2006

BEIJING-Motorola Inc. announced it opened another research and development center in China, this one in the Binjiang District of Hangzhou’s Hi-tech Industry Development Zone. The center will focus on developing …

WASHINGTON-Cellular companies and disability advocates appear to have reached a compromise over proposed changes to a revised standard for mobile-phone hearing-aid compatibility, resolving a dispute that escalated in recent weeks …

Merger talks between Alcatel Inc. and Lucent Technologies Inc. could put the entire infrastructure industry in play as consolidation among telecom carriers trickles down to their suppliers. Indeed, Merrill Lynch …

PALO ALTO, Calif.-ScanR Inc. launched a service enabling mobile-phone users to take pictures of whiteboards and documents, e-mail them to the company for processing, then direct the results to an …

CAMBRIDGE, England-Mini-base station developer Ip.access Ltd. picked up $8.5 million in funds to develop in-building third-generation access points for homes and small businesses. Scottish Equity Partners led the round, joined …

MONTEREY, Calif.-AirPlay Networks Inc. announced plans to launch a series of mobile games based on live TV broadcasts. The San Francisco startup said it will allow subscribers to predict plays …

WASHINGTON-The telecom industry gathered last week in Las Vegas for a convention sponsored by the United States Telecommunications Association. Next week, many of the same people will visit Sin City …

BELLEVUE, Wash.-T-Mobile USA Inc. has upped the ante in a pricing duel with Cingular Wireless L.L.C. by adding a $40 service plan with 1,500 anytime minutes. The Get More 1500 …

Last week’s TelecomNext event in Las Vegas was painful at times. Not because the event was poorly run or because of the beating I took at the tables. No, the …

READING, U.K.-Britons use mobile phones to keep up with the news, while the Chinese want to know the weather report. According to a recent poll, 70 percent of Britons download …

LAS VEGAS-Wireless issues played second fiddle to convergence and net neutrality at last week’s United States Telecom Association’s first TelecomNext conference in Las Vegas, though a handful of executives touched …

Just when municipal Wi-Fi projects are gaining support from incumbent telcos, the battle between the City of New Orleans and BellSouth Corp. slaps the conflict back onto center stage. New …

NEW YORK-Frazzled, on-the-go parents can now entertain their kids with Thomas & Friends stories on their Sprint Nextel Corp. mobile phones. Vocel and Random House Children’s Books teamed up to …

PARIS-Mobile GPS navigation solutions company Webraska said its revenues doubled during its 2005 fiscal year, driven by sales of the company’s SmartZone Geospatial Platform and its Navigation Platform. The company …

BURNABY, Canada-Fortuna Gaming Corp., a Canadian-based company focused on online and mobile gambling, sees mobile gambling as a big part of its future and eventually wants to launch a mobile …

SANTA CLARA, Calif.-Lucent Technologies Inc. outbid L.M. Ericsson in the auction of Ethernet developer Riverstone Networks Inc.’s business. Riverstone said Lucent’s final bid was $207 million in cash along with …

WESTBOROUGH, Mass.-Eager to expand its portfolio, tower owner and operator Optasite Inc. completed a $125 million round of debt and equity financing. The company also closed on a slew of …

Editor’s Note: The companies listed below represent the four first-tier wireless operators that control enough spectrum for a nationwide footprint. They are ranked by their number of subscribers at the …

You can thank Socrates-the illustrious Athenian of the fifth century B.C.-for establishing the power of asking leading and potentially unpopular questions, without feeling the need to provide definitive answers. Ask …

BOSTON-Everypoint, a mobile sports application firm, attracted $10 million in a second round of venture-capital funding, the company reported. Venrock Associates led the round, which included existing investors Prism Venture …

REDMOND, Wash.-Microsoft Corp. is expected to overhaul its ActiveSync Windows Mobile device management offering, when the software giant rolls out the next version of its PC operating system, which has …

BOULDER, Colo.-The Mobile Marketing Association revised its “consumer best practices,” updating the guidelines to include chat services, interactive television, and viral and affiliate marketing. The rules are designed to establish …

NEW YORK-Price Communications Corp.’s board of directors has decided to pursue liquidating the company, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The small wireless operator has been …

WASHINGTON-Telematics providers have come out against FCC Chairman Kevin Martin’s numbers-based approach to financing the universal-service fund . Those providers noted that because telematics is not connected to the public-switched …