Telecommunications Industry

Senator wants to limit broadband data caps

Wyden's legislation would require the FCC to set standards for ISPs' data measurement tools

Patent cases color mobile market, to continue in 2013

LTE smartphone shipments to triple in 2013, resulting in lower prices

The U.S., U.K., Japan, China and South Korea will drive the growth

Readers deserved to know of Google’s supporting role

About that research debunking ‘bandwidth hogs’ and lambasting ISP greed

Samsung drops European injunction requests against Apple

Samsung said it believed companies should compete in the marketplace and not in court

Despite the spectrum craze, Sprint’s bid for Clearwire may be right on

Shareholders say Sprint isn't paying enough, but there are limits on the value of Clearwire's frequencies, analysts say

Clearwire board agrees to Sprint’s $2.2 billion offer

The deal would give Sprint significantly more spectrum in the top U.S. markets

Google Maps’ return to iOS may not be permanent, says analyst

Apple couldn't reject Google Maps now, but it could down the line

Google Maps for iPhone violates European data protection law, German watchdog says

The issue is that the option to share location data is on by default, says the Independent Centre for Privacy Protection Schleswig-Holstein

World telecom treaty includes controversial Internet proposal, but avoids content-related issues

The treaty is to be formally signed on Friday, with the U.S. threatening not to sign