Gemalto, the world's largest SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) card maker, is taking steps to expand the mobile contactless payment space – and get its technology an even broader footprint. The company announced a strategic licensing agreement with NXP Semiconductors N.V., (NXPI) as well as...
The mobile virtual network operator space has been a-buzz lately, with a new MVNO launched, one closing shop, another sold and yet another expanding its service offering beyond handsets into laptop cards. Following is a look at five areas experts said MVNOs need to...
Now that Sprint Nextel Corp. has committed to WiMAX technology, it's time to wonder if other carriers will follow suit. No doubt, carriers make next-generation investment decisions based largely on how they think they can best leverage their existing assets to rake in future...
Despite initial anticipation that cable and satellite companies would use the advanced wireless services spectrum auction to catapult into the mobile marketplace, the hype doesn't seem to be panning out. However, walking away from the spectrum auction may not be a bad thing, at...
WASHINGTON—Satellite television providers EchoStar Communications Corp. and DirecTV Group Inc. have pulled out of the advanced wireless service spectrum auction.Click here for the latest headlines from the AWS auction. Click here for full AWS auction coverage.Look below for full details on round 18The satellite...
WASHINGTON—Bidding is picking up speed in the FCC’s advanced wireless services spectrum auction, with the total value of provisionally winning bids jumping from more than $2.4 billion late Friday to more than $4.1 billion in the two rounds held so far today.Click here for...
The nation's largest-ever spectrum auction is in full swing, and at the end of round five, the U.S. government has already raised nearly $1.5 billion.When you think about it, that's a truly amazing statistic. In just two days the U.S. Treasury is-potentially-$1.5 billion richer....
In the first few days of jockeying for position in the Federal Communications Commission's auction of advanced wireless services spectrum, T-Mobile USA Inc. has been battling to expand its footprint, and the bidding groups of cable and satellite providers appear to be trying to...
WASHINGTON—NextWave Telecom Inc.-backed AWS Wireless Inc. made three of the highest bids in the sixth round of the advanced wireless services spectrum auction, capturing—at least temporarily—the highly coveted Great Lakes regional 20-megahertz license as well as a 20-MHz license that covers 31 million pops...
WASHINGTON—T-Mobile USA Inc. is dominating the Federal Communications Commission’s spectrum auction after three rounds in terms of sheer dollars, with $226.6 million in bids so far. The carrier is the high bidder on 25 spectrum licenses covering 235 million potential customers.Click here for the...
WASHINGTON—T-Mobile USA Inc. led the first round of bidding in the Federal Communications Commission’s auction of advanced wireless services spectrum, placing bids for spectrum that would substantially expand its national footprint. The carrier bid for 20 megahertz of spectrum in each of six regions...
Bidding in the government's auction of advanced wireless services spectrum is set to start Wednesday, but the jockeying and speculation has already begun as satellite and cable consortiums set themselves up to do battle with traditional wireless carriers for airwaves.Click here for the latest...
WASHINGTON-Next month's advanced wireless services auction, anticipated for years due to the infusion of an additional 90 megahertz of spectrum into the U.S. wireless industry, may come to be remembered by who didn't show for the big dance. In the no-surprise category, Cingular Wireless...
The hype surrounding mobile virtual network operators has created a new segment of the mobile industry with MVNO enablement, and a myriad of companies are eager to tell would-be operators the best way to plunge into the MVNO space. Last week, DBS Communications launched...
CHICAGO-Prepaid wireless services provider DBS Communications Inc. launched its mobile virtual network enablement offering Versent Mobile, which the company said provides the tools necessary for companies to launch mobile virtual network operator-based services. DBS said Versent provides MVNOs with provisioning, billing, retail and customer...
Customer-care and billing solutions provider CSG Systems International Inc. announced it's selling its Global Software & Services Division assets to Comverse Inc. for $251 million in cash. Comverse Inc. is a division of Comverse Technology Inc., a multimedia software and network-based communications services company.CSG...
CHICAGO-Prepaid provider DBC Communications Inc. said it will offer unlimited incoming calls, domestic long-distance, nationwide roaming and rollover minutes as part of its EZlinkmobile offering. DBS said the service, which expands on its original EZlink offering, will use Sprint Corp.'s network for nationwide coverage....
CHICAGO-Prepaid wireless provider DBC Communications Inc. said it will now offer unlimited incoming calls, domestic long-distance, nationwide roaming and rollover minutes as part of its EZlinkmobile offering. DBS said the service, which expands on its original EZlink offering, will use Sprint Corp.'s network for...
Although consolidation continues to thin out the carrier crowd, the actual number of companies offering wireless services soon could increase. At least, that's what Matt Johnson is hoping. Johnson is the co-founder and chief executive officer of Visage Mobile, a mobile virtual network enabler....
Two firms released different ratings on wireless vendor Lucent Technologies Inc. Deutsche Bank Securities maintained a hold rating, while Independent Research Group upgraded Lucent from sell to neutral.In a research note, DBS analyst George Notter attributed the rating to expected weak second-quarter sales owing...
WASHINGTON-Northpoint Technology Ltd. is again pushing its plan to offer wireless broadband using digital broadcast satellite spectrum, and it has received some powerful support on Capitol Hill in the form of a positive hearing by the Senate communications subcommittee."We support because it ensures...
CANNES, France—Dynamic Telecommunications Inc. announced its new Distance Based Sampling (DBS) option at the 3GSM World Congress.The DBS option, which is incorporated into DTI's W-CDMA receiver, allows one drive-test tool to perform both model tuning and network optimization. According to DTI, the option offers...
BEIJING—Telecommunications analyst Wallace Cheung of DBS Equities Research told Hong Kong's South China Morning Post he expects China's Ministry of Information Industry (MII) to grant two new second-generation (2G) mobile-phone licenses in the second half of next year, when the ministry will also issue...
The growth potential of the wireless high-speed data market is inspiring companies to modify technology and previously unused spectrum to enable delivery of these data services. But the journey into this new territory does not come without problems, specifically in the United States where...
