WASHINGTON-Sales of wireless service and equipment helped boost telecom industry spending 8.9 percent to an estimated $856.9 billion last year, the Telecommunications Industry Association said. "The statistics in our new report reveal the telecom industry is expanding once again. The U.S. market is back...
So you've got a wireless Internet-enabled phone and a laptop computer. Phone lines connect computers to the Internet, right? So you should be able to use the phone to get your computer onto the Internet, right? Well, sort of. Some wireless users have found...
WASHINGTON-You may have heard of a CoW or even a CoLT, but how about Mercury? Probably not. And before you start trying to figure out the acronym-it isn't one. Mercury is the code name for Qualcomm Inc.'s portable base station. So what makes Mercury...
President Bush will be happy to learn the mighty United States of America does not have a monopoly on wiretap scandals. Indeed, our leadership position in the wiretap controversy space is being threatened from abroad.That's right. In Greece, they are hooping and hollering about...
A pair of highly anticipated mobile virtual network operators began shedding light on their planned service offerings last week as they gear up for their respective launches in the coming months. The MVNOs will join a market already crowded with the likes of Mobile...
With the announcement of a joint CDMA handset venture between Sanyo Electronics Co. Ltd. and Nokia Corp., U.S. CDMA carriers could benefit from increased competition among vendors, and mobile virtual network operators might have a new option as they seek exclusive handsets to attract...
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. CellularAustria: L.M. Ericsson signed a contract to supply HSDPA hardware...
The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms. CarriersStandard & Poor’s Ratings Services assigned an A rating to Verizon Communications Inc.’s $4 billion aggregate offering of four series of notes. "Our ratings on...
BERLIN—Telecommunications technology company Teles AG filed a lawsuit against Nokia Corp. alleging the company’s new dual-mode GSM/Wi-Fi device infringes on Teles’ Voice over IP "lineswitching" patent. A Nokia representative said the company has not reviewed the complaint and therefore could not comment on it.Teles...
TOKYO—Japanese carrier NTT DoCoMo Inc. said it hopes to expand its streaming video offerings through a new deal with Internet company RealNetworks Inc. DoCoMo said it has signed a tentative agreement to install RealNetworks’ Helix Mobile servers, which is designed to give content providers...
MINNEAPOLIS—ADC Telecommunications Inc. announced it acquired Israeli start-up G-Connect, a developer and manufacturer of systems that serve large and medium-sized Internet service providers. G-Connect’s IP service gateway system is used in high-speed Internet access networks and is specifically designed for managing IP traffic in...
WASHINGTON—A New York attorney has filed a $20 billion class-action lawsuit against Verizon Communications Inc., accusing the telecom giant of violating the law and privacy of customers by collaborating with the National Security Agency on the Bush administration’s warrantless domestic wiretapping program. "Such conduct...
DALLAS—Mobile gaming is hot in the Asia-Pacific region; twice as many Asians play games on their phone as compared with users in Europe and North America, according to a new report from Parks Associates. The report, "Networked Gaming: Driving the Future," found more than...
FORT WORTH Tex.—RadioShack Corp. announced a "turnaround" effort that includes the company shutting down between 400 and 700 company stores. The announcement came as RadioShack reported sluggish fourth-quarter results that were hampered by wireless sales that came in below forecasts. The news appeared to...
BEDMINSTER, N.J.—Verizon Wireless has snapped up a small cellular operator in Northern California, Cal-One Cellular LP, which operates under the Cal North Wireless brand. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Verizon Wireless said the deal includes Cal North’s 49 cellular sites and...
LOS ANGELES—Mobile virtual network operator Helio L.L.C. revealed two components of its upcoming service launch: a partnership with popular social networking Web site MySpace.com and two high-end handsets based on phones from South Korea. Helio is a joint venture of Internet service provider Earthlink...
WASHINGTON—Sales of wireless service and equipment helped boost telecom industry spending 8.9 percent to an estimated $856.9 billion last year, the Telecommunications Industry Association said. "The statistics in our new report reveal the telecom industry is expanding once again. The U.S. market is back...
PLAINFIELD, Ind.—Mobile phone distributor Brightpoint North America L.P. announced it expanded its warehouse space with the addition of a new 321,000-square-foot facility. Brightpoint said the new facility would be located at the company’s headquarters in Plainfield, Indiana. Brightpoint currently operates 560,000 square feet of...
BARCELONA, Spain—Top Level Domain Ltd., which is promoting mobile-specific domains, added to its .mobi push with the launch of weather.mobi, a trial URL that provides full access to The Weather Channel Mobile content. MTLD said it issued the temporary domain name to The Weather...
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.—Video-game powerhouse Electronic Arts Inc. said it completed its acquisition of Jamdat Mobile Inc. The $680 million deal was announced in December.Mitch Lasky, formerly Jamdat’s chief executive officer, was named senior vice president of EA Mobile. Michael Marchetti, Jamdat’s chief financial officer,...
LONDON-Increased mobile penetration in Eastern Europe and Africa is expected to drive revenue growth in the Europe-Middle East-Africa region, according to new research from the Yankee Group.The company predicts total service revenue in the region will grow from about $210 billion in 2004 to...
WASHINGTON—U.S. District Judge Catherine Blake ruled three mobile-phone health suits should be returned to state and federal courts, another in a string of legal setbacks for the wireless industry. While the mobile phone industry has yet to lose a suit alleging a cell phone-cancer...
BEDMINSTER, N.J.—Move over, "American Idol." Verizon Wireless is offering unsigned bands a shot at mobile stardom through a contest that will end up with the winner’s song being released via VCast, Verizon’s multimedia portal. The contest is a partnership between Verizon and the social...
OULUNSALO, Finland-Nokia Corp.'s chief technology officer said he plans to resign from the company to take the helm at a Finnish technology firm. Nokia's CTO Pertti Korhonen will begin as chief executive officer of Elektrobit Group plc starting June 1.Elektrobit operates several businesses, including...
