Monthly Archives: January, 2009

New York kills contract for public safety wireless network

New York State has cancelled the multibillion-dollar contract it awarded to M/A-COM to build a statewide wireless network for public safety use, saying the...

With $6B for telecom, gov’t stimulus package could spark feeding frenzy: Wireless providers may face off against public-interest groups over possible conditions

The $825 billion economic stimulus package unveiled by congressional Democrats will include $6 billion in grants for broadband and wireless services in underserved areas,...

FCC chief Martin resigns, plans move to think tank

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin today announced his resignation, marking an ending to a turbulent tenure in which he often found himself at...

Google shutters Dodgeball, an SMS-based, location-capable effort: Search giant quits work on the mobile social network

Google Inc. will pull the plug on Dodgeball, cease development of its microblogging service Jaiku and slash roughly 100 jobs as it streamlines its...

Reaction mixed on Steve Jobs’ hiatus: Focus shifts from Apple CEO’s health to firm’s stock

If the news that Apple Inc.'s CEO Steve Jobs would take a six-month break from day-to-day work was intended to lay rumors to rest...

Timing of DTV delay raises tension between Verizon, AT&T

Congressional Republican and industry opposition are mounting over President-elect Barack Obama's call to delay next-month's digital television transition, with the nation's two largest telecom...

VIDEO @ CES: Alcatel-Lucent and satellite-powered mobile TV

LAS VEGAS - During last week's Consumer Electronics Show, we planted ourselves at the Showstoppers Media Event. Oliver...

Worst of the Week: Palm’s Pre and Sweet nothing

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...

Executive Interview: Paul Palmieri, CEO, Millennial Media: Wireless veteran discusses landscape for mobile phone advertising

Few people in mobile marketing can leverage both the online and wireless experience Paul Palmieri commands. The CEO of Millennial Media was an executive...

Boost launches unlimited at $50 using iDEN network: Monthly plan includes voice, text, Web and PTT

Sprint Nextel Corp.'s Boost Mobile subsidiary unveiled an unlimited offering dubbed "Monthly Unlimited" that includes unlimited calling minutes, text messaging, wireless Web and walkie-talkie...

Palm request for app store advice opens floodgate

Andrew Shebanow didn't imagine that asking for feedback about how Palm's app store should work would open up a flood of input. He also...

MVNOs: What’s in store

A new analysis from Strand Consult charts a switch by high street mobile phone retailers into the mobile virtual network (MVNO) operator business.

GPS getting more competition: ABI

Alternative location technologies such as Wi-Fi and Cell-ID will increasingly join GPS in new location-based service (LBS) applications in cellphones and other handheld devices,...

Even in soft economy, mobile to deploy in business if it increases productivity, researchers say

The current economic downturn will force companies of all sizes to proceed with caution as they continue to invest in enterprise mobility applications, according...

Steve Jobs takes leave until June, citing health issues: Apple CEO says he’ll remain active on ‘major strategic decisions’

Just one week after reassuring investors, customers and fans that he is fundamentally healthy but undergoing treatment for a hormone imbalance, Apple Inc. CEO...

Motorola cuts 4,000 more jobs: Mobile devices division loses 3,000, or more than 10%

Motorola Inc. today said it shipped only 19 million handsets in the fourth quarter of 2008, down from 25.4 million in the third quarter...

Obama transition team clarifies broadband support: Stimulus package not designed to fund nationwide broadband rollout

A top tech member of the Obama transition team today said the broadband component of the increasingly contentious economic stimulus package in Congress is...

DoJ: AT&T must pay $2M fine: Penalty linked to acquisition of Dobson

The Department of Justice said AT&T Inc. must pay more than $2 million to settle a government lawsuit alleging violations of two court orders...

DoJ: AT&T must pay $2M fine: Penalty linked to acquisition of Dobson

The Department of Justice said AT&T Inc. must pay more than $2 million to settle a government lawsuit alleging violations of two court orders...

United Airlines to offer Aircell’s Gogo wireless Internet service: Airline expects to launch in-flight Internet offering later this year

United Airlines has become the latest carrier to agree to offer Aircell L.L.C.'s Gogo in-flight Internet services to its passengers.The airline will offer the...

Analyst firm: It’s a down year for wireless network vendors : Fitch Ratings forecasts trouble for Alcatel-Lucent, Nortel, Motorola

As the market digests news of Nortel's financial failings, a new report forecasts the rest of the global telecom equipment vendor market also will...

VIDEO @ CES Part 1: Airbiquity plays in the wireless/automotive space

LAS VEGAS - During last week's Consumer Electronics Show, we planted ourselves at the Showstoppers Media Event. Kamyar...

Numerex touts ‘DNA’ in winning fleet-tracking business: Wireless M2M market set to boom to $57B in 2014, firm predicts

With the machine-to-machine market projected to boom in the coming years, Numerex Corp. is finding a simple way to sell its services to potential...

Chapter 11 bankruptcy: What now for Nortel?: Analysts speculate on options for the wireless networking vendor

Upon its filing for bankruptcy, the future for Nortel Networks Corp. looks cloudy, as analysts now speculate whether the company can stay in business,...
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