Yearly Archives: 2006

Alcatel-Lucent talks may spur competitors to partner

Merger talks between Alcatel Inc. and Lucent Technologies Inc. could put the entire infrastructure industry in play as consolidation among telecom carriers trickles down...

ScanR, Wherify flush with new funding

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,...

Ip.access nabs $8.5M for 3G access points

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...

AirPlay to connect live TV with mobile games

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...

Convergence and consolidation could impact trade associations

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...

T-Mobile USA fires back with 1,500 minutes for $40 a month

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...

Letting go

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...

Mobile data content preference differs by country

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...

Wireline players play up network convergence

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,...

The Battle For New Orleans Wi-Fi

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...

Thomas the Tank chugging its way to Sprint Nextel phones

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...

Webraska’s revenues double pushed by GPS, navigation platform

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...

Fortuna plans MVNO service for mobile gamblers

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...

Lucent trumps Ericsson’s bid for Riverstone

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...

Optasite adds $125 million to tower plans

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...

By The Numbers

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...

Gartner wireless analyst: Harrumphing the state of handsets, mobile services

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...

Everypoint snags $10M for sports apps

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,...

Microsoft to update ActiveSync with release of Vista OS

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...

MMA updates best marketing practices, gets new board

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....

Price aims to liquidate its assets-Verizon stock

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....

Telematics firms disagree with numbers-based approach to funding USF

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...

Justice Department filings defend FCC in Gabelli suit

WASHINGTON-The Justice Department last week filed a slew of documents with a New York federal court in support of a request to join the...

Palm Treo shipments better than expected

SUNNYDALE, Calif.—Palm Inc. reported it sold more than a half-million Treos in its fiscal third-quarter, an increase of more than 100 percent from the...
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