Yearly Archives: 2006

Nortel’s financial filings nearly up-to-date

Nortel Networks Ltd. late last month restated its much delayed financial results for 2003, 2004 and the first nine months of 2005, though analysts...

Cell Wireless, Bond Wireless announce merger plans

TUCSON, Ariz.—Cell Wireless Corp. and Bond Wireless said they signed a letter of intent calling for the two companies to merge. Bond Wireless provides...

Health-related lawsuit to delay AWS auction refilled in New York

WASHINGTON—A health-related suit to block the June 29 start of the advanced wireless services auction has been re-filed at the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court...

Nex-Tech adds features with One Voice teaming

LA JOLLA, Calif.—Nex-Tech Wireless, which offers cellular service in central and western Kansas, signed an agreement with One Voice Technologies Inc. that calls for...

Powerwave in talks to acquire Filtronic’s equipment unit

SANTA ANNA, Calif.—Powerwave Technologies Inc. said it is in talks with U.K.-based Filtronic plc to buy the company’s power amplifier businesses, which is part...

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...

Apple patents show wireless iPod plans

WASHINGTON—Apple Computer Inc. is attracting attention with two new patent applications that outline plans for a wireless-enabled iPod. The application, filed 18 months ago...

Court looks willing to reject FCC ruling on CALEA compliance for Internet access

WASHINGTON—A federal appeals court appears willing to agree with the Federal Communications Commission that Voice over Internet Protocol technology substantially replaces standard telecommunications services—but...

Groups petition for AWS delay, slam new FCC auction rules as ‘incurably disruptive’

WASHINGTON—Three groups today asked the Federal Communications Commission to drop the agency’s new rule changes to the small-business bidding program and to delay the...

Feds probe Comverse stock-options grants

NEW YORK—Federal prosecutors are looking into the questionable stock-options grants by Comverse Technology Inc. that earlier this week forced the ouster of three top...

FTC files complaints against five data brokers

WASHINGTON—The Federal Trade Commission Wednesday filed civil complaints against five data brokers, urging the court to find that the data brokers violated the FTC...

ATI, Nokia team for multimedia

ESPOO, Finland—ATI Technologies Inc. and Nokia Corp. announced that the two firms have entered a long-term strategic partnership to enable multimedia experiences such as...

Bush selects Kneuer to lead NTIA

WASHINGTON—President Bush has tapped John Kneuer, a former private wireless lobbyist, to head the National Telecommunications and Information Administration. Kneuer, who currently serves as...

Qualcomm outlines Microsoft partnership, chip announcements

SAN DIEGO—While its annual analysts meeting got underway in New York, Qualcomm Inc. launched a minor salvo of financial and product news today, including...

House bill would outlaw gambling over Internet, cell phones

WASHINGTON—The House Judiciary Committee is poised to take up legislation to ban illegal gambling over the Internet, wireless and other technologies, following passage of...

Sprint Nextel intros Spanish mobile TV

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.—Sprint Nextel Corp. is targeting Spanish speakers with a live video and audio service for its Power Vision subscribers. The offering, dubbed...

RIM attorneys fire back at Visto

WATERLOO, Ontario—Research In Motion Ltd. kept its patent attorneys busy this week, filing a countersuit against fellow mobile e-mail service provider Visto Corp. The...

Terabeam mulls Ricochet sale on increasing losses

SAN JOSE, Calif.—Terabeam Inc. reported first-quarter net losses of $4.5 million from revenue of $18.5 million. The company’s revenues were up from the $6.6...

Wireless fails to sooth EA investors

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.—Increasing mobile gaming revenues weren’t enough to offset a hefty quarterly loss for Electronic Arts Inc. The publishing giant reported a $16...

AOL to sell Internet access over Clearwire

DULLES, Va.—AOL L.L.C. is teaming with Craig McCaw’s Clearwire Corp. to offer high-speed wireless broadband access. The service, which is available starting for $26...

Motient overhauls board ahead of annual meeting

WASHINGTON—Motient Corp. said Chairman Steven Singer and four other directors will not seek re-election at the wireless company’s annual meeting, a development that comes...

$1,400 gets you Voce’s voice-only MVNO service in L.A.

LOS ANGELES—Voce, the luxury mobile virtual network operator, has begun offering its services on a small scale in the L.A. area. Steve Stanford, Voce’s...

Qualcomm raises estimates on demand for low and high-end phones

SAN DIEGO—Qualcomm Inc. raised its revenue estimates for its third quarter ending in June, indicating it expects revenue at or slightly above earlier forecasts...

Cingular launches stripped-down Slvr for biz, government customers

ATLANTA—Strip a phone of any fun features, cut its retail price and—bingo!—you have a handset aimed at business and government users in the United...
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