Monthly Archives: April, 2006
Rural Cellular posts strong roaming revenues, but continues to lose customers
ALEXANDRIA, Minn.—Rural Cellular Corp. unveiled preliminary first-quarter figures reflecting a large increase in roaming revenue, but the company said it lost about 7,800 subscribers...
WSC buys off-deck content company
BELLEVUE, Wash.—Wireless Services Corp. announced the acquisition of off-deck content provider Mobile Media North America. Terms of the all-cash deal were not disclosed.WSC said...
Nokia, RIM strengthen hold on wavering smart-phone market
READING, United Kingdom—The worldwide smart mobile device market is in flux, according to a new study from market research firm Canalys. The firm defines...
iPCS tops 500,000 customer mark
SCHAUMBURG, Ill.—Sprint Nextel Corp. affiliate iPCS Inc. said it topped half-a-million subscribers during the first quarter, adding 13,000 net customers to its network. The...
American Tower up on solid 1Q news
BOSTON—American Tower Corp. narrowed its financial losses, reporting first-quarter net losses of $2.6 million from revenue of $320.4 million compared to the year-ago loss...
3-D companies combine
HELSINKI, Finland—Publisher Rovio Mobile is looking to add another dimension with the acquisition of 3-D technology developer Pixelgene Ltd. Rovio, which was founded two...
Leap to move field operations, IT positions to Denver
SAN DIEGO—Leap Wireless International Inc. reported plans to "centralize its administrative field operations, including sales, marketing and product development," in Denver, where the carrier...
Interoperability trade group formed
PORTLAND, Ore.—Hewlett-Packard Co., Intel Corp., Motorola Inc., Nortel Networks Ltd. and Siemens A.G. are just a few of the heavy-hitters aiming to certify interoperability...
Ericsson to expand Digicel’s Caribbean network
PROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos Islands—Caribbean wireless carrier Digicel Group plc gave L.M. Ericsson the nod as its exclusive infrastructure provider to build out its...
Vonage to offer voice over Wi-Fi using The Cloud in U.K.
LONDON—Vonage Holdings Corp. reported plans to partner with European Wi-Fi hot-spot operator The Cloud to offer Internet-based mobile-phone calls. The companies are working to...
Merger charges weigh down Sprint Nextel earnings
RESTON, Va.—Sprint Nextel Corp. reported a mixed first quarter, with gross additions up compared to the same period last year and wireless revenues up;...
Small wireless players decry consolidation impact on roaming
WASHINGTON—Small and regional wireless carriers petitioned the Federal Communications Commission to conduct a special inquiry designed to collect and inspect a representative sample of...
FCC ties DE criteria to spectrum capacity leases
WASHINGTON—The Federal Communications Commission backed away from making major reforms to a controversial auction program offering bidding discounts to small businesses, rejecting a revenue-only...
U.S. Cellular catches financials up to 3Q 2005
CHICAGO—U.S. Cellular Corp. can breathe a sign of relief, having finally released its operating results from the third quarter of 2005 and the financial...
Nextel Partners adds 103,000 customers
KIRLAND, Wash.—Nextel Partners Inc. reported a strong first quarter—which will very likely be its last quarter of independent reporting since its acquisition by Sprint...
Rural wireline carriers bemoan wireless competition
WASHINGTON—Customers of at least one rural telecommunications cooperative are cutting the cord at the rate of five to 10 per month, J. Frederick Johnson,...
Smith set to introduce broadband legislation, combining 5 bills
WASHINGTON—Sen. Gordon Smith (R-Ore.) is expected to introduce telecom reform legislation, dubbed the Broadband for America Act of 2006, meant to jumpstart discussion in...
Wall Street disregards Lucent’s earnings decline
MURAY HILL, N.J.—Lucent Technologies Inc. says weakened North American wireless sales coupled with the delay in China’s third-generation network buildout caused the company’s second-quarter...
Dobson subsidiary adds to Texas holdings
OKLAHOMA CITY—Dobson Communications Corp.’s wireless subsidiary, American Cellular Corp., expanded its spectrum position in Texas with the $25 million purchase of a Rural Service...
Nokia ships 5M N-series devices
BERLIN, Germany—Handset maker Nokia Corp. launched three new models in its N-series and announced that it has sold about 5 million of the N-series...
Disney signs rev-sharing contracts for “Lost” mobisodes
LOS ANGELES—Mobile episodes of the hit television show "Lost" are once again in the works following an agreement between Walt Disney Co. and three...
Slice, U-Turn team for Oplayo acquisition
HELSINKI, Finland—Slice Wireless and U-Turn Media Group have partnered to acquire Finnish mobile software developer Oplayo. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.Oplayo’s platform...
Transportation Department seeks proposals for next-generation 911 system
WASHINGTON—The Federal Highway Administration late Monday released the "presoliciation notice" for the next-generation 911 system, which would overhaul the current nationwide emergency-response system that...
Motricity leads VC funding news with $40M
DURHAM, N.C.—Motricity is looking to expand its content business after raking in $40 million in venture capital. Advanced Equities Inc. led Motricity’s most recent...
Atheros to pick up Taiwanese WLAN developer for $23M
SANTA CLARA, Calif.—Wireless chipmaker Atheros Communications Inc. announced plans to pay about $23 million to buy ZyDAS Technology Corp., a privately held wireless local...
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