Monthly Archives: March, 2007
Boost trials unlimited CDMA calling in select Texas, California markets
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Boost Mobile L.L.C. has started trialing an unlimited CDMA calling service in some Texas and California markets, moving forward with plans to better compete...
Microsoft trials ‘Deepfish’ mobile Internet browser
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Microsoft Corp. showcased a new Web browser that customizes Web pages for smartphone screens.The browser, dubbed Deepfish, delivers small images of Web sites, retrieving...
National Academy of Science to review cellphone radiation research
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The Food and Drug Administration said the National Academy of Science will conduct a symposium and issue a report on future research requirements regarding...
AT&T’s YellowPages.com joins crowded text directory playground
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AT&T Inc. subsidiary YellowPages.com unveiled a text-message search service that delivers local business listings and wireless Web links.Users can send a text message to...
CellStar gets stockholder nod to sell and dissolve
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CellStar Corp. received its shareholders' approval to complete the sale of its U.S. and Latin American businesses-the distribution of handsets and accessories-to a subsidiary...
LCC delays financials
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LCC International Inc. has delayed the filing of its annual financial statements for 2006 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The company said...
Infrastructure awards wrap-up: Ericsson, Alcatel-Lucent, Motorola and more
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The following list details this week's infrastructure awards for the cellular, Wi-Fi and WiMAX industries. The contracts are broken down by transmission technology, country...
Financial ratings wrap-up: Sprint Nextel, AT&T, Palm and more
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The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.Carrier Credit Suisse First Boston...
Backhaul rising
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As carriers urge customers to adopt an ever-expanding list of data services, the bandwidth-intensive applications are driving a higher demand for backhaul capacity. Insufficient...
FCC fines Amp’d $100,000
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The Federal Communications Commission levied separate $100,000 fines against Amp'd Mobile Inc. and two other cellular carriers for not complying with guidelines for protecting...
MMA outlines urban content plans
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ORLANDO, Fla.-The Mobile Marketing Association announced an effort to boost the mobile urban content market-and to help entrepreneurs looking to provide the stuff.The MMA...
Mobile TV state of industry
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ORLANDO, Fla.-Mobile television is still in its infancy-mostly gaining traction among early adopters and primarily young men-but the subscriber base has more than doubled...
AT&T to speed up HSDPA, add dozens of new markets
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ORLANDO, Fla.-AT&T Inc.'s wireless division is testing an upgrade to its HSDPA network that the carrier says will dramatically increase uplink speeds.According to Kris...
Worst of the Day: Last day tirade
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Welcome to a special edition of our online column, Worst of the Week. Industry trade shows are especially nutty, so this column is a...
CTIA: Data revenues up 77 percent
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Wireless data revenues rose to $15.2 billion last year, a 77-percent jump from 2005, according to CTIA. The wireless trade group estimates carriers data...
SmarTVideo pushing Dennis Miller to mobile
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ORLANDO, Fla.-SmarTVideo Technologies Inc. announced a deal to deliver live mobile broadcasts of Dennis Miller's radio talk show.The Atlanta-based company, which operates the under...
Sony Ericsson doing U.S. spadework: New Sagem deal for emerging markets
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ORLANDO, Fla.-The mantra of profitability remains the guiding principle at Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications, even as it invests in development efforts in the United...
The Chinese are coming!
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ORLANDO, Fla.-The competitive cauldron that is the domestic Chinese handset market has produced a few winners. And that has fueled a desire among those...
Partnerships key for pushing content
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ORLANDO, Fla.-The day two keynotes at CTIA Wireless 2007 were all about collaboration. And, of course, money.From music to video to m-commerce, Wednesday's speakers...
First responders awarded additional $400M in funding
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The growing pool of federal dollars for interoperable public-safety communications grants could get even bigger, even though the nearly $3 billion spent to date...
Sling Media adds Palm OS support
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Sling Media Inc. expanded the availability of its SlingPlayer Mobile product to the Palm operating system, which is available on a handful of devices,...
Verizon, AT&T, Qwest reap huge, multi-billion dollar federal contract
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The General Services Administration awarded billions of dollars in telecom contracts to AT&T Corp., Verizon Communications Inc. and Qwest Communications International Inc. Notably left...
Q-Secure allows remote device management
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W2bi introduced its Q-Secure software solution, which allow remote device management by users and administrators in corporations or work groups.The product includes tools that...
Low-hanging fruit: ripe or already gone?: The emerging market harvest is well underway
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With mobile markets in India and China generating growth in numbers that few can get their mind around-but offering revenue and market share that...