Yearly Archives: 2006

Carrier Access trims net loss, signs Cingular deal

BOULDER, Colo.—Equipment manufacturer Carrier Access Corp. reported second-quarter net losses of $903,000 from revenues of $24.9 million, vastly improving on the company’s year-ago net...

Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile USA top customer care survey

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif.—Verizon Wireless and T-Mobile USA Inc. tied for the top spot in the most recent J.D. Power & Associates survey of wireless...

Metro One remains on Nasdaq

PORTLAND, Ore.—Enhanced directory assistance services provider Metro One Telecommunications Inc. said it is in compliance with listing requirements of the Nasdaq. The company received...

Shentel gets boost from wireless business

EDINBURG, Va.—Regional telecommunications operator Shenandoah Telecommunications Co. got a big boost from its wireless operations in the second quarter, with the company’s wireless segment...

Motorola expands VOD capabilities through Broadbus acquisition

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.—Motorola Inc. announced it’s adding video-on-demand technology developer Broadbus Technologies Inc. to its portfolio, extending its line of "Seamless Video Anywhere" solutions. Motorola...

Court sets dates for briefings in DE lawsuit

>WASHINGTON—The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, which is set to hear charges by three designated entities against government changes to the...

Siemens scores Hutchison Austria network build

MUNICH—Siemens AG said it struck a turnkey deal with Hutchison 3G Austria GmbH worth "an amount in the multi-digit millions" to plan, set up...

Handset shipments to hit 1.5B by 2011

CAMBRIDGE, U.K.—Handset makers are expected to be shipping 1.5 billion devices worldwide in 2011, according to a new report by consulting company Analysys. The...

Motorola unleashes slew of new handsets

ROSEMENT, Ill.—Motorola Inc. expanded its family of Razr-inspired handsets, unveiling two handsets that mirror the company’s flagship phone. The world’s second-largest handset manufacturer introduced...

Pantech, Kodiak to push PTT handsets

SAN RAMON, Calif.—Push-to-talk platform provider Kodiak Networks and Korean handset manufacturer Pantech Co. Ltd. announced that they are partnering on a global effort to...

Cingular only wireless carrier supporting ‘Missoula’ compensation plan

WASHINGTON—Wireless carriers largely are against a plan proposing to reform the way and amounts telecom carriers pay each other to carry traffic. The only...

Total Call adds unlimited night/weekend option

LOS ANGELES—Mobile virtual network operator Total Call Mobile announced that it will offer unlimited night and weekend calling for $10 per month with some...

Google adds traffic conditions to mobile maps application

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.—Drivers in 30 cities can check traffic conditions on their handsets through a new offering from Google Inc. The developer upgraded its...

Motorola, Huawei team on infrastructure solutions

SHANGHAI, China—Motorola Inc. and Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. are teaming up to launch what they call an "enhanced and extensive" suite of UMTS and...

Immersion VibeTonz featured on LG handsets

SAN JOSE, Calif.—Immersion Corp. scored a substantial win, inking a deal to put its VibeTonz Mobile Player on phones from LG Electronics Co. Ltd....

AMD buys ATI for $5.4B

SUNNYVALE, Calif.—Chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices Inc. is set to scoop up graphics card specialist ATI Technologies Inc. for around $5.4 billion, putting ATI’s long-standing...

Report: Capex spending in slump

NEW YORK—Spending on wireless equipment is in a bit of a slump, according to Bear Stearns & Co. Inc.'s U.S. telecom capex preview. The...

Mobile payment pool getting crowded

Yet another wireless startup is diving head-first into the mobile payment waters this week, as Secure Wireless Transfers Corp. plans to team with the...

Seniors group prefers free handsets to USF subsidies

WASHINGTON—Instead of giving subsidies to rural telephone companies, the government could save $1 billion a year by giving away free wireless and satellite phones...

Mich. police chiefs push Cyren proposal

WASHINGTON—The Michigan Association of Chiefs of Police is urging Congress to lean on the Federal Communications Commission to put the 700 MHz Cyren Call...

All eyes on India: Country front line in ongoing GSM-CDMA technology battle

Amid speculation that some CDMA operators are turning to GSM technology, GSM proponents have stepped up lobbying efforts to tout the technology's global success....

External memory options for handsets expanding

PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y.—As multimedia-enabled handsets flood the market, so are external memory options, according to a new report from The NPD Group. The number...

LG samples Sequans WiMAX chip

While the world watches Intel Corp. try to position itself at the top of the WiMAX market for laptop chips, French chipmaker Sequans Communications...

Cell phones

Hey, here's one for Texas gubernatorial candidate Kinky Friedman and other hopefuls for Texas Gov. Rick Perry's job in Austin, stepping stone to the...

Yahoo deepens Motorola pact

SUNNYVALE, Calif.—Yahoo Inc. took yet another step onto the wireless playground, inking a deal to preload its Go for Mobile service on "tens of...
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