Monthly Archives: January, 2006

San Fran issues official RFP for Wi-Fi network

After collecting and reviewing 26 industry proposals and nearly 300 public comments during a round of information requests for a citywide Wi-Fi network, San...

Mobiltek sells subsidiary to Hong Kong integrator

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-One month after announcing its restructuring, value-added service provider Mobiltek Corp. said it sold its subsidiary, Mobiltek Corp. California, to SinoConnect Ltd., a...

Good News, Barna to offer faith-based content

LOS ANGELES-Good News Holdings L.L.C. and faith-based research firm The Barna Group Ltd. launched a portal offering wireless content including ringtones, Bible verses and...

Qualcomm, KDDI form MediaFlo business venture

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. will team with KDDI Corp. to explore broadcasting wireless video programming to subscribers of the Japanese operator. The companies will establish...

Court sides with InterDigital in $250M patent dispute with Nokia

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.-InterDigital Communications Corp. scored another court victory as a New York judge confirmed a ruling that calls for Nokia Corp. to...

Cell-phone taps at center of public scrutiny amid NSA wiretap news

WASHINGTON-The Electronic Frontier Foundation blasted a federal judge's decision to give the Department of Justice access to cell-phone location information. The ruling appears to...

GPS, Wi-Fi teaming up for location services

Growth of the wireless location-pinpointing industry is evident with a flurry of company announcements. Boston-based Skyhook Wireless said it raised $6.5 million in its...

Content players coming to America

With U.S. operators in the midst of building out 3G networks, wireless firms from around the world are heeding the words of Neil Diamond:...

Cingular, Verizon in tight race for No. 1

When Cingular Wireless L.L.C. bought AT&T Wireless Services Inc. in 2004, creating the nation's largest cellular carrier, Verizon Wireless found itself handing over its...

Music bundles make sense in mobile arena

If Amp'd Mobile Inc.'s bargain-basement full-track download music service was designed to get attention, it's working. The recently launched mobile virtual network operator made...

Nokia, CompUSA team to show high-tech gadgets

Nokia Corp. will showcase its wares at every CompUSA Inc. location by March, the companies said.Nokia, which already has a presence in about 200...

Verizon to expand Vcast with CES announcement

Verizon Wireless is expected to make headlines once again at the International Consumer Electronics Show this week in Las Vegas, unveiling a full-track mobile...

Motorola buys Wireless Valley, Nortel takes Tasman

Motorola Inc. purchased Texas-based Wireless Valley Communications, a privately held company that creates software for designing and managing wireless networks including cellular, RFID, Wi-Fi,...

3G to trigger explosion in China domestic handset sales

EL SEGUNDO, Calif.-While China continues to export a growing number of cell phones, new research also shows that the country's domestic market is set...

As calendar turns to ’06, operators fail to meet E-911 compliance

WASHINGTON-At the stroke of midnight Saturday, all the wireless carriers that selected a handset solution for E-911 Phase II rules failed to meet the...
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