Yearly Archives: 2006

Qualcomm, Intel trade barbs over 802.20 suspension

While it's widely understood that developing technology standards is never an easy road to travel, the recent schism between Intel Corp. and Qualcomm Inc....

Nokia, Siemens team up for infrastructure battle

As the idea of a combined Alcatel Inc. and Lucent Technologies Inc. settles in, Nokia Corp. and Siemens AG skated into the wireless infrastructure...

Leap bags $1.1B for auction

SAN DIEGO-Leap Wireless International Inc. closed on $1.1 billion in loans that the company said would help finance the operator's bids in the upcoming...

Sprint Nextel clear final hurdle in Nextel Partners acquisition

RESTON, Va.-Sprint Nextel Corp. has been given the green light from federal regulators for its acquisition of Nextel Partners Inc., with the purchase expected...

New Nokia CEO nixes Sanyo JV

In a move that said much about Nokia Corp.'s new leadership as well as the fragmented global market for CDMA handsets, the global leader...

LG boasts of high demand for Chocolate

LONDON-It appears users in the United Kingdom like Chocolate as much as their South Korean counterparts. LG Electronics Co. Ltd. said it sold more...

Foolish claims

So the National Advertising Division of the Council of Better Business Bureaus ruled that Cingular does in fact have the "fastest national wireless data...

Motorola’s Wi-Fi plans inject doubt into Tropos deal

In the municipal Wi-Fi arena, few companies have had such a mutually beneficial relationship as Motorola Inc. and Tropos Networks Inc. Yet that relationship...

Mobile software developers are looking East and seeing the Lite

Flash Lite-essentially a stripped-down, mobile version of the popular Flash Player for computers-has quietly gained impressive ground since NTT DoCoMo Inc. introduced handsets enabled...

Cingular scores victory in advertising battle with Sprint Nextel

In an ongoing advertising battle between Cingular Wireless L.L.C. and Sprint Nextel Corp., Cingular seems to have won the latest round-but did not emerge...

“Free” key to driving wireless Web traffic

Companies looking to monetize surfers on the wireless Web should consider giving stuff away. That was the consensus of the three speakers featured last...

Second quarter to see clear line between winners, losers

Ah, the second quarter-no big holidays and the momentum from fourth quarter sales is but a distant memory. Still, it hasn't been an idle...

Hemphill named as Promotions Manager for RCR

Golden, Colo.-Christina Hemphill has been hired as Promotions Manager for RCR Wireless News. Hemphill will be coordinating all trade show activities for the publication...

Lack of partners could doom mobile TV networks

Qualcomm Inc., Crown Castle International Corp. and Aloha Partners LP are each spending hundreds of millions of dollars to build dedicated networks for multimedia...

Wired phones still rank above wireless for most, study finds

JENKINTOWN, Pa.—Despite the growing reliance on wireless phones as a primary communications device among an increasing number of households, a good percentage of Americans...

Casual games lead in U.S., Telephia finds

SAN FRANCISCO—Mobile gamers in the United States continue to opt for puzzle and strategy games instead of first-person shooters and other console-type titles, according...

Verizon to shut off Airfone service

NEW YORK—Phones stored in the back of airplane seats operated by Verizon Communications Inc. will be shut down by the end of this year....

Vendor consolidation trend continues as Telmar buys Somera

DALLAS—Somera Communications Inc. and Telmar Network Technology announced they have agreed to merge, saying they have reached a deal to pay Somera shareholders $4.60...

Naztech accuses Wireless Xcessories of copying its products

VALENCIA, Calif.—Attorneys for Naztech Wireless Technologies have served a cease-and-desist notice to Wireless Xcessories Group Inc., alleging that products on the latter’s Web site...

Good adds Lotus Domino support

SANTA CLARA, Calif.—Good Technology Inc. unveiled the IBM Lotus Domino version of its e-mail service, making good on a year-old vow to support the...

Declining ASPs make emerging markets a gamble

The good news is that about 80 percent of the world's population is covered by wireless networks, and only about one-quarter of those actually...

Handset memory market Flashes into transition

The market for mobile phones' onboard memory is undergoing transformation and commoditization, threatening incumbent companies and opening opportunities for small, nimble companies with a...

Revenues remain in steady orbit for mobile satellite industry

The satellite industry as a whole is rebounding, driven by new technologies and applications in the mobile satellite services space, plus consumer applications such...

SEC probes Xero Mobile

LOS ANGELES—Mobile virtual network operator Xero Mobile has yet to launch, but the company already is facing an investigation of its business by the...

Wireless engineering firm WPCS pays $3.2M to acquire SECS

EXTON, Pa—Wireless infrastructure engineering services firm WPCS International Inc. announced it will spend $3.2 million to acquire Southeastern Communication Service Inc. of Sarasota, Fla....
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