Monthly Archives: October, 2005

Dwango cuts ties with Japanese counterpart

SEATTLE-Dwango North America Corp. will no longer have to pay royalty or licensing fees to Japanese mobile content supplier Dwango Co. Ltd., the companies...

Verizon Wireless booms with 1.9 million net adds

NEW YORK-Verizon Wireless continued to dominate its competitors during the third quarter by adding more than 1.9 million net customers. The strong growth was...

House goes with Dec. 31, 2008 after seven hours of debate on DTV bill

WASHINGTON-After more than seven hours of debate, the House Commerce Committee late Wednesday passed a bill to complete the digital TV transition by Dec....

Mobile messaging set to swell in US

CAMBRIDGE, U.K.-Mobile messaging revenues from U.S. mobile subscribers more than doubled in 2004 from the previous year and will account for 10 percent of...

EarthLink expands muni Wi-Fi activities with Anaheim win

ATLANTA-EarthLink Inc. is storming ahead with its Wi-Fi broadband network rollouts, announcing a contract to blanket the 50-square-mile city of Anaheim, Calif., with the...

SBC to don AT&T brand

SAN ANTONIO-SBC Communications Inc., which controls 60 percent of Cingular Wireless L.L.C., said it will adopt the AT&T Inc. brand name following the completion...

Openwave’s revenues up, improves net loss

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-Openwave Systems Inc. reported a 24-percent increase in revenues for its fiscal first quarter of $103.3 million, compared with revenues of $83.6...

Nextel Partners basks in rising financial, operational numbers

KIRKLAND, Wash.-Nextel Partners Inc. posted third-quarter results that included both strong financial and operational metrics. The carrier reported $473.1 million in total revenues during...

Investors warm on Novatel revenues

SAN DIEGO-Wireless modem maker Novatel Wireless Inc. reported the highest year-over-year revenue increase in company history during the third quarter.The company's revenues increased 36...

WiMAX World draws range of products, announcements

BOSTON-Product announcements are streaming out of Boston as the WiMAX World 2005 show gets underway. First up, Motorola Inc. is set to demonstrate the...

Nokia expands equipment offerings

ESPOO, Finland-Nokia Corp. announced several new offerings and product updates, wares it plans to show off during its upcoming Mobility Conference in Barcelona, Spain.First...

Wireless enjoys increased venture capital

WASHINGTON-The wireless sector showed steady growth in venture-capital financing during the third quarter, according to the MoneyTree Survey by PricewaterhouseCoopers, Thomson Venture Economics and...

Sharp teams with Red Bend for FOTA

TOKYO-Sharp Corp. has tapped Red Bend Software to provide firmware over the air (FOTA) technology for its 3G mobile phones, the companies announced Thursday....

Siemens pumps cash into GlooLabs startup

PALO ALTO, Calif.-Siemens Communications Group said it made an investment in California-based software developer GlooLabs. The company did not disclose the amount of the...

UbuiquiTel meets estimates though additions decline

CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa.-Sprint Nextel Corp. wireless affiliate UbiquiTel Inc. posted a disappointing 10,700 net customer additions during the third quarter, which was well below the...

Shenandoah’s wireless revenues up 17 percent

EDINBURG, Va.-Rural telecommunications provider and Sprint Nextel Corp. wireless affiliate Shenandoah Telecommunications Co. reported a 17 percent increase in wireless revenues from $21 million...

Mobile music takes slice of worldwide music pie

LONDON-Mobile music accounts for nearly 15 percent of the worldwide music market, generating $4.4 billion in revenue this year and nearly $6 billion in...

Enforta, InfiNet deploy WiMAX in Russia

AMSTERDAM-InfiNet Wireless, which provides broadband wireless access and pre-WiMAX equipment, said Enforta BV selected it to provide equipment for a nationwide broadband network in...

Sprint Nextel’s profits vault, but subscriber adds slow from last year

RESTON, Va.-Sprint Nextel Corp. said it added 1.272 million total customers to its network during the third quarter, which was in line with guidance...

Wi-Fi arrives in Reno hotels

NEWBURY PARK, Calif.-Nomadix Inc. and Hotel Wireless Inc. said they have completed Wi-Fi deployments at three Reno, Nev., hotels.The companies deployed equipment at El...

Senators admonish FCC over reorganization plans

WASHINGTON-Two key Senate appropriators have chided Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin for failing to give a heads-up to Congress about reorganization and spending...

SK Earthlink MVNO to be dubbed Helio

LOS ANGELES-SK Earthlink Inc. followed through on previous claims that it was looking at a new name for its planned mobile virtual network operator...

Mobile ESPN, Best Buy ink launch deal

BRISTOL, Conn.-Mobile ESPN L.L.C. reported a deal with electronics retailer Best Buy to support the launch of the Mobile ESPN mobile virtual network operator...

Supreme Court rejects RIM request

WATERLOO, Ontario-BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. took another major hit in its legal battle with patent-holding company NTP Inc. as the Supreme Court...

Nortel wins Sprint Nextel broadband access contract

TORONTO-Nortel Networks Ltd. won a two-year contract to supply Sprint Nextel Corp. with its next generation broadband access solution. The offering is set to...
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