Monthly Archives: April, 2005
MobilePro to provide Tempe wireless broadband
CALABASAS, Calif.-The Tempe, Ariz., city council voted to award a five-year contract for a citywide wireless broadband service to MobilePro Corp., which will use...
Martin appoints staff, leaves out wireless
WASHINGTON-Kevin Martin made his first staff appointments at his first meeting as chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, but did not name someone to...
Airmedia gains funding from Sierra Ventures
SAN FRANCISCO-Airmedia Inc., which provides entertainment applications for wireless carriers, said it received a round of institutional financing from Sierra Ventures.The company said it...
FCC must address VoIP 911 issues, says Martin
WASHINGTON-New FCC Chairman Kevin Martin wants access to 911 when using Voice over Internet Protocol to be an agenda item at the Federal Communications...
IMS technology creating new opportunities for suppliers, carriers
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...
Cisco, Macromedia take stake in Chinese content co.
HONG KONG-Chinese wireless company Tom Online Inc. announced plans to sell 18 percent of its holdings in Indiagames Ltd. to Cisco Systems Inc. and...
CenturyTel halts wireless trials on Cingular’s network
Regional telecommunications provider CenturyTel Inc. said that network coverage issues have delayed its plans to begin offering wireless services using Cingular Wireless L.L.C.'s network...
Crown Castle reports quarterly loss
HOUSTON-Crown Castle International Corp. reported a net loss for the first quarter of $128.8 million, including $82.6 million in losses for early retirement of...
Weekly wireless ratings wrap-up
Following is a list of debt and credit upgrades and downgrades for wireless companies by financial and investment firms this week.Merrill Lynch upgraded its...
Flextronics posts shrinking revenues, higher profit: Nortel delays transfer to 2006
SINGAPORE-Contract electronics manufacturer Flextronics posted shrinking revenues but a higher net income in its fourth quarter, news that helped send its stock up around...
Nextel Partners scores record subscriber adds
Nextel Partners Inc. posted strong first-quarter results led by company-record 99,400 net customer additions, compared with the 88,800 customers the carrier signed up during...
Microsoft joins UWB group
SAN RAMON, Calif.-The WiMedia Alliance said Microsoft Corp. has joined its effort to push standardization and adoption of ultra-wideband technology for high-speed wireless connectivity....
Alltel to run customer-centric ad campaign
LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel Corp. said it will begin a new consumer-centric brand advertising campaign May 1 built around customer satisfaction. The campaign will highlight...
Developers open to changing mobile programming languages
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...
Wireless Extenders offers in-home wireless signal booster
NORCROSS, Ga.-Wireless subscribers fed up with making wireless calls on their porch due to poor in-home coverage now have a way to fix the...
Verizon to end Wi-Fi in NYC in favor of EV-DO service
Verizon Communications Inc. said it will phase out its payphone-based Wi-Fi hot-spot service in New York City during the next two months in favor...
China Mobile to offer MTV content
BEIJING-China Mobile's 220 million subscribers will be able to access content from MTV networks under an agreement announced Thursday.Beginning May 1, subscribers of China's...
PCTel wins DoCoMo contract for Wi-Fi/3G roaming
CHICAGO-PCTel Inc. said it signed a contract with NTT DoCoMo Inc. to develop and customize client software for converged handsets from Motorola Inc.According to...
Microsoft increases profit, narrows mobile division loss
Microsoft Corp.'s revenues rose 5 percent in its third quarter, while its net income sprang from $1.32 billion in the same quarter last year...
Wireless Services adds JP Mobile e-mail product to portfolio
BELLEVUE, Wash.-Wireless Services Corp. said it added JP Mobile's SureWave wireless e-mail solution to its portfolio. "Wireless e-mail is a popular application to drive...
Motorola likely to rely more on RF Micro Devices chips
NEW YORK-No. 2 mobile-phone maker Motorola may rely more heavily on RF Micro Devices Inc. for its mobile phone chips as the company works...
InPhonic sees drop in MVNO revenue
Online wireless retailer and mobile virtual network operator InPhonic Inc. reported that its MVNO activities, which currently include its Liberty Wireless and Viva Liberty...
U.K. man claims e-mail-typing record on Treo
LONDON-Arttu Harkki, who set the Guinness World Record for texting in 2001, helped PalmOne Inc. launch its Treo 650 smart phone in the U.K....
Chinese mobile market to reach 580M by 2010
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...
Rogers Wireless launches Visto e-mail service
TORONTO-Rogers Wireless Inc. together with Visto Corp. launched MyMail, a wireless service that provides instant two-way push-email, calendar and contacts to a customer's wireless...