BRISTOL, Conn.-ESPN announced an international push for its ESPN-branded mobile content. The company said the new initiatives target wireless customers in Canada, Europe and Latin America and covers a variety of content including sports news and information, video, ringtones, wallpaper, wireless Internet sites and...
Six Apart Ltd., a company that specializes in blogging software and services, bolstered its position in the mobile blogging arena with the acquisition of SplashData Inc.'s SplashBlog mobile photo blogging application and service. Terms of the deal were not released. The SplashBlog service allows...
WASHINGTON-The Justice Department last week filed a slew of documents with a New York federal court in support of a request to join the auction fraud lawsuit against Wall Street telecom titan Mario Gabelli, a belated move in the five-year-old case that followed a...
WASHINGTON-Telematics providers have come out against FCC Chairman Kevin Martin's numbers-based approach to financing the universal-service fund . Those providers noted that because telematics is not connected to the public-switched telephone network Martin's plan would significantly add to the cost of automatic crash-notification systems....
NEW YORK-Price Communications Corp.'s board of directors has decided to pursue liquidating the company, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The small wireless operator has been operating in partnership with Verizon Wireless since 2002; prior to that, Price operated its...
BOULDER, Colo.-The Mobile Marketing Association revised its "consumer best practices," updating the guidelines to include chat services, interactive television, and viral and affiliate marketing. The rules are designed to establish a standard, efficient platform for brands, advertisers and carriers looking to market to wireless...
REDMOND, Wash.-Microsoft Corp. is expected to overhaul its ActiveSync Windows Mobile device management offering, when the software giant rolls out the next version of its PC operating system, which has been delayed until next year. Microsoft will change the service's name to Windows Mobile...
BOSTON-Everypoint, a mobile sports application firm, attracted $10 million in a second round of venture-capital funding, the company reported. Venrock Associates led the round, which included existing investors Prism Venture Partners and TD Capital Ventures.Everypoint's downloadable applications provide live scores and sports commentary in...
You can thank Socrates-the illustrious Athenian of the fifth century B.C.-for establishing the power of asking leading and potentially unpopular questions, without feeling the need to provide definitive answers. Ask the right questions, so the Socratic method would have it, and those around you...
Editor's Note: The companies listed below represent the four first-tier wireless operators that control enough spectrum for a nationwide footprint. They are ranked by their number of subscribers at the end of 2005. Subscriber additions and financial results are from company records and are...
WESTBOROUGH, Mass.-Eager to expand its portfolio, tower owner and operator Optasite Inc. completed a $125 million round of debt and equity financing.The company also closed on a slew of site acquisitions, bringing the company's portfolio of towers to more than 200. The acquisitions range...
SANTA CLARA, Calif.-Lucent Technologies Inc. outbid L.M. Ericsson in the auction of Ethernet developer Riverstone Networks Inc.'s business. Riverstone said Lucent's final bid was $207 million in cash along with certain modifications to the Asset Purchase Agreement originally signed by the two companies in...
BURNABY, Canada-Fortuna Gaming Corp., a Canadian-based company focused on online and mobile gambling, sees mobile gambling as a big part of its future and eventually wants to launch a mobile virtual network operator service for gambling enthusiasts. "The long-term vision is to develop the...
PARIS-Mobile GPS navigation solutions company Webraska said its revenues doubled during its 2005 fiscal year, driven by sales of the company's SmartZone Geospatial Platform and its Navigation Platform. The company said it expects to report revenues for the year, which ends this month, of...
NEW YORK-Frazzled, on-the-go parents can now entertain their kids with Thomas & Friends stories on their Sprint Nextel Corp. mobile phones. Vocel and Random House Children's Books teamed up to bring the adventures of Thomas the Tank Engine to mobile phones. Thomas & Friends,...
LONGMONT, Colo.—Intrado Inc. quietly trimmed jobs—including several high-level executive positions—to prepare for its upcoming integration with West Corp. Teleservices provider West Corp. announced in January that it would acquire the Colorado company, which provides infrastructure to the U.S. 911 system, for $465 million in cash....
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 and vendor. The value of the contract is included when available.Click here for additional infrastructure awards from RCR Wireless News.Cellular Germany...
BEIJING—Motorola Inc. announced it opened another research and development center in China, this one in the Binjiang District of Hangzhou's Hi-tech Industry Development Zone. The center will focus on developing equipment products for China’s operators. Motorola said the new center will increase the number...
ANDOVER, Mass.—Mobile music company Groove Mobile announced it closed $8.5 million in new venture funding. Egan-Managed Capital led the round, while Charles River Ventures, Kodiak Venture Partners and Star Ventures also participated. Groove has so far raised more than $20 million in funding. "Groove...
The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.Click here for wireless ratings from past weeks from RCR Wireless News.CarrierRBC Capital Markets increased its price target on Sprint Nextel Corp. from $28 to...
WESTCHESTER, Ill.—Comsearch said it has been selected as the official spectrum manager for the CTIA Wireless 2006 tradeshow next month in Las Vegas. As spectrum manager, Comsearch said it would make sure radio frequencies used in demonstrations and by exhibitors do not interfere with...
SUNNYDALE, Calif.—Palm Inc. reported it sold more than a half-million Treos in its fiscal third-quarter, an increase of more than 100 percent from the same quarter last year. The company said the results reflect demand for its Treo 650 and Treo 700w smart phones—the...
BELLEVUE, Wash.—T-Mobile USA Inc. has upped the ante in a pricing duel with Cingular Wireless L.L.C. by adding a $40 service plan with 1,500 minutes. The Get More 1500 plan was available during the holiday season and has been resurrected in response to Cingular’s...
