Yearly Archives: 2006

Moto leads funding in handset testing firm

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Motorola Inc.'s investment arm led a second round of funding for California-based software developer Mobile Complete. Financial terms were not disclosed, although Mobile...

Leap launches in San Diego

SAN DIEGO-Leap Wireless International Inc. officially began offering its Cricket branded cellular service in its hometown of San Diego. The low-cost, flat-rate carrier now...

Nortel outlines WiMAX progress

TAIPEI, Taiwan-Nortel Networks Ltd. landed a mobile WiMAX network supply deal with Chungwa Telecom in Taiwan. Nortel said a countywide WiMAX network will be...

Yahoo mixes up mobile social networking with ‘Mixd’ launch

Yahoo Inc. became the latest-and perhaps the largest-player in the nascent but rapidly growing mobile social networking playground with a new service that allows...

China may license 3G by February

Just when it seemed like the world had stopped making predictions about when China's government would grant third-generation licenses to operators, reports surfaced in...

Russian carrier BREWs up deal with Qualcomm

SAN DIEGO-Russian CDMA operator Sky Link now has BREW wireless data services available to its customers, enabled by Qualcomm Inc. Sky Link is the...

Ericsson, Intel team on PC-based wireless broadband

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson and Intel Corp. are collaborating to boost market uptake of PC-based mobile broadband and multimedia applications and services. The companies said...

Former MTV digital vets head to Sling Media

NEW YORK-Jason Hirschhorn, MTV Network's former digital guru, and Ben White, his deputy at MTV, have landed full-time at Sling Media. Their role is...

McDowell could be drawn into AT&T-BellSouth debate

WASHINGTON-Federal Communications Commission member Robert McDowell could be drawn into the AT&T Inc.-BellSouth Corp. merger debate as early as today in order to break...

Motricity shaves 16 percent off workforce

DURHAM, N.C.-Mobile content provider Motricity Inc. will cut 50 jobs in a surprisingly drastic move to cut costs and "optimize the organization." Motricity, which...

Qualcomm wades deeper into MIMO with Airgo purchase

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. apparently couldn't resist adding Multiple-Input, Multiple-Output technology to its already huge portfolio of wireless technology. The behemoth chipmaker announced it is...

Qualcomm snares RF Micro’s Bluetooth assets

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. reported plans to acquire RF Micro Devices Inc.'s Bluetooth-related assets for $39 million in cash. Qualcomm said that the acquisition, which...

CellAntenna continues cell jamming crusade

ATLANTA-A small Florida company that sells equipment that can be used to jam cell phone reception is continuing in its quest to allow wider...

Study: More consumers checking e-mail from mobile devices

PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y.-U.S. wireless subscribers are increasingly using their phones to send and receive e-mail, according to new figures from The NPD Group. The...

Huawei on its way to $11B in sales this year

HONG KONG-Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. provided a glimpse into its finances at the ITU trade show taking place in Hong Kong. The Chinese vendor...

UPDATED: M1 could be turning point for Sanyo, Sprint Nextel

UPDATED December 7, 2006OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint Nextel Corp. and Sanyo Electric Co. introduced the latter's M1 handset, a high-end multimedia phone with lots of...

Analyst Angle: Content and applications add complexity to mobile service segmentation

Editor's Note: Welcome our Monday feature, Analyst Angle. We've collected a group of the industry's leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot...

LSI snaps up Agere for around $4B

MILPITAS, Calif.-Chipmaker LSI Logic Corp. jumped into the wireless arena by scooping up Agere Systems Inc., a mobile phone chip producer. LSI develops chips...

Martin asks to bring McDowell into AT&T-BellSouth stalemate

WASHINGTON-Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin told Congress he asked agency lawyers to determine whether fellow GOP Commissioner Robert McDowell can be ethically cleared...

Openwave discloses further stock-option expenses; investors relieved

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-Shares of Openwave Systems Inc. surged after the company said it will record additional stock-option expenses of roughly $182 million following an...

TV Guide, Roundbox to make mobile TV guide

TV Guide Mobile Entertainment Inc. and mobile broadcast software company Roundbox Inc. said they signed an exclusive agreement that calls for them to develop...

Cingular, Alltel targets of new Freedom Wireless patent lawsuit

PHOENIX-Freedom Wireless Inc. sued two wireless carriers and three service providers for allegedly violating the company's patents on providing prepaid wireless services. Cingular Wireless...

Carriers urged to pursue mobile music

LOS ANGELES-Carriers worried about becoming a "dumb pipe" should jump headlong into the digital music waters, according to entertainment executive Kedar Massenburg.Network operators have...

Enterprise security: it’s all about the executive suite

Within the mobile industry, security vendors' warnings are gaining traction as headlines blare the latest loss of corporate or government data-a sure way to...
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