The Federal Communications Commission’s plan to free up 500 megahertz of additional wireless spectrum got a significant boost from the White House. On Monday, President Barack Obama signed a memorandum that commits the U.S. to making an additional 500MHz of government and commercial spectrum available for auction and for unlicensed use within the next 10 …

It’s that time of year again when throngs of people line up, sometimes days in advance, for the latest and greatest version of the Apple iPhone. Thursday is the official release date for the iPhone 4. And from the looks of things, this year could be the biggest of all iPhone launches. AT&T says that demand for the iPhone 4 …

AT&T has gotten the final “ok” from the government to buy spectrum licenses from Verizon Wireless, which Verizon was required to divest as part of its acquisition of Alltel. The Federal Communications Commission approved AT&T’s $2.35 billion purchase of the wireless licenses from Verizon Wireless on Tuesday. The FCC said the deal did not raise competitive risks. Verizon is selling …

Verizon Wireless is holding onto to its unlimited data plan for smartphones just a little longer as it dukes it out with AT&T for more wireless smartphone subscribers. Motorola Verizon on Wednesday introduced the updated Motorola Droid X, the latest version of the Google Android phone that Verizon has pitted against AT&T’s iPhone. The new phone will go on sale …

Black and white versions of the new iPhone 4 on display at WWDC. James Martin/CNET Many customers who are longing for the iPhone 4 are going to have to wait a little longer. On Tuesday, AT&T announced that only preordered iPhone 4s will be in stock in its retail stores on Thursday, the official iPhone 4 launch date. Anyone looking …

Wi-Fi is increasingly becoming a major part of wireless operators’ strategy to deliver mobile broadband services as wireless data traffic explodes. A sign of the growing importance of Wi-Fi to carriers is the fact that earlier this week AT&T and Verizon Wireless, the two largest mobile-phone companies in the U.S., joined the Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA), a group that since …

The Federal Communications Commission is looking to free up spectrum allocated to satellite services as the agency moves forward on plans to get more spectrum in the market for wireless broadband services. The agency said in the National Broadband Plan issued in March that it planned to make 300MHz of spectrum available for wireless broadband use over the next five …

With the launch of the iPhone 4just two weeks away, potential consumers are wondering if AT&T’s wireless network is up to the task of handling what is expected to be another record-breaking launch for the latest version of the popular iPhone. The company says it’s ready. But AT&T keeps giving its critics–and its own customers–reasons to doubt that it’s on …

T-Mobile USA on Wednesday announced 25 new cities that will get its fastest 3G wireless service using a technology called HSPA+. Some of the new markets getting the speedier technology include Los Angeles, Seattle, Houston, Dallas, Pittsburgh, and New Orleans. T-Mobile has already deployed the technology in nine other metropolitan areas, including New York, Las Vegas, and Philadelphia. T-Mobile claims …

IBM wants to be the behind-the-scenes software provider of the mobile phone market, the company said Wednesday as it discussed its mobile enterprise strategy and opened a new software research and development center in Massachusetts. The facility based in Littleton, Mass., is Big Blue’s largest campus in North America devoted to software development with roughly 3,400 employees. The new campus …