2006

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.—Alltel Corp. posted mixed first quarter results, with strong wireless growth and healthy customer numbers but lower net income due to merger-related expenses from the acquisition of Western …

PISCATAWAY, N.J.—The IEEE 802.11 working group voted down an initial draft of the proposed 802.11n standard, virtually ensuring development of a 2.0 version. But whether the vote was a dramatic …

WASHINGTON—The Federal Communications Commission Wednesday declined to set specific technological standards for how packet-mode technologies are to comply with the digital-wiretap act, but said those companies using such technologies, including …

BERWYN, Pa.—SunCom Wireless Holdings Inc.’s stock plunged about 20 percent Wednesday on Wall Street, as investors reacted to the company’s widening financial losses during the first quarter. SunCom’s total revenues …

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 at a time when Highland Capital …

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 chief executive officer, described the quiet …

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 of $1.77 billion to $1.87 billion …

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 States. Such is the logic behind …

EL SEGUNDO, Calif.—A growing chorus of vendors and analysts have raised projections that 2006 will be another record-setting year for handset shipments, as iSuppli Corp. raised its forecast for 2006 to 932 …

By Alice Z. Cuneo SAN FRANCISCO—It cost $4 billion to turn it into one of the best known names in the country, a future-forward, dynamic brand with a strong connection …

SAN JOSE, Calif.—Strong sales of wireless phones were a major contributor to increases in microchip sales during the first quarter, according to figures released by the Semiconductor Industry Association. Worldwide …

PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y.—Carriers may not be earning the additional revenue they expected from the popularity of camera phones, according to new research from The NPD Group Inc. In less than …

NEW YORK—Verizon Wireless continued its run of strong quarterly results, boosting its service revenues by double-digits and squeezing its churn rate below 1.2 percent. The carrier added 1.7 million new …

LIBERTYVILLE, Ill.—Motorola Inc. flexed its muscles today in acquiring the research and development capabilities from a small competitor—the second time Motorola has done so in less than a year. Motorola …

MARKHAM, Ontario—ATI Technologies said it will spend as much as $44 million to acquire Bitboys Oy, a Finland-based developer of graphics hardware for wireless devices. ATI provides graphics processor units …

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—Helio L.L.C. made its debut in the wireless marketplace today with two high-end handsets linked to social networking site MySpace.com and plans to have its services available through …

BELLEVUE, Wash.—Following the current mobile-phone mantra that “thin is in,” Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and T-Mobile USA Inc. today announced the availability of their candy bar-form Samsung t509 in the …

WASHINGTON—Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska), chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee, went to the Senate Floor Monday afternoon to announce he was introducing “the Communications Act of 2006.” The 135-page bill …

WASHINGTON—Alcatel SA and Lucent Technologies Inc. have been forced to defend their proposed transatlantic merger after a key lawmaker raised security concerns about the deal in a letter to President …

OKLAHOMA CITY—Dobson Communications Corp. said it launched service in Deadhorse, Alaska. The launch extends the carrier’s GSM/GPRS/EDGE network into the North Slope region along the coast of the Arctic Ocean, …

PALO ALTO, Calif.—Social network developer flipt said it snared $5 million in its first round of venture funding. Sequoia Captial and New Enterprise Associates led the financing round. The stealthy …

PLEASANTON, Calif.—Wireless entertainment company FunMail Inc. announced the acquisition of Zapptrio Inc., a developer of location-based applications for mobile phones. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Zapptrio, which had …

WASHINGTON-Motient Corp. may be the wireless industry’s premier high-wire act. The Lincolnshire, Ill., company is attempting a great leap forward from a business model based on unprofitable land-based wireless data …

TORONTO-Canadian telecommunications provider Rogers Communications Inc. boosted its operating revenue by 28 percent from the first quarter of 2005, results driven primarily by a nearly 36-percent growth in its wireless …

CALGARY, Alberta-CSI Wireless, which designs and manufactures products using wireless and Global Positioning System technology, has agreed to sell its fixed wireless telephone business to Illinois-based Telular Corp. for $13 …