Yearly Archives: 2006

America Super-Sized: Cingular leads in subs, but Verizon Wireless counts more retail users

Two years after Cingular Wireless L.L.C. acquired AT&T Wireless Services Inc. and drove Verizon Wireless out of its spot as the largest U.S. wireless...

VCs pour more money into content firms, even as established players hit bumps

For mobile content players, these are either the best of times or the worst of times. Or, in some cases, both. Investment money continues...

Plaxo inks synch pact with Verizon Wireless

Digital networking company Plaxo Inc. stepped onto the wireless playground last week, inking a deal to allow Verizon Wireless subscribers to update contact information...

Ultimate Electronics drops T-Mobile USA in favor of Verizon Wireless

THORNTON, Colo.—Western U.S. retailer Ultimate Electronics has dropped T-Mobile USA Inc. in favor of Verizon Wireless. The consumer electronics chain said it will offer...

Data mining techniques not an exact science

In these early days of mobile data, the wireless industry is scrambling for timely, accurate data about consumer behavior. But it's finding that such...

Study: Risk sharing needed to grow mobile video market

LONDON—Carriers looking to cash in on mobile video should take a cue from the television and film industries, according to a study from Informa...

FCC airs Cyren Call proposal: Controversial measure would take 700 MHz out of commercial play

WASHINGTON-The debate is officially on. And the clock is ticking. Six months after receiving Cyren Call Communications Inc.'s plan for a public-safety wireless broadband...

Boost goes a little bit country

Boost Mobile L.L.C. is bringing its pay-as-you-go service to rural areas, after traditionally concentrating on urban strongholds. Boost, which is a division of Sprint...

O’Brien to continue pushing Cyren Call despite FCC’s rejection

WASHINGTON—The Federal Communications Commission rejected Cyren Call Communications Inc.’s broadband public-safety plan only days after putting it out for public comment. The move stands...

Partisan politics

In this election season, the wireless industry stands as an Independent. Indeed, CTIA has been run successfully over recent years by Steve Largent, a...

New handset movie: The Replacements: Emerging markets upgrade phones

As a consensus of forecasts converge on the magical billion mark for handset shipments this year-although with some dissenters-attention has focused on several dynamics...

In search of the mobile shopper

Pssst ... if you're looking for that elusive quarry-mobile handset consumers-you'll find them in abundance online. They're not only researching purchases in cyberspace, but...

Developer Volantis aims to create content buzz with white-label app

Mobile data software developer Volantis is targeting carriers with an application that delivers updated, personalized Internet information to mobile phones.The company plans to unveil...

Cingular no Sinatra: Carrier gives users music ‘their way’

While Verizon Wireless and Sprint Nextel Corp. lumber around the nascent mobile music playground looking to "own the customer," Cingular Wireless L.L.C. hopes to...

The next net neutrality debate

There's much discussion here and overseas-especially overseas-about Internet governance, a succinctly ambiguous description apt to be at the core of controversy for years to...

Etc.

The Palms Hotel and Casino is now accepting live wagers on mobile betting devices, according to Progressive Gaming International Corp., which developed the system....

Centennial launches unlimited local plan in Puerto Rico

WALL, N.J.—Centennial Communications Corp. introduced an unlimited local calling option for its customers in Puerto Rico. For $50 per month, Puerto Rico wireless customers...

Virgin Mobile USA invigorates messaging

WARREN, N.J.-Virgin Mobile USA L.L.C. announced two new services that incorporate audio and messaging. "Txt Tones" will allow users to link musical tones to...

San Fran’s muni Wi-Fi project in fog: City rethinks awarding EarthLink, Google bid

If aliens were to land on our planet, the first thing they would probably notice is our addiction to Wi-Fi networks. Indeed, a new...

Motorola on offensive against counterfeit handset accessories

Motorola Inc. reiterated its concern over a proliferation of counterfeit accessories, particularly Bluetooth headsets, purported to be made by Motorola and reaching consumers in...

Veeker encourages Election Day video content

SAN FRANCISCO—Wireless video company Veeker is encouraging young users to record and submit content with their phones during tomorrow’s elections. The firm is teaming...

Analyst Angle: Competition, consolidation and consequences in the global handset market

Editor's Note: Welcome our Monday feature, Analyst Angle. We’ve collected a group of the industry’s leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot...

Global Signal shrinks losses ahead of merger

SARASOTA, Fla.—Global Signal Inc. reduced its losses but still ended up in the red for the third quarter. The company reported a net loss...

Brightpoint snags exclusive N.A. deal for HTC devices

PLAINFIELD, Ind.—High Tech Computer Corp. has tapped Brightpoint Inc. to serve as the exclusive North American distributor for its Microsoft Corp. Windows Mobile-based GSM...

Vodafone selects Symbian, Linux, Windows Mobile for handsets

LONDON—Vodafone Group plc will narrow its terminal platforms to three standards—Symbian Series 60, Linux and Microsoft Corp.’s Windows Mobile—to be more efficient at device...
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