Yearly Archives: 2006

Judge refuses to give class status to handset-locking case

WASHINGTON-A New York federal judge refused to certify a potentially disruptive class-action lawsuit against the four national mobile-phone carriers, possibly removing from the line...

Nextlink adding 3 more cities to rollout plans

Nextlink Wireless Inc. announced it's expanding its wireless broadband reach into Atlanta, Chicago and Houston and said it plans to continue aggressively leveraging its...

MetroPCS, Leap feud over flat-rate patent

Leap Wireless International Inc. filed a lawsuit claiming that MetroPCS Communications Inc. had stolen its business plan-only to be accused of stealing in its...

Lauer exits Sprint Nextel after disappointing quarter

Len Lauer, Sprint Nextel Corp.'s chief operating officer and one of the company's most high-profile executives, left the company last week after the carrier's...

Comverse to spend $19M on self-service vendor

NEW YORK-Comverse Inc. said it will pay $19 million in cash for privately held Netonomy, a developer of customer self-service, bill analysis and point...

Samsung touts UMA handset in Italy

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands-Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. launched a handset equipped with Unlicensed Mobile Access technology in Italy. Samsung's SGH-P200 phone runs on the Nexperia chip...

Study: Streaming music trumps video in consumer interest

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.-Mobile users continue to opt for streaming music services over full-track downloads and wireless video services, according to the latest figures from In-Stat....

Nortel to spread muni Wi-Fi wings, but BelAir bags Toronto

Nortel Networks Ltd. came out of the closet last week touting dual-radio Wi-Fi gear that's being used in large-scale network deployments in Moscow and...

Auction reaches $13B as telcos add to portfolio

If, as the saying goes, pops are tops in an auction, then T-Mobile USA Inc. is certainly outdoing itself in the advanced wireless services...

Brightpoint hooks up with Newegg

PLAINFIELD, Ind.-Brightpoint Inc. inked a deal to supply wireless devices and accessories to online retailer Newegg Inc. Newegg operates a storefront for manufacturers of...

Etc.

French rock star Johnny Hallyday’s latest single, "La Loi du Silence," is being made exclusively available on Orange mobile phones for one week, according...

Wishful thinking

Few wireless applications tickle my oh-so-fickle fancy. As a matter of fact, up until last week only a pair of apps were useful enough...

To merge or not to merge?: Lucent, Alcatel shareholders get set to vote

As shareholders of Lucent Technologies Inc. and Alcatel Inc. get set to vote Sept. 7 on the companies' proposed merger, analyst opinions run the...

AeroScout launches Wi-Fi/RFID chip

In other Wi-Fi news, AeroScout Inc. announced the launch of its enhanced Wi-Fi-based active RFID chip, the T2 Tag, which is used primarily for...

FLO Forum moves forward with TV specs

The FLO Forum said it approved a specification for its mobile TV network technology, a move that will allow equipment makers to build gear...

Wireless sales plunge part of RadioShack’s woes: COO latest exec to exit retailer

The executive shuffle continued last week at RadioShack Corp. as President and Chief Operating Officer Claire Babrowski said she will step down at the...

Sierra Wireless unveils next-generation card plans

VANCOUVER, British Columbia—Sierra Wireless Inc. says it expects to begin shipping wireless wide area network cards supporting CDMA2000 1x EV-DO Revision A networks during...

Study: Long-form mobile TV to hit its stride in 2008

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.—The market for long-form mobile video will begin to gain traction in 2008, according to new figures from In-Stat. The market research firm...

J.D. Power: Virgin Mobile USA tops in prepaid survey

Virgin Mobile USA L.L.C. topped a new prepaid wireless customer satisfaction survey from J.D. Power & Associates. The rankings covered mobile virtual network operators...

AWS auction bidding continues to slow

WASHINGTON—Bidding has slowed dramatically in the advanced wireless services spectrum auction, also known as Auction 66, with an average of about 140 new bids...

4INFO adds TV listings to search service

LOS ANGELES-A new partnership between TV Guide Mobile Entertainment Inc. and 4INFO Inc. aims to deliver TV listings to cellular phones. Wireless subscribers will...

ZTE earnings drop 47 percent

SHENZHEN, China—Reports are streaming out of China that ZTE Corp.’s net earnings fell 47 percent during the first half of 2006 compared to the...

Brightstar bolsters credit facility

MIAMI—Mobile-phone distributor Brightstar Corp. said it has completed expansion of a $250 million credit facility. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. led syndication of the...

DoCoMo dissolving subsidiary

TOKYO—Japanese wireless operator NTT DoCoMo Inc. plans to dissolve a small subsidiary that focused on helping businesses use wireless phones more efficiently. Allucher Inc....

As mobile matures, marketers seek consumer affinities

Age, income, gender and location are among the familiar elements of demographic-based marketing across industries and, to an extent, the wireless industry has embraced...
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