BOSTON, Mass.-LG Electronics Co. Ltd. came out the winner in a recent customer satisfaction study covering mobile-phone owners in the United States and Western Europe.According to numbers from research and consulting firm Strategy Analytics, LG phone owners reported the highest satisfaction ratings in 17...
ATLANTA-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. announced it will send its Treo 650 users a text message alerting them of a new software download for their device. The software update, version 1.17, includes improvements for the gadget's memory handling, voice quality, Bluetooth performance, power settings and other...
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-Jamster is hoping to scrub its image with a worldwide rebranding effort. The content provider launched a marketing campaign touting a new logo, redesigned Web site and new print, TV and online advertisements. The company, which sells content directly to consumers via...
BASKING RIDGE, N.J.-A pair of studies conducted by Avaya Inc. and the BPM Forum found that businesses worldwide are struggling to keep up with the needs of expanding mobile and remote workforces.The studies determined that the mobile workforce in the United States will reach...
JAKARTA, Indonesia-NetZAP said it has awarded a contract to Alcatel Corp. for commercial expansion of netZAP's trial UMTS TD-CDMA network in Jakarta using equipment from IPWireless Inc. In order to cover a large portion of Jakarta, netZAP said the network expansion is set to...
REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.-Wherify Wireless Inc. said it now plans to launch its Wherifone GPS-capable mobile phone in the United States sometime in the first half of next year, almost a year after the company initially planned to offer the gadget.Wherify's John Cunningham said the...
LONDON-Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. stepped into the global supply-chain limelight, announcing it has signed an agreement with U.K.-based Vodafone Group plc to supply mobile network infrastructure equipment to many of Vodafone's networks worldwide."Huawei has successfully fulfilled the selection criteria required by the Vodafone supplier...
Cingular Wireless L.L.C. has identified more than 12,000 GSM sites that it plans to decommission as it integrates 30 of 63 GSM markets by the end of the year, according to Securities & Exchange Commission filings. In addition, the company said it had completed...
WASHINGTON-Korean content provider WiderThan Co. expects to net more than $50 million with its planned initial public offering, according to documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission late last week.WiderThan, which sells ringtones, ring-back tones, games and other content, will issue 6 million...
NEW YORK-Nextel Partners Inc. was victorious late last week as a judge ruled the carrier could disclose the results of the first two appraisers in its ongoing battle with Sprint Nextel Corp. in determining a "fair market value" price for Sprint Nextel's forced purchase...
WASHINGTON-The House of Representatives late Thursday passed its version of budget reconciliation, which sets the hard date for the transition to digital TV at Dec. 31, 2008, with an auction beginning Jan. 7, 2008.Congress is considering a hard date for the DTV transition as...
SAN ANTONIO-SBC Communications Inc. is reportedly planning to launch an AT&T branded wireless service that will use the network of SBC's current wireless joint venture, Cingular Wireless L.L.C. SBC's plans follow the closing last weekend of its $16 billion acquisition of AT&T Corp.Contrary to...
RESTON, Va.-After months of negotiations, Sprint Nextel Corp. reached an agreement to acquire its largest CDMA affiliate, Alamosa Holding Inc., for $4.3 billion, including the assumption of $900 million in debt. Under terms of the Alamosa deal, Sprint Nextel will purchase Alamosa's common stock...
BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless announced it will sell a CDMA2000 1x EV-DO-capable BlackBerry, along with a service plan that will allow subscribers to use the gadget as a modem for their laptop."BroadbandAccess is rapidly becoming the standard for wireless connectivity in the business world," said...
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-Ditech Communications Corp. announced its fiscal 2006 second-quarter results, reporting a net loss of $1.4 million, or 4 cents per share. The numbers were a considerable decrease from the company's year-ago net income of $45.8 million, $37.5 million of which came from...
WASHINGTON-The National Emergency Number Association released its "911 System Reference Guide" to help carriers-primarily Voice over Internet Protocol providers-and public-safety answering points plan and build their own routing solutions.Access to selective router information is difficult for non-incumbent wireline carriers to get because often the...
BOSTON-An investment group led by private-equity firm Alta Communications announced it has acquired technology research firm Yankee Group. Yankee Group was previously owned by Decision Matrix Group L.L.C.Brian Adamik, president and chief executive officer of Yankee Group, will step down after a transition period....
LIBERTYVILLE, Ill.-Motorola Inc. and Skype Technologies SA announced the launch of a Bluetooth headset that allows Skype customers to use Motorola's Wireless Internet Calling Kit to make voice calls over the Internet.Available in 3,500 RadioShack stores nationwide, Motorola said the product includes its H500...
WASHINGTON-Verizon Wireless wants 700 MHz spectrum and it thinks it has a plan that will enable it to bid on the spectrum sooner and give public safety money from the auction sooner-but still keep the hard date in 2009. The nation's second-largest carrier is...
Cingular Wireless L.L.C. is overhauling its wireless Web service in an effort to woo would-be mobile Internet surfers and boost content sales. The largest U.S. carrier said it is simplifying its Media Net offering by delivering local information and allowing users to customize their...
SAN JOSE, Calif.-Wireless mesh router maker Wave Wireless Corp. and wireless broadband technology developer WaveRider Communications announced plans to merge, saying the combined company will focus on the rapidly growing market for wireless broadband solutions. The companies said the proposed merger will bring together...
WASHINGTON-Republicans last week criticized a new Democratic high-tech agenda highlighting wireless broadband potential, ratcheting up political rhetoric about which party is providing more support for U.S. high-tech interests. After House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) unveiled the House Democratic innovation agenda at a press...
CHICAGO-U.S. Cellular Corp. and parent company Telephone and Data Systems Inc. said they received notices from The American Stock Exchange and The New York Stock Exchange indicating that both companies are not in compliance with their respective listing standards. The non-compliance is associated with...
Cingular Wireless L.L.C. announced it will sell a new phone aimed at children. The carrier picked up Firefly Mobile Inc.'s Firefly phone, which Firefly has been selling through retail outlets and its Web site. Cingular said it will sell the phone for $50 with...
