Yearly Archives: 2006

From ‘Swiss Army knife’ to wireless hub : Rationality may lead to future of mobile handhelds

Consumers' tendency to carry duplicate devices-think camera phone and digital camera, or smart phone and PDA-may contain a seed of wireless' future. That may...

China inching closer to 3G licensing

Just when it seemed like the world had stopped making predictions about when China's government would grant third-generation licenses to operators, reports surfaced in...

GAO report could boost resistance to AT&T/BellSouth deal

WASHINGTON-Top mobile-phone carriers may have gained leverage to have stringent conditions imposed on AT&T Inc.'s $79 billion acquisition of BellSouth Corp., with the Government...

Hedgehogging

Are Helio execs good at playing "Follow the Leader." During a keynote at the CTIA Wireless I.T. Show, Helio CEO Sky Dayton made a...

DHS head pledges interoperability by ’08

WASHINGTON-Public-safety interoperability, a political football since 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina, has become a red-hot political hot potato.Following the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, and...

Enterprise security: it’s all about the executive suite

Within the mobile industry, security vendors' warnings are gaining traction as headlines blare the latest loss of corporate or government data-a sure way to...

Big Apple test bed for Best Buy’s wireless expansion

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

Plaintiff pushes court on ruling in headset case

WASHINGTON-Mobile-phone companies asked U.S. District Judge Catherine Blake to refer jurisdictional questions to the Federal Communications Commission in connection with brain-cancer and headset lawsuits...

Library of Congress ruling could unlock phone locking

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

Mobile TV attracts financing despite continued business model questions

Consider video the wireless industry's equivalent of Powerball. But nobody's betting on the content providers.In these early days of well-heeled venture capitalists and hockey-stick...

Eight years after launch, MVNE telSpace ready to talk

The mobile virtual network operator space isn't cooling down, according to the head of mobile virtual network enabler telSpace. However, instead of following the...

Comcast’s quadruple play focuses on TV, billing

Comcast Corp. aims to find out if customers will buy wireless service from a cable company: the nation's largest cable provider is launching a...

Etc.

U.S. movie theater chain Regal Entertainment Group said altercations related to cell-phone use during movies was one factor that prompted it to begin testing...

Tellabs connects with wireless future

Tellabs Inc. made its bones developing and selling fixed-line network infrastructure gear to big phone companies. The company's flagship products were its cross-connects for...

Got Ningbo Bird?

A lot of ink is expended on the competitive machinations of the top five global handset vendors-for good reason. This year, together, they will...

Handsets of value

The holiday season is upon us, and I for one am thrilled. The holidays are usually a time of family, joy, thanksgiving and good...

Technology wars still flourishing

As the world's more mature wireless markets shift to third-generation networks and beyond, it seems as if backers of CDMA technology and those who...

Green day

Mark it on your calendar: Nov. 27, 2006, the day a Colorado cellphone recycling outfit accomplished what high-powered lawyers could not and chiseled a...

Nefarious marketers keep carriers awake

LOS ANGELES-Fixed-line Internet companies and industry associations have long grappled with potential pitfalls and consumer-unfriendly tactics such as spam, click fraud and unwelcome pop-up...

Verizon Wireless acquires West Virginian GSM carrier

BASKING RIDGE, N.J.-Verizon Wireless has agreed to acquire a small GSM carrier in West Virginia. The deal, which must receive regulatory approvals, is expected...

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...

Markey has sights on House telecom and Internet subcommittee

WASHINGTON-Rep. Edward Markey (D-Mass.) has positioned himself to be chairman of the House telecom and Internet subcommittee when the new, Democratic-led Congress convenes in...

Alcatel-Lucent becomes official, company unveils new logo

PARIS-Alcatel and Lucent Technologies Inc. said they have closed their merger and will begin operating as a single entity today. Alcatel-Lucent's stock also will...

Court denies industry pre-emption rehearing

WASHINGTON-The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals denied the cell phone industry's request to the full court to rehear the repeal of a Federal...

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...
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