Monthly Archives: October, 2006

Sprint Nextel rolls out Rev. A in San Diego

Sprint Nextel Corp. is revving up its network with the promised first launch of CDMA2000 1x EV-DO Revision A technology, lighting up San Diego...

LBS players navigate wireless space

A German driver last week followed his navigation system's command to "Turn right now" and veered into a roadside bathroom 30 yards shy of...

DoCoMo acquisition of Guam assets approved

WASHINGTON-U.S. law enforcement and homeland security officials gave their blessing to Japan-based NTT DoCoMo Inc.'s proposed $72 million purchase of Guam Cellular & Paging...

Analyst Angle: There are no WiMAX applications, but that’s not a bad thing

Editor's Note: Welcome our Monday feature, Analyst Angle. We’ve collected a group of the industry’s leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot...

Crown Castle prepares for Modeo launch

Crown Castle International Corp. said its net loss narrowed during the third quarter as revenues increased. During the company's earnings conference call, Crown's president...

Comcast adds wireless to video distribution, mum on spectrum plans

Comcast Corp. will unveil a new multi-screen platform that will allow content to be distributed via TV, online and through wireless devices.The new platform...

Comcast adds wireless to video distribution service, mum on spectrum plans

PHILADELPHIA—Comcast Corp. will unveil a new multi-screen platform next week that will allow content to be distributed via television, online and through wireless devices....

Openwave’s stock down on revenue decline

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.—Openwave Systems Inc. said it expects a year-over-year revenue decline, news that sent the company’s stock down more than 10 percent to...

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...

TracFone ratchets on 215,000 new customers in quarter

MEXICO CITY—Prepaid wireless provider TracFone Wireless Inc. reported soaring third quarter revenues of $330 million, a 36 percent increase over its year-ago figure of...

Sierra Wireless turns profit but investors unsatisfied

VANCOUVER—Wireless modem maker Sierra Wireless Inc. reported a profit for the third quarter. The company’s net income was $1.1 million, a reversal of a...

Patent office to re-examine Broadcom patent

SAN DIEGO—Qualcomm Inc. said the United States Patent and Trademark Office will re-examine one patent at issue in the ongoing war between Qualcomm and...

Alltel’s 101,000 net adds fail to impress Wall Street

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.—Alltel Corp. posted solid third quarter revenues but its customer numbers didn’t quite meet analysts’ expectations, results that dropped the company’s stock...

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...

Qualcomm to diversify chip fabrication

SAN DIEGO—Qualcomm Inc. is making its fabless approach to its semiconductor business leaner and meaner by signing on with the chip fabrication alliance of...

Handsets increasingly driving shoppers’ decisions

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif.—U.S. consumers are increasingly focusing on devices when considering wireless services, according to a survey from J.D. Power and Associates. The market...

Cisco picks up Orative for $31M

SAN JOSE, Calif.—Cisco Systems Inc. went a little deeper into wireless, spending $31 million in cash to buy mobile device software developer Orative Corp.The...

Worst of the Week: Please Change the Channel

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...

Crown Castle posts improved results, prepares for Modeo launch

HOUSTON—Crown Castle International Corp. said its net loss narrowed during the third quarter as revenues increased.Site rental revenues increased 17.1 percent to $179 million...

Andrew hit by fourth quarter charges

WESTCHESTER, Ill.—Andrew Corp.’s fourth-quarter results revealed the financial burden the company absorbed in part due to its now-abandoned merger proposed earlier this year by...

Motorola looking abroad for expansion, eyes French handset maker

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.—Motorola Inc. is moving and shaking with ambition and two news items this week point to a growth strategy that includes European markets...

Sprint Nextel posts customer growth, though postpaid iDEN issues continue

RESTON, Va.—Sprint Nextel Corp. lost 188,000 postpaid customers in the third quarter as it sweated out customer credit-related issues and iDEN customer losses. Overall...

Flextronics spin-off goes private as Aricent

PALO ALTO, Calif.—With public markets still not producing the strong responses to initial public offerings of the decade past, "going private" offers high-technology companies...

Embarq’s wireless service off and running

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.—Embarq Corp. bumped up its revenue and operating income guidance for 2006, despite increased costs last quarter related to its separation from...

Verizon Wireless Flashes industry with new Adobe technology

LAS VEGAS—Flash Lite is finally here. Verizon Wireless became the first U.S. carrier to offer Adobe Systems Inc.’s wireless platform, introducing a stripped-down version...
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