Yearly Archives: 2006

3G handsets a growing chunk of US market

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....

House Commerce Committee goes after data brokers

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...

Mobile e-mail set to explode

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...

Weekly wireless ratings wrap-up

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.CarriersMerrill Lynch lowered its fiscal...

GoTV to broadcast Super Bowl show for mobiles

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...

Mobile infrastructure market set for modest growth

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...

Japan ahead of U.S. in embracing wireless content

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...

Cellular One turns to Axalto for SIM card management

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...

Sprint Nextel names wireline spinoff Embarq

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...

Wal-Mart launching German MVNO service, mum on potential U.S. plans

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...

Codespear wins Michigan contract

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....

Wireless bureau rejects Sprint Nextel’s request to delay 800 MHz rebanding

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...

Sprint Nextel closes Alamosa deal

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...

Alcatel chooses Netrake security gateway for UMA product

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...

Qualcomm appoints Lombardi as head of MediaFlo USA

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....

RIM bounces on positive patent rulings

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...

Alcatel net income surges

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...

Verizon Wireless shutting down CDPD, claims partner

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...

FCC will consider expanding rules for protecting call records

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...

Anam counts $14 million in new funding

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...

DTV hard date-Feb. 17, 2009-sails toward Bush approval

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,...

Muni Wi-Fi vendor Cohda raises $1.8 million

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....

Nortel partners with Huawei for broadband

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...

DoCoMo announces HSDPA handset prototypes from Motorola, others

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...

W3C releases mobile browsing guidelines

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...
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