US mobile operators routinely refuse to support certain short codes for services they see as competing with their own, according to BusinessWeek. In some cases the competition is clear, such…

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-Alternative Needed To Mobile Internet Browser: Not a shocker: the web browser that works so well on a PC may not be the best tool for accessing information quickly on…

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The biggest criticism Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) has received concerning the iPhone is the exclusive deals that lock the phone to a particular carrier. The complaint generally centers around “open” being…

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This takes the cake for the strangest story ever: USAT has a story which says that AT&T (NYSE: T) is throwing open its network to any device player, “starting immediately”.…

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In just a matter of days, Verizon (NYSE: VZ) Wireless has managed to go from being the much-reviled walled garden to the self-proclaimed leader in open networks. And Verizon Communications…

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It will be a while before the list of official bidders in the 700 MHz spectrum auction in the US are announced, but there are some statements out already. What…

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[by Blake Robinson] Google (NSDQ: GOOG) Android now rests within the warm embrace of Verizon (NYSE: VZ) Wireless, further strengthening VZ’s announcement last week for an “any app, any device”…

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[by Blake Robinson] GigaOM’s Daniel Berninger offered this morning a bit of analysis on Verizon’s (NYSE: VZ) much-touted Open Network announcement. In brief, for those not following this continually developing…

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[By Blake Robinson] Verizon (NYSE: VZ) Wireless will use Long Term Evolution (LTE) as its next mobile broadband platform, the company announced today. Co-owner Vodafone (NYSE: VOD) and Verizon will…

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Verizon’s (NYSE: VZ) announcement that it would open up its network theoretically means a wider variety of handsets available to US consumers (although don’t expect an influx anytime soon). The…

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Verizon’s (NYSE: VZ) big open network play is unlikely to have a big effect on the handsets available for use in the US, with several analysts pointing out that most…

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Steve Largent should just shut up, instead of reacting to every major mobile industry move and trying to prove a point: that CTIA matters, AND is helping foster an open…

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Surprised and skeptical is the reaction everyone has this morning...our coverage continues on the reaction to Verizon (NYSE: VZ) Wireless move announced this morning: -- Om Malik: No clarity on…

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Yes, we’re all shell-shocked. Verizon (NYSE: VZ) Wireless saw an opening, and took it, but what does it mean beyond VZW? That is, beyond the fact that you can’t use…

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Verizon (NYSE: VZ) Wireless has announced that its handsets network will, for the first time, be opened up for third party applications and devices: In early 2008, the company will…

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Verizon Wireless has teamed up with the National Hockey League (NHL) to launch NHL game video alerts—15 second video of game highlights sent after each period, with people receiving a…

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Verizon (NYSE: VZ) Wireless had been the one most vocal in its opposition about opening up the spectrum, but has since changed its tactics. In an interview with MercuryNews, CEO…

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Reactions to Google’s announcement have been varied, and they tend to go to one of two extremes. These are epitomised in these two articles, of which the heading says it…

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Google (NSDQ: GOOG) seems to have taken a leaf from Apple’s (NSDQ: AAPL) book: Say nothing officially, but ensure steady leaks to maintain interest. The latest rumor is that Google…

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Verizon (NYSE: VZ) has released its Q307 earnings, showing an increase in revenue of 5.8 percent year-on-year to $23.8 billion, while operating income grew 19 percent to $4.2 billion. On…

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“Choice, control, convenience,” is how Alltel’s (NYSE: AT) SVP of product management and development, Wade McGill, characterized his company’s mobile content strategy at the State of Mobile Content Mini-Conference at…

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It is a day of repentance for Verizon (NYSE: VZ) Wireless, it seems. First it withdrew the spectrum lawsuit against FCC, and now it has settled a probe into the…

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Verizon Wireless (NYSE: VZ) has suddenly had a big change of heart, again, on its stand on the upcoming spectrum auction in U.S.: it is withdrawing its lawsuit it filed…

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AOL (NYSE: TWX) is using CTIA to launch a new range of mobile services (new for AOL, I mean). It has revamped its WAP site with new mobile versions of…

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Verizon Wireless (NYSE: VZ) has announced plans to preload a mobile banking application from Firethorn on devices in the future, and the two companies will also “work with financial institutions…

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