WASHINGTON-California Public Utilities Service Commissioner Susan Kennedy could be forced to strengthen her proposal to overhaul the telecom consumer bill of rights before a scheduled vote next month, according to one of her fellow commissioners, Geoffrey Brown. Brown, a Democrat, whose bill of rights...
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-Visto Corp. hopes a whopping $70 million financing round can propel it to the forefront of the white-hot wireless e-mail space.The developer added to its already-fat wallet with the latest round, which was led by DFJ ePlanet Ventures. Current investors Draper Fisher...
Global Tower Partners said it is bought Mesa Communications Group, a tower company that had about 250 towers in the Northeast, New England and Mid-Atlantic states. GTP now owns, manages and master leases some 7,200 sites, including 1,800 owned towers."The Mesa acquisition solidifies our...
WASHINGTON-The Bush administration's spectrum agenda is showing signs of losing momentum and direction, a development that has prompted frustrated National Telecommunications and Information Administration officials to quietly push forward on a presidential spectrum-policy implementation plan that has been awaiting White House action for months....
BOCA RATON, Fla.-Global Tower Partners said it completed the acquisition of the site management division of Tower Resource Management, which adds 3,676 new rooftop sites and seven new wireless communication towers to GTP's portfolio.GTP now owns, manages and leases some 7,000 sites throughout the...
WASHINGTON-After more than seven hours of debate, the House Commerce Committee last week passed a bill to complete the digital TV transition by Dec. 31, 2008, and earmark $500 million for public-safety interoperability. The vote was 33-17 with Rep. Heather Wilson (R-N.M.) being the...
WASHINGTON-Advocates of unlicensed spectrum are trying to get their hands on TV airwaves they believe will be available in channels 2-51 following the transition to digital TV. After the digital conversion there will be unused spectrum in many areas, so advocates for unlicensed spectrum...
WASHINGTON-After more than seven hours of debate, the House Commerce Committee late Wednesday passed a bill to complete the digital TV transition by Dec. 31, 2008, and earmark $500 million for public-safety interoperability.The vote was 33-17 with Rep. Heather Wilson (R-N.M.) being the only...
Few killer apps have fizzled the way mobile e-mail has. Although it seems nearly every U.S. consumer has at least two e-mail accounts-one for work and another for personal use-only a small percentage access e-mail from their handsets. And while Research in Motion Ltd....
Heading up a string of device announcements, Cingular Wireless L.L.C. announced it will sell a new enterprise-focused smart phone from Hewlett-Packard Co. The HP iPAQ hw6510/hw6515 Mobile Messenger features Microsoft Corp.'s Windows Mobile operating system and a design similar to Research In Motion Ltd.'s...
Expectations for a strong third quarter got off to a rocky start as early reports from three of the industry's five largest operators have shown customer growth falling short of the previous year and analysts estimates. Reigning heavyweight Cingular Wireless L.L.C. missed reduced expectations...
Heading up a string of device announcements, Cingular Wireless L.L.C. announced it will sell a new enterprise-focused smart phone from Hewlett-Packard Co. The device features Microsoft Corp.'s Windows Mobile operating system and a design similar to Research In Motion Ltd.'s BlackBerry and Palm Inc.'s...
The animosity between Sprint Nextel Corp. and wireless affiliate Nextel Partners Inc. stepped up as Nextel Communications Inc. and its subsidiary Nextel WIP Corp.-neither of which are part of Sprint Nextel-sued to try to set rules to determine Nextel Partners' value. The fair market...
LONDON-Nokia Corp. continues to pursue enterprise users, using last week's Smartphone Show here to unveil a trio of advanced devices that pit the manufacturer squarely against Motorola Inc., Palm Inc. and BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion Ltd. The new Eseries handsets are designed for European,...
LONDON-Nokia Corp. released a trio of advanced, business-focused devices that pit the company squarely against Motorola Inc., Palm Inc. and BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion Ltd. Specifically, Nokia's new E61 device features the same design as Palm's Treo, Motorola's Q and RIM's BlackBerry, but adds...
The burgeoning Voice over Internet Protocol industry clipped a hurdle last week as Sprint Nextel Corp. reported that its subsidiary, Sprint Communications Co. L.P., has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against VoIP service providers Vonage Holdings Corp., theglobe.com Inc. and its operating subsidiary Voiceglo...
Sprint Nextel Corp. reported that one of its subsidiaries has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Voice over Internet Protocol service providers Vonage Holdings Corp., theglobe.com Inc. and its operating subsidiary Voiceglo Holdings Inc. The suit, which was filed in the U.S. District Court...
KINGSTOWN, Jamaica-Digicel Group, a mobile communications provider in the Caribbean, said it has completed the acquisition of seven Cingular Wireless operations in the Caribbean and Bermuda after receiving regulatory approvals. Digicel said it also has received regulatory approval to acquire Cingular's operations on the...
SAN FRANCISCO-Electronic Arts Inc. will lumber further onto the wireless gaming playground in coming months, releasing wireless versions of seven of its PC- and console-based franchises.The publisher said it will launch mobile versions of casual PC games Harvest Mania, Word Whomp, World Class Solitaire...
WASHINGTON-The Bush administration's plan to zero out an embattled, government-backed telecom venture-capital fund before next year's auction of third-generation mobile-phone and other wireless licenses appears to have fizzled. A confluence of factors-particularly the turnaround efforts of Silicon Valley veteran James Pastoriza-may just save the...
Nokia Corp. released a new, low-priced wireless e-mail product that will work with almost any new mobile phone, be it a low-end, voice-centric device or a high-end smart phone. The offering sets Nokia squarely in the wireless enterprise marketplace and pits the company directly...
Nokia Corp. released a new, low-priced wireless e-mail product that will work with almost any new mobile phone. The offering sets Nokia squarely in the wireless enterprise marketplace and pits the company directly against players like Research In Motion Ltd., Good Technology Inc., Visto...
LONDON-In a new report, the Global mobile Suppliers Association confirmed that commercial GSM/EDGE network launches have tripled since last year to reach 96 EDGE-enabled networks in 60 countries. The breakdown is 38 commercial networks in 26 countries in Europe, 17 in Asia, 32 in...
The tumultuous legal battle between BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. and patent-holding company NTP Inc. has coaxed some unexpected players out of the woodwork. RIM rivals Microsoft Corp. and Seven Networks Inc., along with chipmaker Intel Corp., recently filed documents in the case....
