SHERMAN OAKS, Calif.-On-the-go football fans can still keep tabs on the Super Bowl this weekend. Mobile television company GoTV Networks announced it plans to cover the game on its SportsEdge sports channel that will include scores, statistics, and live commentary and analysis. In addition,...
WASHINGTON-The FCC's Wireless Telecommunications Bureau refused Sprint Nextel Corp.'s request to delay the 800 MHz rebanding. "While we are sensitive to the challenges involved in the 800 MHz rebanding process, we are also mindful that a paramount goal of the Federal Communications Commission in...
BIRMINGHAM, Mich.-Codespear L.L.C. said it won a contract to provide its alert notification and interoperability software to the Michigan State Police Emergency Management Division. The company said its SmartMsg software platform would enable coordination of alert notification, communications interoperability and information sharing during emergencies...
BENTONVILLE, Ark.-Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said it plans to offer its own discount wireless service in Germany under the brand name MangoMobile. Wal-Mart Germany is partnering with telecommunications distributor Facey Retail Solutions GmbH for the mobile virtual network operator service, which will be sold in...
OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint Nextel Corp.'s local communications company, which is scheduled to be spun off from the rest of the company in the second quarter, has selected its name and logo. Embarq, which will officially be known as Embarq Corp., expects to trade on...
AUSTIN, Texas-Smart-card company Axalto N.V. is providing subscriber identity module cards and managed services to Cellular One of Amarillo, Texas, the companies announced. Axalto's SIM cards will replace all of Cellular One's currently deployed cards, the pair said. In addition, Axalto said it designed...
PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y.-New research shows Japan continues to house the most gung-ho of wireless data users. According to a new report from The NPD Group, Japanese consumers use the wireless Web, mobile e-mail, ringtones, personal digital assistants, graphics and screensavers, mobile gaming, picture messaging,...
WASHINGTON-Finally! Congress has told TV broadcasters that they must give up the spectrum they were given to transition to digital TV by Feb. 17, 2009. After an unexpected delay caused by an unrelated procedural move in the Senate, the House passed the Budget Reconciliation...
DUBLIN, Ireland-Mobile messaging infrastructure provider Anam Mobile Ltd. scooped up $14 million in its second round of financing. The Irish company said it plans to use the cash to advance the rollout of its Smart Services Interceptor Framework for mobile operators globally. Anam said...
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission is considering issuing additional rules for protecting cell-phone customer records later this month, FCC Chairman Kevin Martin told the House Commerce Committee Wednesday. Martin also asked that legislators strengthen laws to prohibit the commercial sale of the records. "We are...
FREMONT, Ca.-Verizon Wireless is shutting down its low-speed CDPD wireless data network, according to mobile resource management company @Road. "Based on recent communications with Verizon Wireless and observations of service availability on the Verizon Wireless CDPD network, the company believes that Verizon Wireless is...
PARIS-On the heels of a 61-percent increase in yearly net income from 2004 to 2005, Alcatel Corp. is proposing a dividend payout to its investors for the first time in four years.The company reported 2005 net income of $1.12 billion on revenues of $15.85...
WATERLOO, Ontario-Research In Motion Ltd. received good news on both sides of the Atlantic this week, scoring patent victories in both the United States and the United Kingdom. The BlackBerry maker said the English High Court invalidated all of the patent claims by Luxembourg-based...
SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. tapped the architect of its BREW business to head the commercial launch of its new mobile TV effort, MediaFlo USA Inc. Qualcomm's Gina Lombardi was appointed president of the company's MediaFlo subsidiary. Lombardi was previously senior vice president of marketing, product...
PLANO, Texas-Alcatel Corp. picked Netrake's nCite Security Gateway technology to support the launch of its Unlicensed Mobile Access-based wireless LAN solution. Netrake said its gateway gives UMA providers secure access to GSM and GPRS mobile services over Bluetooth and Wi-Fi unlicensed spectrum technologies. "Netrake...
RESTON, Va.-Sprint Nextel Corp. wrapped up the acquisition of its largest CDMA affiliate, Alamosa Holdings Inc. The closing of the $4.3 billion Alamosa transaction gives Sprint Nextel another 1.5 million direct customers in 19 states. It also ends a pending lawsuit from Alamosa subsidiary...
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission today set June 29 as the date to sell advanced wireless service licenses. The FCC said it plans to sell 1,122 AWS licenses in the 1710-1755 MHz and 2110-2155 MHz bands using the agency's simultaneous multiple-round auction format.The commission is...
WASHINGTON-The House of Representatives joined the Senate in introducing legislation that would criminalize pretexting-the practice of impersonating a customer to get their call records. Reps. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Jay Inslee (D-Wash.) introduced the bill, which is similar to the Consumer Telephone Records Protection...
SEATTLE-Canadian operator Rogers Wireless Inc. and Melodeo Inc. have partnered to launch what the companies call North America's first mobile podcast service.The offering includes more than 1,500 news, sports, comedy and music podcasts that are updated throughout the day. Subscribers can access the offerings...
PORTLAND, Ore.-Virtual commerce enabler Vesta Corp. and smart card maker Axalto N.V. are partnering on a Subscriber Identity Module card-based payment method for prepaid wireless customers. The companies noted that prepaid subscribers will be able to use their phones to make a payment by...
WASHINGTON-Verizon Wireless said it was awarded a contract to provide wireless priority service to local, state and federal government officials and first responders, marking the first availability of the feature on CDMA mobile phone networks. The Bush administration renewed focus on wireless priority service...
WASHINGTON-A San Francisco-based privacy group claims in a new class-action suit that telecom giant AT&T Inc. violated the law by cooperating with the National Security Agency as part of a massive program to eavesdrop on and extract data from Americans' communications. "In the largest...
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.-More than two dozen companies are backing a preliminary "best practices" agreement for wireless Internet content, according to the World Wide Web Consortium.Mobile Web Best Practices 1.0 "provides guidelines for creating a consistent and positive user experience across the rapidly growing number of...
TOKYO-Japanese carrier NTT DoCoMo Inc. announced it will join Cingular Wireless L.L.C. in upgrading its W-CDMA-based network to HSDPA technology. As proof of its intensions, DoCoMo said it has co-developed three new HSDPA prototype phones with Motorola Inc., Fujitsu Ltd. and NEC Corp. DoCoMo...
