2006

Zingy is hoping to find some stability in the direct-to-consumer market. The New York-based mobile content provider launched an Internet storefront targeting 13- to 21-year-olds with both a la carte …

While big-name media conglomerates scramble to find ways to leverage the “third screen,” a handful of wireless companies are slowly gaining traction by offering content from hometown TV newscasts. Local …

WASHINGTON-Even as wireless carriers won the right to stop collecting a 3-percent federal excise tax, they may be caught in the middle of a paperwork nightmare as customers try to …

NEW YORK—AT&T Inc., CBS Corp. and H.J. Heinz Co. are among the 10 corporations with the worst credit outlooks among U.S. investment-grade bond issues, according to a report released today …

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 and vendor. The value of the …

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 ratings from past weeks from RCR …

BEIJING—Motorola Inc. said it tapped PacificNet iMobile to power its online storefront for wireless users in China. PacificNet will operate the site, dubbed MotoShop, and will provide distribution and logistics …

WASHINGTON—It took nearly a month but the Federal Communications Commission’s auction of 800 MHz spectrum is over after 144 rounds. Winning bids totaled $38.3 million for the two licenses to …

RESTON, Va.—Broadband wireless provider Nextlink Wireless said Robert Beran is the company’s new chief executive officer. As part of the post, Beran also becomes a senior vice president at Nextlink’s …

LONDON—Infonetics Research found that the global market for radio access network gear dropped 22 percent to $7.4 billion in the first quarter due to huge declines in CDMA EV-DO and …

NEW YORK-Zingy is hoping to find some stability in the direct-to-consumer market. The New York-based mobile content provider launched an Internet storefront targeting 13- to 21-year-olds with both a la …

INDEPENDENCE, Ohio—Regional operator Revol Wireless has introduced a new suite of data applications to its users that includes ringtones, games, 411 directory assistance and Web browsing. Privately held Revol offers …

WASHINGTON—A leading industry group blasted a Department of Homeland Security draft report that highlighted potential privacy problems with radio frequency identification technology and downplayed the value of the wireless technology. …

SAN DIEGO—Qualcomm Inc. refuted claims made in a Korean newspaper that certain Korean manufacturers’ royalty obligations will expire in 2006 for sales within Korea and in 2008 for sales outside …

HIGHLAND PARK, Ill.—Yuvee Inc. introduced a new cell phone keypad interface called NeoKeys that it says simplifies commands and text and number entry and eliminates use of the upper screen …

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 this column is a chance for …

ATLANTA—Cingular Wireless L.L.C. finally joined the ringback tone bandwagon, launching ringback music and voice clips from Warner Music Group artists. The carrier unveiled a catalog of 20-second ringback tones that …

CHICAGO—U.S. Cellular Corp. and its parent company, Telephone and Data Systems Inc., have further delayed their year-end regulatory filings, as well as filings for the first quarter of 2006. TDS …

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.—Motorola Inc. said it will shell out $192 million to acquire TTP Communications Plc, a U.K.-based mobile software developer and chipmaker. TTPCom is a 575-employee holding company with substantial …

DENVER—Cellular customers of Qwest Communications International Inc. who are seeking directory assistance no longer have to rely on memory or a quick scribble to recall the number that they’re looking …

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.—Sprint Nextel Corp. will sell Mobile ESPN L.L.C. service in hundreds of its retail stores, a move that adds weight to the sports-focused MVNO’s distribution network. According to …

SAN DIEGO—Qualcomm Inc. said it plans to extend Microsoft Corp.’s “Live Anywhere” technology onto its BREW platform in an effort to provide a “unified gaming universe.” The chipmaker used its …

BOCA RATON, Fla.—Global Tower Partners expanded its footprint in the Western United States with an agreement to buy 78 towers from Chinook Wireless Communications, a carrier holding 1900 MHz licenses …

WASHINGTON—The Federal Communications Commission as early as today is expected to issue a new ruling addressing controversial changes to small business bidding rules ahead of the scheduled Aug. 9 start …

MONTREAL—OZ Communications Inc.’s Mobile Email Solution is now available to Virgin Mobile USA L.L.C. customers who have Kyocera Wireless Corp. Switch Back and Slider Sonic handsets, according to the companies. …