Policy & Industry

First News Briefs for September 13, 2012

September 13, 2012 7:10 am | by Wireless Week Staff | News | Comments

Companies in today's briefs include: Google, CTIA, ooVoo, Telenity, Straight Talk Wireless

AT & T, CWA Forge Tentative Deal on Wireless Union Workers

September 13, 2012 7:06 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | Comments

AT&T has reached a tentative agreement with Communication Workers of American on a contract covering more than 40,000 union employees in its wireless division.

iPhone Manufacturer Faces Labor Complaints

September 12, 2012 7:25 am | by Associated Press | News | Comments

The company that manufactures Apple's iPhones has responded to an accusation that vocational students are forced to work in its Chinese factories by saying Wednesday its agreement with their schools allows them to leave.

First News Briefs for Sept. 12, 2012

September 12, 2012 7:21 am | by Wireless Week Staff | News | Comments

Companies in today's briefs include: T-Mobile Austria, Transmode, Nokia Siemens Networks, Huawei, Intel.

CTIA Asks FCC to Help Curb Unwanted Political Texts

September 12, 2012 7:18 am | by Andrew Berg | News | Comments

With election season in full swing, CTIA would like the FCC to remind the presidential campaigns that the texting of unsolicited political ads to the general public is in violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA).

First News Briefs for September 11, 2012

September 11, 2012 7:27 am | by Wireless Week Staff | News | Comments

Companies in today's briefs include: T-Mobile USA, Samsung, 4G Americas, Clearlake Capital Group, NetMotion Wireless, FCC, Interoperability Alliance, CCA, U.S. Cellular.

FCC Advances TV Spectrum Sell-Off Plans

September 10, 2012 7:32 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | Comments

The FCC's plan to sell off broadcast television airwaves to spectrum-starved wireless operators is set to advance at its next open meeting.

RCA Rebrands as Competitive Carriers Association

September 10, 2012 7:09 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | Comments

The Rural Cellular Association has changed its name to reflect a growing membership that includes both small, rural providers and national operators like Sprint, Clearwire, T-Mobile USA and Leap Wireless International.

First News Briefs for September 10, 2012

September 10, 2012 6:02 am | by Wireless Week Staff | News | Comments

Companies in today's briefs include: Livewire Mobile, Sprint, MetroPCS, GSMA, Movil, Antel, Entel Chile, Millicom, Oi, Orange, Telecom Italia, Telefonica, Infosys, Lodestone Holding AG, FCC, AT&T, Nansui

Huawei, ZTE Face House Hearing on Security Threats

September 7, 2012 6:24 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | Comments

The House Intelligence Committee will hold a hearing next week on cybersecurity threats from Chinese telecommunications vendors Huawei and ZTE, companies long scrutinized for alleged ties to the Chinese government.

Judge Approves DOJ Settlement in eBook Case

September 7, 2012 5:41 am | by Michael Liedtke, AP Technology Writer | News | Comments

A federal judge has approved the U.S. Justice Department's settlement with a trio of electronic book publishers accused of conspiring in a price-fixing scheme orchestrated by the late Steve Jobs.

First News Briefs for September 7, 2012

September 7, 2012 5:39 am | by Wireless Week Staff | News | Comments

Companies in today’s briefs include: 4G Americas, Alcatel-Lucent, Intel, InterDigital, Samsung, Virgin Mobile USA.

Survey: Cell Phone Users Concerned about Privacy

September 6, 2012 7:29 am | by The Associated Press | News | Comments

Many cellphone users say they have decided not to use an app on their phone because of concerns about privacy.

Samsung says Galaxy S III Sales Pass 20M Mark

September 6, 2012 7:20 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | Comments

Samsung said today it has sold more than 20 million of its Galaxy S III smartphones just 100 days after its launch.

First News Briefs for September 6, 2012

September 6, 2012 7:16 am | by Wireless Week Staff | News | Comments

Companies in today's briefs include: Good Technology, Copiun, Research In Motion, Alcatel-Lucent, Metrico Wireless, Spirent Communications, T-Mobile USA, Samsung.

Huawei Calls for Cybersecurity Cooperation

September 5, 2012 7:09 am | by Joe McDonald, AP Business Writer | News | Comments

Chinese telecoms equipment maker Huawei Technologies Ltd. has issued a report on cybersecurity that includes a pledge never to cooperate with spying in a fresh effort to allay concerns in the United States and elsewhere that threaten to hamper its expansion.

Samsung in Hot Seat over Abusing Chinese Workers

September 5, 2012 7:06 am | by Youkyung Lee, AP Technology Writer | News | Comments

Fresh off a billion-dollar loss in a patent fight with rival smartphone maker Apple, embattled Samsung Electronics Co. now finds itself accused by a labor rights group of mistreating workers in China and illegally using child labor.

FCC to Probe Mobile Broadband Speeds

September 5, 2012 7:02 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | Comments

The FCC is stepping up its data collection on mobile broadband service, bringing its information on wireless on par with the statistics it holds on fixed Internet access.

First News Briefs for September 4, 2012

September 4, 2012 7:06 am | by Wireless Week Staff | News | Comments

Companies in today's briefs include: Verizon Wireless, LG, Wireless Power Consortium, Allot Communications, Oversi Networks, Huawei, iSoftStone.

Samsung to Audit All of its Suppliers in China

September 4, 2012 6:49 am | by Associated Press | News | Comments

Samsung said it plans to examine all of its Chinese suppliers for possible violations of labor policies.

First News Briefs for August 31, 2012

August 31, 2012 7:35 am | by Wireless Week Staff | News | Comments

Companies in today's news briefs: DTS, Yulong Computer Communications, Verizon Wireless, Snell

Tokyo Court: Samsung Didn't Infringe Apple Patent

August 31, 2012 5:44 am | by Yuri Kageyama, AP Business Writer | News | Comments

A Tokyo court on Friday dismissed Apple Inc.'s claim that Samsung had infringed on its patent — the latest ruling in the global legal battle between the two technology titans over smartphones.