Monthly Archives: July, 2006

Flashbacks to Judge Greene?

WASHINGTON—A confluence of legal, technological and political forces could slow or significantly alter mega-merger mania that has raged largely unabated in the wireless and...

FCC: Carriers must keep traffic-study data

WASHINGTON—Wireless carriers that plan to use traffic studies to determine their universal-service contributions must maintain all of the necessary data in case the Federal...

Amdocs’ buy of Cramer follows one-stop-shop tactic

Amdocs Ltd. continued its spending spree last week, agreeing to shell out $375 million to acquire operations support provider Cramer Systems Group Ltd. Cramer,...

Microsoft’s smart-phone business reaches profitability

REDMOND, Wash.—Microsoft Corp.'s Mobile and Embedded Devices division achieved profitability for the first time, the company announced. The division houses the company's smart-phone efforts....

LG samples Sequans WiMAX chip

While the world watches Intel Corp. try to position itself at the top of the WiMAX market for laptop chips, French chipmaker Sequans Communications...

External memory options for handsets expanding

PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y.—As multimedia-enabled handsets flood the market, so are external memory options, according to a new report from The NPD Group. The number...

Amp’d to offer ‘Scanner Darkly’

LOS ANGELES—Mobile virtual network operator Amp'd Mobile Inc. is partnering with Warner Independent Pictures and Pantheon Books to offer content based on the new...

Wireless Matrix scoops up MobileAria

RESTON, Va.—Wireless Matrix Corp. stepped into the breach to purchase the intellectual property and customer contracts of bankrupt MobileAria for about $11 million, a...

BCGI settles patent litigation for $55M

Boston Communications Group Inc. settled its long-running dispute with Freedom Wireless Inc., agreeing to pay $55.3 million to the patent-holding firm.BCGI suffered a potentially...

VeriSign financials get boost from mobile content

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.—Shares of VeriSign Inc. lost ground despite a rebound in the company's mobile content business during the second quarter. The network infrastructure...

UrbanWorld readies for five-city ringtone tour

NEW YORK—UrbanWorld Wireless added several high-profile performers to its stable of content with a new distribution agreement with entertainment management company Czar Entertainment. Terms...

All eyes on India: Country front line in ongoing GSM-CDMA technology battle

Amid speculation that some CDMA operators are turning to GSM technology, GSM proponents have stepped up lobbying efforts to tout the technology's global success....

New York school cell ban draws lawsuit

Camella Price, a mother of two girls, is one of eight parents of New York City school children who consider wireless phones a lifeline...

Selling off landline business, Alltel rebrands as wireless pure-play

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.—Alltel Corp. completed the spinoff and merger of its wireline business, and now is officially a pure wireless player in the telecom...

Study: LNP = lower wireless costs

STANFORD, Calif.—Number portability has translated into lower wireless costs for consumers due to increased competition, according to research done at the Stanford Graduate School...

Markey: Maybe Congress should force carriers to deliver emergency alerts

WASHINGTON—An influential House Democrat said policy-makers should consider requiring wireless carriers and other communications service providers to participate in any overhaul of a Cold...

Uptick in wireless can’t help RadioShack’s financials

FORT WORTH, Texas—A slight increase in wireless sales wasn't enough to offset lagging overall sales and an expensive turnaround program for RadioShack Corp. during...

Competition singes Samsung and LG in 2Q

When discussing the disappointing results for the second quarter by South Korean vendors Samsung Electronics Co. or LG Electronics Co. Ltd., one has to...

Qualcomm outlook restrained despite healthy quarter

Qualcomm Inc. is faring well based on fiscal third-quarter results, albeit with a cautious outlook for its fiscal fourth quarter, reflecting the wireless industry's...

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...

Ericsson drops on Marconi acquisition

STOCKHOLM, Sweden—Shares of L.M. Ericsson dipped after the infrastructure provider posted a slight decline in second-quarter net profit due to its recent acquisition of...

Report: Cingular to slow capex spending next year

NEW YORK—Spending on wireless equipment is in a bit of a slump, according to Bear Stearns & Co. Inc.’s U.S. telecom capex preview. The...

Wireless Matrix scoops up MobileAria

RESTON, Va.—Wireless Matrix Corp. stepped into the breach to purchase the intellectual property and customer contracts of bankrupt MobileAria for about $11 million, a...

VeriSign financials get boost from mobile content

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.—Shares of VeriSign Inc. lost ground despite a rebound in the company's mobile content business during the second quarter. The network infrastructure...

BCGI settles with Freedom for $55.3M

BEDFORD, Mass.—Boston Communications Group Inc. settled its long-running legal dispute with Freedom Wireless Inc., agreeing to pay $55.3 million to the patent-holding firm. The...
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