Monthly Archives: February, 2006

iPCS posts robust customer growth, but affiliation issues cloud future

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Regional wireless carrier and Sprint Nextel Corp. CDMA affiliate iPCS Inc. reported a net loss of $17.2 million, or $1.03 per share, although...

Tracfone high on 4Q growth, ends 2005 with 6.1 million

MEXICO CITY-Leading wireless prepaid provider Tracfone Wireless Inc., which is a subsidiary of America Movil, said it gained 1 million new subscribers in the...

5 GHz Wi-Fi pact reached for testing, guidelines

WASHINGTON-The Bush administration confirmed an agreement among military, high-tech and wireless firms on criteria for certifying new 5 GHz Wi-Fi devices capable of avoiding...

Nvidia launches mobile TV chip

BARCELONA, Spain-Nvidia Corp. said it plans to unveil a single chip solution that supports mobile TV, music and games. applications at the 3GSM show....

Speedy credentials crucial to telecom recovery after disasters

WASHINGTON-Government officials should move quickly to ensure that telecommunications carriers can gain access to their sites and the necessary fuel and security to be...

Telecom execs asked about roles in warrentless wiretaps

WASHINGTON-Two powerful Senate Democrats asked executives of three telecom giants with major mobile-phone units to turn over information on their alleged participation in the...

Nokia intros GPS module for phones

ESPOO, Finland-Nokia Corp. announced a new Bluetooth GPS phone accessory that will bring location services to Nokia phone owners. The move is notable as...

VCs dole out $6 million to Digital Orchid

SAN DIEGO, Calif.-Content vendor Digital Orchid said it raised $6 million during its second round of financing, which was led by Shepherd Ventures. "With...

Cincinnati Bell ads customers while earnings slip

CINCINNATI-Cincinnati Bell Inc. reported that it added 15,000 postpaid wireless customers in the fourth quarter of 2005-the company's best wireless performance since the fourth...

Verizon testing Vcast advertising with two-tier payment model

By Alice Z. Cuneo BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.-Madison Avenue needs to figure out emerging media-fast-or lose billions of dollars to someone who will, warned one...

Siemens promises to ship TD-SCDMA equipment this year

MUNICH, Germany-Siemens AG said it expects to begin shipping TD-SCDMA equipment by the middle of this year, a move the company said shows that...

Cingular debuts made-for-mobile music concerts

LOS ANGELES-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. announced a new offering that brings music concerts to wireless devices via the company's Cingular Video on-demand streaming video service....

Vendors unite for common gaming platform

DALLAS-More than a dozen major developers, publishers, handset manufacturers and technology companies are working to streamline the process for developing and delivering mobile games....

Weekly infrastructure awards wrap-up

Welcome to a new weekly feature at RCR Wireless News! Every week we will collect all the important equipment agreements across the cellular, Wi-Fi...

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.CarriersPrudential Equity Group lowered its...

MobiTV to offer dedicated Olympics channel

EMERYVILLE, Ca.-MobiTV Inc. and NBC Olympics will offer daily highlights of the XX Olympic Winter Games from Feb. 10 through Feb. 26 on a...

NeoMedia sets plan for $10 million Mobot acquisition

FORT MYERS, Fla.-NeoMedia Technologies Inc. solidified plans to buy Mobot Inc. in a $10 million cash-and-stock transaction expected to close this month. The companies...

Valimo acquires UniqMinds

HELSINKI, Finland-Valimo Wireless announced it acquired UniqMinds, a mobile messaging company. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Valimo sells subscriber identity and authentication...

Toys ‘R’ Us to sell mobile phones to kids

CHICAGO-Firefly Mobile Inc. said its kid-oriented mobile phones are now available at Toys 'R' Us and Justice stores. Justice is a retailer focused on...

Telecom execs asked to explain cooperation in wiretaps

WASHINGTON-Two powerful Senate Democrats asked executives of three telecom giants with major mobile phone units to turn over information on their alleged participation in...

EPIC says wireless carriers shouldn’t collect data they can’t protect

WASHINGTON-The Electronic Privacy Information Center upped the ante against the wireless industry, saying that if mobile-phone carriers can't protect customer call records, the carriers...

Mobile-specific domain backer releases best practices guidelines

DUBLIN, Ireland-The company behind a mobile-specific Internet domain released guidelines for publishers looking to build wireless Web sites. Top Level Domain Ltd. (mTLD) unveiled...

As expected, 5 GHz Wi-Fi pact becomes official

WASHINGTON-The Bush administration today confirmed an agreement among military, high-tech and wireless firms on criteria for certifying new 5 GHz Wi-Fi devices capable of...

Sprint Nextel to offer scanners at NASCAR events

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.-Sprint Nextel Corp. is continuing the former Nextel Communications Corp.'s support of NASCAR, as it introduces a new hand-held scanner that is...

New MVNO targeting tween market secures $27M in funding

BETHESDA, Md.-Jumping into the tween mobile market, new mobile virtual network operator Kajeet rounded up $27 million in venture capital funding, according to the...
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