Key U.S. Cellphone Trade Group Will Move Main Show to Fall in 2014, Discontinue Second Event

The change is an effort to move further from the shadow of the annual Mobile World Congress.
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Americans Used More Than 1.1 Trillion Megabytes of Wireless Data Last Year

And if you laid them end to end …
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Bill Clinton Highlights Global Cellular Success Stories as CTIA 2012 Wraps Up

Addressing a techie crowd in New Orleans, the former President talked about ways he is seeing technology, especially cellphones, creating new opportunities across the globe.
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With No Apple or Amazon at CTIA, iPad Rivals Free to Sling Arrows

Speaking with AllThingsD’s Walt Mossberg, executives from Barnes & Noble and Samsung make the case that there is room for more than just the Kindle Fire and iPad.
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Sprint, Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile CEOs Square Off in New Orleans

There is no steel cage match, unfortunately, but the heads of the Big 4 carriers are sharing the stage in a panel moderated by CNBC’s Jim Cramer.
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Remember Carrier IQ? Well, It’s Still Around and Kicking.

After weathering a brutal privacy storm last year, Carrier IQ aims to show that its products are both useful and privacy-friendly.
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Sprint Product Exec: Launching LTE Devices Before Network Just Makes Sense

At CTIA in New Orleans, Sprint’s Fared Adib talks about several key changes in the company’s business, including its ongoing shift in 4G technologies.
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FCC Chairman: Rejection of AT&T’s T-Mobile Deal Isn’t Causing Higher Prices

Speaking at CTIA in New Orleans, Julius Genachowski also indicated that the agency isn’t closed to other big deals, saying that AT&T-T-Mobile was just one “over-the-line” transaction.
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Boingo Adds VPN and Crowdsource Hotspot Data to Its Wi-Fi Software

The Wi-Fi provider is expanding its software to connect automatically to more than 70,000 free hotspots, in addition to Boingo’s own network of paid locations.
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T-Mobile CTO: Network Should be Ready for iPhone Users by Q4

While T-Mobile USA doesn’t expect to offer LTE service until next year, another part of its network modernization efforts should allow iPhones to run at full speed on its networks later this year.
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