Yearly Archives: 2006

MMA membership heavy with big brands

BOULDER, Colo.-The Mobile Marketing Association continues to gain steam, adding high-profile members including Playboy Enterprises, NBC Networks and The Walt Disney Co.The MMA, which...

TI exec: Emerging markets set the stage for the ‘next billion’

DALLAS-The next paradigm shift in the mobile handset market is enabling mobile multimedia for the masses in emerging markets, a massive opportunity about to...

Leap to launch in San Diego and Portland, Ore.

SAN DIEGO-Leap Wireless International Inc. plans to launch its Cricket wireless service in its hometown of San Diego on Dec. 6 and in Portland,...

Jacobs: Qualcomm becoming ‘very much of a law firm’

WASHINGTON-Qualcomm Inc. Chairman Irwin Jacobs said he believes the San Diego-based CDMA technology firm is entering a new phase of heightened regulatory and antitrust...

Clearwire unwires Seattle, WiMAX gains steam

KIRKLAND, Wash.-Fixed wireless Internet service provider Clearwire Corp. is pulling out all the stops as it launches services in its hometown of Seattle. The...

Avaya Launches Unified Communications ”Editions”

A suite approach to offerings and the acquisition of a mobile unified communications solutions company will strengthen Avaya's presence in the UC marketplace.

Wall Street celebrates Brightpoint’s third quarter

PLAINFIELD, Ind.—Investors applauded Brightpoint Inc., sending the company’s stock up more than 15 percent, after the mobile phone distributor posted third-quarter profits and revenues...

Worst of the Week: Two Turntables and a Microphone

Hello! And welcome to our Thursday column, Worst of the Week. There's a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so...

IPCS nets 61,200 new customers

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.—IPCS Inc., a Sprint Nextel Corp. affiliate carrier, said its net loss narrowed during the third quarter. The company registered a net loss...

Siemens records improvements in carrier business

MUNICH, Germany—Siemens AG recorded increasing overall sales and income, and scored improvements in its wireless infrastructure business. "We achieved a great deal in an...

T-Mobile USA posts mixed results

BELLEVUE, Wash.—T-Mobile USA Inc. turned in a strong third quarter report card, gaining more than 800,000 net subscribers, the majority being of the higher-valued...

WiMAX vendors bemoan satellite radio interference

WASHINGTON—A group of wireless broadband companies complained that Sirius Satellite Radio and XM Satellite Radio Inc. should not be allowed to continue operating unauthorized...

Helio unveils new Samsung-sourced handset, GPS services

LOS ANGELES—Forget about "Tokyo Drift," the latest sequel to "The Fast and the Furious" movie franchise. Now there’s the Helio Drift, a souped-up handset...

Groove goes off deck to sell music in Europe

LONDON—Groove Mobile is hoping to take its wireless, full-track download service directly to European consumers. The mobile music technology developer said it will step...

Japan’s Fair Trade Commission may investigate Qualcomm

SAN DIEGO—Japanese authorities may be the next to look into Qualcomm Inc.’s business practices. The chipmaker said it has been notified by the Japan...

Palm OS scores another licensee

COLD SPRING HARBOR, N.Y.—Janam Technologies L.L.C. said it licensed Access Systems Americas Inc.’s Palm OS Garnet platform until 2011. Janam Technologies provides rugged mobile...

American Tower’s revenues up, but warns on stock options

BOSTON—American Tower Corp., the largest wireless network tower company in the nation, reported only partial results for the third quarter that showed rising revenues,...

InPhonic taps into $100M in financing

WASHINGTON—Online mobile phone retailer InPhonic Inc. announced a $100 million debt financing agreement with Goldman Sachs and Citigroup. InPhonic, which operates the Wirefly.com storefront,...

Titan unveils new MVNO for Spanish speakers

DALLAS—Titan Global Holdings Inc. announced it will expand its prepaid calling card business with the addition of an MVNO offering. The company targets the...

Leap hits its stride

SAN DIEGO—Leap Wireless International Inc. continued to gain momentum during the third quarter, adding seven times as many customers as it did at this...

Syniverse moves into the black

TAMPA, Fla.—Syniverse Holdings Inc. swung to a profit in the third quarter, but the news didn’t seem to satisfy the company’s investors, who sent...

Juniper researchers reassure strength of ringtone market

BASINGSTOKE, England—The ringtone market will continue to expand thanks to strong growth in developing markets and the introduction of new personalization products, according to...

Robert Redford, GSM Association back mobile film project

NEW YORK—Actor Robert Redford’s Sundance Institute is teaming with the GSM Association to promote made-for-mobile video shorts. The organizations unveiled a pilot project designed...

Towerstream expands pre-WiMAX service into Boston

MIDDLETOWN, R.I.—Towerstream Corp., a fixed wireless Internet provider, said it launched a last mile T1-like solution in Boston using pre-WiMAX technology. The service, called...

Democrat advances throw off wireless issues

WASHINGTON—Democrat gains in the midterm elections effectively ends prospects for passage of a telecom-reform bill with broader wireless federal pre-emption this year and possibly...
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