Yearly Archives: 2006

RadioShack falters on transition to Cingular

FORT WORTH, Texas-Shares of RadioShack Corp. slid after the company reported disappointing fourth-quarter sales and confirmed it will fall short of projected 2005 earnings-due...

MetroPCS customers to pay bills with Info Touch kiosks

BURNABY, British Columbia-MetroPCS Wireless Inc. subscribers are now able to pay for their wireless service using financial-services kiosks on Info Touch Technologies Corp.'s Tio...

Dobson’s ARPU up, but carrier continues to leak subscribers

OKLAHOMA CITY-The fourth quarter of 2005 brought continuing net customer losses but higher annual revenue per user for Dobson Communications Corp, according to preliminary...

Groupe Silicomp acquires RFID testing firm

PARIS-Security and IT vendor Groupe Silicomp announced it purchased Cadimes, which specializes in testing cards and contactless readers for RFID technology. Terms of the...

Missouri court rules rural carriers can’t levy access charges for local wireless calls

WASHINGTON-The Missouri Supreme Court gave a stunning rebuke to rural local exchange carriers, which have been trying unsuccessfully to recover money they believe wireless...

As expected, Schwarzeneggar names Chong to CPUC

WASHINGTON-California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) officially named former federal telecom regulator Rachelle Chong to the California Public Utilities Commission. "Rachelle's more than two decades...

InfoSonics to distribute i-mate devices in Americas

SAN DIEGO-Carrier Devices selected InfoSonics Corp. to distribute its i-mate cellular handsets in the United States, Latin America and Canada, according to the companies....

FCC sets air-to-ground 800 MHz auction for May 10

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission set a May 10 date for the auction of 800 MHz air-to-ground licenses. The FCC is auctioning the four megahertz...

Symbol releases new rugged wireless device for businesses

HOLTSVILLE, N.Y.-Symbol Technologies Inc. unveiled a rugged wireless gadget the company said will give businesses all the wireless capabilities they need. Symbol's new MC70,...

Nighthawk’s telemetry to use Verizon Wireless network

SAN ANTONIO-Nighthawk Systems Inc.'s telemetry devices will be able to access Verizon Wireless' network, according to an agreement between the two companies. Nighthawk provides...

RIM Googles new BlackBerry partnership

WATERLOO, Ontario-Google Inc. continues to make waves in wireless, announcing an agreement to bring its instant messaging, mapping and search services to Research In...

Optus buys out Virgin stake in Virgin Mobile Australia

SYDNEY, Australia-Optus Ltd., a cable and wireless provider in Australia, acquired 100 percent of Virgin Mobile Australia from the Virgin Group plc for about...

Cingular CTO re-elected as 3G Americas’ chairperson

BELLEVUE, Wash.-Kristin Rinne, chief technology officer for Cingular Wireless L.L.C., will serve a second term as chairperson of 3G Americas after being re-elected by...

Musicians to sell their own ringtones through Xingtone

LOS ANGELES-Xingtone Inc., an Internet storefront for third-party content providers, launched an automated e-commerce offering that it says allows independent content owners to market...

T-Mobile users to reskin phone casings

GOLDEN, Colo.-T-Mobile USA Inc. users are now able to make their own designs for their phones' casings under a new deal between the carrier...

Sky MobileMedia ousts Sfeir, names Partovi as new CEO

SAN DIEGO-Sky MobileMedia Inc., which provides wireless software platforms, named Naser Partovi as its new president and chief executive officer. Previously, Partovi was managing...

Firetide, EDX team for muni Wi-Fi

LOS GATOS, Calif.-Wireless mesh networking company Firetide Inc. and EDX Wireless announced a strategic partnership to target the growing market for municipal Wi-Fi products.Under...

Syniverse scores with SunCom

TAMPA, Fla.-Syniverse Technologies Inc., which provides technology and clearing services to wireless companies, said it has renewed its contract with regional wireless operator SunCom...

Strax acquires European mobile accessory suppliers

MIAMI-Strax Holdings Inc., which sells mobile phones, phone accessories and data services, announced it acquired European accessory makers more…Mobilfunkzubehor GmbH and more…International Ltd. Terms...

Universal Music taps Adamind for content production and delivery software

MILPITAS, Calif.-Adamind Ltd. announced a three-year deal to provide mobile content production and delivery software to Universal Music Group subsidiary Universal Music Mobile U.S.The...

Boeing to launch 3 satellites for MSV network

ST. LOUIS-Mobile Satellite Ventures L.P. announced it bought three new satellites from Boeing Co. to launch its satellite-cellular hybrid network, which the carrier said...

VeriSign acquires CallVision in $30 million deal

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-Digital security and mobile content provider VeriSign Inc. said it plans to spend $30 million in cash to acquire software developer CallVision...

Worldwide phone market to cool off in 2006

EL SEGUNDO, Calif.-The blazing-hot mobile phone market is finally due for a cool-down, according to research from iSuppli Corp. The firm said slowing growth...

Google looking to patent single-click dialing for advertisers

ALEXANDRIA, Va.-Google Inc. is working to patent a wireless marketing method that would allow users to dial an advertiser's phone number with a single...

Telefonica gains approval for 02 buy at expense of roaming pact

MADRID, Spain-Wireless operator Telefonica SA received conditional approval of its $31 billion takeover of U.K. operator O2 plc from the European Commission. However, Telefonica...
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