Monthly Archives: March, 2007

Mozes snags $5M in funding

Mobile marketing startup Mozes Inc. picked up $5 million in a first round of funding from Norwest Venture Partners and North Bridge Venture Partners.Mozes'...

House in-building contract up for re-bid

The U.S. House of Representatives canceled MobileAccess Networks' in-building wireless license and add-on business to improve cellphone coverage in the House because of concerns...

Bad cake

What is it about the wireless industry that causes everyone outside the space to think that they can have their cake and eat it...

ASCAP’s ringtone squeeze play

The mobile-phone industry has jumped into a major Internet music rate case in a New York federal court. The outcome could determine whether cellular...

Telkore digs up $1.4M in funding

Infrastructure service provider Telkore Inc. snared $1.4 million in a Series A equity funding round led by SJF Ventures.Based in Mechanicsburg, Pa., Telkore provides...

Vivendi claims fraud against T-Mobile USA’s AWS spectrum acquisition

French media-telecom conglomerate Vivendi S.A. sharpened its charges against T-Mobile USA Inc. and its global affiliate, alleging corporate corruption helped the No. 4 U.S....

The changing face of the mobile handset business

The squeeze is on as the mobile handset business matures, growth slows and the pace of consolidation picks up.One sign of the increasing pressures,...

McCain bill drops Cyren Call for Frontline

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) introduced a public-safety broadband bill that veers from the approach advocated by Cyren Call Communications Corp., first-responder groups and even...

Few gain, many lose, in battle over handset market share

Three of the top six handset vendors in the world lost market share last year, as did the "other" category that captures the multitude...

Weekly infrastructure awards wrap-up

The following list details this week's infrastructure awards for the cellular, Wi-Fi and WiMAX industries. The contracts are broken down by transmission technology, country...

Weekly wireless ratings wrap-up

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.Carrier Credit Suisse First Boston...

Cingular to offer $5 unlimited in-network messaging option

Cingular Wireless L.L.C. is upping the ante in the messaging game with plans to offer an unlimited in-network messaging plan to rival similar offerings...

Mobile gaming on upswing in Latin America

Mobile gaming revenues in Latin America will triple in the next five years, according to new figures from EJL Wireless Research.The Redwood City, Calif.-based...

VCAST MOBILE TV IN DENVER: THE REVIEW

Despite Verizon Wireless' attempt to downplay the launch of its Vcast Mobile TV service, the availability of the streaming TV service in the Denver...

Big 3, private tower firms all likely keen on T-Mobile USA tower sale

T-Mobile USA Inc. indicated that it is interested in selling anywhere from 3,500 to 5,000 of its towers in the United States-a sale that...

T-Mobile USA continues as DT catalyst

T-Mobile USA Inc. again proved to be the biggest wireless growth engine for its parent company, Deutsche Telekom AG, despite a significant year-over-year drop...

Nortel financial troubles continue

In less than a month Nortel Networks Ltd. has lost its chief financial officer, paid out $2.4 billion in cash and stock to settle...

Alltel expands smartphone plans

Alltel Corp. recently introduced a new line of postpaid plans for smartphones that include unlimited data use and its MyCircle offering. The Smart Choice...

Zander: Moto knows what to do

Ed Zander, Motorola Inc.'s CEO, is under pressure. And it shows.The first statement is a widely recognized fact and the second is an impression-but...

Alcatel-Lucent to build 700 MHz EV-DO Rev. A network for Washington public safety

In a significant move in the widening debate over interoperable public-safety communications, Alcatel-Lucent announced it won a contract worth up to $110 million to...

Verizon Wireless expands messaging plans

Verizon Wireless rolled out a pair of new messaging plans to meet the growing popularity of text, picture and video messaging among its customers....

Nokia’s N-Gage gets Glu support ahead of relaunch

Glu Mobile said it will publish games for Nokia Corp.'s N-Gage platform, which is set for a public unveiling next week.The handset maker is...

IBM heads WiMAX deployment in Texas

The city of Brownsville, Texas, has tapped IBM Corp. to build a $4 million citywide WiMAX network.The network will be used by police and...

Helio unveils new Samsung phone

Mobile virtual network operator Helio L.L.C. added a new phone to its lineup, the "Heat" from Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. The slider-style phone supports...

Analyst: Nokia ‘smells blood,’ may cut prices to squeeze Motorola: Smaller players could be forced to consolidate or retreat to home markets

Nokia Corp. may take advantage of Motorola Inc.'s current financial and portfolio weaknesses by lowering its handset prices incrementally, which could drive further consolidation...
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