Monthly Archives: April, 2006

Nokia ships 5M N-series devices

BERLIN, Germany—Handset maker Nokia Corp. launched three new models in its N-series and announced that it has sold about 5 million of the N-series...

Rogers income soars on strong wireless results

TORONTO—Canadian telecommunications provider Rogers Communications Inc. boosted its operating revenue by 28 percent from the first quarter of 2005, results driven primarily by a...

Industry ad campaign targets state taxes on wireless

WASHINGTON—The mobile phone industry today launched an ad campaign through its consumer advocacy arm to draw policy-makers’ attention to state imposition of new taxes...

Rural wireline carriers bemoan wireless competition

WASHINGTON—Customers of at least one rural telecommunications cooperative are cutting the cord at the rate of five to 10 per month, J. Frederick Johnson,...

Mobile Action pushing sideloading

In an era of over-the-air full-track mobile music offerings and streaming audio services, Fitzwilliam Yang is all about sideloading. The brand manager for Mobile...

Top handset vendors notch victories in robust market

Big just got bigger. The strategic trade-off between profits and market share stood out in stark relief. And the global market for mobile handsets...

GigaBeam making strides with wireless in-building solution

GigaBeam Corp. keeps racking up sales for its for wireless in-building infrastructure product, WiFiber, which the company says is being used by Telkonet Inc.'s...

Motorola reportedly in talks to buy Siemens’ Com subsidiary

A German newspaper reported last week that Motorola Inc. is looking into buying Siemens A.G.'s money-losing telecom equipment unit, Com. The Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung reported...

Strong handset demand propel Qualcomm, TI’s financial results

Qualcomm Inc. and Texas Instruments Inc., which dominate chip manufacturing for CDMA and GSM network and handset technologies, respectively, posted strong quarterly earnings for...

Alltel joins Virgin Mobile, Sprint Nextel in offering inner-circle program

Alltel Corp. launched a new service offering that allows customers to select up to 10 phone numbers-wireless, landline, home or office-that they can call...

Consumer wireless satisfaction improving according to J.D. Power

Wireless customers are more satisfied with their cellular service this year than last, according to the latest subscriber survey by J.D. Power and Associates....

CTIA urges FCC to reject USTA proposal to solve phantom traffic on network

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission should require carriers to identify traffic and pass along identifications as the call moves through the network, but not require...

Pleasant surprise

Covering the wireless industry for the past several years as a reporter has left me a bit jaded when it comes to interacting with...

Gabelli case could impact DE status in future auctions

WASHINGTON-The auction fraud lawsuit against Wall Street investor Mario Gabelli enters a critical juncture this week, as U.S. District Judge Paul A. Crotty is...

Aloha joins mobile-TV game via Hiwire

WASHINGTON-Hiwire, a newly minted subsidiary of Aloha Partners L.P., is planning to join competitors MediaFlo and Modeo L.L.C. in offering mobile TV using dedicated...

Sprint Nextel, ABC reach 1.9 GHz relocation pact

WASHINGTON-Sprint Nextel Corp. and ABC Owned TV Stations Group said that they have come to an agreement on templates for frequency relocation agreements and...

Cingular upbeat on low churn, struggling on ARPU

Cingular Wireless L.L.C. kicked off 2006 with a strong first quarter that exceeded analysts' expectations, including driving its churn rate down to a company-record...

VeriSign’s content biz continues to struggle

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-VeriSign Inc.'s direct-to-consumer mobile content business continues to erode. The company reported $77 million in revenues from its Jamba and Jamster businesses...

XO unveils Nextlink fixed-wireless broadband service

What do Dallas, Los Angeles, Miami, San Diego, Tampa, Fla., and Washington, D.C., have in common? They are the initial market launches for XO...

Big 3 handset vendors captured 60 percent of revenues in 2005

FALLS CHURCH, Va.-Nokia Corp., Motorola Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. last year captured more than 60 percent of the $117 billion in worldwide...

Difficult to find profit in U.S. wireless porn

There's no question that wireless users are searching for porn on their mobile phones. But in the United States, at least, it seems nobody...

Telcordia looks to expand beyond legacy offerings

MIAMI-As part of its ongoing strategy to move beyond its legacy heritage in providing operation support systems solutions, Telcordia Technologies Inc. announced two partnerships...

Amdocs to acquire Qpass for $275M

Software developer and billing platform provider Amdocs Ltd. plans to enter the digital transaction space with a $275 million buyout of Seattle-based Qpass Inc....

Low phone sales dog RadioShack

NEW YORK-Slow mobile-phone sales continue to plague RadioShack Corp. as the company reported an 85-percent plunge in first-quarter profits. The consumer electronics retailer said...

Tax gain boosts Shentel’s bottom line

EDINBURGH, VA.—Shenandoah Telecommunications Co.’s first quarter net income was boosted by a one-time tax gain, but excluding the tax gain net income was down...
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