Monthly Archives: August, 2006

PFF brings D.C. issues to Rocky Mountains

ASPEN, Colo.-The debates over net neutrality, protecting minors from nefarious content and digital rights management took a hiatus from their usual home in Washington,...

AeroScout launches Wi-Fi/RFID chip

In other Wi-Fi news, AeroScout Inc. announced the launch of its enhanced Wi-Fi-based active RFID chip, the T2 Tag, which is used primarily for...

Wireless sales plunge part of RadioShack’s woes: COO latest exec to exit retailer

The executive shuffle continued last week at RadioShack Corp. as President and Chief Operating Officer Claire Babrowski said she will step down at the...

Industry awaits Hedge, Blake rulings on lawsuits

WASHINGTON-The mobile-phone industry-and plaintiffs with health-related lawsuits against it-stand at a critical crossroads. Various judges are moving closer to issuing rulings on whether such...

Virgin Mobile USA, Helio most effective in driving online sales

BOSTON-Mobile virtual network operators Virgin Mobile USA L.L.C. and Helio L.L.C. are more effective at using the Internet to drive brand awareness and sales...

Cyren Call proposes loans to offset gov’t shortfall in 700 MHz effort

WASHINGTON-Cyren Call Communications Inc. believes it can convince Wall Street to pledge at least $5 billion for the U.S. Treasury in an effort to...

FTC task force to examine net neutrality

WASHINGTON-The Federal Trade Commission is creating a task force to evaluate the thorny subject of network neutrality, although the FTC chairman told a Colorado...

Study: Long-form mobile TV to hit its stride in 2008

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.—The market for long-form mobile video will begin to gain traction in 2008, according to new figures from In-Stat. The market research firm...

AWS auction bidding continues to slow

WASHINGTON—Bidding has slowed dramatically in the advanced wireless services spectrum auction, also known as Auction 66, with an average of about 140 new bids...

APCO to study problems when VoIP callers dial 911

WASHINGTON-The Association of Public-safety Communications Officials said it will examine challenges calling 911 using Voice over Internet Protocol and other advanced communications technologies as...

DoCoMo dissolving subsidiary

TOKYO—Japanese wireless operator NTT DoCoMo Inc. plans to dissolve a small subsidiary that focused on helping businesses use wireless phones more efficiently. Allucher Inc....

ZTE earnings drop 47 percent

SHENZHEN, China—Reports are streaming out of China that ZTE Corp.’s net earnings fell 47 percent during the first half of 2006 compared to the...

BenQ pumps more $$ into struggling phone biz

BenQ Corp. announced it will spend an additional $400 million on its handset business-BenQ Mobile, which ranks just below the world's top five handset...

Alltel forks over $100,000 for lax call-records filing

WASHINGTON-Alltel Corp. agreed to contribute $100,000 to the U.S. Treasury, but did not admit it violated a Federal Communications Commission rule that requires carriers...

GoTV to bring Emmy’s to mobile

SHERMAN OAKS, Calif.-Wireless video provider GoTV Networks said it planned to broadcast made-for-mobile news coverage of Sunday's Primetime Emmy Awards. The company plans to...

J.D. Power: Virgin Mobile USA tops in prepaid survey

Virgin Mobile USA L.L.C. topped a new prepaid wireless customer satisfaction survey from J.D. Power & Associates. The rankings covered mobile virtual network operators...

4INFO adds TV listings to search service

LOS ANGELES-A new partnership between TV Guide Mobile Entertainment Inc. and 4INFO Inc. aims to deliver TV listings to cellular phones. Wireless subscribers will...

Technology choices, players likely to shape 4G field

Now that Sprint Nextel Corp. has committed to WiMAX technology, it's time to wonder if other carriers will follow suit. No doubt, carriers make...

M-payment moves beyond passing curiosity

It may seem like you've been hearing about the concept of a "wireless wallet" for decades, but in North America, at least, m-commerce is...

You can go home again

What the world (particularly poor countries) needs now is more leaders like Amirzai Sangin, Afghanistan's minister of communications.The against-the-odds progress achieved by Sangin, who...

China standard matures as 3G permits sit idle

WASHINGTON-China suddenly faces serious time, economic and political pressures to issue third-generation wireless licenses in a way that showcases its homegrown TD-SCDMA standard for...

A COKE AND A 🙂

The wireless industry simply won't shut up about mobile marketing. And the biggest brands in the United States are listening. Mega-corporations across the country...

MetroPCS, Leap feud over flat-rate patent

Leap Wireless International Inc. filed a lawsuit claiming that MetroPCS Communications Inc. had stolen its business plan-only to be accused of stealing in its...

FLO Forum moves forward with TV specs

The FLO Forum said it approved a specification for its mobile TV network technology, a move that will allow equipment makers to build gear...

Brightstar bolsters credit facility

MIAMI—Mobile-phone distributor Brightstar Corp. said it has completed expansion of a $250 million credit facility. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. led syndication of the...
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