Monthly Archives: February, 2006

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...

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...

IT industry weights in on spectrum policy

The chief executives of nine of the nation’s high-profile, high-tech firms are calling for a complete review of national spectrum policy in order to...

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...

Brightpoint acquires Persequor

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

RIM dodges BlackBerry injunction during hearing

WASHINGTON—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....

Sprint Nextel users to share pictures, video via online groups

ORLANDO, Fla.—This spring, Sprint Nextel Corp. will begin offering its PCS users the ability to share pictures and videos recorded by their cellular phones...

Wall Street cool to American Tower’s 4Q losses

BOSTON—Citing accounting changes and an increase in outstanding shares, American Tower Corp. posted a fourth-quarter net loss of $87.3 million on revenues of $307.6...

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. CarriersR.W. Baird lowered its estimates...

Ericsson lights fire under Samsung over patents

STOCKHOLM, Sweden—In a lawsuit filed Monday in four countries, L.M. Ericsson is alleging that Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. is infringing on its patents by...

Weekly infrastructure awards wrap-up

The following list details this week's infrastructure awards for the cellular, Wi-Fi, and WiMAX industries. The contracts are broken down by transmission technology, country...

Syniverse warns of business slowdown

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

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 Friday, the Tokyo-based carrier quickly reversed itself and held...

Sprint to cut 2,500 positions, according to report

RESTON, Va.—Sprint Nextel Corp. will reduce its work force by a net 4 percent in 2006, or about 2,500 people, company officials told the...

Patent office rejects NTP claim ahead of BlackBerry injunction hearing

WASHINGTON—Less than 24 hours before a hearing that could result in a shutdown in service to U.S. BlackBerrys, NTP Inc. blasted Research In Motion...

Privacy group wants law enforcement to get a warrant before getting location-tracking information

WASHINGTON—A privacy organization is calling for location-tracking information to be given to law enforcement only with a warrant indicating that there is probable cause...

Shentel delays financial reporting

EDINBURG, VA.—Shenandoah Telecommunications postponed the release of its financial results for the fourth quarter and year 2005, citing a delay in completing its annual...

Dobson reports higher ARPU, greater losses

LOS ANGELES—Dobson Communications Corp. posted mixed results for the fourth quarter, earning increased average revenue per user, losing more money overall than the same...

Sprint Nextel tweaks business pricing

RESTON, Va.—Sprint Nextel Corp. announced new wireless pricing plans for business customers that focus on walkie-talkie and mobile-to-mobile options, as well as shared minutes....

Actix purchases German software company

LONDON—Actix, a wireless network performance solutions developer, announced it has acquired a similar company, German network optimization software maker Radioplan GmbH. The move expands...

Indie music label upset by Sprint snub

SAN FRANCISCO—Independent music aggregator Digital Rights Agency lashed out at Sprint Nextel Corp., blasting the carrier’s full-track download service for its "failure to include...

Mblox garners another $25M in funds

SUNNYVALE, Calif.—Mobile billing and messaging provider mBlox Inc. snagged $25 million in a funding round led by new investor Trident Capital. Existing investors BA...

Market slowdown may hinder Qualcomm’s value, firm says

SAN DIEGO—Investment-banking firm ThinkEquity Partners L.L.C. downgraded its opinion on Qualcomm Inc.’s stock based on what the firm said was an anticipated slowdown in...

Infrastructure spending 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...

800 MHz TA reports costs nearing $30M

WASHINGTON—The team designated by the Federal Communications Commission to manage the reconfiguration of the 800 MHz band necessary to solve public-safety interference reported that...
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