Monthly Archives: June, 2006

Nortel to offer $2B in notes

TORONTO—Nortel Networks Corp. said it will offer $2 billion in senior unsecured notes. The company said it plans to use $1.3 billion of 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. 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...

Telephia sues M:Metrics over software to track users’ phone use

SAN FRANCISCO—Telephia Inc., a consulting firm that provides performance measurement information on the mobile industry, said it filed a lawsuit against fellow research company...

New Jersey, federal government tussle over NSA telephone-records scandal

WASHINGTON—The state of New Jersey and the federal government are in a public fight about whether five telecommunications companies turned over customer call records...

Bluetooth SIG introduces icons for consumers

BELLEVUE, Wash.—The Bluetooth Special Interest Group launched what it’s calling the "Bluetooth Experience Icon Program," which the group said will help inform consumers about...

Worst of the Week: Military-issue Cell Phones

Hello! And welcome to our Thursday column, Worst of the Week. There's a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so...

NetMotion, Padcom settle patent lawsuit with merger

SEATTLE—NetMotion Wireless Inc. said it plans to merge with Padcom Inc. and continue providing mobile virtual private networks, becoming what the companies call "the...

Nielsen Media revives Mobile business efforts

NEW YORK—Nielsen Media Research reiterated its intentions to move into mobile, outlining plans to use meters to track usage of multimedia services on wireless...

800 MHz Transition Administrator releases details of Fast Track Option

WASHINGTON—The 800 MHz Transition Administrator released details and a new electronic worksheet about its Planning Funding Fast Track Option, which it announced last month....

Wavecom acquires NexGen to boost M2M position

ISSY-LES-MOULINEAUX, France—Shares of Wavecom SA received a boost after the industrial wireless technology provider said it acquired privately held software developer NexGen Software SA...

MobileAccess nets $11M in VC funds for health care business

VIENNA, Va.—MobileAccess Networks said it secured $11 million in a financing round led by private-equity firm Ziegler Meditech Equity Partners. Existing investors also participated,...

HTC hitting out on its own

TAIPEI, Taiwan—High Tech Computer Corp. wants its day in the sun and plans to begin selling phones under its own "HTC" brand, a departure...

Carolina West Wireless teams with One Voice for voice services

LA JOLLA, Calif.—Carolina West Wireless signed a multi-year agreement with One Voice Technologies Inc. to sell One Voice’s MobileVoice service to its subscribers, said...

Motorola joins handset vendors, carriers in global Linux OS effort

LIBERTYVILLE, Ill.—Motorola Inc. and a handful of handset vendors, along with two major network operators, have agreed to establish a global Linux-based software platform...

Advisory firm backs Sprint Nextel acquisition of UbiquiTel

CONSHOSHOCKEN, Pa.—An independent U.S. proxy advisory firm has recommended that shareholders of Sprint Nextel Corp. CDMA affiliate UbiquiTel Inc. vote in favor of the...

CTIA presses for traffic studies to determine USF contributions; FCC to vote on issue

WASHINGTON—Wireless industry trade association CTIA continued to press the Federal Communications Commission to allow its members to use studies to determine long distance vs....

Motorola beats Nokia to retail punch

CHICAGO—Motorola Inc. appears to have succeeded in beating rival Nokia Corp. in a race to open a company-branded store in Motorola’s own backyard. Motorola...

Ex-Verizon Wireless employee sentenced for stealing numbers

SACRAMENTO, Calif.—A former Verizon Wireless employee has reportedly been sentenced to almost six years in prison for stealing access numbers for about $21 million...

Amp’d Mobile links to Best Buy

LOS ANGELES—Mobile virtual network operator Amp’d Mobile Inc. announced that its first major distribution deal will be through Best Buy stores. Best Buy is...

Wireless lobbies for pre-emption as Senate wrangles with telecom reform

WASHINGTON—The wireless industry continued to push for pre-emption, Sprint Nextel Corp. urged inclusion of special-access reform and Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska), chairman of the...

Cingular launches UMTS/HSDPA in hometown

ATLANTA—Cingular Wireless L.L.C. launched UMTS/HSDPA services for businesses and consumers in its home town of Atlanta. The high-speed wireless data and voice service is...

SFR adds HSDPA

PARIS—French mobile operator SFR launched an HSDPA network in Paris and southern France, using network technology from Nokia Corp. SFR has about 17.3 million...

Monstermob shares tank following executive shake up, lowered forecasts

LONDON—Shares of Monstermob Group plc plunged more than 21 percent after the ringtone provider ousted founder and Chief Executive Officer Martin Higginson. Monstermob, which...

U.K. hotbed for user-generated content

SEATTLE—Companies looking to create a "mobile MySpace" may want to target U.K. wireless subscribers, according to the latest figures from M:Metrics. British users are...
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