Policy & Industry

Clear Talk Purchases VZW B-block Spectrum

November 28, 2012 5:31 am | by Andrew Berg | News | Comments

Verizon today announced Clear Talk as the third buyer of its spectrum in the lower 700 MHz B-block.

Ericsson Files Patent Suit Against Samsung

November 28, 2012 5:28 am | by Andrew Berg | News | Comments

Ericsson on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against Samsung for infringing its patents.

First News Briefs for November 27, 2012

November 27, 2012 6:02 am | by Wireless Week Staff | News | Comments

Companies in today's news briefs: NFC Forum, Qualcomm, Spirent Communications, Ruckus Wireless, Cincinnati Bell, Verizon Wireless

HP Investor Sues Company for Handling of Two Deals

November 27, 2012 5:39 am | by Michael Liedtke, AP Technology Writer | News | Comments

HP now has a legal headache to compound its misery as the company tries to recover from a series of setbacks that have hammered its stock price and raised doubts about its future.

CWA, DOJ Weigh In on T-Mobile, MetroPCS Merger

November 27, 2012 5:28 am | by Andrew Berg | News | Comments

The CWA as well as the DOJ weighed in yesterday on the proposed merger of T-Mobile USA and MetroPCS.

First News for November 26, 2012

November 26, 2012 6:13 am | by Wireless Week Staff | News | Comments

Companies in today's news briefs: Sprint, NISLAPP, Canon U.S.A, Assurance Wireless

PISC Argues for Approval of AWS-4 Rules

November 26, 2012 6:02 am | by Andrew berg | News | Comments

Representatives from a variety of public interest groups are asking the FCC to refrain from putting limitations on Dish Network's AWS-4 spectrum.

First News Briefs for November 20, 2012

November 20, 2012 5:07 am | by Wireless Week Staff | News | Comments

Companies in today's news briefs: Juniper, Amazon, Wirefly, Wahoo Fitness.

Report: FCC to Limit Dish Spectrum

November 19, 2012 6:40 am | by Andrew Berg | News | Comments

Just a week after receiving 3GPP technical specs for use of its AWS spectrum, the FCC it is saying it intends to limit the use of its Dish's spectrum.

First News Briefs for November 16, 2012

November 16, 2012 4:46 am | by Wireless Week Staff | News | Comments

Categories: AT&T, Sprint, Verizon Wireless, Virgin Mobile USA, Vringo, ZTE

News Briefs for Novemeber 15, 2012

November 15, 2012 5:29 am | by Wireless Week Staff | News | Comments

Companies in today's news briefs: Telefonica Digital, Straight Talk Wireless, Crittercism, Verizon Wireless, Comcast, Voxbone

U.S., Mexico Sign Agreement to Curb Device Trafficking

November 14, 2012 5:44 am | by Andrew Berg | News | Comments

FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski on Tuesday signed a bilateral agreement with Mexican Communications Under-Secretary Hector Olavarria Tapia to combat the theft and cross-border trafficking of mobile devices between the United States and Mexico.

First News Briefs for November, 14, 2012

November 14, 2012 4:24 am | by Wireless Week Staff | News | Comments

Companies in today's news: WD, Open Mobile Alliance, Sprint, Verizon Wireless

First News Briefs for November 13, 2012

November 13, 2012 5:59 am | by Wireless Week Staff | News | Comments

Companies in today's briefs: Solavei, TelecomHUB, Visuallead, Allot Communications, Abukai, Visa

FCC, Mexico Collaborate on Curbing Device Thefts

November 13, 2012 5:28 am | by Andrew Berg | News | Comments

The FCC is embarking on a bilateral agreement with Mexico that it hopes will aid in its ongoing effort to curb trafficking of stolen mobile phones.

Toyota Tests Cars That Communicate With Each Other

November 12, 2012 5:55 am | by Yuri Kageyama, AP Business Writer | News | Comments

Toyota is testing car safety systems that allow vehicles to communicate with each other and with the roads they are on in a just completed facility in Japan the size of three baseball stadiums.

First News Briefs for November 12, 2012

November 12, 2012 5:48 am | by Wireless Week Staff | News | Comments

Companies in today's briefs include: GSMA, Page Plus Cellular, Ofcom, Syniverse, SmarTone.

Apple, HTC Resolve Patent Dispute with Licensing Agreement

November 12, 2012 5:37 am | by Andrew Berg | News | Comments

HTC and Apple announced Saturday that they have reached a global settlement that includes the dismissal of all current patent lawsuits and a ten-year license agreement.

AT & T Changes Policy, Will Allow FaceTime Over Cellular

November 9, 2012 6:11 am | by Andrew Berg | News | Comments

AT&T said yesterday that it will allow any customer with an LTE-capable iOS device on a tiered or shared data plan to use Apple's FaceTime video conferencing app over a cellular connection.

First News Briefs for November 9, 2012

November 9, 2012 5:29 am | by Wireless Week Staff | News | Comments

Companies in today's briefs include: Verizon Wireless, AT&T, Aegis Mobility, ZoomSafer, HTC, Nokia, Samsung.

BlackBerry 10 Lands Security Certification

November 8, 2012 6:05 am | by Andrew Berg | News | Comments

While still months from launch, Research In Motion’s forthcoming BlackBerry 10 operating system has met key government security standards.

Vringo Wins Patent Suit Against Google

November 7, 2012 6:46 am | by The Associated Press | News | Comments

Ringtone company Vringo Inc. has won a patent lawsuit against Google and several other companies.

Apple, Google Suit Over Patent Rates Dismissed

November 6, 2012 5:52 am | by Peter Svensson, AP Technology Writer | News | Comments

A federal judge in Madison, Wis., on Monday threw out a suit by Apple Inc. claiming that Google subsidiary Motorola Mobility is seeking unreasonably high license fees for the use of patents on wireless technology.