2006

NEW YORK-Third-generation handsets now account for roughly 16 percent of the U.S. mobile phone landscape, according to a new study from CIBC World Markets. In the firm’s January report on …

WASHINGTON-The House Commerce Committee is warning two data brokers that if they do not satisfactorily answer a letter sent this morning, which is highly critical of the companies and questions …

LONDON-Wireless operators’ revenue from enterprise mobile e-mail and personal information management is forecast to triple in the next four years, reaching $600 million by 2009, according to new figures from …

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms. Carriers Merrill Lynch lowered its fiscal 2006 EPS estimate on …

SHERMAN OAKS, Calif.-On-the-go football fans can still keep tabs on the Super Bowl this weekend. Mobile television company GoTV Networks announced it plans to cover the game on its SportsEdge …

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-The mobile infrastructure market is expected to grow in the low single digits through 2010, including 3-percent growth this year to $41.8 billion, according to new research from …

PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y.-New research shows Japan continues to house the most gung-ho of wireless data users. According to a new report from The NPD Group, Japanese consumers use the wireless …

AUSTIN, Texas-Smart-card company Axalto N.V. is providing subscriber identity module cards and managed services to Cellular One of Amarillo, Texas, the companies announced. Axalto’s SIM cards will replace all of …

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint Nextel Corp.’s local communications company, which is scheduled to be spun off from the rest of the company in the second quarter, has selected its name and …

BENTONVILLE, Ark.-Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said it plans to offer its own discount wireless service in Germany under the brand name MangoMobile. Wal-Mart Germany is partnering with telecommunications distributor Facey Retail …

BIRMINGHAM, Mich.-Codespear L.L.C. said it won a contract to provide its alert notification and interoperability software to the Michigan State Police Emergency Management Division. The company said its SmartMsg software …

WASHINGTON-The FCC’s Wireless Telecommunications Bureau refused Sprint Nextel Corp.’s request to delay the 800 MHz rebanding. “While we are sensitive to the challenges involved in the 800 MHz rebanding process, …

RESTON, Va.-Sprint Nextel Corp. wrapped up the acquisition of its largest CDMA affiliate, Alamosa Holdings Inc. The closing of the $4.3 billion Alamosa transaction gives Sprint Nextel another 1.5 million …

PLANO, Texas-Alcatel Corp. picked Netrake’s nCite Security Gateway technology to support the launch of its Unlicensed Mobile Access-based wireless LAN solution. Netrake said its gateway gives UMA providers secure access …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. tapped the architect of its BREW business to head the commercial launch of its new mobile TV effort, MediaFlo USA Inc. Qualcomm’s Gina Lombardi was appointed president …

WATERLOO, Ontario-Research In Motion Ltd. received good news on both sides of the Atlantic this week, scoring patent victories in both the United States and the United Kingdom. The BlackBerry …

PARIS-On the heels of a 61-percent increase in yearly net income from 2004 to 2005, Alcatel Corp. is proposing a dividend payout to its investors for the first time in …

FREMONT, Ca.-Verizon Wireless is shutting down its low-speed CDPD wireless data network, according to mobile resource management company @Road. “Based on recent communications with Verizon Wireless and observations of service …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission is considering issuing additional rules for protecting cell-phone customer records later this month, FCC Chairman Kevin Martin told the House Commerce Committee Wednesday. Martin also asked …

DUBLIN, Ireland-Mobile messaging infrastructure provider Anam Mobile Ltd. scooped up $14 million in its second round of financing. The Irish company said it plans to use the cash to advance …

WASHINGTON-Finally! Congress has told TV broadcasters that they must give up the spectrum they were given to transition to digital TV by Feb. 17, 2009. After an unexpected delay caused …

ADELAIDE, Australia-Cohda Wireless Pty. Ltd., a public-safety and municipal wireless technology developer, said it raised $1.8 million in its first round of venture funding. Cohda said it plans to use …

TORONTO-Nortel Networks Corp. announced plans to re-enter the broadband access market, unveiling a teaming with Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. to develop access offerings for service providers around the world. The …

TOKYO-Japanese carrier NTT DoCoMo Inc. announced it will join Cingular Wireless L.L.C. in upgrading its W-CDMA-based network to HSDPA technology. As proof of its intensions, DoCoMo said it has co-developed …

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.-More than two dozen companies are backing a preliminary “best practices” agreement for wireless Internet content, according to the World Wide Web Consortium. Mobile Web Best Practices 1.0 “provides …