The grandiose vision of ubiquitous WiMAX connectivity for everything under the sun is intoxicating, at least to Sprint Nextel Corp. and its partners.And when the world's top three mobile handset vendors, which also produce WiMAX infrastructure, pledge to support Sprint Nextel's plans with traditional...
Nokia Corp. inched toward its long-held goal of 40% global market share in the third quarter, shipped more phones than its three largest rivals combined and earned revenue and profit to match. With near-complete dominance over incumbent handset makers, Nokia is moving to address...
ORLANDO-The Federal Aviation Administration could prove pivotal in bridging a compromise between conservationists and the wireless industry over how to reduce the number of migratory birds killed from nighttime collisions with communications towers.James Patterson, project manager at the FAA Technical Center, confirmed that agency...
TODAY BEGINS THE FOURTH QUARTER-the crazy, blow-out-the-pipes holiday season for most retailers, including those in the wireless industry. Financial numbers for the past three months are due soon.The numbers, of course, may answer some questions about how well companies delivered the goods in the...
The grandiose vision of ubiquitous WiMAX connectivity for everything under the sun is intoxicating, at least to Sprint Nextel Corp. and its partners. And credibility rises when the world's top three mobile handset vendors, which also produce WiMAX infrastructure, pledge to support Sprint Nextel's...
According to a popular if crass bumper sticker, "stuff" happens.In the case of outages or slowdowns for Research In Motion Ltd.'s BlackBerry service, stuff happens pretty rarely.But a days-long outage this spring and a day-long outage and slowdown in e-mail traffic Sept. 7-8 at...
It must be tough to give a daylong presentation to financial and industry analysts in New York when your take-aways essentially are "meet the new team," "we can do it" and "stay tuned."The latter two messages are acquiring such a familiar ring that one...
Give Palm Inc.'s CEO Ed Colligan credit for straight talk, which may bode well for the company's new direction and ultimate survival. Colligan yesterday delivered a difficult message with a silver lining to Palm's customers, partners and developers: he's cancelling the Foleo product, which...
The piling on began early last Friday as Verizon Wireless, then Sprint Nextel Corp. and AT&T Mobility all announced they would carry Motorola Inc.'s Razr2 handset, with launches beginning at Sprint Nextel this month and continuing with Verizon Wireless and AT&T Mobility in September....
Three of the nation's four top-tier carriers announced Friday that they would launch Motorola Inc.'s new Razr2 handset in the coming weeks, apparently piling on in a "me-too" frenzy.The triple launch, at least initially, appeared to be good news for beleaguered Motorola, which needs...
Motorola Inc. is rolling the dice on a new version of its blockbuster Razr handset and its near-term fortunes may depend on achieving solid sales of the device. Sprint Nextel Corp., Verizon Wireless and AT&T Inc. announced today plans to launch the Razr2, also...
Behind the seemingly mild-mannered, Finnish face of Nokia Corp. lies the heart of a crafty predator.The company has seen the markets of the future and it plans to be more nimble to pounce on opportunity as it arises, or as its innovations and forward...
Executives at Palm Inc. appear to believe they've bought the time and talent to move from less than 3% of the smartphone market to leadership in mobile computing.To paraphrase Neil Armstrong, that's a giant leap . for any company, analysts said. This is perhaps...
The top two handset vendors made small ripples this week in near-perfect juxtaposition. They both want something the other has-and gettin' some is going to be difficult. Nokia Corp. announced yesterday that it will make two of its premium N-series devices available for sale...
There's nothing like seeing your closest competitor in a marathon stumble, their footsteps fading as you alone lead with the wind at your back. That, in essence, is Nokia Corp.'s position in the handset business. Of course, if a competitor can stumble, so can...
It's full steam ahead for Motorola Inc.Free, for the moment, from the shadow of billionaire and dissident shareholder Carl Icahn and his influence on Motorola Inc.'s direction, CEO Ed Zander hit the road last week to tout new, 3G handsets set for launch tomorrow.As...
Having survived an attempted coup by dissident shareholder Carl Icahn earlier this week, Motorola CEO Ed Zander hit the road this week to tout Tuesday's launch of his company's new 3G handsets.Zander appeared yesterday at Software 2007 in Santa Clara, Calif., according to Reuters,...
The tower industry is sitting pretty these days. And, all things considered, the future couldn't look brighter for The Big Three: Crown Castle International Corp., American Tower Corp. and of SBA Communications Corp. Gone are days of flimsy business models and living on the...
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission launched a rulemaking to determine whether rules are necessary to reduce the number of migratory bird collisions with cell-phone towers and other telecom antenna structures, setting the stage for a pitched battle between environmentalists and the tower industry. The FCC...
Got a hot car? Maybe it's on fire. TechnoCom Corp. said it is working on a technology that will use location-based services to allow a TechnoCom representative to identify which car from a group of cars is on fire. The technology also can identify...
WASHINGTON—The Federal Communications Commission denied a 2002 request from the American Bird Conservancy and the Forest Conservation Council to study whether wireless towers contribute to the death of migratory birds, clearing the way for wireless towers to be rebuilt along the Gulf Coast.Meanwhile, an...
At times, it's hard to see beyond the world of mergers, stockholder lawsuits, broadband, global terrorism and dropped calls.Last week, the World Health Organization signaled in strong terms that it has real fears about the possibility of a global avian flu pandemic and the...
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission has entered into an agreement with the state of Michigan to use its 800 MHz public-safety communications system towers for a study on the impact of towers on birds."This agreement promotes FCC Chairman Michael Powell's action plan, announced in May,...
