FREMONT, Calif.-The first public airing of Qualcomm Inc.'s proprietary MediaFlo technology for mobile TV is taking place as the Flo Forum submitted its specification proposal for the Flo air interface between towers and devices to the Telecommunications Industry Association subcommittee TR-47. The Flo Forum,...
WASHINGTON-The independent task force created by the Federal Communications Commission to examine the affects of Hurricane Katrina on communications networks is scheduled to meet for the first time in an all-day session Jan. 30, said the FCC.The FCC's Independent Panel Reviewing the Impact of...
SAN DIEGO-Cricket Communications Inc. amended its agreement with Alaska Native Broadband 1 License L.L.C. for spectrum purchases and network buildout. According to a Securities and Exchange C omission filing by Cricket's parent company, Leap Wireless International Inc., Cricket already has loaned ANB $64.2 million...
The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.CarriersMorgan Stanley updated its estimates on Verizon Communications following the close of its acquisition of MCI. Fourth-quarter 2005 EPS estimate moves to 62 cents from...
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-Google Inc. continued its charge into wireless, launching a personalized home page for mobile Internet users. The company brought its Personalized Home to handsets, allowing registered Google users to view their customized home page from a mobile phone. Members can personalize the...
The IEEE's Joint Proposal team is set to submit its proposal for the 802.11n standard for high-speed Wi-Fi at the task group's meeting next week in Hawaii, where the standards specification for faster Wi-Fi is expected garner the required 75-percent approval from member voters....
WASHINGTON-California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) officially named former federal telecom regulator Rachelle Chong to the California Public Utilities Commission. "Rachelle's more than two decades of experience in telecommunications law in conjunction with her exceptional understanding of the regulatory environment will be a tremendous asset...
WASHINGTON-The Missouri Supreme Court gave a stunning rebuke to rural local exchange carriers, which have been trying unsuccessfully to recover money they believe wireless carriers owe them for connecting calls from mobile phones to RLEC customers. The Missouri court said the Missouri Public Service...
PARIS-Security and IT vendor Groupe Silicomp announced it purchased Cadimes, which specializes in testing cards and contactless readers for RFID technology. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, although Groupe Silicomp said the acquisition would be "highly earnings enhancing." Cadimes has 7 employees in...
OKLAHOMA CITY-The fourth quarter of 2005 brought continuing net customer losses but higher annual revenue per user for Dobson Communications Corp, according to preliminary figures released by the company. Dobson said it lost about 22,500 total customers during the final three months of last...
BURNABY, British Columbia-MetroPCS Wireless Inc. subscribers are now able to pay for their wireless service using financial-services kiosks on Info Touch Technologies Corp.'s Tio network. Customers only have to know their phone number and zip code, not their account number, in order to access...
FORT WORTH, Texas-Shares of RadioShack Corp. slid after the company reported disappointing fourth-quarter sales and confirmed it will fall short of projected 2005 earnings-due largely to lagging wireless sales. The electronics retailer reported total sales during the quarter of $1.67 billion, a 5-percent increase...
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.-Businesses will spend more on wireless voice services than they do on wireline services for the first time this year, according to new research from In-Stat. Wireless data services are also expected to make inroads. The firm predicts enterprise spending on wireless data...
SYDNEY, Australia-Optus Ltd., a cable and wireless provider in Australia, acquired 100 percent of Virgin Mobile Australia from the Virgin Group plc for about $22.5 million. The deal also gives Optus a license for the VMA brand for 15 years. VMA started out in...
WATERLOO, Ontario-Google Inc. continues to make waves in wireless, announcing an agreement to bring its instant messaging, mapping and search services to Research In Motion Ltd.'s BlackBerry devices. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.Users of RIM's ubiquitous handheld will be able to...
SAN ANTONIO-Nighthawk Systems Inc.'s telemetry devices will be able to access Verizon Wireless' network, according to an agreement between the two companies. Nighthawk provides wireless power control and emergency notification products. The agreement allows it to bundle and sell products with Verizon Wireless service.
HOLTSVILLE, N.Y.-Symbol Technologies Inc. unveiled a rugged wireless gadget the company said will give businesses all the wireless capabilities they need. Symbol's new MC70, which it has dubbed an "Enterprise Digital Assistant," features support for EDGE networks, Wi-Fi hotspots and Bluetooth connections. Symbol is...
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission set a May 10 date for the auction of 800 MHz air-to-ground licenses. The FCC is auctioning the four megahertz of spectrum in the 800 MHz ATG band because it decided that the current ATG spectrum was being underutilized.The agency...
SAN DIEGO-Carrier Devices selected InfoSonics Corp. to distribute its i-mate cellular handsets in the United States, Latin America and Canada, according to the companies. The i-mate group of companies develops high-end smart phones based on the Microsoft Corp. Windows Mobile operating system, which are...
ALEXANDRIA, Va.-Google Inc. is working to patent a wireless marketing method that would allow users to dial an advertiser's phone number with a single click, according to a U.S. Patent & Trademark Office application published last week. The document, which was cited last week...
EL SEGUNDO, Calif.-The blazing-hot mobile phone market is finally due for a cool-down, according to research from iSuppli Corp. The firm said slowing growth and falling prices will lead to a revenue decline to $109.7 billion in 2006, down 4.7 percent from 2005's historic...
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-Digital security and mobile content provider VeriSign Inc. said it plans to spend $30 million in cash to acquire software developer CallVision Inc. Seattle-based CallVision provides Web-based billing and data analysis applications to operators including T-Mobile, Bell Canada, TelstraClear and Australia's AAPT....
ST. LOUIS-Mobile Satellite Ventures L.P. announced it bought three new satellites from Boeing Co. to launch its satellite-cellular hybrid network, which the carrier said would cover North and South America with voice and data services. MSV said Boeing will also deploy some of the...
MILPITAS, Calif.-Adamind Ltd. announced a three-year deal to provide mobile content production and delivery software to Universal Music Group subsidiary Universal Music Mobile U.S.The California-based developer, which also maintains a research and development facility in Israel, said the agreement calls for the integration of...
