Clearwire LLC CEO Ben Wolff tells Unstrung that he may forge partnerships in Europe similar to the new Clearwire deal in the U.S. to help it build out mobile WiMax networks across the region and that there are already talks of possible tieups. Clearwire plans to create a $14.5 billion mobile WiMax giant by pooling its WiMax...

The Linux Phone Standards Forum (LiPS) announced that as part of its continued support to unify and grow mobile Linux platforms, it plans to roll its activities and membership into the LiMo Foundation next month. In a statement, the two groups said: “This pooling of efforts and resources reflects the industry-wide trend...

The Utilities Telecom Council (UTC) has formed a Smart Networks Council, essentially a central point of contact for those running the communications networks over which utilities perform such tasks as remote meter-reading. The new Smart Networks Council will to serve as a "home where different people at UTC member entities...

Service provider efforts to expose network functionality via open application programming interfaces (APIs) have proved mixed at best, but vendors and operators are hoping that making those interfaces more Web-friendly may help the cause. BroadSoft this week launched a set of so-called RESTful versions of its APIs, which...

NEW YORK -- The Internet's key oversight agency relaxed rules Thursday to permit the introduction of hundreds, perhaps thousands, of new Internet domain names to join ''.com,'' making the first sweeping changes in the network's 25-year-old address system. The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and...

Sprint is committed to WiMAX. It boasts a 2-year headstart over LTE’s implementation by AT&T, Verizon Wireless and other 3G operators. With its new partner Clearwire, Sprint is creating a national footprint with sufficient spectrum to deliver significantly increased capacity in wireless...

More than 60 percent of companies do not have a formal policy for managing mobile devices, according to a new survey from Visage Mobile, which showed that proper mobility management requires not only enterprisewide programs, but also actively engaging the end users. The survey, which was issued to almost 600 mobile...

The CommunicationsDirect latest poll results are in. The question posed was, ‘Are you going to buy Apple's new iPhone?’  Our readers responded as follows:  32% replied ‘yes’; 54% replied ‘no’; and 14% responded that the new Apple iPhone is not yet available to them. Be sure to...

MetroPCS has announced the launch of MetroFlash, a programme to allow users to bring their old CDMA handset with them when they move from a competing carrier, such as Sprint or Verizon. Customers using MetroFlash will receive a month's free service for the US$30 fee, with ongoing fees of US$40 per month for unlimited ...

The European Union (EU) has unveiled plans which could lead to a 70% drop in mobile termination rates, although the guidelines could also increase the cost of owning a phone. EU Information Society Commissioner, Viviane Reding said she plans to end big differences in mobile termination rates between EU states and cross-subsidies...