Yearly Archives: 2006

MVNO Xero Mobile on the blocks

LOS ANGELES—Xero Mobile isn’t expected to launch service until January, but the mobile virtual network operator is already looking for a buyer. Xero, which...

Pearl drawing strong demand

NEW YORK—Demand is strong at T-Mobile USA Inc. retail stores for the recently launched Research In Motion Ltd. BlackBerry Pearl, according to a national...

Sony Ericsson hypes mobile music with M-BUZZ initiative

LONDON—Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications L.P. bolstered its mobile music strategy with the launch of a new promotional area for new and developing artists. The...

Washington Post latest news outlet to go mobile

ARLINGTON, Va.—The Washington Post Co. is the latest old-school news company to go mobile, unveiling wireless Internet sites for three of its high-profile products....

Sprint Nextel launches cross-carrier security application

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.—Sprint Nextel Corp. introduced a new offering for business customers, promising them end-to-end mobile security that can support devices from multiple carriers...

Motorola makes $4 billion bet on enterprise efforts

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.—The Inc. is laying down the ink—and nearly $4 billion in cash—to bulk up for the enterprise. Motorola Inc. and Symbol Technologies announced...

Titan reworks wireless efforts

DALLAS—Titan Global Holdings Inc. said its board of directors has approved the formation of a wholly owned subsidiary to operate the wireless portions of...

American Tower to restate earnings

BOSTON—Shares of American Tower Corp. slid after the tower vendor said it will have to restate earnings due to inconsistencies regarding past stock-option grants....

Cingular to add Sony Ericsson Walkman phones to lineup

ATLANTA—Cingular Wireless L.L.C. will add two more handsets to its portfolio—both Walkman music phones—from Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications L.P. in the next couple of...

Report: Freescale subject of bidding war

WASHINGTON--Freescale Semiconductor Inc. confirmed last week it is talking with parties relating to a possible transaction characterized by a New York Times story as...

Hype highlights mobile future, but key differences remain between players

LOS ANGELES--A quick tour of last week's CTIA I.T. Wireless & Entertainment event showed there's no shortage of hype regarding the future of wireless...

Cingular intros slim HTC smart phone

Cingular Wireless L.L.C. is adding a Razr-esque smart phone to its device lineup, targeting business and consumer users who want access to e-mail and...

Sage acquires Corum Mobile for mobile CRM

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--Sage Software acquired Corum Mobile, a division of Corum Corp., to solidify Sage's offering of Corum's mobile customer record management services, Sage announced....

Motorola flexes to draw developers

LOS ANGELES--Motorola Inc. is putting the pedal to the metal on getting ideas more rapidly transformed into services with its "Fast Track" program, part...

Newport Media gets royalty-free agreement to build MediaFlo chips

SAN DIEGO--Qualcomm Inc. announced that chipmaker Newport Media Inc. signed a royalty-free agreement to design, manufacture and market Qualcomm's MediaFlo multicast mobile TV technology....

Carriers highlight enterprise advantages of 3G upgrades

LOS ANGELES--Wireless carriers toasted their high-speed mobile broadband networks with a number of 3G-related announcements during last week's CTIA Wireless I.T. & Entertainment event....

Like Ricky Bobby says: Content is for doers, not thinkers

LOS ANGELES--In the heart of the world's entertainment capital, Paul Reddick told content providers it was time to show him the money.The vice president...

Hedgehogging

Here's what got the edit staff fired up this week: Did you see RCR Reporter Colin Gibbs' story about Sprint Nextel selling ad space...

Handango says In Hand service aids repeat apps purchases

LOS ANGELES--Mobile content and applications company Handango said it has experienced a significant increase in the number of repeat buyers of smart-phone applications through...

PayPal’s ‘Text 2 Buy’ up and running in the U.K.

LONDON—PayPal Inc. expanded its "Text 2 Buy" program with an offering that allows users in the United Kingdom to purchase magazine subscriptions and consumer...

Dashed expectations

During the long flight from Los Angeles back to Denver, I realized that the CTIA Wireless I.T. and Entertainment show turned out completely different...

Study: W-CDMA to garner lion’s share of worldwide carrier capex

LONDON—By 2012, W-CDMA technology will rake in the highest capital-expenditure investment by mobile operators—more than $150 billion—according to a new report from ABI Research....

Voice recognition companies want you to make some noise

LOS ANGELES--Two forces are creating a market for speaker-independent voice services on the handset, according to one player that believes it is poised to...

Nokia’s E62 at Cingular: An American resurgence?

LOS ANGELES--Nokia Corp. knows how to get the buzz going. On the first day of CTIA Wireless I.T. & Entertainment event last week the...

MVNOs, Paris keep day 3 keynote lively

LOS ANGELES--The CTIA Wireless I.T. & Entertainment show's final keynote of the week featured "old guy socks," "rollover minute" double-entendres and a visit by...
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