Yearly Archives: 2006

Verizon reinforces interest in acquiring Vodafone’s stake in Verizon Wireless

NEW YORK-Though Verizon Communications Inc. executives say that they have received no official notice that Vodafone Group plc is ready to sell its 45-percent...

WiMAX vendors swell OBSAI’s ranks to 130 companies

SAN DIEGO-The Open Base Station Architecture Initiative said its membership has swelled to 130 companies as new members focused on WiMAX technology seek to...

Alamosa shareholders OK Sprint Nextel buy

LUBBOCK, Tex.-Alamosa Holding Inc. shareholders overwhelmingly approved Sprint Nextel Corp.'s planned buyout of the regional wireless carrier.Under the terms of the agreement, Alamosa's common...

Motorola tags JBL for music accessories

NORTHRIDGE, Calif.-Computer audio products company JBL and Motorola Inc. have partnered to develop accessories for Motorola's mobile music devices, the companies announced.Among the planned...

InfoSpace shares down on 4Q report, CFO departs

BELLEVUE, Wash.-Shares of InfoSpace Inc. edged downward despite a solid fourth quarter that helped the company nearly double its annual profits.The Internet and mobile...

Grueneich says her bill-of-rights proposal balances consumers, industry

WASHINGTON-California Public Utilities Commission member Dian Grueneich said her telecom consumer-protection plan imposes far fewer obligations on carriers than the existing bill of rights...

Nokia gains share in 4Q, but profits sag

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. reported gains in its business during the fourth quarter, but a drop in the company's mobile phone profits appeared to scare...

Level 3 to acquire Progress Telecom

BROOMFIELD, Colo.-Level 3 Communications Inc. said it will spend $137 million to acquire Progress Telecom L.L.C., a regional wholesale network services company. Level 3...

Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile USA post blowout fourth-quarter results

NEW YORK-The wireless surge continued during the fourth quarter with Verizon Wireless officially claiming an industry-record 2 million net customer additions and T-Mobile USA...

Foes square off on broadcast-flag issue

WASHINGTON-A technology expert warned Tuesday that if Congress authorizes the Federal Communications Commission to require a broadcast flag in digital TV transmissions, the FCC...

Congressional Rural Caucus mimics rural wireline legislative priorities

WASHINGTON-The House Congressional Rural Caucus released its telecommunications priorities earlier this week and they mirror-almost word for word-the priorities of the Coalition to Keep...

MMA highlights potential of mobile search

BOULDER, Colo.-The Mobile Marketing Association is hoping to lay the foundation for mobile search revenues with a new document outlining potential business models, industry...

FTC: Pretexting is illegal

WASHINGTON-The practice of pretexting-impersonating a customer to obtain call records-is illegal, the chairman of the Federal Trade Commission told reporters this morning. "In no...

Qualcomm guidance raises concerns

SAN DIEGO-While wireless chip titan Qualcomm Inc. posted strong first quarter results, the company's stock slipped slightly downward due to warnings of slowing sales...

Siemens posts strong quarterly results

MUNICH, Germany-Siemens AG delivered strong first quarter results, posting new orders worth $32.8 billion, a 31-percent increase from $20.4 billion in new orders a...

CPUC dealing with dueling bill-of-rights plans

WASHINGTON-California Public Utilities Commission member Dian Grueneich later today plans to release a telecom consumer bill-of-rights plan countering one crafted by CPUC President Michael...

Germans not fond of current mobile TV experience

BOSTON-German wireless users are unimpressed with mobile TV, according to a report from Strategy Analytics.Poor network performance, a lack of compelling content and inadequate...

Airwide adds $25M in financing

LONDON-Mobile infrastructure software provider Airwide Solutions Inc. snagged $25 million in its fourth round of financing.New investor Advent International led the round, joined by...

Cingular partners with Gigante to target Latinos in Southern 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 operate...

Metro One on verge of Nasdaq de-listing

PORTLAND, Ore.-Directory assistance provider Metro One Telecommunications Inc. said it received notice that its stock is in danger of being de-listed from the Nasdaq...

Vodafone posts strong results, not interested in selling Verizon Wireless stake

LONDON-Vodafone Group plc reported solid numbers for the quarter ended Dec. 31, 2005 and the company said its guidance for the full year of...

House committee presses FCC for carriers’ security policies

WASHINGTON-The House Commerce Committee began its investigation into the data brokering of cell-phone records by requesting that the Federal Communications Commission turn over information...

MobileIGNITE signs up new members to its FMC cause

LONDON-MobileIGNITE, a trade group aiming to accelerate the adoption of fixed-mobile convergence, picked up new member companies. The group said E28 Limited, BCT Global,...

MetroPCS to use Preferred Voice’s ringback tone service

DALLAS-Preferred Voice Inc. scored a carrier deal, announcing an agreement to deliver ringback tones for MetroPCS Communications Inc. The developer said it plans to...

Dell to sell HSDPA-capable laptops for Vodafone

ROUND ROCK, Texas-In the latest collaboration between laptop makers and wireless carriers, Dell Inc. announced plans to add built-in access to Vodafone Group plc's...
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