Monthly Archives: August, 2006

NTCA: Rural America can get broadband access, but few do

WASHINGTON-The National Telecommunications Cooperative Association used a member survey to bolster its argument that Americans living in rural communities served by non-regional Bell operating...

Huawei, ZTE snag North American network pacts

Chinese equipment supplier Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. landed a deal to deliver CDMA2000 network equipment to Leap Wireless International Inc. for market buildouts in...

Hedgehogging

While perusing the Telus Mobility Web site-hey, it was a slow week-we noticed the Canadian carrier was offering a Motorola Inc. M800 Bag Phone...

InterDigital’s guidance comes in below estimates

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.-InterDigital Communications Corp. issued guidance for the third quarter, saying it expects to record revenues of between $67 million and $68...

Mobileplay adds bevy of new content partners

SAN FRANCISCO-Mobileplay, a mobile content company that delivers free ad-supported content to wireless users, said it has added a variety of new content to...

Etc.

Belgian car fanatics can now download a free ringtone that features the revving engine of a Porsche Cayman S. The ringtone is an interactive...

FriendFinder.com adds premium SMS to billing options

PALO ALTO, Calif.-Social networking provider FriendFinder.com said it launched a new payment system that allows its members to be billed for the company's services...

Federal judge throws out NSA’s warrantless wiretaps

WASHINGTON-A federal judge in Detroit Thursday issued a ruling to halt the National Security Agency's warrantless-wiretapping program. However, Judge Anna Diggs Taylor said the...

Ex-T-Mobile employee claims he was fired so company could avoid paying commission

WASHINGTON-When T-Mobile USA Inc. signed the contract to provide wireless priority access service to Washington, D.C., and New York City in the wake of...

Sprint Nextel ad campaign talks up network ‘power’

Sprint Nextel Corp. is launching a new advertising campaign focused on the quality and capabilities of its network. The new tagline for the carrier's...

SunCom CEO returns after accident

BERWYN, Pa.-Michael Kalogris, chairman and chief executive officer of SunCom Wireless Holdings Inc., has resumed his official duties after taking a medical leave of...

Interest in .11n spec delays vote

Higher-throughput speeds for Wi-Fi got slowed down again as the IEEE's 802.11n task group's vote on the second draft of the wireless specification was...

LG goes with TI chips for feature phones

DALLAS-Moving advanced functionality from smart phones down to feature-rich phones is a goal on many minds, fueled by cost reductions in chipsets, among other...

Google buys photo-recognizer Neven Vision

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-Google Inc. quietly snapped up mobile photo-recognition software developer Neven Vision for an undisclosed sum. Neven Vision's technology automatically extracts information from...

Yahoo nails ad spot on go2 search results

IRVINE, Calif.-Search company go2 plans to deliver sponsored listings from Yahoo Inc. through its mobile service. Go2 Directory Systems, which is offered on the...

iPCS cheers ruling that could force Sprint Nextel to divest iDEN network

Sprint Nextel Corp. CDMA affiliate iPCS Inc. has claimed victory in a lawsuit that could force Sprint Nextel to divest its iDEN operations in...

Tropos turns to multi-band offerings for muni Wi-Fi

Tropos Networks Inc. launched a new line of smart-routing, multi-band MetroMesh routers. The company's first such product, the dual-band 5320 outdoor unit, sports 802.11a...

Motorola most trusted handset brand

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.-Motorola Inc. topped a list of most trusted handset brands compiled by Forrester Research Inc. The manufacturer, most known for its wildly successful...

Disney Mobile suspends launch plans in United Kingdom

LONDON-The Walt Disney Co. has opted to delay the launch of its mobile virtual network operator phone service in the United Kingdom. "We have...

Shipments, shares and strategies

The global, mobile handset business is a rough-and-tumble arena that requires players to succeed in a daunting number of areas that include technology, design,...

Motorola dominates U.S. handset space

PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y.-American consumers spent about $4.4 billion on 67 million mobile phones in the first half of the year, according to The NPD...

Boeing shuts down Connexion

CHICAGO-Boeing Co. grounded its money-losing, in-flight communications offering known as Connexion, saying it plans to "facilitate an orderly phase out" of the service. "Over...

Cingular tinkers with price, placement for blue Razr

Everyone knows that pink is hot, at least when it comes to sales of Motorola Inc.'s Razr V3 handset. But what about the cachet...

Qualcomm spends $18M on Qualphone purchase

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. said it plans to spend $18 million to acquire Qualphone Inc., a provider of IP Multimedia Subsystems software for mobile devices...

Auction heats up as bidders target smaller licenses

As the advanced wireless spectrum auction moved into its second full week, competition for regional licenses was slowing considerably and a number of potential...
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