Monthly Archives: February, 2006
UbiquiTel’s financials solid, but net adds slow
CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa.—UbiquiTel Inc. turned out positive numbers for 2005 including increased income and reduced churn—although its average revenue per user slipped and the company...
Microsoft joins DVB-H alliance as founding member
REDMOND, Wash—Microsoft Corp. announced that it’s backing Digital Video Broadcasting-Handheld technology as a "founding member" of the Mobile DTV Alliance. Although the group formed...
724 Solutions shareholder proposes $17 million takeover
SANTA BARBARA, Calif.—724 Solutions Inc. says its minority shareholder, Austin Ventures L.P., has offered to buy the company’s 5.5 million outstanding shares of common...
U.S. Cellular, TDS granted fourth filing extension
CHICAGO—U.S. Cellular Corp. and its parent company, Telephone and Data Systems Inc., delayed for a fourth time the reporting of their third quarter 2005...
SunCom delays reporting
BERWYN, Pa.—Regional operator SunCom Wireless Holdings Inc. pushed back its fourth quarter and full-year 2005 financial report by two weeks. The company had been...
Motorola invests in content-sharing company Netomat
NEW YORK—Motorola Inc.’s venture-capital unit, Motorola Ventures, made an investment in Netomat Inc., which has developed an Internet Protocol-based platform for mobile-PC convergence. Financial...
MediaFlo vendor Qualcomm moves into DVB-H chip space
SAN DIEGO—Call it hedging it your bets. Qualcomm Inc. said it is developing chipsets based on a rival mobile television standard—Digital Video Broadcasting–Handheld, or...
Gawker offers mobile update service
SAN JOSE, Calif.—Gawker Media, the company behind the pop culture and celebrity gossip Web blogs Gawker.com and Defamer.com, selected iLoop Mobile to develop a...
Sony Ericsson expands on handsets, teams with Google
STOCKHOLM, Sweden—Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications L.P. presented six new handsets today including the K800, a new high-resolution camera phone that carries Sony Corp.’s CyberShot...
Yahoo sues Mforma over recent hires
SUNNYVALE, Calif.—Yahoo Inc. filed suit against Mforma Group Inc., claiming the mobile game-maker is stealing company secrets as it hires seven former Yahoo employees....
Vodafone inks IMS deals with Nokia, Ericsson, adds Bulgaria as network partner
ESPOO, Finland-Vodafone Group plc named Nokia Corp. and L.M. Ericsson as its preferred suppliers for IMS technology, an agreement that could stand as a...
Sprint Nextel adds MTV TV channels
NEW YORK—Sprint Nextel Corp. added to its mobile video offerings with a new deal to add content from MTV Networks to its Sprint TV...
Actix purchases German network software company
LONDON-Actix, a wireless network performance solutions developer, announced it has acquired a similar company, German network optimization software maker Radioplan GmbH. The move expands...
Wireless a shining spot in VC market
SAN FRANCISCO—The overall decline in venture-capital investments hasn’t touched the wireless industry, according to new research from telecom industry research firm Visiongain. Indeed, the...
Wireless Xcessories dials up Sanyo for phone accessories
HUNTINGDON VALLEY, Pa.—Wireless Xcessories Group signed a manufacturing and supply agreement with Sanyo Energy (U.S.A.) Corp. to manufacture mobile phone accessories for the electronics...
Rural carriers post better ARPU, fewer customers
While regional carriers might not be able to call their fourth-quarter performances revivals, companies that reported results last week seemed to be stemming the...
Privacy group argues for warrant before getting location info
WASHINGTON-A privacy organization is calling for location-tracking information to be given to law enforcement only with a warrant indicating that there is probable cause...
Artificial barriers
Technological advances promised just a few years ago either already have been launched or are well on their way to becoming commercial services, as...
Judge chastises RIM, NTP for failing to reach pact
Research In Motion Ltd. dodged a bullet as a U.S. District Court judge stopped short of ordering an immediate shutdown in service to U.S....
Good raises $20 million in VC funds
SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Good Technology Inc. announced it raised an additional $20 million in its Series E expansion round of venture-capital financing. ValueAct Capital led the...
DoT commits $11M to study next generation of 911 services
WASHINGTON-The Department of Transportation is embarking on a two-year, $11-million pilot project to develop a next-generation 911 system as the agency explores various technology...
Music phones often sing off key
Operators are beginning to deploy full-track digital music services as a way to increase revenues, boost customer loyalty and slow churn. But if carriers...
Alltel teams with Navtrak, Telogis to offer vehicle tracking
LITTLE ROCK, Ark.—Alltel Corp. reported partnership with Global Positioning System services company Navtrak Inc. and fleet management company Telogis to offer business customers a...
Infrastructure spend on rise, Ericsson remains No. 1 vendor
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-Two new reports on the wireless infrastructure market offered an upbeat review and outlook. Dell'Oro Group released a new study that found...
DoCoMo delays Nokia’s 3G handset debut
TOKYO-One week after NTT DoCoMo announced that a Nokia Corp.-branded third-generation handset would be available Feb. 24, the Tokyo-based carrier quickly reversed itself and...