Monthly Archives: September, 2006

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...

J.D. Power: Call quality differs greatly by region

Strong regional differences in call quality among carriers showed up in the latest J.D. Power and Associates consumer survey, with no carrier dominating nationally....

Mobile maps on the map

Vodafone Germany launched a downloadable Java-based mapping application that features hi-resolution aerial photos and a searchable database of more than 4,000 German points of...

VoiceControl gives voice to mobile search

CINCINNATI—MobileVoiceControl Inc. is entering the voice-driven search market with an application for smart phones from Sprint Nextel Corp. The developer launched VoiceControl, which allows...

Airgo pushing TrueMIMO technology

Airgo Networks Inc.'s TrueMIMO technology was showcased in two new wireless-in-the-home launches that were announced last week. Though pre-802.11n technology will not be certified...

Associated Press unveils Election Results offering

NEW YORK—Crisp Wireless unveiled a service from The Associated Press designed to deliver updates and results from the upcoming election to wireless users. AP...

Amp’d counters critics with numbers: MVNO expects 150,000 customers by year end

Amp'd Mobile Inc. is "fast approaching" 50,000 subscribers and is on track to have a customer base of between 100,000 to 150,000 customers by...

Nokia Siemens names execs

HELSINKI, Finland—Nokia Corp. and Siemens AG announced the business unit and regional leadership team for their planned Nokia Siemens Networks with the expectation that...

Harris and Stratex team for microwave communications, deal to close in January

MELBOURNE, Fla.—Harris Corp. said it signed a definitive agreement to combine its Microwave Communications Division with Stratex Networks Inc. The new company will be...

Hedgehogging

We didn't spend too much time hedge-hogging last week, what with the upcoming I.T. Show and the Show Daily preparations. But there were still...

Powerwave modifies details of Filtronic purchase

SANTA ANA, Calif.—Powerwave Technologies Inc. reworked its $336 million acquisition agreement with Filtronic plc, paring the deal down to $185 million in cash along...

Optimi nabs optimization contracts

ATLANTA—Optimi snagged a few "multi-million dollar, multi-year" contracts to supply tier 1 North American operators with its wireless network planning and optimization solutions, which...

15,000+ expected to converge at I.T. show

More than 15,000 people are expected to converge on Los Angeles as CTIA kicks off its Wireless I.T. & Entertainment show next week. ...

AUCTION NEWS: Skirmishes continue in Louisiana, Iowa and Hawaii

WASHINGTON—Spectrum in Louisiana, Iowa and Hawaii is still attracting competition from bidders large and small in the Federal Communications Commission’s spectrum auction. Click here...

Alltel to sell operations in rural Minnesota as part of Midwest purchase

WASHINGTON—The Justice Department said Alltel Corp. agreed to sell wireless assets in several rural Minnesota markets as a condition to antitrust approval of its...

NYT goes mobile

NEW YORK—The New York Times finally went wireless with a mobile site delivering news, sports, business information and other content to users with Web-enabled...

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...

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...

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...

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. So says JupiterResearch in...

Ill. governor: Feds need to set requirements for erasing data on used phones

WASHINGTON—The federal government should lean on the wireless industry to make sure hackers can’t access personal information on used smart phones and personal digital...

J.D. Power: Call quality differs greatly by region

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif.—Strong regional differences in call quality among carriers showed up in the latest J.D. Power and Associates consumer survey, with no carrier...

Nokia expands Yahoo search partnership

ESPOO, Finland—Nokia Corp. announced plans to build on its relationship with Yahoo Inc., embedding the Internet giant’s mobile search application on its Nseries multimedia...

Promptu, Handmark announce VC funds

MENLO PARK, Calif.—Voice-recognition software developer Promptu said it closed an $11.6 million round of funding. Steelpoint Capital Partners led the round, and other current...

Worst of the Week: Verizon Wireless heeds the Cyren’s Call

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...
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