Yearly Archives: 2006

Yahoo leads wireless Web portals during 4Q, survey finds

SEATTLE-Yahoo has the early lead in the race to become the wireless Web portal of choice for U.S. consumers, according to new figures from...

RIM victorious in German patent case

WATERLOO, Ontario-Research In Motion Ltd. finally notched a victory in the courtroom-but not the big win it was hoping for. The BlackBerry maker said...

Sprint Nextel steps up court action against the sale of cell phone records

RESTON, Va.-Sprint Nextel Corp. is carrying forward the battle against companies that offer cellular phone records for a price. The carrier filed for injunctions...

NeoReach expands deal with Strix for muni Wi-Fi in Arizona

CALABASAS, Calif.- NeoReach Wireless announced it plans to use equipment from Strix Systems, a wireless mesh-network provider, to build a 72-sqare mile municipal Wi-Fi...

Alltel expands prepaid options with U service

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel Corp. launched a new iteration of its prepaid phone service, dubbed "U." Users of the U prepaid service can pay by...

Balloon tower firm elevates trial system in rural N.D.

Floating towers soon may give some rural North Dakotans better wireless voice and data coverage. Next month, Chandler, Ariz.-based Space Data Corp. is set...

Conflicting studies muddy cell-phone health risks

WASHINGTON-A pair of studies reach different conclusions on whether cell phones pose health risks to consumers, continuing a trend of conflicting scientific results that...

Dobson to get $30 million annually from USF

OKLAHOMA CITY-Dobson Communications Corp. announced that two of its subsidiaries have been designated as eligible telecommunications carriers (ETC) in rural areas of Alaska and...

Cingular partners with Gigante to target Latinos in California

CERRITO, Calif.-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. reported a deal with Gigante USA Inc. targeting Latino wireless users in Southern California. The carrier said it plans to...

DataPath acquires Third Rail

DULUTH, Ga.-Systems integration company DataPath Inc. announced it acquired wireless broadband company Third Rail Americas Inc. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. DataPath...

Wireless Matrix, MSV extend partnership

RESTON, Va.-Wireless Matrix Corp., which provides enterprise wireless data services, extended its contract with satellite provider Mobile Satellite Ventures through January 2008.Wireless Matrix uses...

Sona Mobile gets $3 million boost

NEW YORK-Shuffle Master Inc. made a $3 million private equity investment in Sona Mobile Holdings Corp. via the purchase of 2.3 million shares of...

Google expands wireless options to SMS

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-Google Inc. launched a personalized tool bar that allows PC users to share Web pages via text messages. The tool bar-installed in...

Silicon Valley looking at wireless broadband canopy

SAN JOSE, Calif.-A 1,500 square-mile high-speed wireless data network covering Silicon Valley is being planned by the area's civic and business leaders. A coalition...

Microsoft’s mobile division heads into the black

REDMOND, Wash.-Microsoft Corp.'s Mobile & Embedded Devices business-which houses the company's smart phone efforts-posted its first-ever quarterly operating profit, helping the software giant meet...

CTIA advocates wireless in intercarrier compensation discussion

WASHINGTON-CTIA told state regulators earlier this week that they should focus on the needs of wireless consumers-and the benefits wireless can bring to rural...

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.CarriersRobert W. Baird raised its...

$70 Bratz-branded phone hits Wal-Mart shelves

LOS ANGELES-Move aside Barbie, Bratz now have their own mobile phones. MGA Entertainment-the company behind the Bratz "fashion dolls"-announced it will sell a Bratz-branded...

SiRF acquires Impulsesoft

BANGALORE, India-SiRF Technology Holdings Inc. said it has acquired Impulsesoft, which specializes in Bluetooth stereo solutions and embedded software. Terms of the cash deal...

TIA pushes for comprehensive telecommunications policy

WASHINGTON-Wireless and other telecom manufacturers urged the Bush administration to establish a national information and communications technology policy framework that encourages marketplace competition and...

Dobson to get $30 million annually from universal service fund

OKLAHOMA CITY-Dobson Communications Corp. announced that two of its subsidiaries have been designated as eligible telecommunications carriers (ETC) in rural areas of Alaska and...

Openwave up on earnings, SFR music-download deal

PARIS-Openwave Systems Inc.'s new subsidiary Musiwave said it is powering a new subscription-based, full-track music download service for French carrier SFR. SFR, an affiliate...

Senate and House schedule hearings on cell-phone privacy scandal

WASHINGTON-The House and the Senate will each hold separate hearings next month on the ever-burgeoning consumer-privacy scandal regarding the disclosure and sale of telecommunications...

IDT offloads Winstar businesses to GVC

NEWARK, N.J.-IDT Corp. said Detroit-based GVC Networks L.L.C. bought its Winstar subsidiaries, which provide telecommunications services to various U.S. government agencies. Though terms of...

iPCS reports 18,900 net adds

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Sprint Nextel Corp. CDMA affiliate iPCS Inc. said it added 18,900 net wireless customers in the quarter ended Dec. 31, and closed out...
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