Monthly Archives: June, 2005

Cybird buys $77M stake in Airborne Entertainment

Japanese mobile content provider Cybird Co. will pay about $77 million for a majority stake in Canadian wireless publisher Airborne Entertainment Inc., the companies...

NTT DoCoMo tests 4G speeds

TOKYO-Japanese giant NTT DoCoMo Inc. said it reached speeds of 1 gigabit per second while traveling at 20 kilometers per hour while testing its...

Wireless carrier capex spending to decrease in 2006

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.-Capital expenditures by wireless carriers on infrastructure will begin to slow next year, decreasing from 47 percent of total operator capex to 33...

U.S., Canada sign 700 MHz public-safety agreement

WASHINGTON-The United States and Canada reached an agreement effective June 20 that allows for public safety to use TV channels 63, 64, 68 and...

Jamster to offer friends of Crazy Frog

LONDON-Jamster said it plans to offer a rap collective for mobile phones, an effort to duplicate the success of the popular ringtone character Crazy...

Carriers abandon challenges to MSS land-based networks

WASHINGTON-Mobile-phone carriers have abandoned legal challenges to a Federal Communications Commission rule permitting mobile satellite service operators to build land-based cellular networks with some...

Finance Briefs

American Tower Corp. announced a call for redemption of $75 million principal amount of its 9.375-percent senior notes due 2009. The redemption date is...

Verizon seeks simplicity, loyalty from UI move

Verizon Wireless is moving forward with a plan to install a proprietary Verizon-branded user interface across all of its new feature phones-a maneuver that...

Verizon widens lead in high-speed data race

Verizon Wireless reinforced its position as the industry's top dog regarding the rollout of high-speed wireless data services, announcing the recent expansion of its...

FCC asks for delay of truth-in-billing challenges briefing

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission has asked a federal appeals court in Atlanta to delay setting a briefing schedule for challenges to the agency's truth-in-billing...

Wireless wagering to hit $3B despite challenges

CHICAGO-Federal gambling regulations won't prevent wireless wagering from becoming a $3 billion industry by 2009, according to a new report from consultant firm Mintel...

CPUC hearing to address state regulation

The California Public Utilities Commission is scheduled to hold a hearing today on a proposal to revamp state regulation of wireless and wireline telecom...

It’s personal

My niece was caught in a rainstorm last week while at an out-of-town cheerleading camp. The torrential rain soaked her to the skin and...

Sierra Wireless stock falls on downgrade

VANCOUVER, British Columbia-Sierra Wireless Inc.'s stock tumbled more than 6 percent after JPMorgan downgraded the company to underweight due to its sales prospects in...

Antenna Software joins Cingular’s data providers program

JERSEY CITY, N.J.-Antenna Software Inc. has joined Cingular Wireless' Data Solutions Providers Program, which allows it to offer fully certified GSM/GPRS/EDGE mobile enterprise data...

Broadcom settles class action for $150M

IRVINE, Calif.-Broadcom Corp. announced a $150 million settlement to the class-action lawsuit filed by shareholders four years ago.The company said its insurance carrier would...

US Unwired files for injunction to stop Sprint Nextel deal

Citing a violation of its affiliate agreement, Sprint Corp.'s disgruntled network partner US Unwired Inc. has filed for an injunction that would prevent Sprint...

CPUC hearing to address state regulation of wireless carriers

WASHINGTON-The California Public Utilities Commission will hold a hearing Monday on a proposal to revamp state regulation of wireless and wireline telecom carriers.The agency...

Dobson to miss quarterly dividends again

OKLAHOMA CITY-Dobson Communications Corp. said Friday it won't make cash dividend payments on two preferred classes of stock.The carrier said it will miss payments...

Stevens to draft telecom-reform bill next week

WASHINGTON-Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska), chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee, shocked the telecommunications industry and his fellow lawmakers Thursday when he said that drafts...

Commercial W-CDMA carriers number 74

LONDON-The Global Mobile Suppliers Association reported that W-CDMA services are now being offered by 74 operators in 34 countries with an additional six networks...

PMC-Sierra to cut 63 more jobs

SANTA CLARA, Calif.-Semiconductor and processor company PMC-Sierra Inc. announced it will cut an additional 63 jobs as part of its previously announced restructuring plan....

McCain offers broadband bill supporting municipalities

WASHINGTON-As expected, Sens. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.) Thursday afternoon introduced "The Community Broadband Act of 2005" to ensure that no state...

Orange opens U.S. development centers

LONDON-European operator Orange plc said it has expanded its work with U.S. application creators with new development centers in Boston and San Francisco.The centers,...

Weekly wireless ratings wrapup

Following is a roundup of ratings and financial information relating to wireless companies announced this week by banking and investment firms and financial analysts.Standard...
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