Google Inc. was finally awarded a patent for speech-recognition technology that allows users to search the Internet by uttering a few words. But whether that's good news or bad news for a handful of wireless software developers is far from clear. Voice-activated technology-which for...
WASHINGTON-Small and regional wireless carriers petitioned the Federal Communications Commission to conduct a special inquiry designed to collect and inspect a representative sample of wireless roaming agreements on a confidential basis. Airpeak Communications L.L.C., Airtel Wireless L.L.C., Cleveland Unlimited Inc., Leap Wireless International Inc.,...
READING, United Kingdom-The worldwide smart mobile device market is in flux, according to a new study from market research firm Canalys. The firm defines smart mobile devices as handhelds, wireless handhelds and smart phones.According to the study, top-ranked Nokia Corp. slightly increased its market...
WASHINGTON-The Federal Highway Administration last week released the "presolicitation notice" for the next-generation 911 system, which would overhaul the current nationwide emergency-response system that relies on 6,000 public-safety answering points with divergent ways of handling calls."This follow-on project will require the 911 system to...
CALGARY, Alberta-CSI Wireless, which designs and manufactures products using wireless and Global Positioning System technology, has agreed to sell its fixed wireless telephone business to Illinois-based Telular Corp. for $13 million. CSI said that its decision to seek a buyer for the fixed wireless...
WASHINGTON-Motient Corp. may be the wireless industry's premier high-wire act. The Lincolnshire, Ill., company is attempting a great leap forward from a business model based on unprofitable land-based wireless data operations to one premised on high-risk-but potentially lucrative-mobile satellite communications that would work with...
FALLS CHURCH, Va.-Nokia Corp., Motorola Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. last year captured more than 60 percent of the $117 billion in worldwide handset revenue, according to a report by Telecom Trends International Inc. Sony Ericsson placed fourth in terms of revenue. The...
Alltel Corp. launched a new service offering that allows customers to select up to 10 phone numbers-wireless, landline, home or office-that they can call for free at any time of day.The My Circle program is available to Alltel subscribers on rate plans of $60...
There's no question that wireless users are searching for porn on their mobile phones. But in the United States, at least, it seems nobody is cashing in. A recent study by mobile-search provider JumpTap Inc. found that searches for adult content accounted for more...
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-VeriSign Inc.'s direct-to-consumer mobile content business continues to erode. The company reported $77 million in revenues from its Jamba and Jamster businesses during the first quarter, down 32 percent from the fourth quarter of 2005. While the decline in revenue was expected-the...
GigaBeam Corp. keeps racking up sales for its for wireless in-building infrastructure product, WiFiber, which the company says is being used by Telkonet Inc.'s subsidiary Microwave Satellite Technologies Inc. in New York City to expand an ultra high-speed wireless loop network among several Manhattan...
A German newspaper reported last week that Motorola Inc. is looking into buying Siemens A.G.'s money-losing telecom equipment unit, Com. The Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung reported that Motorola is mostly interested in the profit-bearing Mobile Network division of Com, but Siemens wants to sell Com in...
Software developer and billing platform provider Amdocs Ltd. plans to enter the digital transaction space with a $275 million buyout of Seattle-based Qpass Inc. Qpass' technology facilitates content sourcing, merchandising, delivery and billing across mobile, Voice over Internet Protocol and Wi-Fi networks. Amdocs said...
MIAMI-As part of its ongoing strategy to move beyond its legacy heritage in providing operation support systems solutions, Telcordia Technologies Inc. announced two partnerships and spelled out its business plans going forward. Telcordia and Accenture last week announced a strategic alliance where systems integrator...
Wireless customers are more satisfied with their cellular service this year than last, according to the latest subscriber survey by J.D. Power and Associates. T-Mobile USA Inc. continues to rank best in customer satisfaction across the country due to strong performance in service plan...
NEW YORK-Shares of Comverse Technology Inc. sank after the company said it would miss a deadline for filing its annual report and probably be forced to restate earnings for the past six years. The software developer said an internal review of its stock-options program...
In an era of over-the-air full-track mobile music offerings and streaming audio services, Fitzwilliam Yang is all about sideloading. The brand manager for Mobile Action Inc. hopes to entice wireless subscribers to use their PCs as a tool to manage ringtones, images, entire songs...
WASHINGTON-The auction fraud lawsuit against Wall Street investor Mario Gabelli enters a critical juncture this week, as U.S. District Judge Paul A. Crotty is expected to hear oral argument on the Justice Department's motion to join litigation accusing Gabelli's Lynch Interactive Corp. of defrauding...
Qualcomm Inc. and Texas Instruments Inc., which dominate chip manufacturing for CDMA and GSM network and handset technologies, respectively, posted strong quarterly earnings for their latest fiscal quarters. For Qualcomm's second fiscal quarter, which ended March 26, the San Diego-based company reported net income...
WASHINGTON-Sprint Nextel Corp. and ABC Owned TV Stations Group said that they have come to an agreement on templates for frequency relocation agreements and a group relocation agreement that allows Sprint Nextel to begin moving the ABC stations off of the 1.9 GHz band...
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission should require carriers to identify traffic and pass along identifications as the call moves through the network, but not require carriers to use a technical fix favored by mid-sized wireline carriers that larger wireline and wireless carriers believe is outmoded,...
NEW YORK-Wireless phones are poised to overtake notebook PCs as the dominant Internet platform in some markets, according to a new study from Ipsos Insight. The market research firm's annual study of Internet trends found that 28 percent of mobile phone owners worldwide have...
WASHINGTON-A telematics provider warned the Federal Communications Commission that a numbers-based approach to finance the universal-service fund will not survive a court challenge. Using language from a previous appeals court decision on USF to bolster its claims, ATX Group Inc. said the proposed $1...
WASHINGTON-A new government study examining actual driver habits behind the wheel found cell phone use the most common distraction for operators of motor vehicles. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute, which characterized as "landmark" research findings from the...
