WASHINGTON-A newly published study says the risk for brain tumors is higher for digital mobile-phone subscribers in rural areas than for those living in cities, but Swedish researchers urge caution in interpreting the findings due to low numbers in some calculations.The study, led by...
With three months of financial and operational performance on the books, 2005 is setting up as another strong year for the wireless industry. Analysts noted that first-quarter results have shown a substantial year-over-year improvement in customer growth along with improving churn and margin performances...
Leap Wireless International Inc. reported delayed fourth-quarter and full-year 2004 results that included strong customer growth and improving financial metrics.The carrier said it added 29,000 subscribers during the final three months of last year, compared with a loss of 5,000 customers in fourth-quarter 2003....
T-Mobile USA Inc. again topped a J.D. Power and Associates ranking, this time garnering the highest overall customer satisfaction among wireless voice and data service for business customers as part of J.D. Power and Associates 2005 Business Wireless Satisfaction Study. T-Mobile USA also topped...
Following is a list of debt and credit upgrades and downgrades for wireless companies by financial and investment firms this week:Standard & Poor's revised its outlook on Sanmina-SCI Corp. to negative from stable following what S&P called disappointing earnings for the second quarter ended...
LAS VEGAS-The University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory released a white paper outlining the technical results it found in a multivendor test it conducted mixing data, video and Voice over Internet Protocol in typical wired and wireless corporate wireless area networks.Companies that participated in...
HAMPSHIRE, United Kingdom-Mobile entertainment revenues are expected to grow to more than $59 billion by 2009, driven by a rapid expansion in mobile content and sharp increases in 2.5- and third-generation handset adoption, according to a report from Juniper Research.Adult content will generate revenues...
LOS ANGELES-More than two-thirds of women said they use cellular phoned, and one-third said they use the advanced features on their phones, according to a survey by Women in Technology International, IDC and Intel. More than half of the women surveyed named home networking...
SAN JOSE, Calif.-Growth is a major concern this year for the chief executive officers of the world's fastest-growing technology companies, according to the latest findings of Deloitte's Technology Fast 500 survey.About 75 percent of the CEOs surveyed during the first quarter said they are...
DENVER-About 80 percent of telecom consumers purchase three or four different services, including landline, cable, wireless and Internet services, but less than one-third purchase those services from a single provider, according to a survey commissioned by billing and customer-care company CSG Systems.More than 67...
SAN JOSE, Calif.-Worldwide sales of semiconductors increased 13.2 percent to $55.3 billion during the first quarter compared with sales of $48.9 billion during the first quarter of last year, said the Semiconductor Industry Association. Sales were up 0.4 percent from revenues of $55.1 billion...
Mobile phones have evolved into the focal point of electronics innovation. Indeed, the handset industry sits on the bleeding edge of novelty, and players now introduce new phone technologies at a break-neck pace. Last year it was integrated digital cameras, this year it's music...
In a record year for financial restatements, the wireless industry managed to stay relatively unsoiled. While other telecommunications, financial and manufacturing companies in 2004 faced various bookkeeping snafus, few wireless players were forced to dust off their financials. Nonetheless, there were a few accountants...
Cingular Wireless L.L.C.'s tenure as the nation's fastest-growing wireless operator came to a screeching halt as Verizon Wireless took back the title it lost in 2004. Surpassing even the most optimistic forecasts, Verizon Wireless said it added 1.64 million subscribers during the first quarter,...
NATICK, Mass.-Internet Protocol Multimedia Subsystems architecture is creating opportunities for several players, according to new research from Venture Development Corp.Several vendors are vying to increase their control of the supply side of the telecom core infrastructure market, and IMS allows many of them to...
SANTA CRUZ, Calif.-More than half of wireless developers said they would consider changing programming languages or tools to mobilize applications more easily, according to new research from Evans Data Corp.This finding could be because more than three-quarters of developers are writing new applications from...
Nextel Communications Inc. said it added 810,000 customers during the first quarter of this year, including 496,000 customers through Nextel-branded services and 314,000 customers to its Boost Mobile prepaid offering. Analysts were expecting Nextel to add between 450,000 and 500,000 direct subscribers during the...
SAN FRANCISCO-The number of mobile subscribers in China is expected to grow to 580 million by the end of 2010, according to a new report form Visiongain.The study, "The China Mobile Market," said China's mobile market has a moderate penetration level-25.7 percent-compared with other...
PALO ALTO, Calif.-The wireless test equipment market is projected to grow to $4.5 billion by 2011 from $1.9 billion last year as carriers move toward third-generation networks, according to a report form Frost & Sullivan.The report, "World Wireless Communications Test Equipment Markets," said carriers,...
ADDISON, Texas-OFDM-based solutions could have a leg up in the race for fourth-generation dominance against CDMA2000 and W-CDMA protocols due to the growing use of streaming media and other high-speed applications, according to a report from Alexander Resources.However, while OFDM and MIMO-OFDM have advantages...
Japan's mobile-phone carriers said interim findings from research they sponsored found radio-frequency radiation from base stations does not affect human cells, according to an NTT DoCoMo Inc. press release. The research, funded by DoCoMo, KDDI Corp., Vodafone K.K. and Tu-Ka Cellular Tokyo Inc., was...
NATICK, Mass.-The global market for commercial mobile software, including operating systems, application frameworks, Java service and provisioning solutions, is expected to reach $1.6 billion by 2008 from $560 million last year, according to a new study released by Venture Development Corp. The report, "The...
NEW YORK-The convergence of telecommunications, media and technology is resulting in an increased demand for connectivity and access to digital content, according to a symposium co-hosted by GE Commercial Finance Global Media & Communications and NBC Universal earlier this month.Another major theme that dominated...
NEW YORK-Americans use an average of six wireless products powered by rechargeable batteries in their daily lives, according to a new study by NOP World.The poll, conducted on behalf of the Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corp., indicates U.S. consumers use twice as many such devices-including...
