Yearly Archives: 2007

Weekly wireless ratings wrap-up

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.Carrier Robert W. Baird raised...

Buongiorno buys mobile advertising firm

Mobile content aggregator Buongiorno SpA said it will spend $5.6 million to acquire HotSMS BV, an Amsterdam-based mobile advertising firm.HotSMS works with traditional advertising...

NTIA turns over public-safety grant program to DHS

Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.), chairman of the House Commerce subcommittee on oversight and investigations, blasted the National Telecommunications and Information Administration for surrendering control...

Fon targets coffee shop Wi-Fi business with free router offer

Madrid, Spain-based "social router" company Fon is hoping to drum up some interest in its unique Wi-Fi business by going head-to-head with Starbucks and...

Mobixell acquires Adamind

Wireless technology company Mobixell announced it will acquire the assets of rival Adamind. Terms of the deal were not disclosed."The synergy between both companies;...

AT&T signs muni Wi-Fi deal with Napa, Calif.

Napa, Calif., has announced an agreement with AT&T Inc. for a 12-square-mile public Wi-Fi network. The network will offer wireless broadband access for residents,...

Nuance buys rival speech-rec vendor for $140M

Nuance Communications Inc. said it will spend $140 million to acquire BeVocal, a fellow developer of speech-recognition software.Nuance announced plans to issue roughly 8.3...

Helio set to launch new handset?

A new handset potentially destined for mobile virtual network operator Helio L.L.C. has popped up on the Federal Communications Commission's Web site. The PN-810...

Motorola lowers expectations, sees comeback in 2H

The next few quarters will be "rocky," Motorola Inc.'s chief financial officer told investors and analysts at Bank of America's 2007 Technology Conference-a term...

Clash of titans averted: Settlement allows Apple to use iPhone

Both Apple Inc. and Cisco Systems Inc. will use the "iPhone" name worldwide, Cisco's lawsuit against Apple has been called off and the two...

Worst of the Week: Flying my Dork Flag high

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...

Moto, Discover trial M-Wallet

Motorola Inc. has teamed up with Discover Financial Services to trial mobile payment and account management services.The trial uses Motorola phones and its M-Wallet...

Rollercoaster Krzr, Razr prices highlight vendors’ struggles

A glance at Motorola Inc. Krzr and Razr prices across carriers serves to tell a story about one handset vendor's product succession plans, as...

Clearwire lines up new advertising agency

WiMAX carrier Clearwire Corp. hired Los Angeles-based Omnicom Group's DDB as its new advertising agency following a review of its advertising business. Clearwire offers...

Titan picks off MVNO Ready Mobile, looking for more targets

Holding company Titan Global Holdings Inc. has agreed in principal to acquire prepaid mobile virtual network operator Ready Mobile L.L.C., which only began operations...

Sprint Nextel toys with handset pricing, expands lineup

Sprint Nextel Corp. this past week made increased efforts to work its online retail handset angle. The carrier added at least four new handsets...

Skype pushes for wireless net neutrality

Disruptive Voice over Internet Protocol phone company Skype asked the Federal Communications Commission to rule that consumers have the right to use Internet communications...

Overdue AWS spectrum relocation report sent to Congress

The Bush administration sent Congress a long-overdue report that is key to the deployment of spectrum licenses that bidders paid $13.7 billion for during...

Telus quietly discontinues adult content offering

Think adult content is a safe play for wireless carriers? Try asking Canadian operator Telus Corp.Telus quietly dropped its racy offerings this week-less than...

Mozes snags $5M in funding

Mobile marketing startup Mozes Inc. picked up $5 million in a first round of funding from Norwest Venture Partners and North Bridge Venture Partners.Mozes'...

Planned Parenthood launches affinity MVNO service

The Planned Parenthood Federation of America has become the latest organization to team up with Working Assets to offer wireless service to its supporters...

UPDATED: T-Mobile USA tweaks business calling plans, drops 1,000-minute family option

T-Mobile USA Inc. tweaked its plans for business subscribers, adding a new 1,000-minute-per-month option and bumping up the price on its 1,500 minute plan....

Research: Sprint Nextel has the fewest dropped calls

Corporate wireless management company mindWireless has stepped into the fierce debate over which carrier truly has the fewest dropped calls, offering up its own...

Openwave nods to open Internet with WiderWeb acquisition

Openwave Systems Inc. announced it acquired WiderWeb Ltd., a mobile Web software developer, for $5 million in cash and a further potential $4 million...

Dobson going with Cellular One name

Dobson Cellular Systems will change its name, effective March 5, to Cellular One from Dobson Cellular Systems. The firm purchased the Cellular One name...
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