Wireless and Mobile Technology

InformationWeek - The nation's No. 3 wireless carrier retained majority ownership in the wireless broadband network while spreading the financial risk across a diverse set of partners.

InformationWeek - The 911 Industry Alliance says there is a problem because most call centers are analog and digital data isn't delivered.

WASHINGTON (AFP) - In a major bet on WiMax wireless Internet, Sprint Nextel and Clearwire said Wednesday they would combine their networks in a new company with investment from Google, Intel and others.

A new venture between Sprint and Clearwire means much faster mobile broadband will come to market this year in some areas, and price competition among mobile operators will heat up.

Sprint Nextel and Clearwire on Wednesday announced a $14.5 billion initiative to combine their wireless broadband businesses and form a new wireless communications company.

LONDON (Reuters) - BT Group signaled its return to the mobile market on Wednesday by launching a BlackBerry-style smart-phone as part of its broadband deal for users to surf the Web and make calls when not at home.

Caps on the price of sending an SMS from a mobile phone while abroad came a step closer Wednesday, when the European...

NEW YORK - Sprint and Clearwire are forming a new company to build a nationwide "WiMax" wireless network, with the goal of offering advanced wireless Internet services to millions beginning next year, people with direct knowledge of the situation say.

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Pope Benedict will text message thousands of young Catholics on their mobile phones during World Youth Day in Sydney in July, hoping going digital will help him connect better with a younger audience.

SYDNEY (AFP) - Pope Benedict XVI will give a new meaning to the term religious text by sending "inspirational messages" to mobile phones during Catholic World Youth day in Australia, organisers said Wednesday.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sprint Nextel Corp and Clearwire Corp are near announcing a $12 billion joint venture with major cable operators to offer services based on WiMax, an emerging technology that could make wireless Internet ubiquitous, people close to the talks said on Tuesday.

Balancing career and personal goals can be tough -- especially with laptops, cell phones and BlackBerrys keeping you close to work.

PHILADELPHIA - Sprint Nextel Corp. is close to finalizing a deal to get financing for its new wireless broadband network from a group that includes Comcast Corp. and Google Inc., according to a person close to the talks.

Google has asked the Federal Communications Commission to verify Verizon's intent to fully honor the FCC's open-access rule before issuing licenses to the wireless carrier for its winning auction bids in the C block of the 700-MHz spectrum. Failure to do so now will only foster uncertainty and delay, rather than innovation and investment, Google's petition warns.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sprint Nextel and Clearwire Corp are close to announcing a $12 billion joint venture for ultra-fast wireless Internet access for mobile phones and laptop computers, The Wall Street Journal reported on its Web site on Tuesday.

The device, which runs on Microsoft's Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional, includes a 2.8-inch VGA touch screen and supports carriers' 3G broadband-like networks.

NEW DELHI (AFP) - India's top mobile phone Bharti Airtel denied on Tuesday a media report that it had made a 19-billion-dollar offer to take control of South Africa's flagship MTN telecom operator.

The deal is a blow to Sprint Nextel, which had been supplying the service to Qwest customers after the company sold off its own wireless service a few years ago.

Apple's iPhone got new competition Tuesday as HTC unveiled the 3G Touch Diamond. The new smartphone will be HTC's flagship model as it vies to grab market share from touchscreen competitors.

San Francisco - Nokia and Ikivo are partnering to build tools that enable collaboration between graphic designers and software engineers in the development of Java applications for mobile devices.

A wave of suitors, possible partners, and investors have been talking with the struggling Sprint, the third largest U.S. cell phone provider.

If being away from your television leaves you nervous about missing the latest wisdom from Anderson Cooper or SpongeBob SquarePants, AT&T has some reassuring news for you. Its AT&T Mobile TV will provide round-the-clock access to popular TV fare on your cell phone.

High Tech Computer announced the HTC Touch Diamond on Tuesday, a smartphone running Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional...

A few years ago, organizations from Disney to 7-Eleven to the local pinochle club were jumping into the cellphone business, leveraging their brands to appeal to niches untapped by the big carriers.

Bharti Airtel, a large Indian telecommunications company, said on Tuesday that it has entered into exploratory discussions...

LONDON (AFP) - British mobile phone giant Vodafone announced Tuesday that it will distribute Apple's iPhone in 10 new countries including Australia, India and South Africa.

HELSINKI (Reuters) - Nokia Oyj (NOK1V.HE) will launch a new phone for telecom operator China Mobile (0941.HK), the world's top cell phone maker said on Tuesday.

LONDON/AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Telecoms companies Vodafone and Telecom Italia will both sell Apple Inc's iPhone in Italy, in an apparent break from previous exclusive carrier deals.

LONDON (AFP) - British mobile phone giant Vodafone announced Tuesday that it will distribute Apple's wildly popular iPhone in 10 new countries including Australia, India and South Africa.

QUITO, Ecuador - Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa agreed Monday to renew the operating concession for the local unit of mobile phone giant America Movil, ending months of stalled negotiations, a top telecommunications official said.