Editor's Note: Welcome our Monday feature, Analyst Angle. We've collected a group of the industry's leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry. In the coming weeks look for columns from Strategy Analytics' Chris Ambrosio, Ovum's Roger Entner...
Qualcomm Inc.'s MediaFLO USA subsidiary said the industry's No. 4 operator T-Mobile USA Inc. is trialing its mobile TV service, adding another national carrier to its list of partners even as it prepares for the initial commercial launch of service with Verizon Wireless early...
WASHINGTON -- Bush administration efforts to help Iraq create a competitive wireless market and an independent regulatory regime to oversee telecom reconstruction in the aftermath of the 2003 U.S.-led invasion are at risk of being undermined by internal political strife in the war-torn country,...
WASHINGTON -- The Bush administration suddenly finds itself confronting privacy and security issues associated with radio frequency identification technology, an awkward position for a U.S. government aggressively promoting RFID and contributing to a potentially huge commercial market for wireless tracking chips and infrastructure. While...
The Sony Ericsson W810i-the vendor's flagship Walkman music phone, described as a ``multimedia beast'' by one analyst-will be closely watched by some in the industry to see how well it sells at Cingular Wireless L.L.C.Why? The answer reflects the industry's increasing time-to-market pressures, a...
COSTA MESA, Calif.-Striking back at concerns over CDMA operators switching to GSM, the CDMA Development Group said it now counts 39 GSM operators that either have deployed or are deploying CDMA2000 networks for voice and data services. The group attributed the move in part...
AMSTERDAM-Sony Corp. and NXP Semiconductors announced a joint venture to develop a secure chip that uses near-field communications for financial transactions. The goal is to produce a chip that can process different protocols and operating systems for contactless payment. The two companies will include...
NEW YORK—Actor Robert Redford’s Sundance Institute is teaming with the GSM Association to promote made-for-mobile video shorts. The organizations unveiled a pilot project designed to "showcase and extend the reach" of independent short films for wireless phones. The "Global Short Film Project" has commissioned...
OKLAHOMA CITY—Dobson Communications Corp. reported a third consecutive quarter of profits and increases to its subscriber base, and the company said it hopes to maintain its momentum as it enters 2007. Dobson added 23,500 net customers during the third quarter, including 11,300 postpaid customers...
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Army said it will evaluate Nokia Corp.’s wireless technology for potential military and defense applications. Nokia said it has entered into a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement with the Army, agreeing to showcase technologies including W-CDMA, GSM and WiMAX. The five-year evaluation,...
PLAINFIELD, Ind.—High Tech Computer Corp. has tapped Brightpoint Inc. to serve as the exclusive North American distributor for its Microsoft Corp. Windows Mobile-based GSM devices and accessories. The 9-year-old manufacturer said Brightpoint will distribute HTC’s products to carriers, mobile virtual network operators and retailers...
Editor's Note: Welcome our Monday feature, Analyst Angle. We’ve collected a group of the industry’s leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry. In the coming weeks look for columns from Strategy Analytics' Chris Ambrosio, Current Analysis’ Peter...
Qwest Communications International Inc. reported a profitable third quarter with net income of $194 million, reversing a $144 million loss the company reported in the same quarter last year. Further, Qwest said the penetration rate of its service bundles increased 6 percent compared with...
SAN DIEGO—Qualcomm Inc. reported increases in both revenues and earnings for its fourth quarter and full year, but the company warned that it is "not optimistic" that its licensing negotiations with Nokia Corp. will conclude when the companies’ current deal expires in April. Qualcomm...
NEW DELHI—Motorola Inc. scored a glimmer of hope in India as a court there issued an injunction that temporarily stops India’s state-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. from awarding its multibillion-dollar network expansion contract to eager vendors. Motorola had asked the Indian court for a...
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 and vendor. The value of the contract is included when available. Click here for additional infrastructure awards from RCR Wireless...
BERWYN, Pa.—Regional carrier SunCom Wireless Holdings Inc. posted mixed results for the third quarter, with revenues up, but still recording an overall loss and higher sequential churn. Deactivations due to the carrier’s ongoing conversion of customers from its legacy TDMA network to its GSM...
ATLANTA—Cingular Wireless L.L.C. and Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. are betting on faster download speeds and music functionality with the launch of the "Synch" handset, an HSDPA phone with music and multimedia capabilities. The Cingular exclusive device will be available "soon" for $50 with a...
The fourth quarter-a seasonally hot quarter for handset sales-is well underway. Time for the crystal ball and a word from a couple of gazers. The outlook remains positive for fourth-quarter shipment volumes, based largely on historical trends and the remarkable volumes of handsets shipped...
WASHINGTON-U.S. law enforcement and homeland security officials gave their blessing to Japan-based NTT DoCoMo Inc.'s proposed $72 million purchase of Guam Cellular & Paging Inc. and Guam Wireless Telephone Co. L.L.C., after the parties agreed to certain conditions. While it pales in comparison to...
WASHINGTON—U.S. law enforcement and homeland security officials have given their blessing to Japan-based NTT DoCoMo Inc.’s proposed $72 million purchase of Guam Cellular & Paging Inc. and Guam Wireless Telephone Co. L.L.C., after parties agreed to certain conditions. The Department of Justice, FBI and...
By Julie Jargon CHICAGO—Motorola Inc. cell phone chief Ron Garriques promised investors in May that the company's new Q smart phone would follow the same trajectory as its smash hit Razr cell phone, selling 750,000 units in the first 90 days and 5 million...
With the need for using 850 MHz spectrum for its TDMA network decreases, Cingular Wireless L.L.C. has been carving out blocks of the spectrum to use for the launch of its UMTS/HSDPA mobile broadband network. The 850 MHz spectrum, prized for its propagation properties...
Cingular Wireless L.L.C. is reaping the benefits of its acquisition of the former AT&T Wireless Services Inc., company officials said-even as the company prepares for the merger of its two parent companies and a return to the AT&T Wireless brand. Cingular reported its highest-ever...
