Monthly Archives: August, 2006
Sprint Nextel expand streaming radio service
OVERLAND PARK, Kan.—Sprint Nextel Corp. continues to pursue mobile music lovers with a new streaming multimedia service offering more than 50 channels of content....
NeoMedia scraps $4.5M acquisition of HipCricket
FORT MYERS, Fla.—NeoMedia Technologies Inc. hit a speed bump in its aggressive bid to become a player in the worldwide mobile-marketing space. The company...
Hudson partners with The Orchard to offer Delicious Vinyl mobile content
REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.—Hudson Entertainment said it has partnered with The Orchard in a publishing deal that aims to offer mobile content from Delicious Vinyl...
Rhino to supply music for HBO Mobile
BURBANK, Calif.—Warner Music Group Corp. subsidiary Rhino Entertainment said it will provide music-based content for HBO Mobile. Rhino, which develops and promotes content from...
Space Data snatches $49M Air Force contract
CHANDLER, Ariz.—Space Data Corp. landed a $49 million contract to supply the U.S. Air Force with its communication system that sends radio-equipped industrial balloons...
Andrew trying to bolster share price through stock buyback
WESTCHESTER, Ill.—Since ditching merger negotiations and a takeover bid a few weeks ago, Andrew Corp. has been busy buying back 2.4 million shares of...
AUCTION NEWS: Is the end near?
WASHINGTON—Bidding continues to slow in the advanced wireless services spectrum auction with only 91 new bids being entered in round 67, though the number...
Worst of the Week: Meyertime!
Hello! And welcome to our Thursday column, Worst of the Week. There's a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so...
Sprint Nextel triumphs in VoIP patent case
RESTON, Va.—Sprint Nextel Corp. settled a patent-infringement lawsuit against two Voice Over Internet Protocol providers that have now entered into licensing agreements with Sprint...
Qwest adding Katana to lineup
DENVER—Qwest Communications International Inc. said it plans to launch Sanyo Electronics Co. Ltd.’s Katana handset to its customers nationwide, beginning tomorrow. The Katana, or...
Calif. measure to ban driving and dialing likely to become law this week
WASHINGTON—The California State Assembly passed legislation prohibiting driver use of handheld cell phones in the nation’s most populous state, likely paving the way for...
Azaire snares another $21M in funding
SANTA CLARA, Calif.—Fixed-mobile convergence technology developer Azaire Networks Inc. picked up $21 million during a third round of funding led by Investor Growth Capital,...
Battle brewing between smaller bidders
WASHINGTON—NextWave Telecom Inc. continues to elbow other companies for spectrum in the advanced wireless services spectrum, holding 144 high bids on spectrum through its...
OnStar to make turn-by-turn instructions standard
DETROIT—A new driving-directions option from General Motors’ OnStar telematics service will be standard for one year on more than 2 million GM vehicles starting...
Yahoo Go for Mobile expanding to Windows OS
SUNNYVALE, Calif.—Yahoo Inc. launched an expanded Go for Mobile service, extending its software to devices running Microsoft Corp.’s Windows Mobile operating system. According to...
SiGe attracts $19.5M in VC funding
METHUEN, Mass.—SiGe Semiconductor raised $19.5 million in an expansion round of financing led by venture-capital and private-equity firms, the company announced. SiGe Semiconductor makes...
Beyond Wireless unveils distribution points
WESTLAKE, Ohio—Mobile virtual network operator Beyond Wireless Inc. announced new distribution points for its JOLT Mobile and JOLT PCS products. The company said the...
Mobile ESPN adding live college football games
BRISTOL, Conn.—Mobile ESPN L.L.C. reported plans to offer college football fans the chance to watch up to 25 live games each month during the...
Wi-Fi alliance to pre-certify .11n products
AUSTIN, Texas—In a break from its tradition of certifying products only after a standard has been approved, the Wi-Fi Alliance says it plans to...
T-Mobile USA hacker sentenced
LOS ANGELES—A 23-year-old hacker who gained access to T-Mobile USA Inc.’s network and accessed the personal information of about 400 customers has been sentenced...
Sprint Nextel, Novatel unveil Rev. A card for laptops
OVERLAND PARK, Kan.—Sprint Nextel Corp. and Novatel Wireless Inc. announced the first CDMA2000 1x EV-DO Revision A card for laptops. Sprint Nextel noted the...
Cingular launches Samsung HSDPA handset
ATLANTA—Samsung Electronics Co. and Cingular Wireless L.L.C. today announced the handset vendor’s first HSDPA phone for Cingular’s 3G network-in-progress. The Samsung SGH-zx20, an exclusive...
Leap sells 6.4M shares of stock
SAN DIEGO—Leap Wireless International Inc. said it completed a public offering of 6.4 million shares of common stock for $42 per share. The sale...
FCC attempts to spur AWS auction action
WASHINGTON—In a sign that the auction is drawing nearer to conclusion, the Federal Communications Commission increased the number of bidding rounds per day from...
Nextlink adding 3 more cities to rollout plans
Nextlink Wireless Inc. announced it's expanding its wireless broadband reach into Atlanta, Chicago and Houston and said it plans to continue aggressively leveraging its...