Monthly Archives: July, 2005

Mobile penetration among U.S. teens hits 45%

Eighty-four percent of teenagers own at least one of four devices, including a desktop computer, laptop computer, cell phone or Blackberry. In addition, 45...

Sybase extends enterprise reach with Extended Systems buy

Enterprise infrastructure company Sybase Inc. announced it will acquire wireless e-mail company Extended Systems Inc. in a cash deal worth $71.3 million. The move...

CSR buys wireless software piece of UbiNetics business

LONDON-CSR plc, which provides Bluetooth and wireless local area network single-chip solutions, announced it will purchase UbiNetics' Volume Product Technology wireless software company. The...

Alaska Communications adds record number of quarterly subscribers

ANCHORAGE, Alaska-Alaska Communications Systems Group Inc. said it added a company-record 6,782 customers during the second quarter, which was a 119-percent improvement compared with...

MTV readies text-messaging marketing platform

NEW YORK-MTV Networks is developing an in-house text-messaging platform that will deliver content from the company's cable channels to U.S. wireless users. The Viacom...

New carrier in Trinidad and Tobago selects Nortel for EV-DO

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad-LaqTel, a new operator in Trinidad and Tobago, has signed a $50 million contract with Nortel Networks Ltd. that will see...

DoCoMo increases quarterly profit

TOKYO-Japanese wireless carrier NTT DoCoMo Inc. reported a 22-percent jump in its quarterly net income to $1.8 billion. The carrier also saw a 19.2-percent...

Alltel offering Weather Channel content

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel Corp. is offering weather content to its subscribers via The Weather Channel Interactive.Services include radar, forecasts and severe weather information delivered...

Gulf Coast Wireless joins list of disgruntled Sprint affiliates

Sprint Corp.'s wireless affiliate troubles gained more steam as network partner Gulf Coast Wireless L.P. joined the growing list of disgruntled affiliates seeking injunctive...

Centennial hands out executive bonuses

Regional wireless operator Centennial Communications Corp. reported in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing that its board of directors has approved more than $1.7...

U.S. Cellular turns on service in St. Louis

U.S. Cellular Corp. launched wireless service in St. Louis, which becomes the carrier's second-largest market behind Chicago. The carrier noted that it has deployed...

Weekly wireless ratings roundup

Kristen BeckmanFollowing are ratings changes and other financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment banking and financial firms.CIBC raised its estimates...

InterDigital updates guidance

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.-InterDigital Communications Corp. said it expects second-quarter revenue to be about $38 million and operating expenses to be about 10-percent lower...

33 GSM carriers offer PTT service, says survey

LONDON-More than 30 GSM/GPRS networks now offer commercial push-to-talk service, according to new research from the Global mobile Suppliers Association. Fifteen of the networks...

WiMAX sales to explode this year, research report predicts

LONDON-Worldwide pre-WiMAX equipment sales rang up $16.4 million in 2004, and the market will grow to $124.5 million by the end of 2005, according...

BuyCell Wireless chooses Brightstar for distribution

BELLEVUE, Wash.-BuyCell Wireless Group Inc. said it has chosen logistics and supply chain management company Brightstar Corp. to provide supply and distribution services to...

Cingular plans to spend $6.2B on network upgrades

Cingular Wireless L.L.C. and Verizon Wireless both announced investments in network upgrades in several states this week. Cingular specifically said it plans to spend...

BCGI places $41M in escrow for Freedom case, posts loss

Boston Communications Group Inc. placed $41 million into escrow to be used as bond if a $128 million judgment against it is upheld, the...

Smartphones to license collegiate content

JACKSONVILLE, Fla.-Smartphones Technologies Inc. and Collegiate Images announced mobile content licensing agreements with more than 30 U.S. colleges and universities that allow Smartphones to...

Remec sells point-to-point radio unit

SAN DIEGO-Remec Inc. said it signed a definitive agreement to sell its Outdoor Unit and Transceiver business to Wireless Holdings International Inc. through a...

InfraWorlds gains new funding, buys U.S. firm

PARIS-Game developer and publisher InfraWorlds snared $4.25 million in financing and set its sights on the U.S. wireless entertainment market with the acquisition of...

Alcatel posts strong wireless infrastructure results

PARIS-Alcatel Corp. posted surging results in its wireless infrastructure business, news that helped send the company's stock up slightly to $12.23 per share."Second-quarter results...

SpectraSite, American Tower report losses ahead of merger closing

Two of the nation's largest tower operators posted second-quarter losses despite increasing revenues as they continued to move toward a pending merger. SpectraSite Inc....

Nextel Partners posts strong results, withdraws Nextel lawsuit

Nextel Partners Inc. posted a company-record 103,300 net customer additions during the second quarter, which was 12-percent higher than the 92,000 customers the carrier...

Nextel adds new GPS apps for BlackBerry users

RESTON, Va.-Nextel Communications Inc. added new global positioning system applications for business customers using BlackBerry 7520 wireless handheld devices on its network.The applications allow...
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