Monthly Archives: October, 2005

Conspiracy charge moves phone-locking case forward

WASHINGTON-The federal judge who a month ago dismissed a class-action lawsuit claiming the nation's top mobile-phone operators violated antitrust laws by tying handset sales...

Manassas deploys first BPL network

WASHINGTON-Communication Technologies Inc. completed a citywide commercial broadband-over-powerline technology deployment in Manassas, Va. BPL technology uses a city's electricity grid and the wiring in...

Security issues loom as phones get more powerful

In a nod to the growing chatter around wireless viruses and hacking, Nokia Corp. announced it would install security software from Symantec Corp. in...

Carriers continue movement toward mobile TV

The mobile TV space continues to heat up, with rumors pegging Sprint Nextel Corp. and Verizon Wireless showing significant interest in the technology. Specifically,...

Sprint Nextel terminates HP contract, HP quits 724 deal

WASHINGTON-Sprint Nextel Corp. terminated its contract with Hewlett-Packard Co., according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing by 724 Solutions Inc. Tuesday. 724 Solutions...

GSMA announces SIP/IMS interoperability trials

SINGAPORE-The GSM Association said it successfully completed six months of interoperability trials in Europe and Asia with Session Initiation Protocol and Internet Protocol Multimedia...

SK Telecom selects LG/Nortel gear for HSDPA rollout

SEOUL, Korea-SK Telecom, Korea's largest mobile services provider, selected LG Electronics Co. Ltd. and Nortel Networks Ltd. to provide equipment to support new high-speed...

Nokia to include Quickoffice in handsets

DALLAS-Nokia Corp. will include software from Quickoffice Inc. in its Series 60 platform for smart phones, a move that will give its Series 60...

FCC ruling aims to clear antenna-siting backlog

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission ruled to clear the backlog of antenna-siting applications subject to a nationwide programmatic agreement designed to elicit dialogue among tower...

Prepaid users can browse mobile Web

Prepaid services are continuing their march up the feature-rich ladder with an increasing number of operators beginning to offer wireless Web browsing services to...

Arm offers processor for high-end phone, TI to use

CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom-Microprocessor company Arm unveiled its newest offering, the Cortex-A8 processor, which the company said will give low-power mobile devices the computing strength...

Verizon, T-Mobile top consumer survey

Verizon Wireless and T-Mobile USA Inc. again outranked the competition in a J.D. Power and Associates consumer survey, this time posting the highest retail...

Mforma gains $30 million in third financing round

SAN FRANCISCO-Mforma Group Inc. said it raised $30 million in a third round of institutional financing. The round was led by venture-capital firm Institutional...

China could issue 3G permits in 2006

The latest consensus puts China's third-generation licenses on track for release in the first half of next year-a move that would finally open up...

Carrier Briefs

Sprint Nextel Corp. closed on its $287.5 million acquisition of network affiliate Gulf Coast Wireless Ltd. Partnership. The closing resolves litigation Gulf Coast filed...

Motorola scores iRadio content pact, pushes back launch date

Motorola Inc. scored its first content agreement for its forthcoming iRadio service, a deal that will make Universal Music Group's extensive music catalog available...

Eminem lawsuit underscores problems with licenses for content

Eminem's publishing companies filed suit last week to stop the sale of ringtones they say are pirated from the hip-hop star's hit tunes. Michigan-based...

Centurion ships 1 billionth antenna

ST. LOUIS, Miss.-Centurion Wireless Technologies, a unit of Laird Technologies, announced it crossed the 1 billion threshold. The company said it has shipped more...

Wi-Fi wackiness

 Wi-Fi frenzy has hit a number of U.S. cities. I hope they know what they're getting into. EarthLink Inc. has promised the city of...

Alltel joins Sprint Nextel in requesting E-911 handset delay

WASHINGTON-Alltel Corp. said it will not meet the Dec. 31 enhanced-911 handset deadline and asked the Federal Communications Commission for a year-and-a-half extension. "Alltel...

Traditional telcos don’t plan to lie down for VoIP: Sprint Nextel files patent suit against Vonage, others

The burgeoning Voice over Internet Protocol industry clipped a hurdle last week as Sprint Nextel Corp. reported that its subsidiary, Sprint Communications Co. L.P.,...

DSL operator enters wireless with $25M NextWeb buy

DSL provider Covad Communications Group Inc. announced it purchased pre-WiMAX carrier Next-Web Inc. for $24.7 million in cash and stock. NextWeb offers wireless broadband...

MetroPCS attracts $600M in VC funding

Regional wireless operator MetroPCS Communications Inc. attracted $600 million in venture-capital funding from Madison Dearborn Partners L.L.C. and TA Associates as part of a...

FCC report says wireless remains competitive despite consolidation

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission said the mobile-phone industry remains competitive and consumers continue to benefit, despite increased consolidation among wireless carriers and questions by...

SanDisk, Sony offer memory-card format for cell phones

SanDisk Corp. and Sony Corp. introduced the industry's third major removable memory card format specifically designed for space-conscious mobile phones. The companies unveiled their...
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