Monthly Archives: May, 2005

UbiquiTel posts profit on slowing customer adds

ONSHOHOCKEN, Pa.-Sprint Corp. wireless affiliate UbiquiTel Inc. said it added 14,400 customers during the first quarter of this year compared with 21,400 net customer...

SBA increases revenues, narrows loss

BOCA RATON, Fla.-Tower company SBA Communications Corp. reported increasing revenues and a shrinking net loss, news that sparked its shares up slightly to $8.50...

Ntelos closes acquisition by Citigroup Venture Capital

WAYNESBORO, Va.-Ntelos Inc. announced the closing of its acquisition by Affiliate of Citigroup Venture Capital Partners and Quadrangle Capital Partners.The deal was for cash...

Wireless gaming investments continue with Sorrent raising $20M in new funding

Venture capital continued to flood mobile gaming Tuesday as publisher Sorrent Inc. announced it raised $20 million in its latest round of funding.Granite Global...

InPhonic wins MVNE agreement with Hawaiian Telecom

HONOLULU-Online wireless retailer InPhonic Inc. reported an agreement with Hawaiian Telecom to provide operational systems in support of the carrier's launch of wireless voice...

Alaska Communications wireless revenues rise

ANCHORAGE, Alaska-Alaska Communications Systems Group Inc. posted a 47-percent increase in wireless revenues during the first quarter from $11.6 million in 2004 to $17.1...

Cincinnati Bell posts loss on revenue decline

CINCINNATI-Regional telecommunications provider and former AT&T Wireless Services Inc. affiliate Cincinnati Bell Inc. reported $61 million in wireless revenues during the first quarter of...

Hawk to offer streaming content to Cingular Wireless users

Electronics retailer Hawk Electronics said it will deliver streaming entertainment services from software developer Orb Networks Inc. to Cingular Wireless users through Hawk's storefronts.Hawk,...

Qwest wireless revenues inch lower as subscribers drop

Qwest Communications International Inc. reported a 1.6-percent drop in first-quarter wireless revenues from $126 million during the first quarter of 2004 to $124 million...

France Telecom ends stormy relationship with MobilCom

PARIS-France Telecom said Monday it sold its 27.3-percent stake in MobilCom AG to Texas Pacific Group (TPG), a U.S. private equity fund, for $341.5...

Emblaze wins exclusive handset deal with U.K. MVNO

LONDON-Emblaze Mobile, a handset design and manufacturing company, said it will be the exclusive provider of handsets for U.K. mobile virtual network operator ROK...

Motorola trials GSM/Wi-Fi product with 7 European carriers

BASINGSTOKE, United Kingdom-Motorola Inc. announced it is trialing its Unlicensed Mobile Access product with seven European carriers, including TeliaSonera Denmark, news that further hints...

EA adds game titles to mobile menu

REDWOOD CITY-Electronic Arts will include several of its most popular console titles among its mobile offerings later this year. Wireless three-dimensional versions of Madden...

‘Holy hip-hop’ newest ringtone genre

Cassandra and Curtis Brown have set their sights on perhaps the most niche of all mobile markets: fans of "holy hip-hop." The Pittsburgh-area couple...

Sprint PCS to offer two location-based services

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint introduced two location-based services that will provide driving directions and roadside assistance via a wireless voice call to customers who opt...

Alltel begins ‘Extreme Makeover’ texting sweepstakes

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel is teaming with the host of the hit show "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" for a sweepstakes to drive text and multimedia...

Cingular expands Ga. network, launches new business plans

Cingular Wireless L.L.C. said it has launched service in Americus, Ga., as part of a multimillion-dollar expansion of its Georgia network. The new coverage...

Wireless must go to high court in headset suits

WASHINGTON-The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has rejected the mobile-phone industry's request to stay last month's decision remanding class-action headset lawsuits to state...

Agere releases new wireless infrastructure chip line

ALLENTOWN, Pa.-Chip vendor Agere Systems today released its new TrueAdvantage line of products, which the company said would save carriers millions of dollars by...

Missouri may exchange lawsuits for wireless tax cap

WASHINGTON-The mobile-phone industry is backing a bill in the Missouri legislature to raise wireless taxes in exchange for eventually capping the tax at 3...

Wireless industry largely unscathed in record year for restating financials

In a record year for financial restatements, the wireless industry managed to stay relatively unsoiled. While other telecommunications, financial and manufacturing companies in 2004...

MobilePro to provide Tempe wireless broadband service

CALABASAS, Calif.-The Tempe, Ariz., city council voted to award a five-year contract for a citywide wireless broadband service to MobilePro Corp., which will use...

More devices announced for market

Nokia's N90, part of the company's new N-series of multimedia devices, includes a 2-megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics and VHS-resolution video capture. It...

Innovations light up phone displays

Mobile phones have evolved into the focal point of electronics innovation. Indeed, the handset industry sits on the bleeding edge of novelty, and players...

Capitol subplots

An interesting aspect of scandals in official Washington is the bright light they unwittingly shine on other activities that otherwise manage to stay below...
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