Monthly Archives: August, 2005

Wireless, online offerings fuel digital music growth

LONDON-Wireless and online download services are fueling a dramatic surge in digital music offerings, according to a study from the International Federation of the...

Mind CTI to buy Sentori for U.S. MVNO push

YOKNEAM, Israel-In a move that will expand its U.S. presence, Mind CTI Ltd., a real-time mediation, billing and customer-care solutions provider, reached an agreement...

UTStarcom posts loss, despite handset successes

ALAMEDA, Calif.-UTStarcom Inc. posted a loss in the second quarter, and its third-quarter outlook offered no relief, news that helped send its stock down...

All you do is talk, talk: Speech applications can drive data revenues, proponents say

As profit margins from voice become razor-thin, operators are hoping to push lucrative content and applications to bulk up the bottom line. Ironically, they're...

America Movil buys into Chilean market

MEXICO CITY-America Movil S.A., the Mexico-based wireless service provider, said it acquired 100 percent of Chilean wireless carrier Smartcom for $472 million from Spanish...

Different looks

MVNO madness is nearing fever pitch as companies outside the traditional wireless space contemplate whether they too should start selling wireless telephony as a...

Motorola UI follows ‘golden path’

Motorola Inc. is in the process of rolling out a new user interface the company hopes will take it into the multimedia age. "We're...

3G band plan makes room for rural licenses

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission Friday changed the band plan for advanced wireless services in the 2 GHz band, making additional licenses available in rural...

Kallasvuo to steer Nokia

Nokia Corp.'s longtime Chief Executive Jorma Ollila announced he will step down next year, paving the way for the head of the company's mobile-phone...

RCA asks for more 700 MHz spectrum dedicated to rural carriers

WASHINGTON-The Rural Cellular Association has asked the Federal Communications Commission to change the band plan for the 700 MHz spectrum that is expected to...

The more things change …

A few weeks before our wedding nine years ago, my husband and I set out to buy something cool for his groom's gifts.Back in...

Operators make call-quality gains in J.D. Power study: Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile USA on top in most regions of country

Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile USA Inc. and Nextel Communications Inc. all gained bragging rights from this year's J.D. Power and Associates Wireless Call Quality Performance...

Tower firms post losses amid higher revenues

As tower companies' second-quarter earnings begin to roll in, three firms posted net losses last week, but industry analysts said the companies are on...

RadioShack calls up Cingular

Cingular Wireless L.L.C. staged a minor coup last week as the industry's largest operator signed a 10-year deal to replace smaller, but faster-growing rival...

Brightpoint wins distribution deal with ESPN Mobile

PLAINFIELD, Ind.-Mobile virtual network operator ESPN Mobile signed an agreement with Brightpoint North America L.P. for Brightpoint to provide integrated logistics services to ESPN...

Gizmondo set to launch in U.S.

Tiger Telematics Inc. is scheduled to release its high-end Gizmondo portable video-game device in the United States Thursday, although information on the launch is...

MST, Ericsson set for court on PBX distribution

A District Court judge in Collin County, Texas, ruled in favor of Ericsson Inc. at an Aug. 1 hearing for injunctive relief against distributor...

Leap launches Fresno service

SAN DIEGO-Leap Wireless International Inc. launched service in Fresno, Calif., extending its footprint throughout the San Joaquin Valley. Leap also offers service south of...

Alcatel wins GSM upgrade in Kosovo

PARIS-Alcatel Alsthom announced it will double its existing GSM mobile network in Kosovo, having been chosen by Vala900, a division of Post and Telecommunications...

Brightpoint enters content space with Nordic deal

PLAINFIELD, Ind.-Brightpoint Inc. entered the mobile content space via an agreement with InProdicon AB, which distributes digital content in the Nordic region. The agreement...

InterDigital continues patent battle with Nokia

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.-InterDigital Communications Corp. said it will continue its battle with Nokia Corp. over royalty payments for InterDigital's 2- and 2.5-generation technologies....

Alltel wraps up Western Wireless buy

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel Corp. closed on its $6.5 billion acquisition of Western Wireless Corp. Alltel reported it would issue 54.3 million shares of common...

FCC frees rural-carrier spectrum with 2 GHz band-plan changes

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission Friday changed the band plan for advanced wireless services in the 2 GHz band, making additional spectrum available to rural...

Weekly wireless ratings wrap-up

Following are changes in wireless company ratings reported by financial services and investment banking firms this week.Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said Sprint Corp....

Motorola gains agreements to freeze Telsim roaming payments

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Motorola Inc. announced it has scored agreements to freeze international roaming payments to Turkish wireless carrier Telsim Mobil Telekomunikasyon. Motorola said the carrier...
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