:: Wireless News Archive ::
Skyfire mobile browser goes global
By Rich Karpinski
The Skyfire mobile browser has been inching into wide availability for months now, but with its latest release this week, it is now accessible to any user worldwide...
Will BlackBerry’s touch-screen gamble pay off?
By Sarah Reedy
RIM strayed from its core expertise with its first touch-screen handset; the consumer market could decide if its bet paid off....
T-Mobile taps Yahoo, not its G1 partner, for search
By Sarah Reedy
While partnering with Google for the G1 handset, T-Mobile appears to be partnering with Yahoo for everything else...
Clearwire approves Xohm merger
By Kevin Fitchard
Companies now wait for the paperwork to clear before deal is finalized...
OMS: We are not a telco, says Xohm
By Kevin Fitchard
WiMAX operator sticks by its promise of open and unlimited access to mobile broadband...
Adversitement partners with Bango for mobile analytics
By Sarah Reedy
Former competitors partner for comprehensive PC, mobile analytics...
Could Sprint affiliate cause trouble for WiMAX in Grand Rapids?
By Kevin Fitchard
Court ruling on iPCS challenge allows WiMAX merger to go through, but it could threaten Clearwire’s Grand Rapids deployment...
MobUI connects VH1 viewers, celebs through mobile IM
By Sarah Reedy
MobUI hopes to capitalize on burgeoning mobile messaging market...
Qualcomm to use WiFi positioning in LBS chips
By Kevin Fitchard
Vendor taps Skyhook wireless to compliment its GPS platform...
Priority 1: The Mobile Backhaul Network
By Kevin Fitchard
This has been a landmark year for U.S. mobile operators as they have witnessed data traffic more than double on their networks....
The SMS payout
By Kevin Fitchard
Last month, VZW notified short message service aggregators through its billing provider, OpenMarket, that it would begin charging them a 3-cent fee for every automated text message they send over the Verizon network...
Carriers, OEMs search for holiday shoppers
By Sarah Reedy
As the holidays approach with an array of new mobile handsets, shoppers increasingly will turn to the Internet to find gifts....
When Worlds Converge
By Joan Engebretson
As service providers seek to sell more and more services to their customer base through bundling, one offering that still remains largely stand-alone is wireless....
The long tail and other business myths
By Rich Karpinski
The Web was supposed to change how the service game works. But now critics are questioning some of the very tactics that were supposed to turn the status quo on its head....
Sprint's iDEN Problem
By Kevin Fitchard
Sprint is in quite the pickle. Usually companies invest in promising new technology and scale back on those that have run their useful course....
Management World: 'Cleaning house' a back-office priority as capex spending slows
By Rich Karpinski
As service provider capex spending slows due to the economic downturn, back-office staffs would do well to turn their sights back to that work...
ARM delves further into computing
By Kevin Fitchard
Low-power-processor company partners with Ubuntu with eye on penetrating the mobile computing space...
Leap’s network starting to look more national
By Kevin Fitchard
With MetroPCS reciprocal roaming agreement in place, Leap is extending in-network calling to a host of large markets...
TelcoTV: Ads not mobile TV’s savior, MobiTV president says
By Sarah Reedy
Despite industry talk of advertising as the catalyst to kick-start mobile TV adoption, at least one mobile TV provider isn’t holding its breath. Paul Scanlan, president and co-founder of MobiTV...
Smartphones driving mobile browser maturity
By Rich Karpinski
Thanks to user demand and advances in mobile application development, highly capable Internet browsers running on smartphones are becoming more widely available...
Sprint's real-world IMS: FMC, yes; IP trunking, not yet
By Rich Karpinski
Operator releases second fixed mobile convergence service tapping its IMS network, but other upcoming services bypass IMS altogether – at least for now...
Carriers focus on pre-paid wireless, budget-conscious bundles
By Sarah Reedy
In response to a weakening economy, carriers look for ways to attract increasingly budget-conscious consumers...
Clearwire: Almost home
By Kevin Fitchard
November 20 shareholder vote final step; first Clearwire market to take customers in December...
AT&T, VZW fuel growth through dueling acquisitions
By Kevin Fitchard
AT&T's Centennial purchase adds to last year's Dobson acquisition, while VZW prepares for mega-merger with Alltel...
Local broadcasters successful in mobile DTV trials
By Sarah Reedy
With the backing of the OMVC, Chicago and Denver-based broadcasters complete successful mobile DTV trials...
