Monthly Archives: January, 2006

Brightstar opens operations in Hong Kong

MIAMI-Brightstar Corp. continued to strengthen its presence in the Asia-Pacific market with a new subsidiary in Hong Kong. The mobile phone distributor and supply...

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...

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...

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...

Argogroup acquires ACTeSys for $4 million

SURREY, United Kingdom-Argo Interactive Group plc announced it acquired rival ACTeSys GmbH for $4 million in cash. The combined company will operate under the...

Mobile Media Co. buys wireless game-maker, Mobile Streams allies with TruePosition

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...

Vodafone, Sony join to offer 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...

Carriers may take advantage of Katrina tax relief bill

WASHINGTON-Wireless carriers whose networks were severely damaged or destroyed by hurricanes Katrina and Rita have the opportunity to take advantage of federal tax breaks,...

News Briefs

Adamind Ltd. announced a three-year deal to provide mobile content production and delivery software to Universal Music Group subsidiary Universal Music Mobile U.S. The...

Mo. court favors wireless definition of ‘access charges’

WASHINGTON-The Missouri Supreme Court gave a stunning rebuke to rural local exchange carriers, which have been trying unsuccessfully to recover money they believe wireless...

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

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

Schwarzenegger names Chong to CPUC seat

WASHINGTON-California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger officially named former federal telecom regulator Rachelle Chong to the California Public Utilities Commission. "Rachelle's more than two decades of...

Dobson’s ARPU up, but continues to leak subs

OKLAHOMA CITY-The fourth quarter of 2005 brought continuing net customer losses but higher annual revenue per user for Dobson Communications Corp, according to preliminary...

High penetration rates likely to show in carrier 4Q adds

Verizon Wireless is expected to continue leading the wireless pack in fourth-quarter subscriber adds, as analysts fine-tune their predictions and carriers get set to...

Cingular obtains restraining order against online call-record vendors

WASHINGTON-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. obtained a temporary restraining order against two companies it believes have sold mobile-phone records online. The Federal court in Atlanta granted...

S&P sees cable companies threatening wireline, wireless

NEW YORK-Credit ratings firm Standard & Poor's is turning a sharp eye on wireline companies and their wireless offspring, citing concerns about wireline businesses'...

IMS-It’s all that, but adoption will be restrained for some time

The very mention of Internet Protocol Multimedia Subsystem puts a whir in many propeller hats. The whirring is justified to a certain degree, but...

Flo Forum submits MediaFlo to TIA

The first public airing of Qualcomm Inc.'s proprietary MediaFlo technology for mobile TV is taking place as the Flo Forum submitted its specification proposal...

.11n standard likely to be ratified next week

DENVER-The line in the sand between Airgo Networks Inc. and backers of the Enhanced Wireless Consortium may be washed away if the IEEE adopts...

MobileAccess payment part of Abramoff plea deal

WASHINGTON-Jack Abramoff ordered the wireless firm that won the House in-building wireless infrastructure contract to make payments totaling $50,000 to a tax-exempt group created...

Delegate addresses calling charges for territories

WASHINGTON-Calling the territory of Guam from a wireless phone can be expensive, and the delegate that represents the island doesn't think it should be-especially...

Tower activity up with new funding and new player

Investors gave tower companies a thumbs up last week as plans for augmenting or expanding their facilities were greeted with a slew of new...

Strax acquires European mobile accessory supplier

MIAMI-Strax Holdings Inc., which sells mobile phones, phone accessories and data services, announced it acquired European accessory makers more...Mobilfunkzubehor GmbH and more...International Ltd. Terms...

Apple’s ‘Mobile Me’ trademark filing fuels wireless rumors

ALEXANDRIA, Va.-Apple Computer Inc. fueled speculation about its intentions in wireless as the company's efforts to trademark the phrase "Mobile Me" came to light....

Portals digging deeper into wireless

Wireless is getting Googled. And, well, Yahoo'd. The Internet giants have made numerous headlines in recent weeks as they rush to become the premier...
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