Monthly Archives: February, 2006

Infrastructure spend on rise, Ericsson remains No. 1 vendor

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-Two new reports on the wireless infrastructure market offered an upbeat review and outlook. Dell'Oro Group released a new study that found...

Blake’s parting shot and the big what-if

In a seemingly endless controversy of unexpected twists and turns, there is little mystery in what U.S. District Judge Catherine Blake was thinking when...

Artificial barriers

Technological advances promised just a few years ago either already have been launched or are well on their way to becoming commercial services, as...

800 MHz TA reports costs nearing $30M

WASHINGTON-The team designated to manage the 800 MHz band reconfiguration necessary to solve public-safety interference reported that it has billed nearly $30 million since...

Music phones often sing off key

Operators are beginning to deploy full-track digital music services as a way to increase revenues, boost customer loyalty and slow churn. But if carriers...

Judge chastises RIM, NTP for failing to reach pact

Research In Motion Ltd. dodged a bullet as a U.S. District Court judge stopped short of ordering an immediate shutdown in service to U.S....

Syniverse warns of business slowdown

Syniverse Holdings Inc. capped its first year as a publicly traded company with improved net income despite a decline in revenues for the fourth...

Alltel teams with Navtrak, Telogis to offer vehicle tracking

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.—Alltel Corp. reported partnership with Global Positioning System services company Navtrak Inc. and fleet management company Telogis to offer business customers a...

Nortel continues supply chain revamp with new GE exec

TORONTO—Nortel Network Ltd. nabbed another General Electric Co. Ltd. executive, naming Joseph Flanagan its new vice president of Order Management.Nortel said Flanagan will report...

Wireless pushes for longer education spectrum leases

WASHINGTON-Top wireless broadband licensees are at odds with schools and churches over whether federal regulators should mandate a 15-year cap on education spectrum leases,...

Sprint’s customer adds get ‘Boost’

Sprint Nextel Corp.'s Boost Mobile and wholesale channels did much of the carrier's heavy lifting in the fourth quarter, helping propel the carrier to...

Wi-Fi deployments stretch across cities, countries, corporations

Wi-Fi news is never in short supply. Last week, EarthLink Inc. announced that it teamed with Google Inc. to submit a proposal for San...

DoT commits $11M to study next generation of 911 services

WASHINGTON-The Department of Transportation is embarking on a two-year, $11-million pilot project to develop a next-generation 911 system as the agency explores various technology...

Sprint Nextel adds MTV TV channels

NEW YORK—Sprint Nextel Corp. added to its mobile video offerings with a new deal to add content from MTV Networks to its Sprint TV...

Sprint Nextel updates integration progress

Integration is one of Sprint Nextel Corp.'s biggest challenges this year as the company continues to digest its multiple mergers-ranging from the former Nextel...

Texas Instruments drills in on WiMAX

Eager to capture a piece of an estimated $2 billion equipment market, Texas Instruments Inc. is plunging into the WiMAX infrastructure business. The company...

Bill in Va. legislature would tax all communications at flat rate

WASHINGTON-The Virginia legislature could be on the verge of passing an unprecedented statewide flat tax on wireless and other communications services, a move the...

TracFone, Nokia sue two Fla. firms, charging they ‘unlock’ handsets

WASHINGTON-TracFone Wireless Inc., the nation's largest prepaid cell-phone company, has sued to shut down firms accused of buying large quantities of phones at major...

Wireless Xcessories dials up Sanyo for phone accessories

HUNTINGDON VALLEY, Pa.—Wireless Xcessories Group signed a manufacturing and supply agreement with Sanyo Energy (U.S.A.) Corp. to manufacture mobile phone accessories for the electronics...

DoCoMo delays Nokia’s 3G handset debut

TOKYO-One week after NTT DoCoMo announced that a Nokia Corp.-branded third-generation handset would be available Feb. 24, the Tokyo-based carrier quickly reversed itself and...

Brightpoint buys Persequor

Handset distributor Brightpoint Holdings B.V. said it acquired all the outstanding shares of Persequor Ltd., which previously supplied management services to Brightpoint Asia Ltd....

Rural carriers post better ARPU, fewer customers

While regional carriers might not be able to call their fourth-quarter performances revivals, companies that reported results last week seemed to be stemming the...

Go2 reveals 24M search user sessions in year

IRVINE, Calif.-Mobile search provider go2 said it delivered more than 24 million unique user sessions in 2005, marking a 51-percent increase from its 2004...

Good raises $20 million in VC funds

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Good Technology Inc. announced it raised an additional $20 million in its Series E expansion round of venture-capital financing. ValueAct Capital led the...

Zafirovski: It’s time to focus

As the world waits for Nortel Networks Ltd. to post its fourth-quarter financials, chief executive Mike Zafirovski outlined his plans to overhaul the telecom...
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