Monthly Archives: May, 2006

China 3G delay blamed for sluggish earnings

As earnings reports tumbled in, equipment vendors pointed to third-generation pricing wars and the still-not-granted 3G licenses for China's advanced network buildout as reasons...

Vendors hope to ease AWS spectrum transition

As the highly anticipated advanced wireless spectrum auction nears, infrastructure vendors are positioning themselves to reap profits from the auction's aftermath. Both Radio Frequency...

Motricity adds $40M to funding chest

DURHAM, N.C.-Motricity is looking to expand its content business after raking in $40 million in venture capital. Advanced Equities Inc. led Motricity's most recent...

Microsoft’s wireless biz sees expanding losses

REDMOND, Wash.-Microsoft Corp. said its Mobile and Embedded Devices unit operating loss widened during its fiscal third quarter ended March 31. The company reported...

Nokia to pay InterDigital $253M to end patent dispute

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.-Nokia Corp. has agreed to pay $253 million to InterDigital Communications Corp. to settle a long-running patent dispute between the companies,...

Trade group aims to drive interoperability through certification, plugfests

Hewlett-Packard Co., Intel Corp., Motorola Inc., Nortel Networks Ltd. and Siemens AG are just a few of the heavy-hitters aiming to certify interoperability requirements...

mSpot adds CBS radio feeds from top markets on Sprint Nextel service

Wireless multimedia entertainment provider mSpot Inc. is partnering with CBS Radio to deliver streaming audio from three major-market sports radio stations.Subscribers of mSpot Radio,...

Google voice patent mum on mobile connection

Google Inc. was finally awarded a patent for speech-recognition technology that allows users to search the Internet by uttering a few words. But whether...

Small players decry consolidation’s impact on roaming

WASHINGTON-Small and regional wireless carriers petitioned the Federal Communications Commission to conduct a special inquiry designed to collect and inspect a representative sample of...

Nokia, RIM strengthen hold on wavering smart-phone market

READING, United Kingdom-The worldwide smart mobile device market is in flux, according to a new study from market research firm Canalys. The firm defines...

Blackstone Group to pick up DT shares

BONN, Germany-Blackstone Group, a private investment group, has agreed to buy about 4.5 percent of Deutsche Telekom AG's outstanding shares, the German-based operator announced....

Road rules: Carriers navigate how to treat customers who roam too much

Network integration work has given Cingular Wireless L.L.C. a better grasp of how subscribers are using its network, according to company officials-and in some...

CSI sells fixed wireless business to Telular

CALGARY, Alberta-CSI Wireless, which designs and manufactures products using wireless and Global Positioning System technology, has agreed to sell its fixed wireless telephone business...

Rogers income soars on 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...

Motient faces internal, external woes as it tries to reinvent itself

WASHINGTON-Motient Corp. may be the wireless industry's premier high-wire act. The Lincolnshire, Ill., company is attempting a great leap forward from a business model...

Ericsson to expand Digicel’s Caribbean network

PROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos Islands-Caribbean wireless carrier Digicel Group plc gave L.M. Ericsson the nod as its exclusive infrastructure provider to build out its...

Razr’s edge

While Congress and states around the country pursue legislation to crack down on schemes to obtain and sell personal cell-phone records, Mississippi is taking...

Level 3 scores LMDS, 39 GHz licenses from TelCove purchase

BROOMFIELD, Colo.—Internet backbone operator Level 3 Communications Inc. has agreed to acquire privately held telecom company TelCove, Inc. for $1.24 billion, a move that...

Nortel puts delays in the past with 2005 results

TORONTO—Nortel Networks Corp. released its fourth-quarter and full-year 2005 results following several delays due to the company’s financial restatements. In the fourth quarter, Nortel...

Tower sector improves, more buyouts expected

Following several years of lean results, tower companies appear to be righting their ships thanks to network expansions and new technology investments. Indeed, Mark...

Rural wireline carriers count mobile threat

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,...

Regional carriers enjoy strong quarter, despite customer growth struggles

A slew of first-quarter earnings announced last week reflected a generally upbeat quarter for regional wireless carriers. U.S. Cellular Corp. relieved some pressure, having...

Sprint Nextel posts soft quarter

Sprint Nextel Corp. reported a mixed first quarter, with gross additions and wireless revenues up compared to the same period last year. However, merger-and-integration...

Wireless industry adjusting to new challenges

Post-CTIA Wireless 2006, the pundits and ponderers have plenty to chew on. With the conference showcasing the leading edge, the bleeding edge and the...

Dobson subsidiary expands Texas operations

OKLAHOMA CITY-Dobson Communications Corp.'s wireless subsidiary, American Cellular Corp., expanded its spectrum position in Texas with the $25 million purchase of a Rural Service...
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