Yearly Archives: 2007

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...

Worst of the Week: Sleep tight, iPhone

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...

Vcast Mobile TV goes live in 20 markets

Verizon Wireless has launched mobile TV service using MediaFLO USA Inc.'s technology and network, initially offering the service in 20 markets across the United...

Lawmakers work to erase federal excise tax on wireless

A bipartisan group of House lawmakers introduce legislation to kill the 3-percent federal excise tax on wireless and wireline phone service.The Department of Treasury,...

MobileAccess loses House in-building contract

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

Alcatel-Lucent offers CDMA product for 700 MHz public safety

Alcatel-Lucent introduced a new CDMA2000 1x EV-DO Revision A-enabled base station for the 700 MHz spectrum band aimed at supporting the specific needs of...

Sprint Nextel, T-Mobile USA push pre-emption to Supreme Court

Sprint Nextel Corp. and T-Mobile USA Inc. asked the Supreme Court to review a lower court ruling that reversed a Federal Communications Commission decision...

Obopay rings up trial with Citi

Mobile payment startup Obopay Inc. announced an impressive win, inking a deal for a pilot program to allow Citi customers to send and receive...

AirPlay offers hoop dreams

Interactive gaming company AirPlay is teaming with the National Basketball Association on a new offering that allows mobile users to compete against each other...

Leap up on solid quarter

Leap Wireless International Inc. reported a net loss for the fourth quarter and full year 2006, while revenues increased. The carrier added a total...

Verizon Wireless teams with Fujifilm for photo printing

Verizon Wireless announced that it has partnered with Fujifilm USA Inc. to provide its customers with Fujifilm's "Get the Picture Online Service Network," an...

Ovum: Don’t buy into dual-mode hype

The hype surrounding dual-mode phones is overblown in the United States, according to research firm Ovum.The company issued a new report that predicts only...

MobiTV reaches 2 million customer mark

MobiTV Inc. announced that it has surpassed two million subscribers, a doubling of its paying subscribers worldwide in less than a year. MobiTV offers...

Mobile social networker Jumbuck sees increasing profit

Mobile social networking developer Jumbuck Entertainment Ltd. reported a net profit of $1.86 million during the second half of 2006, up 11 percent from...

Sprint Nextel shows boost in profits

Sprint Nextel Corp. confirmed its dismal fourth quarter customer numbers with the release of its full financials, but reported a silver lining of a...

NII posts record customer growth in 2006

NII Holdings Inc., which provides iDEN-based wireless service for business customers in Latin America, added a record 934,300 net subscribers to its network last...

InterDigital heads $10M round in Kineto

Kineto Wireless Inc., a supplier of unlicensed mobile access technology, has received $10 million in its latest round of investor funding. InterDigital Communications Corp....

SunCom shrinks losses in Q4

SunCom Wireless Holdings Inc. boosted its average revenue per user, cut operating costs and gained subscribers during the fourth quarter of 2006, but still...

VZW wins suit against spammer, awarded $200,000

Verizon Wireless said it won a permanent injunction and default judgment against Specialized Programming and Marketing L.L.C., which the carrier had sued for spamming...

Wall Street congratulates RadioShack profits

RadioShack Corp.'s stock stood out this morning as it shot up nearly 15 percent to $26.24, well above its 52-week high, on news that...

Icahn puts $50M into Motricity

Mobile content company Motricity Inc. once again added to its bank account, raking in $50 million in equity funding from controversial investor Carl Icahn.Motricity,...

Valista names new CEO

Digital payment technology company Valista Ltd. named a new CEO, promoting former Vice President of International Sales Arlene Adams.The Dublin, Ireland-based firm said founder...

CompUSA picks up XE Mobile

Pay-as-you-go mobile virtual network operator XE Mobile added big-box retailer CompUSA as a new outlet for the MVNO's handsets and airtime cards."We expect XE...
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