Yearly Archives: 2006

Zingy, VH1 debut made-for-mobile videos

LAS VEGAS—The made-for-mobile content scene expanded by two today: content vendor Zingy Inc. and cable channel VH1 both announced plans to develop video content...

Qualcomm to coat Las Vegas with MediaFlo’s mobile TV

LAS VEGAS—Qualcomm Inc. said it would blanket Las Vegas with its MediaFlo mobile TV technology in conjunction with the CTIA Wireless 2006 trade show,...

Alltel teams with MobiTV for streaming radio

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.—Alltel Corp. said it will offer some of its customers commercial-free music streaming over its CDMA network. MobiTV Inc. developed the carrier’s...

Go Networks jumps into muni Wi-Fi with new base stations

LAS VEGAS—Go Networks introduced its Metro Broadband Wireless system, which is a Wi-Fi system designed for metropolitan deployments. The announcement highlights the growing demand...

BlackBerry: Source of freedom, or crack for the work addict?

By Gail KachadourianRobert Lutz's boss and wife both complain about the amount of time he spends on his BlackBerry. But the General Motors product...

Centennial adds subscribers but records $6.1M loss

WALL, N.J.—Centennial Communications Corp. posted a widening loss in its third quarter but reported its best prepaid wireless growth in five years. The company’s...

Glu acquires wireless gaming company iFone

SAN MATEO, Calif.—Wireless game-maker Glu Mobile announced it acquired iFone, a wireless entertainment publisher based in Manchester, United Kingdom. Financial terms of the agreement...

Flying J launches MVNO for transportation industry

PISCATAWAY, N.J.—Oil company Flying J Inc. announced it will launch a mobile virtual network operator service aimed at the nation’s transportation industry. Flying J...

Sprint Nextel calls into Vegas Monorail, Luxor

RESTON, Va.—Sprint Nextel Corp. announced new services in Las Vegas that allow customers to use their mobile phone to buy tickets, register at hotels...

Hotxt’s SMS service could ruffle feathers

British wireless subscribers can send and receive text messages at bargain-basement rates thanks to an IP-based messaging service released last week. But-unlike Voice over...

Alcatel/Lucent deal could be first of many for vendors

As Alcatel Corp.'s board of directors met last Thursday to review its "merger of equals" with long-time rival telecom equipment vendor Lucent Technologies Inc.,...

Powerwave deploys system for CTA

Powerwave Technologies Inc. said it deployed a multitechnology, multicarrier wireless coverage system for the Chicago Transit Authority. In cooperation with Aldrige Electric, Powerwave installed...

Tier 2 handset makers scramble for shrinking market share

The squeeze is on, the stakes are high and the options few. Second-tier handset makers-their exact numbers globally are unclear, but there may be...

Groove Mobile drums up $8.5 million in financing

ANDOVER, Mass.-Mobile music company Groove Mobile announced it closed $8.5 million in new venture funding. Egan-Managed Capital led the round, while Charles River Ventures,...

Handmark giving away content for two weeks

Handmark Inc. is hoping to raise its profile by giving away service. The Kansas City, Mo.-based company mobile media company this week will begin...

AOL service makes Web pages better for mobile use

AOL will join the crowded mobile browser playing field this week, unveiling a service that automatically adapts Web pages for mobile-phone use. The Internet...

Mercora offers music ‘placeshifting’ with streaming broadcast service

Mercora Inc. plans to bring more attention to the hot topic of placeshifting this week with the launch of a second version of its...

Wireless services making progress in Iraq despite myriad of internal issues

WASHINGTON-Siyamend Zaid Othman is helping lay the foundation for a new Iraq where information flows freer than it did under the oppressive regime of...

Congress wades into digital copyrights fray

WASHINGTON-Technology may be the only way to solve the centuries-old battle between copyright owners and consumers who want authorization to make copies of protected...

Wireless: Tomorrow’s emergency-alert system

The global war on terrorism and natural disasters here and abroad are forcing policymakers to rethink-and redesign-public warning systems that take advantage of wireless...

Amp’d extends distribution, lowers phone price

Amp'd Mobile Inc. is ramping up its reach, with new distribution plans and content aimed at furthering its ambition of "liberating the digital tribe,"...

Alltel taking breather following ‘busiest year’

Alltel Corp. is on track to complete its wireline spinoff by mid-year, and the company plans to extend CDMA2000 1x EV-DO services to about...

Wireless losing ground in USF battle

WASHINGTON-Cutting wireless out of the universal-service system seems to be gaining traction as legislation introduced in the House of Representatives that would make it...

Products

RFSRadio Frequency Systems said it plans to demonstrate a fast bit-rate remote radio head unit that permits fiber connectivity direct to the towertop at...

Network-neutrality provision ignites protests in draft telecom bill

WASHINGTON-Network neutrality has emerged as a key sticking point in the debate regarding a scaled-backed communications draft bill-tentatively dubbed the Communications Opportunity, Promotion and...
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