Yearly Archives: 2005

Wireless enjoys increased venture capital

WASHINGTON-The wireless sector showed steady growth in venture-capital financing during the third quarter, according to the MoneyTree Survey by PricewaterhouseCoopers, Thomson Venture Economics and...

WiMAX World draws range of products, announcements

BOSTON-Product announcements are streaming out of Boston as the WiMAX World 2005 show gets underway. First up, Motorola Inc. is set to demonstrate the...

Sharp teams with Red Bend for FOTA

TOKYO-Sharp Corp. has tapped Red Bend Software to provide firmware over the air (FOTA) technology for its 3G mobile phones, the companies announced Thursday....

SBC to don AT&T brand

SAN ANTONIO-SBC Communications Inc., which controls 60 percent of Cingular Wireless L.L.C., said it will adopt the AT&T Inc. brand name following the completion...

Shenandoah’s wireless revenues up 17 percent

EDINBURG, Va.-Rural telecommunications provider and Sprint Nextel Corp. wireless affiliate Shenandoah Telecommunications Co. reported a 17 percent increase in wireless revenues from $21 million...

Mobile music takes slice of worldwide music pie

LONDON-Mobile music accounts for nearly 15 percent of the worldwide music market, generating $4.4 billion in revenue this year and nearly $6 billion in...

U.S. phone users demand simple, flashy devices

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif.-According to new research from J.D. Power and Associates, U.S. mobile phone owners are becoming increasingly concerned with their phones' design and...

SK Earthlink MVNO to be dubbed Helio

LOS ANGELES-SK Earthlink Inc. followed through on previous claims that it was looking at a new name for its planned mobile virtual network operator...

Sprint Nextel’s profits vault, but subscriber adds slow from last year

RESTON, Va.-Sprint Nextel Corp. said it added 1.272 million total customers to its network during the third quarter, which was in line with guidance...

Senators admonish FCC over reorganization plans

WASHINGTON-Two key Senate appropriators have chided Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin for failing to give a heads-up to Congress about reorganization and spending...

Enforta, InfiNet deploy WiMAX in Russia

AMSTERDAM-InfiNet Wireless, which provides broadband wireless access and pre-WiMAX equipment, said Enforta BV selected it to provide equipment for a nationwide broadband network in...

Wi-Fi arrives in Reno hotels

NEWBURY PARK, Calif.-Nomadix Inc. and Hotel Wireless Inc. said they have completed Wi-Fi deployments at three Reno, Nev., hotels.The companies deployed equipment at El...

Mobile middleware market on trajectory according to IDC

FRAMINGHAM, Mass.-The mobile middleware market has become a half billion-dollar industry and will increase to $1.4 billion by 2009, according to a study from...

UbuiquiTel meets estimates though additions decline

CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa.-Sprint Nextel Corp. wireless affiliate UbiquiTel Inc. posted a disappointing 10,700 net customer additions during the third quarter, which was well below the...

Lucent posts quarterly gains

MURRAY HILL, N.J.-Lucent Technologies Inc. reported net income of $374 million, or 8 cents per share, in its fourth quarter, up slightly from the...

Nortel wins Sprint Nextel broadband access contract

TORONTO-Nortel Networks Ltd. won a two-year contract to supply Sprint Nextel Corp. with its next generation broadband access solution. The offering is set to...

Supreme Court rejects RIM request

WATERLOO, Ontario-BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. took another major hit in its legal battle with patent-holding company NTP Inc. as the Supreme Court...

Phones used as payment devices in Japan

TOKYO-Japanese credit card companies and carriers are working together to allow consumers to use their phones as payment devices.Operators KDDI and Vodafone Group's Japan...

Vivo expands network, inks deal with Convergys

SAO PAULO, Brazil-South American carrier Vivo announced a series of new partnerships with vendors including Convergys Corp., Motorola Inc. and Nortel Networks Corp. Vivo...

Mobile ESPN, Best Buy ink launch deal

BRISTOL, Conn.-Mobile ESPN L.L.C. reported a deal with electronics retailer Best Buy to support the launch of the Mobile ESPN mobile virtual network operator...

InfoSpace stock soars on positive financials

BELLEVUE, Wash.-Investors sent shares of InfoSpace Inc. skyward in after-hours trading after the company reported a jump in third-quarter revenue and painted a rosy...

Andrew licenses Qualcomm IPR

ORLAND PARK, Ill.-Andrew Corp. announced a patent license agreement with Qualcomm Inc. to develop, manufacture and sell W-CDMA picocell and microcell base-station systems. Andrew...

Brightpoint scores Skype distribution deal

PLAINFIELD, Ind.-Brightpoint Inc. announced a deal to distribute phones for Internet voice service provider Skype. European Consulting and Computer Business S.A. (ECCB), which manufacturers...

SMS to LOSE W8

LOS ANGELES-Fans of NBC's reality series "The Biggest Loser" can get weight-loss tips from the show with a new text messaging service. The subscription...

Alereon gets $20M in funding

AUSTIN, Texas-Alereon snagged $20 million in a Series B round of financing, the fabless semiconductor provider said Tuesday. Longtime investors Austin Ventures, Centennial Ventures...
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