Monthly Archives: May, 2007
Wireless Hall of Fame: Jay Kitchen
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In a city that prides itself on the blood sport of politics, good guys are supposed to come in last. Often they do. It's...
More private companies likely amid consolidation
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Harbinger Capital Partners is hoping to buy Openwave Systems Inc. at closeout prices. And as the Alltel Corp. deal demonstrates, Harbinger isn't the only...
Gaming nerds may drive innovation, but casual gamers drive market
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HOLLYWOOD, Calif.-Casual gaming will become a first tier of entertainment thanks to innovative thinking by entrepreneurs and barriers lowered by technology, John Welch, president...
U.S. cellular market nearing 250M connection mark
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The U.S. cellular industry added 18 million connections during 2006, bringing the total number of U.S. wireless connections to 232 million, according to Wireless...
Might as well wear a target on your hip
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When cold weather began to take hold in the nation's capital a couple years back, Washington Post columnist Courtland Milloy, attempting to dispense...
ITC postpones ruling on Broadcom-Qualcomm issue
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The United States International Trade Commission delayed its expected announcement of a remedy in the patent infringement case brought by Broadcom Corp. against Qualcomm...
Legislators push for measuring broadband deployment
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Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii) introduced a bill to improve the collection of data on Americans' access to broadband connections, which he...
Wireless Zone shakes up front office while eying expansion
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Verizon Wireless cellular retailer Wireless Zone is restructuring its management team as the company focuses on expanding its 270 locations to 400 by mid-2008....
Google Calendar goes wireless
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Google Inc. expanded its mobile features, allowing users to access its Calendar offering from wireless phones.The Internet behemoth said mobile users can visit www.calendar.google.com...
Mformation manages up $20M in VC funds
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Device management company Mformation Technologies Inc. announced $20 million in new venture funding. QuestMark Partners led the company's funding round, which included investments from...
Survey: 42% of college students think Motorola is a Japanese company
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Young consumers tend to know little about the brands behind the products they use, including wireless brands, according to a study from market-research firm...
Infrastructure awards wrap-up: Nokia Siemens, Proxim, Nortel 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: Leap, Motorola, Analog Devices 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 --Standard & Poor's Ratings...
InterDigital expects up to $54M in Q2
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InterDigital Communications Corp. outlined its revenue expectations, but investors seemed unimpressed.The company said it expects second-quarter revenues to range from $52.5 million to $54...
Long Term Evolution could face competition
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A new report from ABI Research predicts nearly 300,000 Long Term Evolution base stations will be deployed by 2014."LTE faces competition from other broadband...
Mobile social networks misfiring: Advertising dollars could help fund services
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UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif.-Mobile social networking is "one of these servants in waiting . something that has a lot of potential, but hasn't been fully...
Worst of the Week: 700 MHz of choices
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Hello! And welcome to our Thursday column, Worst of the Week. There's a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so...
EarthLink receives accolades for Philly Wi-Fi trial, plans expansion
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Municipal Wi-Fi vendor EarthLink Inc. said it will expand its Wi-Fi network in Philadelphia to 135 square miles, a job to be completed by...
After lull, Nokia counter-sues Qualcomm
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Nokia Corp. responded to Qualcomm Inc.'s April 2 lawsuit filed in Wisconsin, disputing the latter's allegation of patent infringement, and charging the chip vendor...
DE rules shaky, but AWS results expected to stand
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A three-judge appellate panel hinted the Federal Communications Commission's small business bidding rules could be on shaky legal ground, but seemed hesitant about throwing...
Branding, advertising to be key for mobile content
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UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif.-Building brands-and a paying fan base-is one of the foremost priorities for Hollywood's entertainment companies, but a few more building blocks need...
VZW expands unlimited messaging plans to PTT
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Verizon Wireless expanded its unlimited messaging offer to a new series of push-to-talk plans. The America's Choice Push to Talk Select plans have the...
Mobile TV firms scramble to measure viewership
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Rentrak, a company that measures TV viewing, announced a deal with mobile television provider Hiwire that calls for Rentrak to measure mobile TV viewing....
Sprint Nextel adds Pandora streaming music service
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Sprint Nextel Corp. added online streaming radio service Pandora to its lineup of music offerings, allowing users to create a customized "radio station" by...