Announcements made today at CTIA showed that navigation services are an increasingly important offering on the mobile phone, and conversations with both Verizon Wireless (NYSE: VZ) and AT&T (NYSE: T),…

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—AOL (NYSE: TWX) Offers WAP Games: AOL plans to announce today that it is offering free WAP-based mobile games to wireless subscribers, so they don’t have to download anything to…

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Sony (NYSE: SNE) Pictures Television has struck a deal with AT&T (NYSE: T) and MediaFlo USA to launch the first movie network on mobile phones in the U.S, according to…

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It’s that time of year when CTIA Wireless, the big U.S.-based wireless show, is getting ready to kick off. I’ll be heading down on Sunday to Las Vegas to start…

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AT&T (NYSE: T) said today that it will begin offering Qualcomm’s (NSDQ: QCOM) MediaFLO service in May. The company provided the details in an email today, saying more information will…

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Entertainment gossip site TMZ is expanding into the mobile space with an ad-supported, cross-carrier, standalone WAP site (screenshot shown in thumbnail, right), which will offer a heavy concentration of video…

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AT&T (NYSE: T) is announcing a few new music services today, but the one that stands out is a new offering for ringtones, which the carrier likely hopes will counter…

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In the spectrum auction, which closed last week, it wasn’t a surprise that some of the largest bidders were Verizon Wireless (NYSE: VZ) and AT&T (NYSE: T), but one that…

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Now that the auction is over, and we know Verizon Wireless (NYSE: VZ) has won, the attention will quickly focus on how the FCC will enforce the open-access requirements, and…

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Ivan Seidenberg, Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) CEO and Chairman, received $26.6 million in compensation for his performance in 2007, increasing from $21.3 million a year earlier. Denny Strigl received total…

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With stiff competition on the horizon, AT&T launched a new Web site yesterday providing information for third-party developers to create applications for its network. The site, which publishes guidelines on…

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March Madness is typically all about filling out brackets; entering a pool, and skipping out on work to watch a game or two. This year, it appears carriers and media…

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Times are sweet for mobile phone application developers. Forbes reports that just a few years ago, operators didn’t have much time for them, busy as they were with delivering voice…

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In 2007, AT&T (NYSE: T) executives were well compensated. Randall Stephenson, chairman, president and CEO, received total compensation of nearly $22 million, jumping from $14.6 million in 2006. Stanley Sigman,…

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AT&T (NYSE: T) is hoping for the same star-studded performance from Guitar Hero that Verizon Wireless (NYSE: VZ) experienced after it watched the mobile game become Verizon’s third-best selling for…

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This time the regulatory authorities have nabbed a big fish in the quest to clean up the ringtones and mobile content subscription business: AT&T (NYSE: T) Mobility. The company has…

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With Sprint (NYSE: S) Nextel unveiling its unlimited wireless plan today, all four of the major U.S. wireless carriers have released comparative offerings, giving us a chance to step back,…

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Consumers thirsting for high-end phones with TV tuners, GPS, touch screens and fancy cameras, along with first-time phone owners in emerging markets, drove worldwide phone sales to 1.15 billion last…

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Apple’s (NSDQ: AAPL) COO Tim Cook presented to a crowd of Wall Street types yesterday, touching on a number of subjects but getting significant attention for saying they are on…

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The U.S. House of Representatives is holding a hearing Wednesday on legislation that would require carriers to offer wireless service without contracts when devices are not subsidized.. The Wireless Consumer…

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T-Mobile USA was one of the first carriers in the U.S. to allow subscribers to roam on to a Wi-Fi Hotspot to avoid using the minutes from their plan. Today,…

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When Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) released the iPhone last summer, it did not support Adobe’s (NSDQ: ADBE) Flash Player, which meant Internet videos and other Web sites developed in Flash would…

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One after another, three of the major U.S. carriers this week rolled out flat-rate calling plans. AT&T (NYSE: T) and Verizon Wireless (NYSE: VZ) unveiled $99.99/month unlimited calling plans, and…

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So now I may not have to change to AT&T (NYSE: T) after all: T-Mobile USA, which is the carrier I have been using for a long time (and Staci…

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Yea...finally competition is spurring some change. Hours after Verizon Wireless (NYSE: VZ) made it official that it was going flat-rate unlimited on certain plans, rival AT&T (NYSE: T) comes out…

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