Monthly Archives: April, 2006

Ericsson: Vendor consolidation good for wireless ecosystem

LAS VEGAS-No big-time mergers for L.M. Ericsson, said the company's chief executive, Carl-Henric Svanberg, during a press conference Thursday.As Svanberg laid out Ericsson's technology...

Bird, tower battle continues at FCC, appeals court

WASHINGTON-The American Bird Conservancy and the Forest Conservation Council urged a federal appeals court to order the Federal Communications Commission to take action to...

Samsung flexes its handset muscles

LAS VEGAS-Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. added to its broad portfolio of devices for both consumer and enterprise markets with the introduction of a bevy...

Mobile content firms aim for sweet spot

LAS VEGAS-Mforma Group Inc. is the latest mobile-game publisher to get a makeover, dropping its name in an effort to become more consumer-friendly.The San...

CTIA keynote serves smorgasbord of speakers

LAS VEGAS-In this town, people refer to a large, varied repast-such as that offered in CTIA Wireless 2006's opening-day keynote session-as a buffet. As...

South Korean officials question Qualcomm, partners

Qualcomm Inc. said officials from the Korean Fair Trade Commission visited its offices in Korea, as well as the offices of its chip customers...

3 Scandinavia climbing on HSDPA bandwagon

STOCKHOLM, Sweden—L.M. Ericsson says it won a contract to boost mobile operator 3 Scandinavia’s wireless broadband offering by upgrading its W-CDMA network with HSDPA...

Aperto adds to WiMAX war chest

MILPITAS, Calif.—Aperto Networks says it raised $26 million in its latest round of financing, bringing the base-station maker’s total funding to date to $120...

Telzuit signs heart-information transmission deal with Cingular

ORLANDO, Fla.—Telzuit Medical Technologies Inc. today signed an agreement with Cingular Wireless L.L.C. that will allow Telzuit’s heart-monitoring Bio-Patch PDA to transfer data over...

FCC briefs part of court record

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission's decision to back the wireless industry in health litigation against mobile-phone companies has become a flashpoint in six brain-cancer lawsuits...

Zafirovski competes to rebuild Nortel

LAS VEGAS—When asked during an interview with RCR Wireless News what drew him to take the top job at Nortel Networks, CEO Mike Zafirovski...

Nokia in hot pursuit of U.S. market and global enterprise customers

  LAS VEGAS—When Jorma Olilla, chairman and chief executive officer of Nokia Corp., bid farewell to the industry at CTIA Wireless 2006’s opening day keynote...

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. Click here for wireless...

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...

Austin Ventures firms up plan to acquire 724 Solutions

SANTA BARBARA, Calif.—724 Solutions Inc. announced it will go ahead with its plan to be acquired by venture-capital firm Austin Ventures. Austin said it...

Watchdog group claims beer ads on MobiTV target underage drinkers

By Jeremy Mullman CHICAGO—An alcohol industry watchdog group is accusing Anheuser-Busch of marketing beer to underage drinkers after the brewer announced a partnership to...

Ericsson: Vendor consolidation good for wireless ecosystem

  LAS VEGAS—No big-time mergers for L.M. Ericsson, said the company’s chief executive, Carl-Henric Svanberg, during a press conference Thursday. As Svanberg laid out Ericsson’s...

Following American Idol success, Cingular to sell uknown’s ringtones

LAS VEGAS—Having set itself up as the text-message connection for American Idol, Cingular Wireless L.L.C. is aiming to help other musical unknowns grab a...

NTP-weary investors unimpressed on RIM’s profit

WATERLOO, Ontario—Research In Motion Ltd. posted results largely in-line with analyst expectations, with a net income for the quarter of $18.4 million, but investors...

Qualcomm hopes for EV-DO Rev. B devices by 2007

LAS VEGAS—Qualcomm Inc. announced it expects to see commercial CDMA2000 1xEV-DO Revision B devices on the market by the end of next year. The...

Mickey strides into wireless

LAS VEGAS—With fog, fireworks and a helping hand from Mickey Mouse, Disney Mobile announced the launch of its cellular service at yesterday’s CTIA keynote....

MTV audience worships at wireless altar

LAS VEGAS—Listen to Van Toffler for a few minutes and you’ll begin to wonder if the M in MTV stands for mobile. "We’re really...

Arcadian launches wireless data network for utility monitoring

NEW YORK—Arcadian Networks Inc. announced an ambitious plan to offer a broadband wireless data network in the 700 MHz range that will allow oil,...

San Francisco calls on EarthLink, Google for muni Wi-Fi network

PALO ALTO, Calif.—The city of San Francisco selected EarthLink Inc. and Google Inc. to jointly build a citywide Wi-Fi network. "We are thrilled that...

NEC jumps into WiMAX equipment market

IRVING, Texas—NEC America Inc. said it plans to target the U.S. market with 802.16e-2005 mobile WiMAX equipment. The company said it plans to release...
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