Monthly Archives: April, 2007

Centennial promises to improve cash flow

Centennial Communications Corp. reduced its losses during its fiscal third quarter, posting an overall net loss but essentially breaking even on revenues from its...

Nokia to pay Qualcomm $20M, but the fight continues

Nokia Corp. announced it will pay Qualcomm Inc. $20 million in patent royalties for the second quarter of this year, a move that stands...

Ups and downs: CellFish raises $10M while Oasys ponders company sale

The turbulent world of mobile content was highlighted once again this week as one well-known firm filled its coffers and another continued to fight...

Worst of the Week: Summiting Mt. Cellphone

Hello! And welcome to our Thursday column, Worst of the Week. There's a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so...

EarthLink lines up Virginia county in muni Wi-Fi deal

Arlington County has selected EarthLink Inc. to build a Wi-Fi network throughout the Virginia county. EarthLink will own and operate the network, which will...

RCC picks up former Alltel markets in Minnesota

Rural Cellular Corp. has completed its purchase of several Minnesota markets from Alltel Corp., a divestiture that was required of the latter company as...

MetroPCS aims for $1B with IPO

Flat-rate carrier MetroPCS Communications Inc. said it expects to raise a bit more than $1 billion when it makes an initial public offering.According to...

Nokia adds S60 plug-in extension for Linux

Nokia Corp. is hoping to encourage development for its S60 platform with a new plug-in extension for Linux-targeted open source projects.The Finnish company announced...

IDC: Sprint Nextel regains lead in data ARPU

Verizon Wireless rang up the most mobile data revenue in the fourth quarter of 2006, but Sprint Nextel Corp. regained its lead in data...

FCC nixes proposal that would allow cellphones on airplanes

The Federal Communications Commission officially grounded the idea of permitting cellphone calling on airplanes.FCC Chairman Kevin Martin signaled two weeks ago the agency likely...

Another mobile TV acronym: MPHT

Television networks relish the thought of re-engaging viewers who no longer get their TV fix at home. And as technology developers work to deliver...

Helio bumps up handset price tags

Mobile virtual network operator Helio L.L.C. raised prices on its two handsets-the Drift and the Heat, both from Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.-to $225 (from...

InPhonic shares slip on news of mistaken commissions

Shares of InPhonic Inc. slid after the company said it will restate results for the second and third quarters of 2006 due to accounting...

Big carriers lower prices on selected smartphones

In the last days of March, which coincided with the end of the first quarter, both Cingular Wireless and Verizon Wireless lowered prices on...

GAO issues warnings on emergency warning system

The Government Accountability Office said the reliability of the nation's emergency warning system is questionable, and that a federal advisory panel addressing the integration...

Leap strikes back, makes unlimited messaging free for all

Leap Wireless International Inc. has retooled its price plans and included unlimited messaging in all of its plans-bucking the current industry trend of charging...

Samsung to put podcast feature on handsets

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. is teaming with mobile marketing startup VoiceIndigo to bring podcasts to mobile phones.Samsung said it has begun to ship phones...

New FCC rules take aim at pretexting

The Federal Communications Commission approved new rules requiring wireless and wireline carriers to take additional steps to prevent unauthorized disclosure of subscribers' phone records,...

Citi Mobile offers real-time banking info

Citibank unveiled a downloadable application for customers looking to manage their accounts on the go.Citi Mobile allows users to view real-time account balances, track...

Qualcomm sues Nokia over patent infringement

Qualcomm Inc. filed suit yesterday against Nokia Corp. in Texas and Wisconsin over five alleged patent infringements involving GSM technology, with less than a...

AT&T eyes Telecom Italia stake

AT&T Inc. is trying to negotiate an indirect investment in Telecom Italia S.p.A. by working out a one-third stake in a holding company that...

Nokia Siemens Networks launches with lowered expectations

The new joint venture known as Nokia Siemens Networks officially began operations yesterday, April 1, but it didn't want to fool anyone: growth in...

EMI forgoes anti-piracy software to boost sales

EMI Group has become the first major music label to offer digital music tracks without anti-piracy software. EMI announced that it will offer its...

Rogers in Canada launches video calling service

Canadian telecom company Rogers Communications Inc. introduced video calling via wireless handsets, claiming the title of "first and only wireless carrier in North America...

Syniverse to buy BSG’s clearing and settlement biz

Syniverse Technologies signed an agreement to acquire the wireless clearing and financial settlement business of Billing Services Group for $290 million in cash."The proposed...
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