Monthly Archives: June, 2007

WiMAX market seen big enough for large and small players

New research shows that the early entrants into the WiMAX market-firms like Alavarion, Aperto, Redline and Airspan-will be able to profit from their jump...

LCC snares WFI’s engineering biz for $46M

Following a major financial reporting setback due to an internal review of stock-options granting practices in mid-March, Wireless Facilities Inc. announced it has agreed...

Prince reigns at Verizon Wireless : Direct-to-consumer approach may be first in attempts to squeeze out record label

Verizon Wireless, meet Prince, the prolific artist who aggressively protects his fusion of just about every musical genre imaginable. The man whose bitter battle...

Industry continues struggle with full-track music : OTA or side-loading, results remain mixed

Whether it's through a transistor radio, a Walkman or an iPod, on-the-go music has an impressive track record as a business model. But when...

RIM’s Curve launches at AT&T Mobility : Carrier continues branding transition

It's official: Research In Motion Ltd.'s BlackBerry Curve is available at AT&T Mobility. Price is $200, with two-year contract and mail-in rebate. The quad-band...

Big 3 air out plans at investor conference

AT&T Inc. and Verizon Communications Inc. see opportunities ahead for their international operations, according to remarks by company executives at last week's Lehman Brothers...

Moto says 4,000 more must go

Motorola Inc. said it would cut 4,000 more jobs in the coming year, on top of 3,500 job cuts to be completed by next...

Broadcom’s $19.6M jury award could spark cross-licensing pact

To Broadcom Corp., a favorable federal jury verdict last week in a patent infringement lawsuit against arch-rival Qualcomm Inc. was "gratifying." That's understandable,...

Sclavos steps down as VeriSign chief

Longtime VeriSign Inc. chief Stratton Sclavos stepped down as the company's internal investigation into stock-options grants is nearing its end. The Mountain View, Calif.,...

ETC.

Cellphone dodges bullet An Aurora, Colo., man may have his cellphone to thank for his life. Roger Baxter was shot in the chest during...

Avaya takeover rumors swirling : Analyst note market conditions right for deal

The enterprise telephony space is ripe for consolidation, a Prudential analyst said in a report last week, and there is plenty of appetite in...

Third Screen, iLoop join forces to automate mobile ad tracking

Third Screen Media Inc. and iLoop Mobile plan to work together to help companies looking to generate advertising revenue from their wireless Web sites....

Hedgehogging

Hedge*hog*ing v. Interrupting conversations in an office environment by poking your head over the top of the cube.Verizon Wireless has teamed up to deliver...

Consumers hanging onto handsets longer

Longer contracts are pushing American consumers to keep their handsets longer, according to a new study by J.D. Power and AssociatesThe average length of...

Sprint Nextel snares piece of government contract

Sprint Nextel Corp last week snagged one of the prized contracts in a multibillion-dollar program to modernize the federal government's telecommunications system. In late...

Airadigm launches cell broadcast service : Service is first of its kind in the country

Airadigm Communications' Einstein Wireless, a GSM cellphone carrier in Wisconsin, said it fired up the nation's first cellular broadcast emergency alert system covering the...

Under pressure

As the 700 MHz auction nears, the intensity over auction rules is heating up. And indeed, the legacy of this Federal Communications Commission could...

Wireless banking

Remember James D. Dondero, the Highland Capital Management L.P. honcho who made Motient Corp. want to forget 2006 and all the fun that comes...

Alltel, MetroPCS hint at 700 MHz plans

Alltel Corp. made clear its interest in the upcoming 700 MHz spectrum auction in government filings, and requested that the Federal Communications Commission avoid...

Nightmare on Madison Avenue : As wireless Web use surges, advertising fears mount

The Internet is rapidly evolving from a desktop experience into a multi-platform phenomenon available on the go and around the world. Carriers, publishers and...

Panel outlines technologies for spectrum-sharing test bed

The Bush administration, seeking to make more efficient use of the nation's dwindling supply of airwaves, took another step toward creating a test bed...

Federal health lawsuits remanded back to states

WASHINGTON-A federal judicial panel conditionally remanded a brain-cancer lawsuit and class-action headset lawsuit against mobile-phone companies to courts in Florida and Pennsylvania respectively. U.S....

Executive Interview: John Smelzer

Stalwarts in media are increasingly bullish on driving their audience's eyes and ears to just about every channel imaginable. But just as these powerhouses...

Getting the ‘big picture’ : Content driving larger, better handset displays

Even a casual observer of the wireless industry can't fail to notice that newer handsets are sporting larger, clearer, more colorful screens. Simply...

Online gaming giants set sights on mobile space : Oberon, PopCap hope to capitalize on casual gaming success

A couple of online casual gaming heavyweights lumbered into the mobile sphere. Oberon Media bought a big chunk of the wireless gaming playground last...
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