Monthly Archives: September, 2006

U.S. Cellular expands Aeris’ deal to add 1x, texting, MicroBurst

LOS ANGELES--Aeris, which provides machine-to-machine services, said it expanded its strategic agreement with U.S. Cellular Corp. The expanded agreement calls for Aeris to use...

Sage acquires Corum Mobile for mobile CRM

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--Sage Software acquired Corum Mobile, a division of Corum Corp., to solidify Sage's offering of Corum's mobile customer record management services, Sage announced....

Report: Freescale subject of bidding war

WASHINGTON--Freescale Semiconductor Inc. confirmed last week it is talking with parties relating to a possible transaction characterized by a New York Times story as...

HP scandal nudges policy makers to jump back on phone-records bandwagon

WASHINGTON--The recent scandal at Hewlett-Packard Co.--where executives collected the phone records of board members to ascertain who had been speaking with the news media--is...

Cingular to sell another Pantech phone

Pantech Wireless Inc., the U.S.-based subsidiary of Korean mobile-phone manufacturer Pantech Group, launched a new camera phone that is being offered via Cingular Wireless...

CTIA asks FCC to delay comment deadline for 700 MHz changes since AWS auction is still on

WASHINGTON--Wireless industry trade association CTIA asked the Federal Communications Commission to delay the comment cycle for its re-examination of the service and licensing rules...

Changes to guard-band manager rules could include cellular use

WASHINGTON--The Federal Communications Commission may scrap the band-manager concept as a way to manage spectrum as it examines what to do with the 700...

MySpace teams with UIEvolution for UI

Social-networking Internet site MySpace.com tapped mobile software developer UIEvolution to provide a user interface for its wireless offering.The news marks a big win for...

Senators berate interoperability progress

WASHINGTON--Technology exists to solve the interoperability problem, according to the Department of Homeland Security secretary, so there is no need to establish a dedicated...

Carriers cooperate to push next-gen standards

Seven of the wireless industry's leading carriers last week made it clear that they intend to drive the bus instead of just being passengers...

Forget me not

This is a strange town, one where being berated in public can be preferable than being ignored.Government officials?those elected and appointed--want to be relevant....

Cingular to sell another Pantech phone

ATLANTA—Pantech Wireless Inc., the U.S.-based subsidiary of Korean mobile-phone manufacturer Pantech Group, launched a new camera phone that is being offered via Cingular Wireless...

Hands-free now required in California

WASHINGTON—California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger today plans to sign into law legislation banning motorists from operating cell phones. The legislation does allow drivers to use hands-free...

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...

Sage acquires Corum Mobile for mobile CRM

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.—Sage Software acquired Corum Mobile, a division of Corum Corp., to solidify Sage’s offering of Corum’s mobile customer record management services, Sage announced....

Senate OKs emergency alert legislation

WASHINGTON—The Senate approved legislation allowing mobile phone carriers to participate in a modernized emergency alert system, vastly improving chances for final passage of the...

Ericsson adds engineers, restructures business units

STOCKHOLM, Sweden—L.M. Ericsson said it’s looking for 500 engineers to accelerate its research into next-generation Internet Protocol-based networks and multimedia technology. The move coincides...

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...

LG releases second Fastap phone

LEXINGTON, Mass.—Digit Wireless Inc. said LG Electronics Co Ltd. released its second phone model that incorporates Digit’s Fastap keypad technology.Fastap is a unique keypad...

Qantas Airways to test cell phones in flight

LOS ANGELES—Qantas Airways said it plans to evaluate technology that will allow its passengers to use their cell phones and other wireless devices for...

Investors pump $60M into Handango

LOS ANGELES—Application distribution company Handango said it snared a whopping $60 million in a recently closed funding round. Institutional Venture Partners, Advanced Technology Ventures,...

McCaw firm heads investment in S5 Wireless

DRAPER, Utah—S5 Wireless, which specializes in wireless location technology, said it raised $11.5 million in its second financing round. S5 said its solution allows...

MySpace teams with UIEvolution for user interface

LOS ANGELES—Social-networking Internet site MySpace.com has tapped mobile software developer UIEvolution to provide a user interface for its wireless offering. The news marks a...

Senate includes liability protection for VoIP 911 in port-security bill

WASHINGTON—Voice over Internet Protocol providers and public-safety answering points will have liability protection when handling 911 calls if Congress is able to complete work...

CellStar to manage logistics for Total Call Mobile

COPPELL, Texas—Shares of CellStar Corp. jumped after the company inked a deal to provide logistics services to mobile virtual network operator Total Call Mobile...
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