The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has sent a letter to Verizon Wireless, a joint venture of Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) and Vodafone plc (NASDAQ: VOD), asking for more additional information related…
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) today announced its latest version of its market leading tablet, the iPad. That’s right — no number, just iPad. The latest iPad will cost $499 for the base…
The number three wireless carrier in the US, Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S), is reported to be on the brink of cancelling its network-sharing deal with Lightsquared, the networking company controlled by…
Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) talks with cable companies about adding its services to their channels. (Reuters) The Institute of International Finance pressures Greek bondholders to make trades for new sovereign paper. (Reuters) Walmart (NYSE:…
Verizon Wireless, the joint venture between Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) and Vodafone Group plc (NASDAQ: VOD), has announced that its 4G LTE wireless network will now be available as an in-home…
It is good news for Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Google (NASDAQ: GOOG), Motorola Mobility (NASDAQ: MMI), Samsung, and perhaps even Research In Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM) The Pew Internet and American Life Project reports…
A deal for Sprint Nextel (NYSE: S) to buy Metro PCS as a means of adding to its troubled subscriber base, has been killed–presumably by the Sprint board. It is one of the…
Wireless carrier T-Mobile USA plans to spend about $4 billion to build out its own 4G LTE network. Oddly enough, the $4 billion is likely coming from a cancellation fee paid by…
A panel suggests that Vivus diet drug Qnexa be approved by the FDA. (Reuters) Japan may cut crude oil imports from Iran by 20%. (Reuters) Poor results cause shares of Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ)…
Google has applied to provide TV products to homes in Kansas City, Mo. The media has pointed out that this puts the search company into direct completion with cable TV. The offering would also include high…
The $3.6 billion acquisition by Verizon Wireless of advanced wireless services licenses from SpectrumCo LLC is generating some stiff opposition from Verizon’s competitors. Verizon Wireless, a joint venture between Verizon Communications Inc.…
Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA) announced that it will offer a new streaming service to current TV and internet subscribers. The service, called Xfinity Streampix, will have a library of 75,000 television shows and movies.…
Add Comcast Corp. (NASDAQ: CMCSA) to the list of challengers to the dominance of Netflix Inc. in the growing market for video streaming. Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) is the current owner of…
The latest report from Cisco Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) on mobile data traffic offers any number of ‘gee whiz’ moments, but perhaps the most telling is the absolute explosion expected in data…
The possibility of a major shakeup in the UK wireless market was revealed over the weekend as Vodafone plc (NASDAQ: VOD) announced that it was in “the very early stages of evaluating…
