The converging telecom and IT space is set to become a $5 trillion global business, fueled by relentless demand from individuals and businesses to be able to access information across any device at any time. The wireless/telecom/media/IT sector is growing two to five...
Brightstar Corp., which has successfully played the handset distribution game, has decided to pursue the accessories market by establishing a standalone company - Brightstar Accessories - headquartered in Miami.The company is attempting to catch a market estimated by ABI Research to create $40 billion...
If you think you're seeing Bluetooth headset advertisements everywhere, offering a bewildering array of styles and functionality from innumerable companies, you're spot on. The growth of mobile multimedia - driven in part by a shift in emphasis by network operators' pursuit of data-related revenues...
You've heard that smartphones are the growth area in mobile handsets, with actual numbers to support this development-long-sought by vendors seeking higher average selling prices and carriers seeking improved data revenue.On a dollar-for-dollar basis, however, handset accessories will generate more revenue this year than...
Headset maker Jabra will move its offices from Lombard, Ill., to Nashua, N.H., as part of a consolidation of the company's operations with those of its parent company GN Netcom.The company could cut up to 20 jobs as part of the move, according to...
A panel of federal judges is set to hear arguments Thursday in Miami on whether to consolidate more than a dozen lawsuits against Motorola Inc. and other Bluetooth technology vendors. The suits allege wireless headsets can cause hearing loss and blame companies for failing...
A California man is suing Motorola Inc., alleging the cellular phone maker knew its wireless Bluetooth headsets could cause "serious hearing loss" and failed to warn customer of the potential dangers. The suit, which seeks class-action status, was filed earlier this month in U.S....
Say what you want about the relative impacts of gorgeous weather, sloppy food, unruly children or even demanding conversations on drivers' attention and, therefore, everyone's safety. But in California-the nation's most populous state-the debate is over. Earlier this month it became the fourth state...
BOSTON-Motorola Inc., Jabra and Plantronics Inc. continue to lead the Bluetooth headset market with a combined 57 percent share of total global sales last year, according to research from Strategy Analytics.Motorola alone controls 28 percent of the market, making it the segment leader. And...
BOSTON—Motorola Inc., Jabra and Plantronics Inc. continue to lead the Bluetooth headset market with a combined 57 percent share of total global sales last year, according to research from Strategy Analytics.<!--> Administrator Normal 1 0 2006-06-22T18:10:00Z 1...
NASHUA, N.H.—GN said it plans to combine its professional and consumer headset divisions—GN Mobile and GN Netcom—to create what the company said would be the world’s largest wireless headset company. The new entity will employee 1,800 people and is expected to generate combined revenue...
BALLERUP, Denmark-Headset-maker Jabra said it will offer a pink version of its Jabra EarWave Boom corded mobile-phone headset in support of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month this month. The headset will be available exclusively at Sprint stores nationwide and carries a suggested retail price...
CHICAGO-U.S. Cellular Corp. reported a partnership with Jabra to begin selling Bluetooth and corded headsets at U.S. Cellular's retail locations. The headsets will include Jabra's BT250v Bluetooth model that retails for $100 and the C250 corded model that retails for $30.Both companies are based...
SAN DIEGO-Hands-free product maker Jabra Corp. announced shipping dates for its two newest corded headsets, the EarSet WindUp and ProBoom. The EarSet WindUp began shipping earlier this month, and the ProBoom is scheduled for release in May. The company now has 12 hands-free devices.The...
COPENHAGEN, Denmark-Danish technology and handset accessory company GN announced it will be the original equipment manufacturer of Bluetooth headsets for Motorola Inc. The company said its first shipment is expected to go out in the second half of this year.GN's Netcom Mobile Division makes...
SAN DIEGO-JABRA Corp. will take part in a San Diego Trolley advertising program tied to Super Bowl XXXVII, to be held in San Diego in January.The promotion entails an advertisement-covered trolley car that will help bus additional tourists around the city in the months...
SAN DIEGO-JABRA Corp. said its JABRA FreeSpeak BT200 wireless headset, which uses Bluetooth technology to give users hands-free access to Bluetooth-enabled mobile phones, will be supported by the recently released Microsoft Windows Powered Smartphone. "JABRA FreeSpeak BT200 is the perfect productivity tool to accompany...
Berliner Communications Inc.Doreen Trant has been promoted to chief operating officer of Berliner Communication Inc. Trant previously served as the company's vice president of sales and marketing. She will now be responsible for service disciplines including RF engineering, site acquisition, construction, project management,...
WASHINGTON-If you are a congressman driving one Friday evening to Connecticut while holding a mobile phone in your hand, and your wife exclaims suddenly that you are driving erratically, what do you do?When this happened to Rep. Gary L. Ackerman (D-N.Y.), he introduced legislation...
Formus Communications Inc. filed a registration statement for an initial public offering of its class A common stock. Formus, a wireless broadband carrier, expects to complete the offering by the middle of the year.Advanced Radio Telecom Corp. successfully bid $77 million to acquire several...
FREEREALTIME.comFreeRealTime.com Inc. launched a beta version of FRT2go, a service for use on 3Com Corp.'s Palm Computing unit Palm VII and Palm.net service, giving its members wireless access to real-time stock quotes as well as other financial market information. The company noted it does...
SAN DIEGO-Jabra Corp. said it has partnered with Samsung Telecommunications America to provide its EarSet and Smart Adapter for Samsung's wireless SCH-1000 personal communications services handsets.Samsung and Jabra plan to co-market the products as separate accessories that will be sold through Samsung's distribution network,...
WASHINGTON-The wireless telecommunications industry told the Federal Communications Commission it will work with the hearing-impaired community, hearing aid manufacturers and audiologists during the next six months to develop short-term and long-term solutions to hearing aid interference and compatibility problems posed by digital pocket telephones."We...
