Yearly Archives: 2006

Will MSS spectrum holdings attract cellular carriers?

The advent of ancillary terrestrial component, or ATC, will revolutionize the mobile satellite services industry in the long run, according to a new report...

Alltel debuts kid-friendly mobile Web filter

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.—Alltel Corp. has made a free mobile Web content filter available to parents to help them keep their children from accessing inappropriate...

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...

Wireless pitches up content for baseball season

BRISTOL, Conn.—With Major League Baseball’s spring training winding down, two wireless players are gearing up to bring baseball content to their subscribers in time...

Digicel expands Caribbean GSM footprint

ANTIGUA & BARBUDA, Caribbean—Regional operator Digicel Group has launched wireless service on the Caribbean islands of Antigua and Barbuda. The company acquired Caribbean and...

Wireless seems to be losing the universal-service battle

WASHINGTON—Cutting wireless out of the universal-service system seems to be gaining traction with the introduction of legislation in the House of Representatives that would...

Nortel, Qualcomm hit 7.2 Mbps in HSDPA tests

PARIS—Nortel Networks Ltd. and Qualcomm Inc. say they’ve completed HSDPA test calls that reached data speeds of 7.2 Mbps. The calls used Qualcomm’s Mobile...

EarthLink rumored to take over New Orleans’ Wi-Fi

NEW ORLEANS—The Big Easy’s municipal Wi-Fi network may go private to sidestep growing legal pressures from BellSouth Corp. and the Louisiana state government. Though...

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 ratings...

Flytxt shuffles executives, increases focus on wireless marketing

NEW YORK—Mobile software developer Flytxt Inc. shuffled its front office in an effort to focus on its wireless marketing platform. The London-based company named...

CellStar stock drops on loss of handset insurance business

COPPELL, Texas—CellStar Corp., a wireless handset and accessory distributor, announced it has lost a portion of its business with Lock/line L.L.C., its largest customer...

Obopay launches mobile payment service to compete with PayPal Mobile

PALO ALTO, Calif.—Obopay officially came out of stealth mode, unveiling a mobile payment service that will allow users to make purchases and send and...

411 directory proposal could doom Senate’s phone records bill

WASHINGTON—The Senate Commerce Committee Thursday morning passed the Protecting Consumer Phone Records Act of 2006 but only after adding an amendment that the chairman...

Family plans gaining steam

ROCHESTER, N.Y.—About two in five adult cellular phone subscribers currently are on a family plan, and another one in five is considering a multi-line...

Sprint Nextel to launch EV-DO Rev. A in Q1 2007

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.—Even as Sprint Nextel Corp. continues to build out its CDMA2000 1x EV-DO network, the carrier has announced a plan to make...

Alcatel to ponder Lucent merger

PARIS—Alcatel Inc.’s board of directors is meeting in Paris today to review its "merger of equals" with longtime rival telecom equipment vendor Lucent Technologies...

Industry cheers increase in Nokia’s sales forecasts

HELSINKI, Finland—Nokia Corp. sent ripples through the mobile device industry by raising its estimate of global handset sales for this year from 10 percent...

Visiongain: Apple plans an ‘iPhone’ for Helio

SAN FRANCISCO—An Apple Computer Inc.-branded mobile phone could hit the market this spring, predicts research and consulting firm Visiongain. The "iPhone" product, which has...

XE Mobile to target students with MVNO service using Cingular

LAS VEGAS—Mobile virtual network operator XE Mobile said it plans to launch its pay-as-you-go cellular service targeted at students during an event in Las...

U.S. wireless market approaching turning point, firm predicts

FRAMINGHAM, Mass.—This year could mark the beginning of important changes for the U.S. wireless industry, according to new research from IDC. Last year was...

Networks In Motion locates $10M in VC funds

IRVINE, Calif.—Location-services company Networks In Motion announced it scored $10 million in its latest round of venture funding. Sutter Hill led the round, while...

Brightpoint razors in on Motorola distribution deal

PLAINFIELD, Ind.—Brightpoint Inc. will supply Motorola Inc.’s handsets and accessories to some of its customers in the United States, Brightpoint announced. The agreement between...

Consumers generally satisfied with their wireless carrier

PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y.—Wireless operators are doing well at retaining customers, and only 7 percent of cellular customers say they plan to switch providers when...

xMAX devices expected to be available by year’s end

SARASOTA, Fla.—XG Technology L.L.C. said its first consumer product, a Voice over Internet Protocol handset, will be available by the end of this year...

Network neutrality is sticking point in watered-down communications bill

WASHINGTON—Network Neutrality has emerged as a key sticking point in the debate regarding a scaled-backed communications draft bill released by the House Commerce Committee...
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