Yearly Archives: 2006

Wireless sales stall Alcatel income, Lucent profit flat

PARIS—Alcatel Inc.’s third-quarter net profits tumbled 42 percent as sales of wireless network infrastructure stalled during the quarter, leaving the company with net income...

DoCoMo purchase of Guam cellular system OK’d by U.S. agencies

WASHINGTON—U.S. law enforcement and homeland security officials have given their blessing to Japan-based NTT DoCoMo Inc.’s proposed $72 million purchase of Guam Cellular &...

Texas Instruments’ third-quarter results strong, but fourth quarter looks soft

DALLAS—It’s all about the outlook, even for companies performing well. Texas Instruments Inc. was reminded of this Wall Street maxim as it reported an...

T-Mobile USA, Embarq push converged Wi-Fi/cellular services

BELLEVUE, Wash.—Two wireless service providers have begun offering their customers handsets that can move between cellular and Wi-Fi networks, moves that mark the first...

Forbes goes mobile

CHICAGO—Forbes magazine is the latest old-school print publication to go mobile, teaming with wireless developer mdog.com to offer a wireless version of its online...

Oracle to pick up MetaSolv for $219M

PLANO, Texas—Oracle Corp. said it plans to acquire MetaSolv Inc., which provides service fulfillment operations support system solutions, in a cash merger valued at...

AOL to use ENUM through VeriSign partnership

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.—VeriSign Inc. said AOL has agreed to use its computer-to-wireless messaging technology in North America. The Internet giant will use VeriSign’s ENUM...

Sprint Nextel rolls out Rev. A in San Diego

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.—Sprint Nextel Corp. is revving up its network with the promised first launch of CDMA2000 1x EV-DO Revision A technology, lighting up...

Opera expands to Palm, BlackBerry

OSLO, Norway—Opera Software ASA increased support for its wireless Web browser, making Opera Mini available for Palm OS-powered handsets and Research In Motion Ltd.’s...

AMT to restate last year’s results

BOSTON—American Tower Corp. confirmed it will restate financial results from 2005 through the first quarter of this year after finding discrepancies in "measurement dates"...

Cherrysauce, MIA team for white-label porn offering

BRIGHTON, England—European adult mobile content company Cherrysauce and wireless technology developer MIA are partnering to launch a platform for network operators looking to hawk...

Palm offers Treo 650 software upgrade

SUNNYVALE, Calif.—Smart phone users, a small but growing segment of the mobile public, are now dealing with what may become a standard part of...

Window of opportunity closes for Moto Q: Moto smart phone’s slow start opens door for rivals

By Julie Jargon CHICAGO—Motorola Inc. cell phone chief Ron Garriques promised investors in May that the company's new Q smart phone would follow the...

US Internet, Aptilo snag Minneapolis muni Wi-Fi contract

MINNEAPOLIS—US Internet and Aptilo Networks snapped up a hefty contract to build and operate a 59-square-mile Wi-Fi network for the city of Minneapolis. Known...

Analyst Angle: MVNOs need to play the game within its current boundaries

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...

Did you get the memo? MIMO is all the rage

Did anyone else notice that during the recent WiMAX World trade show, every vendor launching WiMAX gear touted Multiple Input, Multiple Output technology as...

Correction

In the Oct. 16 issue on page 7, we incorrectly stated the company and number of towers that Crown Castle International Corp. is buying....

T-Mobile USA, Virgin, Bang & Olufsen intro phones for holidays

DALLAS—The holiday retail season kicked into high gear as T-Mobile USA Inc., Virgin Mobile and others introduced a bevy of new handsets. First up...

Cingular launches new Web site ahead of holidays

ATLANTA—Cingular Wireless L.L.C. launched a newly redesigned Web site, trimming out some of the previous page’s many links and going for a cleaner,...

Telegent launches multi-tech mobile TV chip

Telegent Systems Inc. will join the mobile TV bandwagon with a first-generation, single-chip solution for handset manufacturers in Asia. The fabless semiconductor firm-the company...

MVNO TuYo expands into SoCal

NEWARK, N.J.-Prepaid wireless service provider TuYo Mobile, which focuses on Hispanic and bi-lingual customers, launched service in Los Angeles and Orange County, Calif. TuYo...

Study: Europeans visit wireless Web more often than Americans

LONDON—European mobile consumers are far more likely to access the wireless Web than their U.S. counterparts, according to new figures from digital media measurement...

Handset batteries bear ever-greater burden: ‘Chokepoint’ coming or will research triumph?

The math is simple: mobile devices are requiring more power at a rate greater than improvements in current battery output and longevity can provide...

Brightpoint to sell Verizon Wireless kit to businesses

PLAINFIELD, Ind.—Brightpoint Inc. inked a deal to sell phones and services from Verizon Wireless to small- and medium-sized businesses. The mobile phone distributor said...

R/GA brings size to wireless ad space

Mobile marketing took another step toward the mainstream last week as noted advertising firm R/GA launched a division to address wireless phones. The agency,...
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