Monthly Archives: January, 2006

EarthLink partners with Motorola, Tropos for muni Wi-Fi

ATLANTA-EarthLink Inc. announced a new contract with Motorola Inc. and Tropos Networks Inc. as the company prepares to launch municipal Wi-Fi networks in five...

Appeals court agrees to review CPUC fine against Cingular

WASHINGTON-A state appeals court has agreed to review a record $12 million fine levied by California regulators against Cingular Wireless L.L.C. in 2004. "Cingular...

Brightpoint extends exclusive distribution agreement with Nokia

PLAINFIELD, Ind.-Brightpoint Inc. said it will continue to be the exclusive authorized distributor for Nokia Corp. phones in the United States through 2007. The...

First fixed WiMAX products certified

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Fixed WiMAX products from Aperto Networks Inc., Redline Communications Inc., Sequans Communications and Wavesat Inc. have been stamped "WiMAX Forun Certified." "The...

Congressional research unit questions legality of wiretap program

WASHINGTON-Congress' research unit said the Bush administration's program to wiretap cell phones, landline phones and e-mails without court orders may be violating U.S. law....

CDG expands handset testing program

COSTA MESA, Calif.-The CDMA Development Group announced that Wireless Test Systems in San Diego, Calif., and Telecommunications Technology Association in Seoul, Korea, have been...

Carlyle acquires majority stake in bilingual call center

MEXICO CITY-Private equity firm The Carlyle Group is looking to tap the Mexican market by acquiring a majority stake in bilingual call center services...

Study highlights success of community-focused game services

BOSTON-Wireless operators should develop sophisticated, community-focused game services to stave off increasing competition from Electronic Arts Inc., Yahoo Inc. and other media giants, according...

Sky MobileMedia gathers $15 million in funding, Quickoffice scores $11.5 million

SAN DIEGO-Sky MobileMedia Inc., which provides mobile applications software platforms for wireless handsets, said it closed on $15 million of series B financing.Sid R....

Comsearch releases spectrum management planner for upcoming FCC auction

ORLAND PARK, Ill.-Comsearch, which specializes in spectrum management, said it has come up with a new product designed to give wireless carriers the lay...

Sprint Nextel drops Convergys, moves to Amdocs for billing and customer care

CINCINNATI-Sprint Nextel Corp. said it plans to phase out its billing relationship with Convergys Corp. and has signed a preliminary agreement with Amdocs Ltd....

InfoSonics’ stock rebounds on robust 4Q forecast

SAN DIEGO-Shares of InfoSonics Corp. rebounded this morning after the phone distributor said it expects fourth-quarter revenue of at least $34 million.InfoSonics, which distributes...

Senators introduce bill to stem sale of cell phone call records

WASHINGTON- Three senators Wednesday introduced legislation that would make it a crime for someone to obtain cell phone customer call records under false pretenses....

Sprint Nextel invests $10 million in IPWireless

RESTON, Va.-Sprint Nextel Corp. said it invested another $10 million into IPWireless Inc., which develops UMTS TD-CDMA network technology. Sprint Nextel initially invested $4...

Supreme Court affirms decision absolving Motorola and NYC from blame related to 9/11 attacks

WASHINGTON-The Supreme Court affirmed a lower court decision preventing families of New York firefighters killed at the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001,...

Technology advancements spur revenue leakage, research shows

HAMPSHIRE, United Kingdom-New technologies and products are bringing the promise of fresh revenue-but are also producing revenue losses, according to a report by Juniper...

Sony Ericsson boasts major gains in profits

LONDON-Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications L.P. announced a dramatic increase in its net income during the fourth quarter as well as a boost in its...

Air2Web powering Pennsylvania TV channel’s SMS notification service

ATLANTA-Air2Web Inc. said it is providing wireless gateway services for WNEP Channel 16 in Pennsylvania to allow the station to send short message service...

TeleCIS, FyreStorm and Spotwave announce VC funds

SANTA CLARA, Calif.-Venture capital funds continue to roll over the wireless industry, with two chip companies and an antenna vendor announcing the latest in...

U.S. Cellular suffers service blackout in Iowa, Illinois

CHICAGO-A power outage put a U.S. Cellular Corp. switching center near Cedar Rapids, Iowa, out of commission for several hours Monday. The outage caused...

Boston blazes ahead with ad-supported muni Wi-Fi project

WALTHAM, Mass.-Supported by advertising revenue, the city of Boston says its public Wi-Fi project currently provides free Internet access in four commercial districts of...

TDS announces wireless broadband network launch in Madison, Wis.

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-Wireline voice and high speed Internet service provider TDS Metrocom said it has started the commercial rollout of a broadband wireless network...

BenQ Mobile resurfaces with new logo, new phones

BERLIN-In an announcement showing that the company is not to be forgotten, BenQ Mobile unveiled its new consumer mobile phone brand: BenQ-Siemens. The launch...

Opera, Bytemobile team for 3G Internet browsers

OSLO, Norway-Internet browser vendor Opera Software ASA teamed with Bytemobile Inc. on a new mobile Web browser for 3G handsets. The offering, which the...

Huawei’s sales spike in 2005

SHENZHEN, China-China's largest telecom equipment maker Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. announced that its global sales jumped to $8.2 billion in 2005-a 40 percent increase...
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