Monthly Archives: March, 2006

Vodafone sells Japanese operations, focus now on Verizon Wireless

Vodafone Group plc last week signaled its retreat from the Japanese mobile market amid turmoil in its boardroom, and Verizon Communications Inc. reportedly upped...

FCC seeks comment on whether to open 700 MHz public safety to broadband apps

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission is seeking comment on whether broadband services can be used in the 700 MHz public-safety band. Twenty-four megahertz of spectrum...

TruePosition, Andrew bicker in patent lawsuit

BERWYN, Pa.-Wireless location technology developer TruePosition Inc. said it is moving forward with its lawsuit against Andrew Corp., alleging the company's products infringe on...

Minnesota AG asks Supreme Court to review consumer-protection decision

WASHINGTON-Minnesota Attorney General Mike Hatch has petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to review a federal appeals court decision striking down a state law that...

AirPlay to connect live TV with mobile games

MONTEREY, Calif.—AirPlay Networks Inc. announced plans to launch a series of mobile games based on live TV broadcasts. The San Francisco startup said it...

Winds of (auction) change

You can almost smell the blood. It's pre-auction season. And this year, with some decent spectrum up for grabs in the AWS auction set...

GAO says wireless E-911 may never be available nationwide

WASHINGTON-Congressional auditors said the deployment of wireless enhanced 911 services continues to progress, but that some states could take five more years and others...

Alltel gains control of Carolina ventures for $455 million

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel Corp. announced it purchased the remaining 50-percent interests in 10 partnerships with Palmetto MobileNet L.P. that it did not already own....

Regional operators post mixed 4Q, year-end results

It was a week of mixed results for regional carriers, as numbers trickled in from a handful of operators-some of which had delayed their...

Converged services next telecom battle ground

What does $67 billion buy these days? Convergence nirvana, for one thing. If AT&T Inc.'s offer for BellSouth Corp. gets approved, as it's expected,...

Ericsson, Lucent face off over Riverstone assets

SANTA CLARA, Calif.—L.M. Ericsson and Lucent Technologies Inc. could find themselves in a bidding war today for Ethernet developer Riverstone Networks Inc. Ericsson submitted...

VeriSign buys into mobile marketing with $250 million m-Qube purchase

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.—VeriSign Inc. continued its spending spree, inking an agreement to shell out $250 million in cash for mobile messaging and content services...

With eye on mobile TV, SiRF acquires TrueSpan

SAN JOSE, Calif.—GPS chipset provider SiRF Technology Holdings Inc. said it acquired TrueSpan, a two-year-old company that is developing chips for mobile TV. The...

Cool prepares for crowded MVNO arena, will offer iRadio

Mobile virtual network operator Cool Mobile has big plans for this year, starting off today by expanding its cool.Prepaid handset lineup to six Motorola...

Connected and craving: Teens hungry for latest cell-phone technology

By Bradley JohnsonA majority—57 percent—of teens age 13-17 now have a cell phone, but that’s far below the 80 percent of adults 18-plus who...

Industry Study

IRVINE, Calif.-More people preferred comedies and adventure movies over Academy Award-winning best picture "Crash" when searching for movie information over mobile devices. Go2 Movies...

Cool prepares for crowded MVNO arena using rewards strategy

Mobile virtual network operator Cool Mobile has big plans for this year, starting off today by expanding its cool.Prepaid handset lineup to six Motorola...

SBA spends $1B to pick up AAT towers-some of which it previously owned

SBA Communications Corp., the nation's fifth-largest tower company, is offering $1 billion to acquire AAT Communications Corp., the nation's sixth-largest tower company.SBA said it...

Cingular challenges T-Mobile with $40 per month calling plan

Cingular Wireless L.L.C. rolled out a new pricing plan-without its signature Rollover feature-in a move to counter a similar plan offered by T-Mobile USA...

Can’t you hear me now?

The emerging iconic headset, the gadget plaintiffs' lawyers claim is key to minimizing health risks from mobile phones and that state lawmakers champion as...

Senators urge Bush administration to fund IP-based public-safety communications

WASHINGTON-Six senators are asking the Bush administration to develop guidelines for a new public-safety interoperable communications grant program to allow for the use of...

Verizon Wireless garners top 4Q ranking as industry posts stronger results

Verizon Wireless ranked at the top of a dozen North American mobile operators in a survey that examined value metrics such as subscriber growth,...

Proposal to change auction rules draws industry fire

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission picked up support from the Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission to employ blind bidding at June's advanced wireless services...

FCC creates new bureau, wireless division’s future uncertain

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission Friday created its long anticipated Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, which is set to take over various functions and...

BenQ shows handset slowdown

MUNICH, Germany-BenQ Corp. reported a larger-than-expected net loss of $185.6 million for the fourth quarter of 2005, which the company attributed to revamping its...
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