Yearly Archives: 2006

In bid for mass market dominance, Symbian halves licensing prices

LONDON-Operating system vendor Symbian Ltd. announced it will cut its licensing fees in half in a bid to counter encroaching competition from Windows Mobile...

Motorola teams with Interphase for communications servers

TEMPE, Ariz.-Motorola Inc. named Interphase Corp. its preferred provider for I/O Advanced Mezzanine Cards, according to a strategic alliance announced by the companies. The...

Motorola enters thorny m-commerce market

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.-Motorola Inc. is hoping to kick-start the lagging mobile-commerce market with a system that allows users to purchase products, transfer funds or...

FBI probing bulk prepaid phone purchases for terrorist, black market ties

WASHINGTON-The FBI and Department of Homeland Security have advised state and local law enforcement officials to be alert for large purchases of prepaid cell...

Tracfone high on 4Q growth, ends 2005 with 6.1 million customers

MEXICO CITY-Leading wireless prepaid provider Tracfone Wireless Inc., which is a subsidiary of America Movil, said it gained 1 million new subscribers in the...

Change of venue boosts Qualcomm in fight against Broadcom

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. scored a minor victory in its legal wrangle with chipmaker Broadcom Inc., managing to move part of the case to its...

Nortel could pay $2.4 billion to settle lawsuits

TORONTO-Nortel Networks Ltd. said it may pay more than $2.4 billion in cash and stock to settle two shareholder lawsuits filed as a result...

Lucent acquires Riverstone, partners with IBM for IMS

SANTA CLARA, Calif.-Lucent Technologies Inc. said it agreed to purchase Ethernet developer Riverstone Networks' assets for $170 million in cash.Most of Riverstone's employees are...

Motorola intros Razr slider, but not for U.S. users

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.-Motorola Inc. introduced a super-slim sliding-style phone in South Korea, dubbed the Z, which is the latest wafer-thin handset from the maker...

MobiTV, IPWireless partner on TDtv offering

EMERYVILLE, Calif.-MobiTV Inc. and IPWireless Inc. announced they plan to jointly develop mobile TV delivery solutions for mobile operators, combining unicast technologies with TDtv...

Cingular expands network in Connecticut, Mississippi

ATLANTA, Ga.-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. said it completed network enhancements in Connecticut and Mississippi.In Connecticut, the carrier completed $45 million of work last year, including...

EQO releases Skype calling application for cell phones

PHOENIX-Software developer EQO Communications announced a new Java application for mobile phones that the company said allows Skype users to place and receive Skype...

Dobson signs distribution agreement with RadioShack

OKLAHOMA CITY-RadioShack Corp. customers in seven states will be able to purchase cellular phones and services from Dobson Communications Corp.'s wireless subsidiary, Dobson Cellular...

Qualcomm signs Intelsat for MediaFlo transmissions

PEMBROKE, Bermuda-Qualcomm Inc.'s mobile TV subsidiary, MediaFlo USA Inc., signed an agreement with Intelsat to use capacity on the satellite operator's Intelsat Americas-8 satellite....

Motorola creates chief architect position

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Motorola Inc. named Hamid Ahmadi its first chief architect. Ahmadi will be responsible for developing a unified architectural framework and leading strategic hardware...

Sawtel turns to Meru for Bahamas Wi-Fi

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Plans for an Island-wide Wi-Fi network is coming to the Bahamas thanks to an agreement between Meru Networks, a wireless Voice over Internet...

SMS.ac rages over ‘total scam’ allegation, targets blogger with cease-and-desist order

SAN DIEGO-Mobile messaging company SMS.ac had a cease-and-desist order issued against a blogger who called the company a "total scam." The law firm of...

iPCS posts strong revenue and customer growth bolstered by acquisition; reduced churn

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Regional carrier and Sprint Nextel Corp. CDMA affiliate iPCS Inc. reported a net loss of $17.2 million, or $1.03 per share, although the...

Senate Commerce Committee warms up to network neutrality

WASHINGTON-The Senate Commerce Committee seemed cool to the idea that broadband-pipe owners should be able to require some bandwidth hogs like Voice over Internet...

3G networks propelling multimedia usage in Europe

LONDON-Next-generation wireless networks are driving multimedia offerings in the United Kingdom and Germany, according to the latest figures from M:Metrics. The Seattle-based mobile measurement...

Bones in Motion works out with Sprint Nextel

PHOENIX-Just in case subscribers need a virtual coach on the go, Sprint Nextel Corp. and Bones in Motion launched a mobile fitness application for...

Verizon Wireless broadcasts Fugees over Vcast

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless' Vcast subscribers can access concert footage and audio recordings from last night's concert by The Fugees in Los Angeles. The carrier...

White House denies Wi-Fi tax; satellite, taxi companies could face spectrum fees

WASHINGTON-The White House today clarified that a new budget proposal to set user fees on un-auctioned spectrum would not lead to taxes on frequencies...

Diversinet’s security system ready for commercial deployment

TORONTO-Mobile security company Diversinet Corp. said its newest authentication offering is ready for commercial use via cell phones and other mobile devices. The company...

OnStar to offer turn-by-turn directions

By Jamie LaReau DETROIT-General Motors' OnStar division will offer new technology on some 2006 models and nearly all 2007 models that gives subscribers automated...
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