Clearwire gets $1.5 billion in financing from Sprint and other investors

Sprint, others give Clearwire $1.5B in financing

Google pushes further into mobile advertising with $750 million bid for AdMob

Google to buy mobile ad network for $750 million

Deutsche Telekom says Q3 net income up 7 pct to euro959 million ($1.4 billion)

Deutsche Telekom Q3 net income up 7 pct

BERLIN — Deutsche Telekom AG reported third-quarter net income rose 7 percent as it remained focused on controlling costs and developing key markets in the U.S., Britain and Poland.

Ericsson profits slump 71 percent in 3rd quarter as financial crisis hits wireless market

STOCKHOLM — Wireless equipment maker LM Ericsson AB on Thursday said profits tumbled 71 percent in the third quarter, worse than markets expected, as cash-strapped mobile operators cut spending on their networks.

Wireless equipment maker Ericsson profits drop 71.5 percent in 3Q amid lessened demand

STOCKHOLM — Wireless equipment maker LM Ericsson AB’s profits dropped 71.5 percent in the third quarter as the global financial crisis hit demand for network equipment, the Swedish company said Thursday.

With 2,200 broadband applications, competition for billions in stimulus dollars is intense

Tough choices for feds giving out broadband money

Clearwire names Alvarion, ZTE as network infrastructure suppliers in launch of 4G WiMAX

KIRKLAND, Wash. — Clearwire Corp. said Tuesday it named telecoms equipment providers Alvarion Ltd. of Israel and ZTE Corp. of China as network infrastructure suppliers to support its launch of 4G WiMAX service in Spain next year.

Court adviser backs EU law capping roaming rates, says other options failed to cut prices

BRUSSELS — The EU was entitled to cap roaming rates in 2007 as network operators pocketed huge profits but resisted less drastic ways to cut the sky-high costs of using mobile phones in Europe, the EU advocate general said Thursday.

FCC likely to tangle with wireless carriers over proposed rule against blocking ‘Net traffic

NEW YORK — The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission on Monday proposed the most wide-ranging and specific rules so far for regulating how Internet service providers and wireless carriers handle subscriber traffic.

Cablevision gunning for New York Wi-Fi contract, hotspots to run to Long Island, Connecticut

BETHPAGE, N.Y. — Cablevision Systems Corp. is gunning for a state contract to build a high-speed wireless Internet network along two train lines in the New York metro area.

Review: If Wi-Fi doesn’t reach everywhere in your home, consider easy plug system

BOSTON — Setting up a Wi-Fi network at home has gotten much easier, yet the process can still be daunting. Or the wireless signal won’t reach everywhere. A good alternative that has gotten little attention involves your electric sockets.

What’s it really like spending the night in a hostel? Dispatches from 4 cities

About three years ago, Jim Williams, author of “Hostel Handbook” — www.hostelhandbook.com — noticed that new hostels were starting to open around the U.S., but “almost exclusively in destination cities — NYC, LA, Miami etc.,” he said. “Hostels are following the trend of becoming urban.”

Southwest Airlines readies system wide onboard Wi-Fi Internet service rollout

DALLAS — Southwest Airlines is on its way to providing in-flight Wi-Fi access on all of its aircraft.

Verizon Wireless connects first call using next-generation network, to go commercial in 2010

NEW YORK — Verizon Wireless says it has completed the first calls using a brand-new network that’s planned to go live next year, offering faster Internet speeds.

Sprint expanding wireless broadband services to 17 cities

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — Sprint Nextel Corp. is expanding its high-speed wireless broadband service to 17 new cities by the end of the year.

Verizon gives free Wi-Fi to some Internet customers with Windows PCs

NEW YORK — Verizon is giving some of its home broadband customers free access to thousands of Wi-Fi hotspots in airports and other public places, taking a page from competitors that already offer wireless Internet access.

Research In Motion hangs tough on Nortel Networks wireless bid, says fight for assets not over

TORONTO — Communication industry analysts say Research In Motion is refusing to budge in its pursuit of Nortel Networks’ wireless business because its key technology patents could help secure RIM’s future as a mobile phone technology leader.

How to keep your e-mail and other Web accounts safe while traveling

When Daniel Carter logged on to a shared computer at a hostel in Rome to check e-mail, he had no idea he was in a hacker’s sights. After his trip was over, he discovered someone had hijacked his e-mail account and sent a message to hundreds of his contacts asking for money.

Comcast to offer wireless Internet service through Clearwire and Sprint

PHILADELPHIA — Comcast is rolling out wireless Internet service Tuesday in Portland, Ore., with plans to add three other cities by the end of the year.

Cisco to supply Clearwire with WiMax devices and networking equipment

NEW YORK — Clearwire Corp., which is building a nearly nationwide wireless data network, says Cisco Systems Inc. has agreed to make devices that can use that network.

Discount carrier AirTran Airways says Wi-Fi will be available on all its flights by midsummer

ORLANDO, Fla. — Discount carrier AirTran Airways, a unit of AirTran Holdings Inc., said Tuesday it will offer in-flight wireless Internet access on all 136 of its aircraft by midsummer.

Some major carriers moving slowly to roll out Wi Fi onboard aircraft across their fleets

ATLANTA — Major airlines are scrounging for every dollar now that fewer people are flying amid the economic downturn, yet the carriers have been slow to install in-flight wireless Internet access across their fleets that could generate millions in fees.

Illinois court allows iPCS’ challenge of Sprint-Clearwire WiMax deal to go forward

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — An Illinois court is allowing a lawsuit to move forward that challenges Sprint Nextel’s deal with Clearwire Corp. to provide wireless broadband.