Yearly Archives: 2008

Acquisition frenzy continues: Centennial deal might not be last

Another regional player is set for extinction. Earlier this month, AT&T Mobility announced plans to acquire Centennial Communications Corp. for $2.8 billion. The...

FCC provides VZW/Alltel details: Final plans await close

The Federal Communications Commission released details of its approval of Verizon Wireless' acquisition of Alltel Communications L.L.C., including the five additional markets that need...

Infrastructure awards wrap-up: Andrew and Redline

The following list details this week's infrastructure awards for the cellular, Wi-Fi, and WiMAX industries. The contracts are broken down by transmission technology, country...

Seattle firm Artefact joined HTC on Touch Diamond: Designing the user experience

Attention to the "user experience" has become a fervid mantra since the iPhone reached market last year and in one recent case, a specialty...

Dingell, Stupak provide ultimatum to Martin: FCC chief wanted for interview prior to report on agency management practices

House Commerce Committee leaders offered Federal Communications Commission Kevin Martin one last chance to be interviewed before releasing a final report on its investigation...

Qualcomm SDK includes support for Flash, Web

Qualcomm Inc. has released a software development kit for its BREW Mobile Platform, enabling developers to "bridge the gap" between writing for mobile applications...

VZW expands video-sharing options: Partners with FunMobility for upload service

Verizon Wireless has partnered with FunMobility to provide a new video service for customers. Under the agreement, users can access "America's Best Mobile Flix"...

Qualcomm ditches UMB for LTE: Stronger focus on smartphones, netbooks

QUALCOMM INC. PUBLICLY SAID that it was giving up on developing its Ultra Mobile Broadband evolution for CDMA, leaving the technology's upgrade path up...

Analyst Angle: The open-data-pipe boogey man

Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Analyst Angle. We've collected a group of the industry's leading analysts to give their outlook on the...

Nokia’s ‘unsettling’ warning : ‘Sharp pullback’ in consumer spending

NOKIA CORP. DELIVERED A SOBER WARNING Friday that a "rapid change" in consumer spending over past weeks led the handset giant to cut its...

Nortel on the ropes: ‘No way to sugercoat’ tough quarter, economic downturn hurting company

NORTEL NETWORKS CORP. FACES AN UPHILL CLIMB following a third quarter where the company reported losses of $3.4 billion and said it would cut...

Adobe Bringing Flash To Smartphones With ARM Chips

The technology collaboration may be a boon for Flash developers as it will expand the potential audience to millions of smartphones, set-top boxes, and...

Qualcomm adds WiFi positioning to GPS platform

Qualcomm has licensed Skyhook Wireless's Wi-Fi Positioning System (WPS), a method of combining massive professional wardriving databases with geographical latitude and longitude.

Virgin Mobile Cutting 10% Of Staff, Keeping CFO (VM)

"Virtual" mobile carrier Virgin Mobile USA (VM) will cut 10% of its staff, or about 45 people in New Jersey and California, the company...

Stereo Bluetooth headsets to languish behind mono versions

Consumers have embraced Bluetooth-enabled mono headsets for mobile phones, but getting them to accept stereo Bluetooth headsets is another story.A new study from IMS...

VZW finally gets 700 MHz assets

The Federal Communications Commission gave final clearance to Verizon Wireless' $4.7 billion purchase of a nationwide collection of regional licenses at the 700 MHz...

Gearworks set to tackle growing home health care market: Combination of mobile data, GPS underpin service

With its enterprise tracking solutions being marketed by Verizon Wireless and Sprint Nextel Corp., Gearworks Inc. is now developing a platform for one the...

Policy jam

The controversy turns on an objective contrary to the inherent purpose of wireless communications, cleanly getting a radio signal from point A to point...

Phoenix Stadium: built for wireless from ground up

It sits in the desert as a shimmering star, an example of state-of-the-art technology. From its retractable roof to its grass field that can...

MSS market set for takeoff, again

The troubled economic environment is not stunting the mobile satellite services market, according to a new survey and forecast from research and consulting firm...

Venture capital financing wrap-up: Flipswap, Transpera, Trust Digital and more

The following list includes venture capital and other investments into wireless companies announced during the past week. The value of the investment is included...

Wheeler, Hundt join Obama-Biden transition team: Range of wireless veterans to aid new administration

Major fundraisers who previously were highly influential in the wireless space have assumed key roles on the Obama-Biden transition team, a move that comes...

Worst of the Week: Me and my robot friends

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...

Microsoft unveils new browser for Windows Mobile smartphones

Microsoft Corp. is close to launching a new Windows Mobile browser that the company's development team touts as an experience that will resemble surfing...
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