Yearly Archives: 2006

Zingy going direct to consumer in tightening content market

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...

Content companies hedge bets on hometown news

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...

PAPERWORK DREAD AHEAD

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...

AT&T among companies with worst credit outlooks

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,...

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...

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...

PacificNet to distribute Motorola in 40 Chinese cities

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,...

ATG auction ends, AirCell affiliate and JetBlue’s LiveTV on top

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...

Nextlink, Metro One get new CEOs

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...

Study: RAN gear sales to slow in coming years

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...

Zingy going direct to consumer in tightening content market

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-...

Revol service expands with content offerings

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...

DHS report questions RFID privacy risks

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...

Qualcomm reaffirms royalty obligations for Samsung, LG

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...

Yuvee intros new keypad for mobile phones

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...

Worst of the Week: El Cheapo Bandito

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...

Cingular launches ringback tones

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...

U.S. Cellular, TDS announce further filing delays

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...

Motorola acquires UK software vendor TTPCom for $192M

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...

Qwest offers 411 text messaging option

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...

Mobile ESPN joins Sprint Nextel retail locations ahead of schedule

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...

Qualcomm goes ‘Live’ with Microsoft at BREW conference

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...

Global Tower Partners goes West with Chinook purchase

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,...

FCC to revise DE rule changes

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...

Oz, Virgin Mobile USA team for access to AOL e-mail, IM

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...
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