2006

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 loss of $1.44 million based on …

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 carrier customer care performance. Both carriers …

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 notice July 19 that it was …

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 doubling its net income compared with …

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 explained that Broadbus Technologies’ suite of …

>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 advanced wireless services auction, announced its …

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 and supply carrier’s W-CDMA network buildout. …

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 report posits that handsets will evolve …

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 the Krzr, a narrower Razr with …

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 develop and market PTT-enabled handsets. According …

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 wireless carrier supporting the so-called Missoula …

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 of their calling plans. The MVNO …

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 Google Maps offering for wireless Web …

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 HSPA infrastructure equipment to carriers. The …

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. The developer said LG has licensed …

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 relationship with Intel Corp. and graphics-developer …

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 firm said Cingular Wireless L.L.C., the …

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 Association of Surfing Professionals for its …

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 to Americans who do not have …

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 Communications Corp. proposal out for comment. …

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. Meanwhile, CDMA backers say the moves …

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 of handsets equipped with removable media …

While the world watches Intel Corp. try to position itself at the top of the WiMAX market for laptop chips, French chipmaker Sequans Communications quietly announced that its low-power-consuming WiMAX …

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 White House. They can ask Perry …

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 millions” of handsets from Motorola Inc. …