Wireless Technology

Comcast Corp. blames the economy and even Clearwire Corp. for some of its struggles in 2008. According to a report from CNNMoney.com, Comcast said fourth-quarter profit fell 32% because of decreased value of its investment in the Clearwire WiMAX service. …

Two large conglomerates have created new business units geared toward helping different segments of the wireless industry.During this week at GSMA World Mobile Congress in Barcelona, Hewlett-Packard Co. announced its plans for HP Communications and Media Solutions, and Accenture has …

Femtocells are just starting to hit the wireless market, but considerable momentum is building for the technology to play a key role when carriers start to deploy LTE networks.More than 18 wireless providers said they are planning to deploy LTE …

Since the settlement last year that ended the industry’s highest-profile cross-licensing battle, Nokia Corp. and Qualcomm Inc. have been expected to cozy up. Now it’s official. Nokia, the world’s largest handset maker, and Qualcomm, the world’s leading wireless chip maker, …

Sprint Nextel Corp., which continues to wedge itself in as the cheaper wireless solution, has put two of its popular plans together and taken $10 off the total price.The carrier announced its new offering, Simply Everything + Mobile Broadband, which …

BARCELONA, Spain – One of the two top U.S wireless carriers in the United States – Verizon Wireless or Sprint Nextel Corp. – is testing an image-recognition technology that would allow marketers to connect directly to cellphone-toting consumers without relying …

With WiMAX being deployed all around the world, Intel Corp. officials are satisfied with the progress the technology has made in the United States and are hopeful federal stimulus funds can help accelerate the technology’s deployment. Sean Maloney, Intel EVP, …

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.—Pontis: Norwest Venture Partners led a $19.65 million round of financing into software developer Pontis …

Aruba Networks Inc. said it won round one in a patent infringement case filed against the company by Motorola Inc. and two of its subsidiaries regarding technology used for the wireless local area network market.The U.S. Patent & Trademark Office …

When it comes to mobile in the enterprise, presence is the buzzword. Just like it was three years ago.Presence – a vaguely defined term referring to the ability to determine the availability and whereabouts of others – was a key …

Shares of Research In Motion Ltd. plunged after the manufacturer said its quarterly earnings and gross margin would come in at the low end of expectations, despite better-than-expected subscriber growth.The Canadian-based BlackBerry maker said it will exceed its previous forecast …

Microsoft Corp.’s ActiveSync technology is behind Google Inc.’s latest mobile synching offering.The Mountain View, Calif.-based Internet giant on Monday rolled out Google Sync., a feature that allows users with iPhones and Windows Mobile devices to exchange Gmail and Google Calendar …

Microsoft Corp. is the latest company to jump on the cloud-computing craze with a free new service for Windows Mobile users.The software giant unveiled My Phone, a Web-based service that synchs contacts, appointments, messages and multimedia content between the Internet …

Nortel Network Corp’s decision to shut down its mobile WiMAX division not only hurt Alvarion Ltd.’s 2008 bottom line but its severed agreement will linger this year and may result in a legal dispute.Alvarion posted a loss in the fourth …

A major communication provider to the oil and gas industry plans to resell wireless broadband and WiMAX services to oil companies in North America.Schlumberger, a leading oilfield services provider, has been providing the oil and gas industry communications services – …

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.AdMob: Draper Fisher Jurvetson’s Growth Fund and Northgate Capital invested $12.5 million into mobile advertising …

A developer of wireless enterprise solutions claims it has combined the advantages of paging and mobile phones into one service that can be accessed with a smartphone.Onset Technology is targeting the healthcare field with the latest enhancement of its METAmessage …

Intel is to detail technologies it is developing for mobile devices at next week’s International Solid State Circuits Conference (ISSCC), including system-on-a-chip (SoC) processors with integrated digital radios and better hardware acceleration for multimedia.

Google said earlier this week that it is joining several technology companies, including Comsearch, Dell, HP, Microsoft, Motorola and Neustar, to form a new coalition called the White Spaces Database Group , which will provide and compile into a database …

With wireless providers looking to enhance their networks during an economic downturn, Nokia Siemens Networks unveiled a base station that it claims can handle the migration from 2G to 3G and onto LTE.The company said its Flexi Multiradio Base Stations …

Following a lengthy legal process, the Circuit Court of Cook County Illinois has ordered Sprint Nextel Corp. to sell all Nextel operations in affiliate iPCS Inc.’s service areas. Sprint Nextel has 360 days to get rid of the iDEN network …

The difficult economy has had an effect on the Ultra Wideband market, with 2008 marking the exit of four UWB chip makers from the market, according to a report from research firm In-Stat.The company noted Focus Semiconductor declared bankruptcy, WiQuest …

While being the gold standard for wireless smartphones has its advantages, Apple Inc.’s iPhone and exclusive, domestic carrier partner AT&T Mobility may be evolving into a potential gold mine in the eyes of plaintiffs’ attorneys who continue to pile on …

With three of the four largest wireless providers in the United States selling femtocells to boost indoor coverage, and the fourth expected to join the party, a Massachusetts company is banking millions that the technology will take off.Verizon Wireless was …

Wireless infrastructure vendors can get through this rough economic time if they stay true to their core businesses, even as the economy continues to take financial hits.The world’s largest infrastructure provider, L.M. Ericsson, continues to buck the trend and posted …