Monthly Archives: June, 2005

PicoChip gets funding for WiMAX plans

BATH, U.K.-Intel Capital was among the investors fueling a $20.5 million round of funding for PicoChip, the wireless semiconductor vendor said Thursday. Scottish Equity...

Johns Hopkins study adds more negative talking-while-driving research

WASHINGTON-A newly published study says talking on a cell phone while driving is risky business because the brain cannot give complete attention simultaneously to...

RF Code closes funding

MESA, Ariz.-RF Code Inc., which develops hybrid radio-frequency identification data management software, said it closed a $20 million round of venture capital funding. The...

American Tower to redeem notes

BOSTON-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 set...

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...

LBS ramps up, say market watchers

OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-The long-awaited market for wireless location-based services may finally be around the corner, according to two analyst reports this week. Citing Sprint...

Telecom competitors react to FCC reform proposal

WASHINGTON-If a proposal to convert the Federal Communications Commission into a regulator focused on competition like the Federal Trade Commission is accepted, the new...

First Avenue Networks to list on Nasdaq

MCLEAN, Va.-First Avenue Networks said it has been approved by The Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Panel to list its common stock on The Nasdaq National...

Comverse launches integrated IM, e-mail service

NEW YORK-Comverse Technology Inc. launched an integrated messaging offering that combines instant messaging and e-mail services for wireless users.MIMail, which is designed to mimic...

SK-EarthLink forms executive team

LOS ANGELES-SK-EarthLink, which is a joint venture between Korean telecommunications provider SK Telecom and U.S.-based EarthLink Inc., announced its senior executive team and said...

3GPP standardizes Digital Fountain technology

FREMONT, Calif.-Digital Fountain Inc., which supplies forward error correction technology, said the Third Generation Partnership Project has standardized its DF Raptor as a mandatory...

Study finds association between benign brain tumor, analog phone use

WASHINGTON-A study published in the June issue of the journal Neuroepidemilogyfound an increased risk for acoustic neuroma-a type of benign brain tumor-associated with analog...

TD-SCDMA problems likely to further delay Chinese 3G licensing

Chinese officials may wait until next year to award licenses for third-generation technology, according to a prediction by market research firm iSuppli Corp. The...

Family plans, customer service driving wireless carrier selection

Family or peer groups as well as customer service are increasingly affecting U.S. consumers' selection of their wireless service providers and driving customer churn,...

Warner Bros. releases Batman mobile game trailer

GLENDALE, Calif.-Warner Bros. Online released a trailer for its new mobile adventure game, Batman Begins. The game, which is based on the Warner Bros....

ThumbPlay launches wireless content Web site

NEW YORK-ThumbPlay Inc. launched a mobile entertainment Web site designed to offer ringtones, images, games and other content directly to mobile users.The company unveiled...

Ericsson, Starent win deals with Brazil’s Vivo

SAO PAULO, Brazil-Two wireless equipment suppliers said they won deals to supply gear to Vivo, Brazil's largest mobile operator.L.M. Ericsson said it will expand...

Intel to include ArrayComm technology in chips

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Intel Corp. continued its push into the WiMAX arena with plans to include ArrayComm Inc.'s smart-antenna technology in its chipsets. The companies...

Sonim to acquire Indian software developer

SAN MATEO, Calif.-Sonim Technologies said it has signed an agreement to acquire Synergy Infotech Private Ltd. The terms of the deal were not disclosed....

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

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

Verizon requests waiver of wireless priority access rule

WASHINGTON-Verizon Wireless has petitioned the Federal Communications Commission for a waiver of the priority access service rule, telling regulators network and software used in...

Viper updates Wi-Fi/VoIP phone

SAN DIEGO-Viper Networks Inc. updated its Wi-Fi phone, which the company said will allow users to make Voice over Internet Protocol calls from any...

BCGI’s auditor to reconsider 2004 financials

BEDFORD, Mass.-Boston Communications Group Inc. said an independent auditor will reissue its opinion on the company's 2004 financial statements in the wake of the...

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

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...

Cybird buys majority stake in Airborne Entertainment for $77M

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