Monthly Archives: April, 2007

Progress made on 700 MHz auction plans, challenges remain

The Federal Communications Commission, facing congressionally-mandated deadlines and time pressures to complete 700 MHz rules to give wireless license bidders sufficient time to prepare...

Senate committee extends E911 provisions to VoIP providers

The Senate Commerce Committee passed legislation to extend liability and other provisions of the 1999 wireless enhanced 911 act to Internet Protocol voice communications.The...

Qualcomm upbeat on revenue, profit and forecast

Qualcomm Inc. yesterday reported that revenue and profit in its fiscal second quarter were both up more than 20 percent over the year-ago quarter...

AdMod enabling bloggers to cash in

Mobile advertising clearinghouse AdMob launched a free plug-in for wireless bloggers looking to cash in on their content.The San Mateo, Calif.-based startup said the...

Embarq’s strong wireless, data growth offsets landline loss

Despite a variety of one-time costs totaling $49 million, Embarq Holdings Co. L.L.C. generated $1.59 billion in revenue and $371 million in income, it...

Shentel posts robust Q1 boosted by wireless operations

Shares of regional telecommunications provider Shenandoah Telecommunications Co. inched upward after the company reported a 71-percent increase in quarterly revenue thanks largely to its...

MMA pushes into EMEA

The Mobile Marketing Association is going global with a new chapter for Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The new chapter comprises more than...

Reddick leaves Sprint Nextel, takes Handmark post

Paul Reddick has officially moved on from Sprint Nextel Corp. and joined the board of directors of Handmark Inc., a developer and distributor of...

Icahn’s Moto bid gets endorsement from ISS

Institutional Shareholder Services has endorsed billionaire investor Carl Icahn's campaign to gain a seat on Motorola Inc.'s board of directors, according to Icahn. The...

Verizon Wireless, Sprint Nextel line up to sell BlackBerry ‘World Edition’

Research In Motion Ltd. announced a "World Edition" BlackBerry for international travelers that combines CDMA and GSM technology and will be sold by Verizon...

4INFO to place ads in text-based search results

Text-based mobile search company 4INFO said it will begin to monetize its basic service by placing advertisements in its search results.The San Francisco-based startup...

Pay-Buy Mobile initiative gets underway with major backing

The mobile payment space continued to gain steam as Nokia Corp. and 10 network operators joined an effort by the GSM Association to allow...

AT&T weighs in on Sprint Nextel’s 800 MHz rebanding

AT&T Inc., parent of the top mobile phone carrier, urged the Federal Communications Commission to decide whether Sprint Nextel Corp. should be fined for...

Catching up: AT&T now offering unlimited messaging

As has become commonplace between the nation's two largest wireless providers, AT&T Inc. has followed its smaller rival Verizon Wireless in unveiling unlimited text...

Tira upgrades porting software

Tira Wireless this week unveiled an upgrade of its porting technology, adding features that allow developers to automatically tweak applications across handsets.The Toronto-based company...

OnStar partners with MapQuest on navigation service

DETROIT-OnStar subscribers will be able to send driving directions to their vehicles under a new partnership between General Motors' telematics service and the MapQuest...

Accord reached on hearing-aid compatible cellphones

Industry and disability groups reached agreement on an alternative approach to a federal mandate requiring half of the cellphones offered by national wireless carriers...

Tellabs posts disappointing quarter

Tellabs Inc. said its first-quarter net profit plummeted 51 percent and revenues fell 12 percent as the company suffered decreased sales of its broadband...

Sprint Nextel’s Upstage goes down to $100

Sprint Nextel Corp. is upstaging with the Upstage.Perhaps taking advantage of a lull in pricing changes by its larger rivals, Sprint Nextel this week...

Alcatel-Lucent warns of troubles in wireless

Although Alcatel-Lucent warned of lower revenues and an operating loss for the first quarter, it appears that investors had expected worse as the company's...

Nortel snares WiMAX deal

Internet service provider Moline Dispatch Publishing Co. said it plans to launch a WiMAX network covering western Illinois and eastern Iowa using equipment from...

AT&T’s wireless growth falls short, but financials remain strong

AT&T Inc.'s wireless division, Cingular Wireless, posted mixed first quarter results with customer growth coming in below expectations but churn and average revenue per...

Oz acquires messaging firm Thumbspeed

Oz Communications Inc. is looking to expand its mobile messaging offerings with the acquisition of Thumbspeed Inc. from Hands-On Mobile Inc.Terms of the deal...

Leap offers weekly Cricket service

Leap Wireless International Inc. unveiled a new payment schedule for its Cricket wireless service that allows customers to pay their bills on a weekly...

Traders seem pleased with TI’s outlook

Texas Instruments Inc. reported revenue of $3.2 billion and net profit of $516 million, down 4 percent and nearly 12 percent, respectively, over the...
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