Policy & Industry
Air Force CIO: Prospects Few for Vacating Gov’t Spectrum
October 11, 2012 5:56 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsReallocating government spectrum to the wireless industry could be a long and difficult task, a top official from the U.S. Air Force told a CTIA audience on Wednesday.
AT & T, T-Mobile Swap PCS Spectrum
October 10, 2012 7:58 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsAT&T is snapping up a handful of AWS, PCS and 700 MHz spectrum through separate deals with T-Mobile USA and Peregrine Spectrum LLC.
US Report Highlights Unease About Chinese Firms
October 10, 2012 5:59 am | by Joe McDonald, AP Business Writer | News | CommentsEager to expand in the United States, China's biggest technology companies face an America anxious about threats to jobs and national security.
First News Briefs for October 10, 2012
October 10, 2012 5:54 am | by Wireless Week Staff | News | CommentsCompanies in today's briefs include: T-Mobile USA, Samsung, Sprint, Wireless Power Consortium, Mosaik Solutions.
Zipcar Lays Out Car Sharing’s Mobile Future
October 10, 2012 5:47 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsDuring a Tuesday keynote address, CEO Scott Griffith described Zipcar’s adoption of mobile technology and plans to expand its mobile app.
VZW LTE Markets to Hit 417 Next Week
October 10, 2012 5:43 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsVerizon Wireless will light up its LTE network in 21 cities next week, making the service available in 417 markets.
MobileCON Show Daily: Oct. 9, 10, 11
October 9, 2012 9:21 am | by Check out Wireless Week's complete coverage of CTIA's MobileCON 2012 in San Diego. | Articles | CommentsCheck out Wireless Week's complete coverage of CTIA's MobileCON 2012 in San Diego.
Court Lets Stand Telecom Immunity in Wiretap Case
October 9, 2012 7:04 am | by Associated Press | News | CommentsThe Supreme Court is leaving in place a federal law that gives telecommunications companies legal immunity for helping the government with its email and telephone eavesdropping program.
First News Briefs for October 9, 2012
October 9, 2012 6:03 am | by Wireless Week Staff | News | CommentsCompanies in today's briefs include: T-Mobile USA, Nokia, Sprint, Frontier Communications Corporation, AT&T, Accenture.
Turner: Time to Address Systemic App Security Issues
October 9, 2012 5:37 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsThe applications industry needs to do a better job of policing itself, because in its current state, it's putting both consumers and businesses at risk.
House Panel: Huawei, ZTE 'Cannot Be Trusted'
October 8, 2012 7:45 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsA Congressional panel release a draft report today warning that Huawei and ZTE may be under the influence of the Chinese government.
First News Briefs for October 5, 2012
October 5, 2012 6:21 am | by Wireless Week Staff | News | CommentsCompanies in today's briefs include: AT&T, Asus, Samsung, Microsoft, HTC, Motorola Mobility, Veracode, Marvin Mobile Security.
Dish: We May Have to Sell AWS Spectrum
October 4, 2012 7:11 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsDish Network Chairman Charlie Ergen pushed the FCC in a speech yesterday to pass rules allowing it to use its AWS spectrum for a mobile broadband network.
First News Briefs for October 4, 2012
October 4, 2012 6:17 am | by Wireless Week Staff | News | CommentsCompanies in today's briefs include: Sprint, AT&T, LG, NFC Forum, Wireless Broadband Alliance, Clariden Global.
T-Mobile USA, MetroPCS Merger Confirmed
October 3, 2012 8:08 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsDeutsche Telekom on Wednesday confirmed an agreement to combine T-Mobile and MetroPCS.
AT & T, Clearwire Back LTE Patent Pool
October 3, 2012 7:13 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsAT&T, Clearwire and eight other companies have agreed to lend key intellectual property on LTE to a patent pool in an effort to reduce lawsuits in the highly litigious wireless market.
Judge Lifts US Ban on Sales of Samsung Tablet
October 3, 2012 7:11 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsA federal judge has lifted a ban on sales of Samsung Electronics Corp.'s Galaxy 10.1 tablet computer.
First News Briefs for October 3, 2012
October 3, 2012 5:59 am | by Wireless Week Staff | News | CommentsCompanies in today's briefs include: AT&T, Sony, Motorola Mobility, Apple, Bluetooth Special Interest Group, Tempest Telecom Solutions.
Good Technology Acquires AppCentral
October 2, 2012 7:43 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsGood Technology has signed an agreement to acquire AppCentral, a privately-held provider of mobile application management and application 'wrapping' technology. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed.
Samsung Motions To Add iPhone 5 to Patent Case
October 2, 2012 7:13 am | by Associated Press | News | CommentsSouth Korea's Samsung Electronics Co. says it has filed a motion with a U.S. court to add Apple's iPhone 5 to their ongoing patent battle.
First News Briefs for October 2, 2012
October 2, 2012 7:07 am | by Wireless Week Staff | News | CommentsCompanies in today's briefs include: Accenture, Nokia Siemens Networks, HTC, Openet, Amdocs, AT&T, Samsung, Juniper Networks, Oracle.
PCIA Kicks Off 2012 Conference
October 1, 2012 7:26 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsPCIA reports attendance is on the rise for its fall conference, which starts today in Orlando, Fla.
LightSquared's Latest LTE Plan: Share Federal Spectrum
October 1, 2012 7:23 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsLightSquared wants the FCC to let it share spectrum with the federal government under a new plan for its LTE network, which has been stymied by problems with GPS interference.
First News Briefs for October 1, 2012
October 1, 2012 7:16 am | by Wireless Week Staff | News | CommentsCompanies in today's news briefs: AT&T, iGR Research, HughesNet
AT & T's WCS Plans to Get FCC Green Light
September 27, 2012 6:43 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsThe FCC is poised to allow LTE service in the long-unused 2.3 GHz Wireless Communications Services (WCS) band, clearing the way for AT&T's plan to use the spectrum for its LTE network.
