2006

CINCINNATI-Cincinnati Bell is buying out Cingular Wireless L.L.C.’s stake in a joint venture between the two companies. According to Securities and Exchange Commission filings by Cincinnati Bell, the company must …

LAS VEGAS-The much-hyped “year of mobile music” started off with a bang here at last week’s 2006 International Consumer Electronics Show. But whether wireless consumers will sign on-and where mobile …

KUALA LAMPUR, Malaysia-Maxis Communications Berhad of Malaysia and its Indian Joint Venture Company, JVC, plan to acquire Indian mobile carrier Aircel Ltd. The two companies agreed to spend $1.08 billion …

MOSCOW-Vimpel Communications, which provides cellular service in Russia, Kazakstan and the Ukraine, has acquired a 60-percent stake in Tacom, a wireless carrier in Tajikistan. VimpelCom paid $12 million for the …

Qualcomm Inc. announced it has acquired Berkana Wireless Inc., a wireless chip designer, for $56 million in cash. Silicon Valley-based Berkana provides metal oxide semiconductor radio frequency integrated circuits, or …

Just when you thought your new Wi-Fi-enabled laptop was nifty, along comes a bevy of new laptops embedded with PC cards and chips that support wireless broadband Internet access via …

OSAKA, Japan-Sanyo Electric Co. Ltd. said it entered the wireless broadband arena through a partnership with last-mile wireless broadband technology provider Soma Networks Inc. The companies said they will jointly …

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-John Garcia, senior vice president of strategic partners for Sprint Consumer Solutions, will head up the joint venture between Sprint Nextel Corp. and cable companies Comcast Corp., Time …

A new year is a perfect time to set priorities-and clean off the pile of papers oozing beyond the allotted boundaries on one’s desk. (OK-my desk.) One of my first …

Tier 1 operators are beginning to use retail outlets to build long-term customer relationships and generate revenues from lucrative data applications. But when it comes to the brick-and-mortar sales counter, …

Centennial Communications Corp.’s earnings tumbled in its second quarter, despite an increase in revenue and healthy growth in its U.S. wireless operations. The carrier reported $8.2 million in income from …

LAS VEGAS-Motorola Inc. announced an extensive agreement with camera company Eastman Kodak Co. that calls for the two players to collaborate on mobile imaging and printing. Specifically, Motorola announced it …

As in past years, the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas was ground zero for a series of entertaining handset battles, with vendors firing off warning shots against each other …

SAN FRANCISCO—Moderati released its list of 2005’s top ringtones, with notes on some regional flavor. Hip-hop dominated the list in ’05, with 60 percent of the songs from these artists. …

KINGSTON, JAMAICA-After filling up 2005 with various acquisitions and an initial launch of WiMAX services, Caribbean carrier Digicel Group plc announced plans to expand wireless service into Haiti and Trinidad …

GENEVA-Chip supplier STMicroelectronics said it’s jumping into the WiMAX market with a new offering for WiMAX base stations. The company said it plans to bundle its STW51000 base-station modem system-on-a-chip …

BOCA RATON, Fla.-The nation’s fifth largest tower company, SBA Communications Corp., said it obtained a $160 million credit facility. GE Capital Markets Inc. led the financing arrangements. SBA noted the …

NEW YORK-MTV Networks isn’t putting all its eggs in the basket of a single mobile virtual network operator. The Viacom Inc. subsidiary said it plans to build on its partnership …

OSLO, Norway-The Mobile Media Co. said it has acquired Dutch game-maker Overloaded Pocket Media from Endemol N.V. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Overloaded develops and publishes wireless games …

ATLANTA, Ga.-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. said it completed network integration work in Georgia, as well as integration efforts in parts of Alabama and Florida, and expanded its coverage areas in those …

DALLAS-Texas Instruments Inc. announced it plans to sell its Sensors & Controls business to affiliates of Bain Capital L.L.C., a private equity investment firm, for $3 billion in cash. TI’s …

TEL AVIV, Israel-Wireless broadband systems provider Ceragon Networks Ltd. said it signed an original equipment manufacturer agreement with Nokia Corp. Under the agreement, Ceragon will supply Nokia with its FibeAir …

TORONTO-In preliminary results Canadian wireless operator Rogers Communications Inc. reported it added substantially fewer new subscribers to its wireless business in the fourth quarter of 2005 than in the same …

LONDON-Vodafone Group Plc is partnering with Sony Corp. on an interactive streaming radio service for mobile phones and PCs. The companies unveiled Vodafone Radio DJ, which offers customized content based …

TOKYO-Four years after NTT DoCoMo Inc. launched its 3G network-the world’s first major W-CDMA network launch-the carrier has sailed past the 20-million-subscriber mark. DoCoMo said it reached the milestone on …