Shows & Conferences

Huawei Negotiates Rough Waters of U.S., China Trade Relations

March 24, 2011 7:30 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | Comments

ORLANDO, Fla.—Huawei has found out the hard way that it's not easy being a China-based company trying to do business in the United States...

Being the David to Verizon's LTE Goliath: MetroPCS

March 24, 2011 7:27 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | Comments

ORLANDO, Fla.—MetroPCS Communications doesn't make a lot of the fact that they, not Verizon Wireless, were the first to deploy LTE.

Samsung Unveils Tab 10.1, 8.9

March 23, 2011 7:51 am | by Andrew Berg | News | Comments

ORLANDO, Fla.—Big blue numbers stand on the front lawn outside the Orange County Convention Center: 7, 8, 9 and 10. Until yesterday, CTIA Wireless 2011 show attendees had to wonder what Samsung Mobile was up to.

Sprint Expands HTC Franchise with Tablet, 3D Phone

March 23, 2011 7:50 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | Comments

ORLANDO, Fla.—Sprint took its smartphone users to the third dimension and gave tablet devotees a boost with the unveiling of its HTC Evo 3D smartphone and HTC Evo View 4G tablet on Tuesday.

Exec Panel: No Truce for AT & T, Sprint

March 23, 2011 7:48 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | Comments

What do you think of AT&T's $39 billion acquisition of T-Mobile USA?

FCC Chairman Brings Welcome Message

March 23, 2011 7:45 am | by Brad Smith | News | Comments

ORLANDO, Fla.—FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski brought a welcome message to the CTIA Wireless show Tuesday...

Operators Debate Spectrum Sharing

March 23, 2011 7:44 am | by Brad Smith | News | Comments

ORLANDO, Fla.—There are several things network operators agree on, but sharing their spectrum isn't one of them.

U.S. Data Traffic Doubles; Smartphones Up 57%, says CTIA

March 22, 2011 1:35 pm | by Maisie Ramsay | News | Comments

The industry knows that mobile data traffic is increasing, but by how much? CTIA is shedding some new light on the trend in new numbers from its semi-annual survey.

Nokia Delivers Astound for T-Mobile

March 22, 2011 1:32 pm | by Monica Alleven | News | Comments

Nokia is targeting those feature phone users who haven't yet made the move to a smartphone with the new Nokia Astound.

NFC Takes Baby Steps to Market

March 22, 2011 1:18 pm | by Andrew Berg | News | Comments

While Balsan and the other three panelists agreed that this is truly the "launch year" for NFC, they also came to the consensus that it's going to be baby steps from here.

Web Meets Apps

March 22, 2011 1:15 pm | by Brad Smith | News | Comments

Nearly all Americans make the vast majority their purchases near where they live and work, a fact that plays into the advantages of mobile commerce...

Shows Attendees Ponder Acquisition Implications

March 22, 2011 7:23 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | Comments

ORLANDO, Fla.—AT&T may not have announced its $39 billion acquisition of T-Mobile USA at CTIA Wireless 2011 itself – breaking the news on Sunday...

Social Media Shows Mobile Muscle

March 22, 2011 7:21 am | by Brad Smith | News | Comments

ORLANDO, Fla.—Whatever else you may say about him, Charlie Sheen has something no one else has – he's the fastest tweeter to reach 1 million Twitter followers.

WW Show Daily - CTIA Wireless - Spring 2011 - Days 1, 2 & 3

March 21, 2011 1:47 pm | News | Comments

Wireless Week's - International CTIA Wireless - Spring 2011 - Complete Show Coverage

Show Attendees Get Front Seat

March 21, 2011 7:46 am | by Monica Alleven | News | Comments

AT&T plans to acquire T-Mobile USA from Deutsche Telekom for $39 billion...

Super Sized in Orlando

March 20, 2011 3:13 pm | Blogs | Comments

Sizing up the industry in Orlando in the wake of AT&T's big deal.

Preview: CTIA Wireless 2011, March 21-24

March 17, 2011 8:23 am | by Andrew Berg | News | Comments

CTIA is hoping to shake things up a little at this year's CTIA Wireless conference, which runs March 21-24 in Orlando, Florida, with less PowerPoint and more networking.

IGF Kicks Off Second Innogive Conference

March 15, 2011 8:06 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | Comments

This year's one-day conference, sponsored by MobileCause, the Nonprofit Technology Network and the Verizon Foundation, will cover some of the key issues that have emerged in the mobile donation space since the industry's landmark work last year in Haiti...

Mobile Dominates Game Developers Conference

March 4, 2011 7:06 am | by Derrick J. Lang, AP Entertainment Writer | News | Comments

With retail video game sales smacked down by the rough economy and ever-growing competition in the crowded social and mobile game marketplace, it seemed like attendees at this week's annual Game Developers Conference were more frustrated than birds catapulted at pigs.

From MWC: Is Cellular Always Necessary?

February 17, 2011 7:11 am | by Monica Alleven | News | Comments

BARCELONA—Is cellular the right connectivity for consumer electronic devices? According to a panel at Mobile World Congress (MWC) today, the answer is "yes."

Day 4 News Bites from Mobile World Congress

February 17, 2011 7:07 am | by Monica Alleven | News | Comments

BARCELONA—It's been a busy week here at Mobile World Congress (MWC) and the event is winding down. Here are a few bits and bites from the week's sights and sounds.

Tango Telecom Wins Best CRM Solution at GMAs

February 17, 2011 6:57 am | by Andrew Berg | News | Comments

Tango Telecom has won the Global Mobile Award 2011 for best customer care and CRM Solution for its iAX Dynamic Pricing Service with Airtel Africa.

Nokia, RIM Talk Connections

February 16, 2011 6:49 am | by Monica Alleven | News | Comments

BARCELONA—Anyone who expected sparks to fly during today's keynote that featured both Nokia CEO Stephen Elop and Research In Motion co-CEO Jim Balsillie was sorely disappointed as the two were perfectly civil with one another.