UTStarcom Inc. posted a loss in the second quarter, and its third-quarter outlook offered no relief, news that helped send its stock down more than 6 percent to around $8 per share."While we had hoped that the downward revisions to revenue growth and expectations...
LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel Corp. is teaming with Fujifilm on an offering allowing users to create and send personal postcards from their handsets. With the BREW-based application, users can create a postcard and send it via e-mail to anyone in the United States for $2....
Motorola Inc. purchased the research-and-development operations and patent portfolio of European mobile-phone startup Sendo. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The announcement ends weeks of speculation on the fate of Sendo, which has been nearing corporate collapse. Indeed, with the news, Sendo essentially...
Motorola Inc. purchased the research-and-development operations and patent portfolio of European mobile-phone startup Sendo. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.The announcement ends weeks of speculation on the fate of Sendo, which has been nearing corporate collapse. Indeed, Sendo today essentially entered bankruptcy protection...
Verizon Wireless reinforced its position as the industry's top dog regarding the rollout of high-speed wireless data services, announcing the recent expansion of its CDMA2000 1x EV-DO based BroadbandAccess service to 43 markets covering more than 100 million potential customers. During the past several...
HAUPPAUGE, N.Y.-Cingular Wireless announced it is selling the Audiovox SMT 5600 smart phone for $200 with a two-year contract. AT&T Wireless Services Inc. previously sold the phone, and Cingular had said it was working to test the device for its newly combined network.The high-end...
South Korean handset vendor Pantech&Curitel acquired a majority stake in wireless carrier SK Telecom's handset business, a move that could give the growing company additional weight in both the Korean market and the worldwide stage.According to reports, Pantech&Curitel paid around $300 million for a...
HAUPPAUGE, N.Y.-Canadian carrier Telus Mobility announced it will sell the Audiovox PPC 6600 from UTStarcom for $350 with a three-year service agreement. The high-end device features Microsoft Corp.'s Pocket PC operating system, Bluetooth and an integrated MP3 player."The Audiovox PPC 6600 combines the unmatched...
ROCHESTER, Minn.-Rural wireless operator Midwest Wireless launched CDMA2000 EV-DO services in Olmsted County, Minn., providing customers with the only EV-DO service available in the state. The carrier said the service provides network speeds of between 300 kilobits per second and 500 kbps and builds...
TORONTO-Rogers Wireless Inc. together with Visto Corp. launched MyMail, a wireless service that provides instant two-way push-email, calendar and contacts to a customer's wireless device.Users who have a valid data service plan with Rogers can download the application over the air. Account activation and...
ATLANTA-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. reported a deal with the Visiting Nurse Association of Florida Inc. to improve VNA's wireless capabilities in providing care for homebound patients. The agreement provided VNA's Florida clinical staff with 275 Audiovox Corp.'s 4100 Pocket PC mobile devices loaded with Homecare...
BERKELEY, Calif.-MobiTV reported that rural wireless operator Midwest Wireless has launched its live streaming television service on the carrier's CDMA-based network. The MobiTV service currently provides access to more than 20 channels, including MSNBC, ABC News Now, NBC Mobile, Fox Sports, Discovery, The Learning...
BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless launched Novatel Wireless Inc.'s V620 Wireless PC card for use on the carrier's CDMA2000 1x EV-DO network, which Verizon Wireless said provides average throughput speeds of between 300 and 500 kilobits per second and was recently expanded to 32 major markets...
BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless launched Novatel Wireless Inc.'s V620 Wireless PC card for use on the carrier's CDMA2000 1x EV-DO network, which Verizon Wireless said provides average throughput speeds of between 300 and 500 kilobits per second and was recently expanded to 32 major markets...
Investors lashed out at wireless vendor UTStarcom Inc.-sending its stock down more than 23 percent to around $15.32 per share-following the company's announcement that its fourth-quarter revenues will be well below its previous guidance. Some analysts also reacted with hostility, as both Smith Barney...
Investors lashed out at wireless vendor UTStarcom Inc.-sending the company's stock down more than 23 percent to around $15.32 per share-following the company's announcement that its fourth-quarter revenues will be well below its previous guidance.Some analysts also reacted with hostility, as both Smith Barney...
LAS VEGAS-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. said it will sell additional devices running Microsoft Corp.'s operating system in 2005. The carrier already offers Windows Mobile devices from Motorola Inc., Audiovox and Siemens AG."Our No. 1 goal is to maximize the wireless experience for our customers. We...
Voice over Internet Protocol phone carrier Vonage announced several new devices to support its service, including a portable Wi-Fi phone from wireless handset and infrastructure provider UTStarcom Inc.Vonage sells software that allows computer users to place telephone calls over the Internet. The company said...
Pantech&Curitel, a South Korean manufacturing company comprising the mobile-phone operations of Curitel Communications Inc. and Pantech Group, announced ambitious plans to sell 10 million Pantech-branded mobile phones in the United States in 2005. However, industry watchers believe the company faces a major uphill climb...
Many in the industry peg iDEN handset vendor Motorola Inc. as a major winner following the merger between Sprint and Nextel Communications Inc. Motorola's position is enviable as the company also has managed to capitalize on the merger between Cingular Wireless L.L.C. and AT&T...
Following several quarters of sluggish results, as well as a damaging phone software glitch, industry is rife with rumors that Siemens AG plans to shake up its mobile-phone business-a move that could involve a teaming with a company like Motorola Inc., an internal reorganization...
BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Industry witnessed the release of three unique, advanced handsets from the likes of Verizon Wireless, NTT DoCoMo Inc. and startup Mobiado, a division of Bonac Innovation Corp., which released a $1,200 GSM camera phone built from aircraft aluminum. First up is Verizon Wireless,...
Industry witnessed the release of three unique, advanced handsets from the likes of Verizon Wireless, NTT DoCoMo Inc. and startup Mobiado, a division of Bonac Innovation Corp., which today released a $1,200 GSM camera phone built from aircraft aluminum.First up is Verizon Wireless, which...
One vendor's end-to-end strategy is another vendor's poison. Nokia Corp., Siemens AG and Motorola Inc. market their end-to-end strategies as one-stop shops for carriers. But Lucent Technologies Inc., Nortel Networks Ltd. and Alcatel Alsthom say end-to-end solutions actually limit choices for carriers. In between...
