Monthly Archives: November, 2005

Nokia’s Intellisync buy pushes it further into e-mail space

Just two months after launching its own branded wireless e-mail offering, Nokia Corp. is jumping head-first into the space with the $430 million acquisition...

Andrew adding to its satellite group

ORLAND PARK, Ill.-Andrew Corp. said it plans to acquire German broadband satellite network electronics manufacturer Skyware Radio Systems GmbH. Andrew said that under terms...

Siemens shoots for No. 2 in telecom network sales

Siemens AG announced plans to invest substantial capital in key Asian markets, aiming to climb from the No. 3 position to the No. 2...

Wireless OSS to reach $13 billion this year

BOONTON, N.J.-The global wireless operations support systems market is expected to grow to more than $13 billion this year, according a study by Insight...

MVNOs look high, low for customers

The potential breadth of the mobile virtual network operator model was evident last week as a pair of companies reported plans to enter the...

Cisco enters mesh municipalities fray

The mesh market is garnering increased attention lately-and following a typical path in wireless evolution-complete with competition between startups and industry leaders, and competing...

KT, Samsung demonstrate mobile WiMAX at summit

BUSAN, Korea-KT Corp. demonstrated new wireless broadband technology it hopes to deliver to millions of subscribers by 2010. Korea's largest fixed-line operator unveiled mobile...

Content vendors post losses, discuss off-portal strategies

Dwango Wireless suffered its third straight multimillion-dollar quarterly deficit, reporting a net third-quarter loss of $5 million. The mobile entertainment publisher said it generated...

Sprint Nextel to acquire largest CDMA affiliate

RESTON, Va.-After months of negotiations, Sprint Nextel Corp. reached an agreement to acquire its largest CDMA affiliate, Alamosa Holding Inc., for $4.3 billion, including...

Verizon pops open EV-DO BlackBerry with new modem service for laptops

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless announced it will sell a CDMA2000 1x EV-DO-capable BlackBerry, along with a service plan that will allow subscribers to use the...

NENA releases 911 router guide

WASHINGTON-The National Emergency Number Association released its "911 System Reference Guide" to help carriers-primarily Voice over Internet Protocol providers-and public-safety answering points plan and...

Motorola, Skype team on Bluetooth headset

LIBERTYVILLE, Ill.-Motorola Inc. and Skype Technologies SA announced the launch of a Bluetooth headset that allows Skype customers to use Motorola's Wireless Internet Calling...

WiderThan files to go public

WASHINGTON-Korean content provider WiderThan Co. expects to net more than $50 million with its planned initial public offering, according to documents filed with the...

Court sides with Nextel Partners in valuation process

NEW YORK-Nextel Partners Inc. was victorious late last week as a judge ruled the carrier could disclose the results of the first two appraisers...

Investors cheer on Ditech’s lower-than-expected loss

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-Ditech Communications Corp. announced its fiscal 2006 second-quarter results, reporting a net loss of $1.4 million, or 4 cents per share. The...

800 MHz rebanding off to slow start

WASHINGTON-The 800 MHz rebanding process may not be going as quickly as first hoped. The 800 MHz Transition Administrator recently told the Federal Communications...

Bango preaches off-deck content gospel

Like European missionaries of centuries past, Bango came to U.S. shores last week preaching the gospel. The Cambridge, U.K.-based company held events in Southern...

Dobson to use Actix’s services

RESTON, Va.-Dobson Cellular Systems said it will use Actix's CellOpt AFP for automatic frequency planning on its GSM/GPRS and TDMA networks.The product also allows...

Andrew resumes production in China plant

ORLAND PARK, Ill.-Andrew Corp. said it has resumed production and shipping of base station subsystem products after a labor dispute halted manufacturing for about...

Verizon, Virgin expand sales channels

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless inked a deal to operate kiosks in more than 100 BJ's Wholesale Club Inc. locations, the carrier said Monday.Verizon will sell...

Alta buys Yankee Group

BOSTON-An investment group led by private-equity firm Alta Communications announced it has acquired technology research firm Yankee Group. Yankee Group was previously owned by...

Taiwanese carrier to offer converged services through Azaire

SANTA CLARA, Calif.-Taiwanese carrier Chunghwa Mobile Business Group said it will deploy Azaire Networks Inc.'s Internet Protocol Converged Network Platform. The product will allow...

Cingular turns off, sells towers as part of integration plans

Cingular Wireless L.L.C. has identified more than 12,000 GSM sites that it plans to decommission as it integrates 30 of 63 GSM markets by...

WiMAX mainly for rural operators, iSuppli predicts

EL SEGUNDO, Calif.-By 2010, less than 5 percent of broadband subscribers will use WiMAX technology as a fixed wireless broadband access solution, said research...

XM radio available on select handsets

WASHINGTON-XM Satellite Radio last week quietly launched an application to bring its radio service to Windows-powered mobile phones. The largest U.S. satellite radio provider...
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