Mobile/Wireless

Wed, August 29, 2007 - EarthLink's announcement that it will lay off 900 people is a blow to broadband competition, but some industry followers say it doesn't signal the end of municipal Wi-Fi.

Wed, August 29, 2007 - A video showing iPhone being unlocked has hit the Web as proof that software exists that can unlock Apple's device for use with carriers other than AT&T.

Fri, August 24, 2007 - Public comments are due to the Federal Communications Commission by the end of the month on rules for a Jan. 16 auction of 700MHz spectrum, which is expected to yield more than US$10 billion.

Fri, August 24, 2007 - South Korea's three big cell phone makers are speeding the path to higher-speed data downloads over wireless networks.

Thu, August 23, 2007 - Concerns of potential data breaches via cellular/voice communications are leading CIOs to investigate solutions to address the issue before it's too late, according to a recent survey.

Thu, August 23, 2007 - Police officers in London arrested a 39-year-old man using his laptop to access someone else's wireless Internet connection on Tuesday.

Wed, August 22, 2007 - A fair number of business users remain oblivious or unconcerned about many of the security issues involved with mobile devices, according to a new study published by Cisco and the National Cyber Security Alliance.

Wed, August 22, 2007 - Apple has signed its first deals with mobile phone operators to offer its iPhone in three of Europe's largest markets, ending a period of intense negotiations, according to a report in the Financial Times newspaper.

Tue, August 21, 2007 - Telecom managers will need to get a handle on which technologies are likely to emerge in the telecommunications industry over the next five years because users are going mobile with or without IT support.

Tue, August 14, 2007 - It pays for CIOs to reduce the amount of BES or Exchange downtime their organizations experience for obvious reasons, not the least of which is that corporate BlackBerry users tend to be high profile employees like C-level executives.