Monthly Archives: January, 2005
MetroPCS tops bidding in Week 1 of auction
The Federal Communications Commission's attempt to auction 242 spectrum licenses in the 1.9 GHz spectrum band as part of Auction 58 got off to...
People
Kristin Rinne, Cingular Wireless L.L.C.'s chief technology officer, has been elected the 2005 chairwoman of the 3G America's board of governors. Rinne succeeds former...
PalmOne management shake-up could return company to roots
Todd Bradley, chief executive of Treo maker PalmOne Inc., announced plans to resign at the end of the quarter. The news alarmed investors, who...
Fresh off acquisition, Cingular takes lead in customer adds
With a handful of operators yet to post fourth-quarter and full-year 2004 results, the wireless industry is well on its way to reporting one...
Testing imperative to 3G deployments
Similar to mechanics in the automotive world, test-and-measurement companies are the quiet heroes of wireless technologies. They take little credit when the networks hum...
Vulnerability and responsibility
Not the name of a new horror film, but an addition to the tech vernacular and a horror of its own kind, the term...
Discontent over content
The backdrop to headline-grabbing stories on megamergers, telecom reform, corporate earnings (and scandals) and shareholder suits is a far-reaching debate about the ways and...
Top execs at Sprint, Nextel to get incentives to stay
NEW YORK-Sprint Corp. and Nextel Communications Inc. are offering a number of top executives bonuses if they stay with the carriers following their $35...
Industry to tackle ratings system for mobile content
WASHINGTON-The wireless industry plans to meet this week to begin work on a wireless content ratings system similar to other entertainment industries. "We are...
Data spawns mobile music cottage industry
The overwhelming popularity of ringtones and ring backs has given birth to an unprecedented cottage industry: mobile music labels that deal directly with artists...
Global wireless subscribers to hit 650M by year-end
LONDON-IMS Research said worldwide cell-phone subscribers could reach 650 million by year's end, up from 500 million at the end of 2003. As the...
Telecom bill of rights suspended-for now
WASHINGTON-The California Public Utilities Commission's decision to suspend the telecom consumer bill of rights could prompt a showdown between GOP Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and...
Siemens to cut U.S. phone staff, but hire for networks, Nokia plays up market share
Siemens AG will cut about 74 jobs in its North American mobile-phone business, moves that come as the company ponders what to do with...
Cingular, CWA negotiate union contract
WASHINGTON-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. disputed organized labor's claim that the No. 1 mobile-phone operator promised not to fire any union employees as a result of...
Sierra’s stock dives on Q1 news, while rival Novatel ticks up
Wall Street stomped Sierra Wireless Inc.-sending the company's stock down an astounding 38 percent to $8.97 per share-after the company said it expects to...
McDonald’s gives away ringtones as more embrace mobile marketing
McDonald's restaurants in the Pacific Northwest will give away ringtones, wallpaper and coupons to wireless handsets during a Web-based promotional campaign, the fast-food chain...
Plough, Carey join RCR Wireless News
DENVER-RCR Wireless News is pleased to announce Cindy Plough has joined Crain Communications as circulation manager for the publication, and Dennis Carey has been...
More households use Wi-Fi than Ethernet, says survey
DALLAS-The number of households that use Wi-Fi technology for home networking has now surpassed the number that use Ethernet, according to a new Parks...
In-Fusio wrangles Thumbworks into gaming stable
The mobile-gaming industry further consolidated as publisher In-Fusio acquired Thumbworks, a Tustin, Calif.-based provider of entertainment content. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.In-Fusio,...
Financial Briefs
The venture capital arm of Siemens said it will join Cardinal Venture Capital and Garage Technology Ventures in investing $3 million in wireless technology...
Ask Jeeves further crowds mobile-search market
Internet search engine Ask Jeeves said it will bring its service to wireless devices later this year, joining an already crowded playing field of...
Budget Phone to offer Boost in 43 states
SHREVEPORT, La.-Fixed-line prepaid phone service company Budget Phone Inc. will offer service from Boost Mobile, a prepaid mobile service owned by Nextel Communications Inc.,...
Nortel forms JV with LG to tap Asian markets
SEOUL, South Korea-Nortel Networks Ltd. said it has entered into a joint venture with LG Electronics Co. Ltd. to provide telecom equipment and networking...
Familiar problem: HSDPA networks likely to roll out without device choices
Although Cingular Wireless L.L.C. is racing to launch a UMTS/HSDPA network in 15 to 20 markets by the end of this year, the carrier...
RadioShack to offer Jamdat content in stores
Entertainment publisher Jamdat Mobile Inc. said it will sell content through RadioShack Corp. outlets in what may be the first major agreement between a...