Monthly Archives: September, 2005
Brightpoint scores deals with Samsung, Microsoft
PLAINFIELD, Ind.-Brightpoint Inc. announced two deals this week.The company's Brightpoint North America L.P. subsidiary entered an agreement with Samsung Telecommunications America L.P. that calls...
MetroPCS launches service in Tampa, Sarasota
TAMPA, Fla.-Regional wireless operator MetroPCS Communications Inc. said it has launched its flat-rate, unlimited calling service in Tampa and Sarasota, Fla. The carrier noted...
U.S. cities to spend $400M on wireless in 2007
SAN FRANCISCO-Municipalities in the United States are expected to spend more than $400 million in 2007 on wireless networks and nearly $700 million during...
Metro One extends contract with Iowa carrier
PORTLAND, Ore.-Enhanced directory assistance provider Metro One Telecommunications Inc. signed a multi-year contract extension to little-known T-Mobile USA Inc. affiliate I Wireless. I Wireless...
Oblio Telecom ships first phones for MVNO service
DALLAS, Texas-Mobile virtual network operator Oblio Telecom Inc. announced it shipped its first batch of Bravo-branded prepaid mobile phones. The carrier is selling its...
Sprint Nextel says iDEN system won’t make E-911 handset deadline
WASHINGTON-Living up to a warning it made in 2004, Sprint Nextel Corp. asked for a waiver for its iDEN network of the enhanced 911...
CSI warns on 3Q loss
CALGARY, Alberta-CSI Wireless Inc. saw its stock take a 20-percent plunge on the Toronto Stock Exchange Thursday after the designer and manufacturer of wireless...
Access gains FTC approval for PalmSource buy
WASHINGTON-Federal regulators approved Japanese browser vendor Access Co. Ltd.'s acquisition of Sunnyvale, Calif.-based PalmSource Inc. Access announced earlier this month its plans to buy...
Patent office rejects NTP patent, clouding RIM legal battle
The battle between BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. and patent-holding company NTP Inc. took another strange turn as the U.S. Patent and Trademark...
Rave Wireless deploys phone customization for students
UPPER MONTCLAIR, N.J.-Rave Wireless Inc. said Montclair State University has deployed a mobile-phone program enabled by Rave that allows students to customize their mobile...
Wireless complaints decrease in 2Q
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission said wireless complaints dropped in the second quarter, a shift the agency attributed to a reduction in consumer gripes about...
Digicel completes acquisition of Cingular operations
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...
Verizon Wireless adds business services distributors
BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless said it has enhanced its business distribution portfolio by adding three new value-added distributors-Global Wireless Data, Mobile DataComm and Trio Teknologies-to...
Weekly wireless ratings wrap-up
The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.
Nortel announces reorganization
Nortel Networks Ltd. announced its is reorganizing, forming two new product groups and four regional teams to strengthen its enterprise focus, drive product efficiencies...
SouthernLinc releases new Motorola phone
ATLANTA-SouthernLinc Wireless announced its second new phone this week. The carrier is offering the Motorola Inc. i275 phone, which features a digital camera.When using...
Ericsson inks ring-back pact with EMI
SAN FRANCISCO-L.M. Ericsson said it will distribute ringback tones from EMI Music's catalog of music as part of Ericsson's hosted ring-back tone service in...
Sony Ericsson to step up U.S. low-end phone sales
Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications L.P. plans to step up its competition with the likes of Motorola Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. by introducing...
Siemens offers streaming TV system
MUNICH, Germany-For those who yearn for channel surfing away from home, Siemens AG is launching Mobile TV Streaming, which the company said makes mobile...
Cingular selects Syniverse for roaming services
TAMPA, Fla.-Syniverse Technologies Inc. landed a three-year contract with Cingular Wireless L.L.C. to provide clearing and settlement services for roaming partnerships beginning in January...
RIM posts surprise subscriber shortfall
Investors dumped shares of BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. following the company's surprise subscriber shortfall. Although RIM scored earnings ahead of expectations, lower-than-anticipated...
Motorola to release Screen3 by holidays
SAN FRANCISCO-Motorola Inc. plans to release its new dynamic idle-screen technology-dubbed Screen3-to U.S. wireless users in time for this year's holiday season. Although the...
Novatel begins HSDPA data-card shipments in Europe
SAN DIEGO-Modem maker Novatel Wireless Inc. said it has begun shipping its Merlin U740 HSDPA-enabled PC data cards to European carriers. The company said...
MTV to supply programming to Sprint Nextel
OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint Nextel Corp. reported a deal with MTV Networks to supply MTV Networks' brands and programming direct to Sprint Nextel customers using...
Cingular Wireless updates on AWS integration
SAN FRANCISCO-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. provided another round of updates on the progress it is making in integrating the former AT&T Wireless Services Inc. operations....