Monthly Archives: January, 2006

Interactive mobile marketing gains credibility

Big brands and high-powered advertising agencies are stampeding to wireless in an effort to snuggle up next to consumers. But they're finding that effective...

Alltel expands prepaid options with U service

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel Corp. launched a new iteration of its prepaid phone service, dubbed "U." Users of the U prepaid service can pay by...

Thumbs up, Chuck!

You'd think Chuck Schumer, the Democratic New York senator actually from New York, would have been so busy trying to pin down Supreme Court...

Silicon Valley looking at wireless broadband canopy

SAN JOSE, Calif.-A 1,500 square-mile high-speed wireless data network covering Silicon Valley is being planned by the area's civic and business leaders. A coalition...

Sona Mobile gets $3 million boost

NEW YORK-Shuffle Master Inc. made a $3 million private equity investment in Sona Mobile Holdings Corp. via the purchase of 2.3 million shares of...

Foes square off on broadcast-flag issue before FCC

WASHINGTON-A technology expert warned last week that if Congress authorizes the Federal Communications Commission to require a broadcast flag in digital TV transmissions, the...

Verizon reinforces interest in acquiring Vodafone’s stake in Verizon Wireless

NEW YORK-Though Verizon Communications Inc. executives say that they have received no official notice that Vodafone Group plc is ready to sell its 45-percent...

$70 Bratz-branded phone hits Wal-Mart shelves

LOS ANGELES-Move aside Barbie, Bratz now have their own mobile phones. MGA Entertainment-the company behind the Bratz "fashion dolls"-announced it will sell a Bratz-branded...

Weekly wireless ratings wrap-up

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.CarriersRobert W. Baird raised its...

IDT offloads Winstar businesses to GVC

NEWARK, N.J.-IDT Corp. said Detroit-based GVC Networks L.L.C. bought its Winstar subsidiaries, which provide telecommunications services to various U.S. government agencies. Though terms of...

Dobson to get $30 million annually from universal service fund

OKLAHOMA CITY-Dobson Communications Corp. announced that two of its subsidiaries have been designated as eligible telecommunications carriers (ETC) in rural areas of Alaska and...

CTIA advocates wireless in intercarrier compensation discussion

WASHINGTON-CTIA told state regulators earlier this week that they should focus on the needs of wireless consumers-and the benefits wireless can bring to rural...

SiRF acquires Impulsesoft

BANGALORE, India-SiRF Technology Holdings Inc. said it has acquired Impulsesoft, which specializes in Bluetooth stereo solutions and embedded software. Terms of the cash deal...

Openwave up on earnings, SFR music-download deal

PARIS-Openwave Systems Inc.'s new subsidiary Musiwave said it is powering a new subscription-based, full-track music download service for French carrier SFR. SFR, an affiliate...

TIA pushes for comprehensive telecommunications policy

WASHINGTON-Wireless and other telecom manufacturers urged the Bush administration to establish a national information and communications technology policy framework that encourages marketplace competition and...

iPCS reports 18,900 net adds

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Sprint Nextel Corp. CDMA affiliate iPCS Inc. said it added 18,900 net wireless customers in the quarter ended Dec. 31, and closed out...

Microsoft’s mobile division heads into the black

REDMOND, Wash.-Microsoft Corp.'s Mobile & Embedded Devices business-which houses the company's smart phone efforts-posted its first-ever quarterly operating profit, helping the software giant meet...

Senate and House schedule hearings on cell-phone privacy scandal

WASHINGTON-The House and the Senate will each hold separate hearings next month on the ever-burgeoning consumer-privacy scandal regarding the disclosure and sale of telecommunications...

FTC: Pretexting is illegal

WASHINGTON-The practice of pretexting-impersonating a customer to obtain call records-is illegal, the chairman of the Federal Trade Commission told reporters this morning. "In no...

Congressional Rural Caucus mimics rural wireline legislative priorities

WASHINGTON-The House Congressional Rural Caucus released its telecommunications priorities earlier this week and they mirror-almost word for word-the priorities of the Coalition to Keep...

Motorola tags JBL for music accessories

NORTHRIDGE, Calif.-Computer audio products company JBL and Motorola Inc. have partnered to develop accessories for Motorola's mobile music devices, the companies announced.Among the planned...

InfoSpace shares down on 4Q report, CFO departs

BELLEVUE, Wash.-Shares of InfoSpace Inc. edged downward despite a solid fourth quarter that helped the company nearly double its annual profits.The Internet and mobile...

WiMAX vendors swell OBSAI’s ranks to 130 companies

SAN DIEGO-The Open Base Station Architecture Initiative said its membership has swelled to 130 companies as new members focused on WiMAX technology seek to...

Qualcomm guidance raises concerns

SAN DIEGO-While wireless chip titan Qualcomm Inc. posted strong first quarter results, the company's stock slipped slightly downward due to warnings of slowing sales...

Siemens posts strong quarterly results

MUNICH, Germany-Siemens AG delivered strong first quarter results, posting new orders worth $32.8 billion, a 31-percent increase from $20.4 billion in new orders a...
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