Monthly Archives: May, 2007

Brightpoint posts solid revenue, reduced earnings

Brightpoint Inc., the mobile handset distributor that's rapidly becoming "a global powerhouse," according to one analyst, posted solid sales for the first quarter of...

UniCell buys up TippCom

A subsidiary of UniCell Advanced Cellular Solutions Ltd. has acquired TippCom Ltd. for an amount reported only as "several tens of millions of shekels...

SunCom’s customer growth down, ARPU up

Regional carrier SunCom Wireless Holdings Inc. reported mixed metrics for the first quarter of 2007, but cut its losses compared with the year-ago period.The...

Nokia promotes new program for concert tickets

Nokia Corp. is teaming with live music company Live Nation to give mobile phone users access to concert tickets before they are available at...

AT&T and HTC: Everybody’s re-branding

AT&T Mobility announced that its Cingular 8525 Pocket PC (made by HTC Corp.) will henceforth be known as the AT&T 8525 Pocket PC. The...

Semotus ditches financial biz

Mobile software developer Semotus Solutions Inc. said it plans to jettison its wireless financial information assets to Stockgroup Systems Inc. for an undisclosed sum.Semotus,...

Sanef snaps up Webraska for undisclosed sum

Sanef announced that it has acquired location-services firm Webraska for an undisclosed sum. The European telecom infrastructure management company said the move will help...

Clearwire shows subscriber gains, but investors worry over financials

Shares of Clearwire Corp. slid after the wireless broadband carrier reported a net first-quarter loss of $92.6 million, up drastically from the $55.2 million...

Report: Private-equity firms partnering for run at Alltel

Several private-equity groups have reportedly formed in an attempt to acquire Alltel Corp., according to the Wall Street Journal.The paper said at least three...

Verizon Wireless updates location-services app

Verizon Wireless said it added a variety of new features to its VZ Navigator location service.The new Place Messaging feature allows customers to send...

Leap triples subscriber adds in Q1: Flat-rate carrier’s net loss hits $8.1M

Leap Wireless International Inc. nearly tripled its net customer additions during the first quarter of 2007 compared with the same period last year, landing...

New offerings percolate at JavaOne conference

Sun Microsystems Inc. previewed a simplified way to write Java applications for mobile phones, DVD players and Internet browsers at the JavaOne conference in...

HTC proclaims global branding strategy: Taiwanese vendor’s plans may run up against carrier branding demands

High Tech Computer Corp., also known as HTC, said today it would henceforth adopt a global marketing strategy that appeared to call for all...

More groups weigh in on federal pre-emption

State groups said the Supreme Court need not review a lower court ruling that dealt with line-item charges on mobile-phone bills. The Supreme Court...

Samsung’s ‘Snap’ hits Alltel

Alltel Corp. added a new handset over the past week dubbed the "Snap," which the carrier is selling online for 99 cents with a...

Warner Music forms alternative programming division

Warner Music Group unveiled a division that will develop and produce original programming for mobile phones, cable TV, computers and other platforms.The division, dubbed...

Moto Razr, Pebl, Q targeted in carriers’ shifting handset portfolios

T-Mobile USA Inc. appears to have refreshed its handset lineup by discounting most of its Motorola Inc. Razrs-four models dropped to $30 from $50-and...

Synchronica up on $6.9M funding round

Synchronica plc announced it received $6.9 million in funding. The company, which specializes in data synchronization, device management and over-the-air updating services, said it...

Intercasting Rabbles up $12M in funding

Intercasting Corp. announced that it raised $12 million in a second round of funding. The San Diego-based company said it will use the money...

Longs Drugs to distribute Kajeet services

Tween-focused mobile virtual network operator kajeet Inc. added more than 400 Longs Drugs stores as points of distribution for its pay-as-you-go wireless service. The...

Dobson shows greater net loss

Dobson Communications Corp. reported a larger net loss for the first quarter due to refinancing activities.The regional carriers posted a net loss of $32.6...

Wall Street worries over SBA’s widening losses

Tower vendor SBA Communications Corp. reported a wider net loss for the first quarter while revenues improved.The company reported total revenues of $95.8 million,...

Sony Ericsson launches S500 slim slider in U.S.

Counting on "small details" to differentiate its latest product launch, Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications L.P. announced it will launch its new S500 handset in...

Icahn loses bid to gain seat on Moto’s board: Billionaire investor plans to keep 2.9% stake in handset maker

Motorola Inc. said that dissident, billionaire investor Carl Icahn did not win a seat on the company's board of directors. The handset maker said...

Ryan leaves AT&T Mobility: Mark Collins steps in as new VP of data services

The front-office shuffle continued among the tier-one carriers as AT&T Mobility said Jim Ryan has stepped down from his post as VP of consumer...
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