Monthly Archives: December, 2006

Worst of the Week: Road tripping and PRL updating

And welcome to our Thursday column, Worst of the Week. There's a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so this...

Motorola to supply equipment for BT’s muni Wi-Fi project

CANNES, France-Motorola Inc. will supply the infrastructure equipment and services for six municipal Wi-Fi networks in the United Kingdom as part of BT Group...

Nielsen to report ringtone, OTA music sales

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y.-Nielsen Entertainment's mobile division has launched its RingScan service to monitor the U.S. ringtone market. The company said it will issue a...

Carriers urged to diversify

NEW YORK-A new report from consulting firm Katzenback Partners L.L.C. says leading wireless carriers must evolve from network operators to managers of complex and...

VCers give $4.8M to NextHop

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-NextHop Technologies Inc., which makes software for wired and wireless local area networks, announced it scored $4.8 million in its third round...

Cingular unearths Pearl for $200

ATLANTA-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. joined smaller rival T-Mobile USA Inc. in offering Research In Motion Ltd.'s latest BlackBerry, the consumer-focused Pearl. Cingular is selling the...

Best Buy opens wireless-only stores in NYC

NEW YORK-Big box retailer Best Buy has branched out with a new emphasis on wireless, opening new stores in the New York metro area...

AMT records third-quarter profit

BOSTON-American Tower Corp. posted third-quarter profits of $3.5 million, a swift turnaround from the same period a year earlier when the company reported net...

FCC awards spectrum

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission officially awarded more than half of the 1,087 advanced wireless services licenses won at the agency's auction that began in...

Sun, Nokia, Ericsson team for technology integration

HONG KONG-Sun Microsystems Inc. used the ITU Telecom World 2006 trade show in Hong Kong to launch a new industry association that says its...

Sprint Nextel offers Seven’s e-mail services for free

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint Nextel Corp. launched a downloadable e-mail client from Seven that allows users to access multiple accounts from various e-mail providers. The...

TracFone to challenge cell phone unlocking rule

WASHINGTON-TracFone Wireless Inc., the nation's largest pre-paid wireless company, said it is considering filing suit in federal court to repeal a new Library of...

Nortel forms JV to penetrate Southeast European markets

BELGRADE, Serbia-Nortel Networks Ltd. said it is working on a joint venture with advisory firm Southeast European Communications and Investments Inc. to help the...
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