Monthly Archives: August, 2005

Sprint Nextel sets Nextel shareholders’ stock, cash exchanges

RESTON, Va.-Sprint Nextel Corp. said that Nextel Communications Inc. common stockholders will receive nearly 1.27 shares of Sprint Nextel stock and 84.63 cents in...

CEA targets wireless retailers with new certification program

The Consumer Electronics Association announced it will team with training firm Corporate Dynamics Inc. to help sell its Wireless Certification Program to independent wireless...

Pipeline to pay up to $2.5M for m-commerce firm

QUINCY, Mass.-Pipeline Data Inc. Tuesday said it will acquire m-commerce provider World Products Inc. for as much as $2.5 million in cash and stock.Pipeline,...

Alltel offers song-identification service

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel Corp. is partnering with Shazam Entertainment Ltd. and Rocket Mobile Inc. on a mobile music identification offering.The carrier launched SongIDentity, which...

Wireless shoppers prefer Web sites over retail stores, says study: T-Mobile USA’s site cited as most customer focused

Nearly 80 percent of wireless shoppers said they prefer to use cell-phone company Web sites to compare plans and products compared with visiting retail...

Sprint Nextel goes long with 5-year NFL sponsorship

Sprint Nextel Corp. reported a five-year agreement with the National Football League for the wireless carrier's Sprint-branded service to become the official wireless telecommunications...

UBS increases wireless device forecasts: Largest players will benefit most

Investment banking firm UBS upped its handset sales forecasts due to what the firm said was a better-than-expected first half for the wireless industry....

Dwango Wireless shares plunge on loss related to premium deck placement: CEO steps down

Shares of Dwango Wireless Inc. plummeted Tuesday and Rick Hennessey stepped down as chief executive officer after the content provider posted a second-quarter loss...

Anritsu buys NetTest from investment firm

COPENHAGEN, Denmark-Anritsu Corp. signed an agreement with Axcel, the Danish investment firm that owns NetTest, to acquire NetTest, a global network monitoring systems and...

Lawmakers urge FCC to allow state regulation of early-termination fees

WASHINGTON-A group of 14 Democratic House members led by Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.) asked the Federal Communications Commission to reject a wireless-industry petition that...

Movida expands Hispanic content

MIAMI-Hispanic-targeted prepaid service Movida said it will launch a suite of information services next month. The 6-month-old service said it will offer regional news...

Carriers reach for underpenetrated market segments with hybrid plans: Verizon Wireless launches EasyPay

The battle for wireless customers between the industry's No. 1 operator Cingular Wireless L.L.C. and No. 2 Verizon Wireless is set to move into...

As head of Sprint gaming, Ford is a wanted man

Jason Ford can walk through any mall in the United States without eliciting a second glance. But in the tiny universe that is wireless...

724 shares dip on worries over Sprint PCS contract

TORONTO-Shares of software developer 724 Solutions Inc. tumbled Wednesday after the company hinted it could lose a key contract with Sprint PCS. In a...

Royalties remain an industry mystery

Rumors are circulating that Nokia Corp. is planning a major public offensive against Qualcomm Inc. over royalty rates for W-CDMA mobile phones. Those in...

Give it some time

Included in discussions about efforts to reform telecom at the federal level is debate about whether cities should be banned from offering Wi-Fi services....

AOL looks to grow wireless biz with Wildseed acquisition

America Online Inc. is stepping up its move into the wireless industry with the acquisition of privately held software developer Wildseed Ltd., the Internet...

Dichotomy

As the wireless industry and others that provide content and value in the supply chain wrestle with digital rights management in the age of...

Verizon to hire 300 for Md. call center

LAUREL, Md.-Verizon Wireless said it will hire more than 300 customer service representatives to help staff a new $22 million Maryland call center about...

Continental fights Logan airport over Presidents Club Wi-Fi

WASHINGTON-Continental Airlines Inc. is fighting an order from the Massachusetts Port Authority that Continental discontinue its free Wi-Fi service inside its Presidents Club at...

American Tower closes SpectraSite merger

BOSTON-American Tower Corp. completed its merger with SpectraSite Inc., creating a combined company with more than 21,500 wireless towers, more than 400 broadcast towers...

Business Briefs

Motorola Inc. will score $4.4 billion in accumulated earnings in the third and fourth quarters thanks to a federal tax incentive. The company said...

Nortel enjoys 2Q turnaround

Nortel Networks Ltd. seems to have emerged from under a financial cloud that has haunted it in recent years. The company recorded net earnings...

Alltel to sell Austrian property

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel Corp. reported that its newly acquired Western Wireless International Austria Corp. subsidiary has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its...

Qualcomm paves way to 4G with Flarion buy

Qualcomm Inc. augmented its wireless reach with the $600 million acquisition of OFDM technology startup Flarion Technologies Inc., a move that pushes the company...
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