Kazakoff, Jupiter Research’s Julie …

While the wireless world and “Apple fanboys” wait breathlessly for the iPhone, Daren Tsui is hoping to turn mass-market phones already on the market into on-the-go digital music players.The CEO …

Momentum for mobile television is building. Whether there is a market for it or not, the wireless industry is getting serious about hawking mobile TV services. Oh, sure carriers have …

When Skype, the PC-based Voice over Internet Protocol provider, petitioned the Federal Communications Commission last month to allow consumers to load third-party, IP-based software onto their mobile phones, the company …

For the past eight months, M2Z Networks Inc. stood alone behind a plan that might actually aid President Bush’s quest for universal and affordable broadband service in the United States. …

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 …

A robust economy in China may be fueling robust ambitions. Two domestic Chinese handset makers will use the upcoming CTIA Wireless 2007 show to launch handsets in the United States, …

Mach announced that it acquired CB Holdings Inc., the parent company of financial-settlement company Cibernet. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Combined, Mach and Cibernet is expected to have …

U.S. Cellular Corp.’s parent company, Telephone and Data Systems Inc., is no longer considering making an offer to acquire the portion of the carrier’s stock that it doesn’t already own. …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our Monday 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. …

French media-telecom conglomerate Vivendi S.A. sharpened its charges against T-Mobile USA Inc. and its global affiliate, alleging corporate corruption helped the No. 4 U.S. mobile phone operator bid successfully on …