Yearly Archives: 2006

Freescale posts solid quarter

AUSTIN, Texas—Freescale Semiconductor Inc. says strong sales of its wireless products as well as its networking and computing gear helped the company to more...

InPhonic signs online deal with Amazon.com

WASHINGTON—Online wireless retailer InPhonic Inc. inked a "multi-year" deal to sell its products and services on Amazon.com. The announcement marks the first third-party wireless...

Qualcomm gains FCC approval to continue with MediaFlo plans

WASHINGTON—Qualcomm Inc. gained approval Wednesday for an agreement it reached with TV stations serving Chicago, Milwaukee and Gary, Ind. that will allow the company...

Qualcomm’s profits up 11 percent

SAN DIEGO—Qualcomm Inc. reported late yesterday that it earned $593 million in the company’s second fiscal quarter, an increase of 11 percent over the...

Study finds cell phone use distracting while driving

WASHINGTON—A new government study examining actual driver habits when behind the wheel found cell phone use the most common distraction for operators of motor...

Nokia posts solid profit gain in first quarter, despite drag by network and enterprise divisions

ESPOO, Finland—Nokia Corp. reported today that its net profit in the first quarter rose 21 percent to $1.3 billion over the year-ago quarter—exceeding analysts’...

Sprint Nextel to acquire Ubiquitel for $1.3B

RESTON, Va.—With the acquisition of CDMA affiliate Ubiquitel Inc., Sprint Nextel Corp. is another step closer to wrapping up the acquisition of all of...

Mobile Streams picks up Cyoshi

LONDON—U.K.-based content provider Mobile Streams is hoping to expand its business across the English Channel with the $3.7 million acquisition of Cyoshi Mobile GmbH....

SunCom launches Blackberry 8700g

CHARLOTTE, N.C.—SunCom Wireless Holdings Inc. said it has begun offering Research In Motion Ltd.’s Blackberry 8700g Wireless Handheld device at all of its retail...

Sprint Nextel set 3Q dividend payment

RESTON, Va.—Sprint Nextel Corp. announced plans to pay shareholders a 2.5 cents-per-share dividend beginning in the third quarter. The company said its second-quarter dividend...

Pricing, interoperability barriers to MMS growth

DALLAS—Wireless carriers will likely miss out on a key data-revenue opportunity at this summer’s World Cup tournament in Germany, according to SmartTrust. The mobile...

Virgin Mobile USA offering exclusive Big Boi ringtones

NEW YORK—Virgin Mobile USA L.L.C. and Virgin Records are teaming with EMI to offer four exclusive ringtones from hip-hop star Big Boi. The clips...

Widevine nabs $16M in Series C financing

SEATTLE—Anti-piracy software developer Widevine Technologies snared $16 million in a Series C round of funding. Cisco Systems Inc. and Canadian telecommunications provider Telus Corp....

Consumer wireless satisfaction improving according to J.D. Power survey

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif.—Wireless customers are more satisfied with their cellular service this year than last, according to the latest subscriber survey by J.D. Power...

FCC proposes fining Dobson $750,000 for failing to deploy enhanced 911

WASHINGTON—The Federal Communications Commission late Tuesday proposed fining rural wireless provider Dobson Communications Corp. $750,000 for not providing enhanced 911 services in a timely...

Motorola earnings drop, despite hot handset sales

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.—Motorola Inc. reported robust sales of its wireless handsets in the first quarter and a nearly 5-percent gain in global market share over...

Cingular posts strong customer growth, ARPU still struggling

ATLANTA—Cingular Wireless L.L.C. kicked off 2006 with strong first quarter results, including driving its churn rate down to a company record low of 1.9...

Strong wireless demand propels TI’s strong quarterly growth

DALLAS—Texas Instruments Inc. late yesterday reported first-quarter net income of $585 million, a 42-percent increase from the $411 million profit in the year-ago quarter,...

MetroPCS launches roaming option

DALLAS, Texas—Regional service provider MetroPCS Communications Inc. announced that it has started offering a roaming service to its customers that allows them to use...

MetroPCS launches flat-rate, unlimited service in Motor City

DETROIT—MetroPCS Communications Inc. launched wireless service today in Detroit, offering flat rate plans with unlimited local and domestic long distance without a contract. MetroPCS...

Amdocs to acquire Qpass for $275M

ST. LOUIS—Software developer and billing platform provider Amdocs Ltd. plans to enter the digital transaction space with a $275 million buyout of Seattle-based Qpass...

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Handset Web browsing gaining traction

NEW YORK—Wireless phones are poised to overtake notebook PCs as the dominant Internet platform in some markets, according to a new study from Ipsos...

Motorola expected to report strong first-quarter earnings

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.—Financial analysts are awaiting Motorola Inc.’s first-quarter earnings report—scheduled for later today—which may exceed the company’s own projections and those of Wall Street...

Motorola expands wireless broadband biz

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.—Motorola Inc. announced plans to acquire privately-held wireless Ethernet provider Orthogon Systems. Motorola said it expects the acquisition to advance its growing wireless...
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