Yearly Archives: 2008

Break down

As I've noted in previous columns, I go coco for spectrum auctions. Love 'em. Can't get enough of 'em. Want more of 'em.Or so...

Congress targets carriers’ ETF plans

Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) asked chief executives of AT&T Mobility, Sprint Nextel Corp. and T-Mobile USA Inc. to explain whether they will pro-rate early...

Search for the mobile masses: Mobile search set to explode as platform evolves

It's no secret that trying to find content or information on a mobile phone is a daunting task for most consumers.Carrier deck layers can...

InfoGin finding success in crowded mobile browser market

While Opera Software ASA continues to attract attention with its mobile browsers and a host of startups go directly to consumers with their transcoding...

Analysts watch chip sales, European 3G market

When Texas Instruments Inc. lowered its revenue guidance last week for the quarter about to end, citing weakness in 3G sales to a large...

Apple cracks open the iPhone : Move expected to entice enterprise and app developers

Four days after Apple Inc. released its iPhone software development kit (SDK), the company announced that more than 100,000 developers had already downloaded the...

iPhone arrives in Austria, Ireland

Add Austria and Ireland to the list of countries in which the iPhone is legitimately available.The iPhone retail price at T-Mobile Austria, and in...

O2 tunes in to Napster Mobile

Napster bagged yet another carrier customer for its mobile offering, inking a deal to bring its catalog to the U.K. carrier O2.The deal gives...

Hedgehogging: hedge*hog*ging v. Interrupting conversations in an office environment

So let us get this straight. 100,000 developers paid $100 a piece to download Apple's new SDK for the iPhone. We are no math...

Bluetooth headsets: Room to grow for players large and small

If you think you're seeing Bluetooth headset advertisements everywhere, offering a bewildering array of styles and functionality from innumerable companies, you're spot on. The...

Venture capital financing wrap-up: Altierre, Kyte, WiSpry and more

The following list includes venture capital and other investments into wireless companies announced during the past week. The value of the investment is included...

FCC pushes back E-911 benchmark deadline to March 2009

The Federal Communications Commission put the brakes on the September 2008 deadline for mobile-phone carriers to comply with new enhanced 911 location accuracy guidelines,...

FCC chief Martin asked to produce extensive documents in probe: Management style questioned

The House Commerce Committee's probe of the Federal Communications Commission moved to a new level, with key lawmakers asking FCC Chairman Kevin Martin to...

Carrier ETF plans targeted

Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) asked chief executives of AT&T Mobility, Sprint Nextel Corp. and T-Mobile USA Inc. to explain whether they will pro-rate early...

Wireless broadband requirements scrutinized

The mobile-phone industry urged the Federal Communications Commission not to impose burdensome wireless broadband reporting requirements on cellular carriers. Congress is considering legislation to...

AOL to pay $850M to advance its social networking plans

AOL is the latest Internet giant to buy its way onto the online and mobile social networking field.The Time Warner Inc. subsidiary said it...

Virgin Mobile USA’s stock plunges on Q4 results: Quarterly loss digs into full-year gains

Virgin Mobile USA Inc. stock dropped more than 53% from its closing price yesterday after it reported a $14.7 million loss in the fourth...

Worst of the Week: An iPhone SDK and too much time on my hands

And welcome to our Thursday column, Worst of the Week. There's a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so this...

700 MHz auction tempo remains steady: Focus continues to shift to lower-priced licenses

It appears bidders were not frightened off by passing the 200-round milestone in the Federal Communications Commission's 700 MHz spectrum auction as new bids...

PODCAST: Martin Cooper and the future of wireless

BARCELONA, Spain - Martin Cooper, widely recognized as one of the lead inventors of the modern cellphone, believes that the "next step of the...

NextWave inks WiMAX TV deal with Alcatel-Lucent

NextWave Wireless Inc. has tapped Alcatel-Lucent to develop WiMAX broadcast solutions that the company plans to integrate with its recently announced MXtv technology.NextWave plans...

FunMobility buys mobile social startup Moblastic

FunMobility Inc. said it acquired fellow mobile social startup Moblastic Corp. for an undisclosed amount in an effort to expand its off-deck business.Moblastic's site...

700 MHz: Bidding focus changes, action remains slow: E-Block license covering American Samoa gets active

Bidding remained slow during the last half of day 33 and the beginning of day 34 of the Federal Communications Commission's 700 MHz spectrum...

ROK picks up majority share of Geniem

ROK Entertainment Group said it acquired a 51% stake in the Finnish mobile software developer Geniem for an undisclosed sum.Geniem develops on-device portals, white-label...

Financial ratings wrap-up: Leap, MetroPCS, Texas Instruments and more

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.Carrier--Lehman Brothers adjusted its estimates...
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