Monthly Archives: March, 2006

Sites from Sprint hurt Global Signal 4Q

SARASOTA, Fla.—Global Signal Inc. blamed its fourth-quarter net loss of $18.8 million on costs it incurred while integrating and financing the tower sites it...

Motorola pares down number of business units

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.—Motorola Inc. says it’s combining its Networks and Government & Enterprise Mobility Solutions business units into one entity for the sake of cost...

Celldor acquires Telrad Connegy

LOD, Israel—Radio-frequency component maker Celldor Ltd. acquired Telrad Connegy, said the companies. The deal is strictly a financial investment for Celldor, said the companies,...

Court orders firm to stop unlocking TracFone handsets

WASHINGTON—A federal court has ordered a Florida firm to immediately halt "unlocking" TracFone Wireless Inc. pre-paid cell phones. Unlocked phones can be used on...

MVNOs face myriad of challenges, Pyramid says

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—Pyramid Research issued a cautious view of the young mobile virtual network operator market in its latest report, "MVNOs and MVNEs: Analyzing the...

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...

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...

California lawmaker seeks to strengthen CPUC’s bill of rights

WASHINGTON—California state Sen. Martha Escutia (D) today said she plans to redouble efforts to pass a law creating a consumer telecom bill of rights...

Iraq issues mobile phone license tenders

WASHINGTON—Iraq today officially launched the first mobile phone license tender under the new government, a competition intended to result in four national wireless carriers....

$612.5 million is magic number in RIM, NTP settlement

BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. and patent-holding company NTP Inc. announced they ended their long-running legal quarrel under an agreement that calls for...

Amp’d unveils three-month unlimited calling promotion

LOS ANGELES—Amp’d Mobile Inc. is offering three months of unlimited calling minutes to subscribers who sign up for its $15 per month Amp’d Live...

Vodafone seeking to unload lethargic Japanese operations

BONN, Germany—Vodafone Group plc shares surged more than 9 percent on the London Stock Exchange Friday after the company confirmed reports that it is...

Analyst downgrades VeriSign, questions future of ringtone market

SAN FRANCISCO—VeriSign Inc.’s mobile content business is "looking like a disaster," according to a report released this week by American Technology Research analyst Albert...

T-Mobile USA continues as primary driver for DT

BONN, Germany—T-Mobile USA Inc. posted the best overall performance last year among parent company T-Mobile International’s subsidiaries, helping to drive solid gains in parent...

Martin tells Congress reorganization plan awaiting FCC approval

WASHINGTON—Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin has yet to convince his colleagues to reorganize the FCC with a new homeland security and public-safety bureau,...

Nokia’s top handset designer steps down

ESPOO, Finland—Frank Nuovo, the designer who helped Nokia Corp. attain the world’s largest market share of the mobile handset business, will turn over his...

TD-SCDMA phone ready, awaiting Chinese 3G licenses and network buildouts

EINDHOVEN, Netherlands—In the parallel 3G universe occupied by China, the world’s largest mobile-phone market, the cart apparently comes before the horse. The first video...

Mauj raises $10 million from venture capitalists

MUMBAI, India—Mauj Telecom, a mobile entertainment company based in India, said it raised $10 million in venture funding. The financing round included investments from...

New CPUC consumer bill of rights a victory for wireless

WASHINGTON—The California Public Utilities Commission today voted to replace the existing bill of rights for telecom consumers with one far less regulatory and highly...

Yahoo garners victory in legal battle with Mforma

SAN JOSE, Calif.—Yahoo Inc. scored an early victory in its latest legal battle, securing a temporary restraining order barring Mforma Group Inc.’s new employees...

Dobson signs deal with WorldCell for international services

OKLAHOMA CITY—Dobson Communications Corp. said it signed an agreement with WorldCell Inc. to expands international service options for Dobson wireless customers. The agreement gives...

Access to acquire infrastructure company IP Infusion for $50 million

TOKYO—Japanese mobile browser company Access Co. Ltd. announced it plans to acquire IP Infusion Inc. in a deal valued at around $50 million. IP...

Nokia, Telenor team for fixed-mobile convergence

ESPOO, Finland—Nokia Corp. and Telenor R&D announced that after teaming up to develop converged services, they are now able to deliver Internet Protocol Multimedia...

Burns asks FCC to auction smaller 700 MHz chunks

WASHINGTON—Spectrum being reclaimed from broadcasters as part of the digital TV transition should be auctioned in smaller chunks than is currently contemplated, Sen. Conrad...

Google adds News search to wireless offerings

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.—Google Inc. continued the expansion of its mobile applications portfolio with a wireless version of its Google News service. Google News for...
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