Yearly Archives: 2006

Telescope, mBlox team on TV voting efforts

LOS ANGELES--Telescope Inc. and mBlox said they have formed a partnership to offer interactive "participation TV" services to broadcasters and production companies. Telescope provides...

Palm launches developer resource

LOS ANGELES--Palm Inc. said it launched its Palm Developer Network, which provides resources to hardware and software developers building products based on Palm OS...

Announce Mobile picks Air2Web gateway for real-estate application

LOS ANGELES--Mobile messaging applications provider Air2Web said wireless marketing solutions provider Announce Mobile has chosen Air2Web's Content Gateway to power two of its mobile...

IPWireless technology chosen for NYC public-safety network

New York City handed Northrop Grumman a five-year, $500 million contract to build and maintain a wireless broadband public-safety network designed to add high-speed...

Ingram Micro to distribute Verizon Wireless products

BASKING RIDGE, N.J.--Technology distributor Ingram Micro Inc. announced it will begin reselling services from Verizon Wireless, including the carrier's VZOffice voice and data products...

Mindmatics to mind Boost’s loyalty program

LOS ANGELES--MindMatics said it has been chosen by Boost Mobile to enable Boost's VIP loyalty program. MindMatics said its solution will allow Boost to...

Carriers remain cautious on impact of mobile TV

LOS ANGELES--Skepticism about the potential of mobile television is rampant within the wireless industry, according to a recent survey of executives conducted by Mercer...

News Corp. plunks down $188M on Jamba to expand off-deck plans

VeriSign Inc. finally jettisoned the bulk of its direct-to-consumer mobile content business, selling a 51-percent stake in its Jamba subsidiary to News Corp. for...

RealNetworks ponies up $350M for WiderThan

RealNetworks Inc. is buying itself a bigger space on the wireless entertainment playground with a $350 million acquisition of South Korean-based developer WiderThan Co....

Starwave licenses Beyonce, ‘Scarface’ for cell phones

LOS ANGELES--Starwave Mobile announced new licensing deals and a move to sell content directly to consumers. Starwave Mobile gained licensing rights from Beyonce Inc....

FCC outlines timeline for use of white space in TV bands

WASHINGTON--The Federal Communications Commission hopes to adopt rules next month to start it down a path that will allow unlicensed devices to operate in...

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...

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....

Billing procedures in spotlight in court, California

WASHINGTON--The Federal Communications Commission and major mobile-phone carriers asked the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to reconsider last month's decision vacating agency truth-in-billing...

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...

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...

U.K. wireless users most likely to use their cell phone as a music player

SEATTLE--The United Kingdom is on the cutting edge of mobile music, with 3 percent of British wireless consumers using their mobile phones as a...

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....

Chances for cell-phone emergency alerts improve as Senate OKs bill

WASHINGTON--The Senate last week approved legislation allowing mobile-phone carriers to participate in a modernized emergency alert system, vastly improving chances for final passage of...

Launchpad platform from Bango helps content, ad firms work together

LOS ANGELES--Bango hopes to leverage its position in the off-deck content market space by connecting mobile marketers and publishers. The U.K.-based firm unveiled Ad-LaunchPad,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

U.S. Cellular expands Aeris’ deal to add 1x, texting, MicroBurst

LOS ANGELES--Aeris, which provides machine-to-machine services, said it expanded its strategic agreement with U.S. Cellular Corp. The expanded agreement calls for Aeris to use...
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