Monthly Archives: February, 2008

Brightpoint optimistic on solid revenue: But Wall Street punishes stock on earnings

Brightpoint Inc. racked up enviable revenues and profits in the fourth quarter and all of 2007 and gave optimistic projections for the current year...

Earthlink puts muni Wi-Fi biz up for sale: Helio JV fails to hit subscriber forecasts

EarthLink Inc. has officially shut down all operations related to its municipal Wi-Fi projects that hit the skids last summer. Making good on earlier...

VZW to highlight Timbaland in new music program

Verizon Wireless said its users will get exclusive access to an entire "mobile album" from hip-hop producer Timbaland.Timbaland, a five-time Grammy nominee, will be...

700 MHz auction keeps on truckin’: E Block remains prime mover as net proceeds surpass $19.1 billion

The Federal Communication Commission's 700 MHz auction began its first day of six rounds-per-day bidding pretty much the way it left the previous five...

Telus set to launch Zi’s Qix mobile search service: Carrier claims to be first in North America with offering

Canadian operator Telus Mobility said it will become the first North American operator to offer Zi Corp.'s mobile search service.The service, dubbed Qix, is...

Alcatel-Lucent ends difficult year with a loss: Revenues, losses increased during Q4

Alcatel-Lucent reported a loss of $3.74 billion during the fourth quarter, bringing its total loss to $5.1 billion for 2007. The company's stock was...

DHS sued over searches at borders: Groups question searches of cellphone directories, computer files

Two groups sued the Bush administration in an attempt to gain access to public records on questioning and searches of cellphone directories, laptop computer...

TerreStar scores $300M funding commitment: Expects satellite launch within a year

TerreStar Corp. said it received $300 million in investor commitments through the launch of its hybrid mobile satellite, with the transaction also giving the...

E Block hits reserve: Auction continues slow crawl

The rut continued in the Federal Communication Commission's 700 MHz auction with the final rounds of the day mirroring what transpired during the opening...

Sprint Nextel hit with class action: Lawsuit claims carrier illegally extended contacts

Sprint Nextel Corp. has been hit with a class action lawsuit alleging the No. 3 mobile phone carrier is defrauding wireless consumers. The lawsuit...

Modu launches with modular handset, carrier partners: Israeli startup brags about device’s potential

The hype cycle offers fertile ground for startups. Consider modu, a private company based in Israel, which today provided that familiar, heady mix of...

700 MHz auction: Focus remains on a decreasing number of licenses

The grind is on. After topping the $19 billion mark yesterday -- prodded by some arm-twisting from the Federal Communications Commission -- the 700...

Worst of the Week: Place your bets on those cellphone flameouts

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...

Wireless industry retaliates against prepaid phone traffickers: AT&T Mobility joins T-Mobile USA, Nokia, others in legal battle

Just how big a problem is prepaid mobile-phone trafficking in the United States? All signs point to a potentially huge black market of international...

Medio launches on-device portal

Medio Systems Inc. launched an on-device portal designed to give users one-click access to content on the wireless Web.The offering uses predictive text and...

Blue Frog croaks : Content firm files for bankruptcy

Blue Frog Mobile Inc. may have uttered its last "ribbit."The Seattle-based interactive TV firm filed for bankruptcy last week under Chapter 7, signaling its...

AT&T hires on new marketing director: New position will handle $3.3 billion in ad buying and planning

AT&T Inc. has hired the Discovery Channel's new-media guru, Chris Schembri, to oversee the allocation of its $3.3 billion annual media budget.Schembri, known for...

700 MHz: $19B and counting: B, E Blocks maintain center stage, tussle breaks out over Alaska C Block

The Federal Communication Commission's 700 MHz auction slowly crawled past the $19 billion mark this afternoon. Bidders laid down 203 bids during round 40,...

Is the end in sight?: Auction 73 slows as FCC prods bidders

Sensing a slowdown in the proceedings, the Federal Communications Commission instituted its so-called "Stage Two Transition" beginning with this morning's round 36, effectively requiring...

Mobile ad plays keep popping up: Bango, CBS, others look to mobile ad horizon

Bango is moving beyond wireless transactions and into the world of mobile marketing.The U.K.-based firm, which specializes in off-deck activity, launched an offering designed...

iPhone memory doubled to 16 GB

Apple Inc. has ensured that its customers have enough memory on their iPhone and iPod to store and consume more digital media from ......

FCC extends LNP deadline

The Federal Communications Commission extended by six months the deadline for streamlined local number portability processing.The new deadline is July 31, though regional telecom...

Voce flames out, another MVNO casualty: COO discovered he’d been fired when phone disconnected

Voce's promises are now just a hollow echo of P.T. Barnum's famous dictum, "there's a sucker born every minute." "The ultimate service," the...

Boost, Helio tweak plans: ‘Unlimited’ is the keyword

Sprint Nextel Corp.'s subsidiary Boost Mobile and mobile virtual network operator Helio L.L.C. tweaked their unlimited voice, data and messaging plans.Boost Mobile introduced a...

Frequencies chosen for spectrum-sharing test

Two telecom agencies identified frequencies for testing spectrum sharing between federal and non-federal users, but there is concern that the Bush administration will not...
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