Yearly Archives: 2006

Alltel wireline spin-off christened Windstream

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.—The new wireline company to be formed when Alltel Corp. spins off its landline business and merges it with Valor Communications Group...

Zafirovski competes to rebuild Nortel

LAS VEGAS—When asked during an interview with RCR Wireless News what drew him to take the top job at Nortel Networks, CEO Mike Zafirovski...

Nokia in hot pursuit of U.S. market and global enterprise customers

  LAS VEGAS—When Jorma Olilla, chairman and chief executive officer of Nokia Corp., bid farewell to the industry at CTIA Wireless 2006’s opening day keynote...

Watchdog group claims beer ads on MobiTV target underage drinkers

By Jeremy Mullman CHICAGO—An alcohol industry watchdog group is accusing Anheuser-Busch of marketing beer to underage drinkers after the brewer announced a partnership to...

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...

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...

Austin Ventures firms up plan to acquire 724 Solutions

SANTA BARBARA, Calif.—724 Solutions Inc. announced it will go ahead with its plan to be acquired by venture-capital firm Austin Ventures. Austin said it...

Qualcomm hopes for EV-DO Rev. B devices by 2007

LAS VEGAS—Qualcomm Inc. announced it expects to see commercial CDMA2000 1xEV-DO Revision B devices on the market by the end of next year. The...

NTP-weary investors unimpressed on RIM’s profit

WATERLOO, Ontario—Research In Motion Ltd. posted results largely in-line with analyst expectations, with a net income for the quarter of $18.4 million, but investors...

Following American Idol success, Cingular to sell uknown’s ringtones

LAS VEGAS—Having set itself up as the text-message connection for American Idol, Cingular Wireless L.L.C. is aiming to help other musical unknowns grab a...

Ericsson: Vendor consolidation good for wireless ecosystem

  LAS VEGAS—No big-time mergers for L.M. Ericsson, said the company’s chief executive, Carl-Henric Svanberg, during a press conference Thursday. As Svanberg laid out Ericsson’s...

Medio acquires WebRelevance for mobile search

LAS VEGAS—Mobile search provider Medio Systems Inc. said it acquired WebRelevance in a move to bolster its mobile advertising platform. WebRelevance provides software and...

Cellular South goes for PTT with Kodiak

SAN RAMON, Calif.—Kodiak Networks said Cellular South is offering push-to-talk service to its subscribers using Kodiak’s Real-Time Exchange System. Cellular South also plans to...

Tessco acquires Wi-Fi vendor for $4M

HUNT VALLEY, Md.—Network development company Tessco Technologies Inc. announced it purchased Wi-Fi equipment company TerraWave Solutions Ltd., and affiliate GigaWave Technologies Ltd., for $4...

Vodafone shakes up corporate structure

LONDON—Vodafone Group plc announced a new organizational structure the carrier said would allow it to compete more efficiently on a global scale while also...

House committee fires subpoenas at phone-record data brokers

WASHINGTON—After the operators of 26 websites that offer cell-phone records for sale refused to answer a letter sent in February, the House Commerce Committee...

Environmentalists urge court to force new tower-siting policy

WASHINGTON—The American Bird Conservancy and the Forest Conservation Council urged a federal appeals court Thursday morning to order the Federal Communications Commission to take...

SMS.ac joins user-generated mobile content race

LAS VEGAS-SMS.ac Inc. is joining the stampede toward user-generated mobile content. The San Diego-based messaging company unveiled a software offering designed to allow users...

ZTE, Huawei tred into U.S. infrastructure market

LAS VEGAS—Both ZTE Corp. and Huawei Technology Co. Ltd. are launching infrastructure equipment during the CTIA show that may not have an immediate market,...

Action Engine scores MSNBC.com, TiVo deals

LAS VEGAS—Action Engine Corp. reported a pair of high-profile multimedia partnerships. The first deal is with MSNBC.com and calls for the launch of a...

NEC jumps into WiMAX equipment market

IRVING, Texas—NEC America Inc. said it plans to target the U.S. market with 802.16e-2005 mobile WiMAX equipment. The company said it plans to release...

San Francisco calls on EarthLink, Google for muni Wi-Fi network

PALO ALTO, Calif.—The city of San Francisco selected EarthLink Inc. and Google Inc. to jointly build a citywide Wi-Fi network. "We are thrilled that...

Arcadian launches wireless data network for utility monitoring

NEW YORK—Arcadian Networks Inc. announced an ambitious plan to offer a broadband wireless data network in the 700 MHz range that will allow oil,...

MTV audience worships at wireless altar

LAS VEGAS—Listen to Van Toffler for a few minutes and you’ll begin to wonder if the M in MTV stands for mobile. "We’re really...

Verizon Wireless mulling auction plans

LAS VEGAS—Verizon Wireless is still mulling over which spectrum auction to participate in, company officials said at CTIA on Wednesday, and has not yet...
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