Monthly Archives: January, 2006

Motorola acquires cable technology vendor Broadband Innovations

TAMPA, Fla.-Motorola Inc. announced it has acquired the next-generation cable network technology assets of privately-held Broadband Innovations Inc. for an undisclosed amount. Motorola said...

Nortel taps former GE executive as VP

TORONTO-Nortel Networks Ltd. named former General Electric Co. executive Don McKenna as its new vice president of Global Manufacturing Services. Nortel said McKenna will...

AFHI closes Pelican Mobile buy, adopt new name

GLEN BURNIE, Md.-American Financial Holdings Inc. finalized its merger with Pelican Mobile Computers Inc., which provides rugged mobile hardware and software for law enforcement...

Centennial’s stock slides on dividend payout, move part of ‘strategic alternatives’

WALL, N.J.-Regional carrier Centennial Communications Corp. lowered its stock price substantially in recent weeks as part of a process to evaluate "strategic alternatives" for...

UrbanWorld expands content offering

LOS ANGELES-Mobile content provider UrbanWorld Wireless launched its first mobile game and added the voices of National Football League running backs Warrick Dunn and...

Verizon Wireless defends music service’s lack of MP3 support

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless made headlines last week at the Consumer Electronics Show when it unveiled a new full-track mobile music download service. But the...

Syniverse names new CEO

TAMPA, Fla.-Syniverse Technologies Inc., which provides wireless clearing and settlement services to cellular carriers, tapped Tony Holcombe to lead the company. Holcombe, who has...

Sprint Nextel launches GPS app for locating movie theaters

NEW YORK-Sprint Nextel Corp. launched a location-based feature that allows users to access nearby movie theaters and listings by pressing a single button.The carrier...

Cable damage causes ‘tremendous disruptions’ in Sprint Nextel service

RESTON, Va.-Service on Sprint Nextel Corp.'s network was interrupted for about three and a half hours beginning Monday afternoon, when cuts in two of...

SBA signs up $160 million credit facility

BOCA RATON, Fla.-The nation's fifth largest tower company, SBA Communications Corp., said it obtained a $160 million credit facility. GE Capital Markets Inc. led...

STM releases WiMAX chip, Wavesat aligns with SK Telecom

GENEVA-Chip supplier STMicroelectronics said it's jumping into the WiMAX market with a new offering for WiMAX base stations. The company said it plans to...

Digicel ramps up Caribbean services, plans WiMAX expansion

KINGSTON, JAMAICA-After filling up 2005 with various acquisitions and an initial launch of WiMAX services, Caribbean carrier Digicel Group plc announced plans to expand...

Ringtones: The list

SAN FRANCISCO—Moderati released its list of 2005’s top ringtones, with notes on some regional flavor. Hip-hop dominated the list in ’05, with 60 percent...

CES offers front-row seat to battle of the phones

As in past years, the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas was ground zero for a series of entertaining handset battles, with vendors firing...

Motorola to partner with Kodak on camera phones

LAS VEGAS-Motorola Inc. announced an extensive agreement with camera company Eastman Kodak Co. that calls for the two players to collaborate on mobile imaging...

Users love wireless, hate shopping experience

Tier 1 operators are beginning to use retail outlets to build long-term customer relationships and generate revenues from lucrative data applications. But when it...

Centennial reaps revenues from GSM roaming traffic

Centennial Communications Corp.'s earnings tumbled in its second quarter, despite an increase in revenue and healthy growth in its U.S. wireless operations. The carrier...

Mobile Media Co. buys wireless game-maker Overloaded

OSLO, Norway-The Mobile Media Co. said it has acquired Dutch game-maker Overloaded Pocket Media from Endemol N.V. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.Overloaded...

Cingular completes integration of network in Georgia

ATLANTA, Ga.-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. said it completed network integration work in Georgia, as well as integration efforts in parts of Alabama and Florida, and...

TI sells Sensors & Controls business for $3 billion

DALLAS-Texas Instruments Inc. announced it plans to sell its Sensors & Controls business to affiliates of Bain Capital L.L.C., a private equity investment firm,...

Ceregon to supply radios to Nokia

TEL AVIV, Israel-Wireless broadband systems provider Ceragon Networks Ltd. said it signed an original equipment manufacturer agreement with Nokia Corp. Under the agreement, Ceragon...

Rogers posts slower growth but improved churn during 4Q

TORONTO-In preliminary results Canadian wireless operator Rogers Communications Inc. reported it added substantially fewer new subscribers to its wireless business in the fourth quarter...

Vodafone teams up with Sony for mobile music downloads

LONDON-Vodafone Group Plc is partnering with Sony Corp. on an interactive streaming radio service for mobile phones and PCs. The companies unveiled Vodafone Radio...

DoCoMo pushes past 20M 3G subscribers

TOKYO-Four years after NTT DoCoMo Inc. launched its 3G network-the world's first major W-CDMA network launch-the carrier has sailed past the 20-million-subscriber mark. DoCoMo...

Sanyo, Razr users most likely to download content

SEATTLE-U.S. consumers with Motorola Inc. Razr or Sanyo Corp. SCP-8200 handsets are more likely to consume mobile content than owners of any other wireless...
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