Monthly Archives: September, 2006

Worst of the Day: CTIA I.T. Day 1

Hello! And welcome to a special CTIA Wireless I.T. & Entertainment 2006 edition of our column, Worst of the Week. There's a lot of...

Brightpoint buys Trio

PLAINFIELD, Ind.—Wireless device distributor Brightpoint Inc. announced that its subsidiary, Wireless Fulfillment Services LLC, has agreed to buy all of Texas-based Trio Industries Inc.’s...

Nokia’s E62 at Cingular: An American resurgence?

Nokia Corp. knows how to get the buzz going.RCR @ CTIAClick here for complete coverage of the CTIA Wireless I.T. show. Click here for...

U.S. Cellular expands Aeris deal

LOS ANGELES—Aeris, which provides machine-to-machine services, said it expanded its strategic agreement with U.S. Cellular Corp. RCR @ CTIAClick here for complete coverage of...

Nokia expands content offerings with EA, Warner Bros. deals

WASINGTON—Nokia Corp. today announced deals to expand gaming and content offerings on its mobile phones, while also reaching an agreement to supply $580 million...

Give me a shout … literally

Two forces are creating a market for speaker-independent voice services on the handset, according to a player that believes it is poised to dominate...

Enterprise spending on I.T. rising

Money is flowing again and major corporations often respond to sales pitches when choosing mobile technologies—great news for the wireless industry, according to Tuesday’s...

RealNetworks drops $350M for WiderThan

RealNetworks Inc. is buying itself a bigger space on the wireless entertainment playground with a $350 million acquisition of South Korean-based developer WiderThan Co....

Mobile entertainment is for doers, not thinkers

In the heart of the world’s entertainment capital, Paul Reddick told content providers it was time to show him the money. RCR @ CTIAClick...

FCC delays decision on emergency alerts

WASHINGTON—Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin agreed to delay a decision on new emergency alert system rules expected to apply for the first time...

Verizon joins opponents of IPR proposal for broadcasters

WASHINGTON—Verizon Communications Inc. is one of three dozen technology companies that have joined forces to oppose a plan to give broadcasters new intellectual property...

Sprint Nextel begins to wade into mobile marketing waters

Sprint Nextel Corp. is expected to become the first Tier 1 carrier to officially step onto the mobile marketing playground this week, tapping Enpocket...

Nokia in the U.S.A.: Phone maker’s strategy to regain market share includes $150-plus devices

Nokia Corp.'s strategy to regain a dominant market share in the United States will be driven by forthcoming product launches that will strengthen its...

Palm promises pending products will boost sales

SUNNYVALE, Calif.—Palm Inc. said it expects revenues to fall short of its previous guidance for the first quarter of next year due to slower...

Clear Channel broadcasts mobile radio offering

SAN ANTONIO—Clear Channel Radio said it launched its mobile radio programming initiative nationwide, with Cingular Wireless L.L.C. as a partner. The launch featured New...

9/11 bling

On paper, telecom reform legislation is right there in the mix, giving the mobile-phone industry hope and states heartburn about prospects for expanding federal...

Bundling brings opportunities for more revenue leakage

Telecom operators around the world lose about 12 percent of their revenue on average to factors ranging from internal and external fraud to bundling...

Telecom reform appears dead for this year

WASHINGTON—Telecom-reform legislation likely won't pass this year, much to the delight of consumer advocates who urged lawmakers to remove language from the bill that...

Mobile search successful in finding users, revenues

It seems U.S. consumers are slowly getting used to searching for information on their mobile phones. And service providers are beginning to deploy ways...

As AWS auction winds down, DE lawsuit winds up

WASHINGTON—Council Tree Communications Inc. and others last week asked the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to overturn results of the advanced wireless services...

Cell phones to be included in upgraded EAS system

WASHINGTON—Five years after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and well into another active hurricane season, the U.S. government finally appears ready to bring...

Report: 1 percent of users will pay for mobile video

NEW YORK—Consumers may be interested in watching video on their cellular phones, but few are willing to pay for it. According to a Jupiter...

Lawmakers balance jobs, security in CFIUS bill

WASHINGTON—House and Senate lawmakers face a major challenge in trying to reconcile differences over legislation that would subject foreign investment in wireless and other...

Terrorism charges swapped for fraud charges in Michigan prepaid phone case

WASHINGTON—U.S. law enforcement officials are expected to continue scrutinizing large purchases of prepaid cell phones and possible links to terrorist activity on American soil,...

Clearwire funding surpasses $1B

KIRKLAND, Wash.—Clearwire Corp. said all the conditions of its previously announced investment arrangement with Intel Capital and Motorola Ventures have been completed. Further, the...
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