SAN DIEGO, Calif.-InfoSonics Corp., a wireless handset distributor in the United States and Latin America, said it extended its distribution agreement with Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. through December 2006.The agreement calls for InfoSonics to continue selling Samsung handsets and accessories to carriers in Central...
DULLES, Va.-Wireless instant messaging continues to surge, with one-third of all desktop IM users sending instant or text messages from cell phones at least once a week, according to a study from America Online Inc.The Internet giant's third annual survey found that nearly half...
TORONTO-Canada's top-three wireless providers are partnering in an effort to allow users to make payments with mobile phones. Bell Mobility, Rogers Wireless and Telus Mobility this week unveiled Wireless Payment Services, a joint venture to provide a platform for wireless payments. The carriers hope...
CAMBRIDGE, England-Ubisense announced it picked up 60 new customers for its high-accuracy indoor location technology in the nine months since the Federal Communications Commission approved the company's ulta-wideband solution.The company said its UWB sensor-driven technology delivers real-time data, reporting people and asset locations within...
MUNICH, Germany-Siemens AG reported its fourth-quarter results, posting a net profit of $90.6 million, which was an 88 percent decline compared with the year-ago result of $767.3 million.Profits dwindled in the company's Communications division, which brought in only $62.2 million in revenues during the...
BOSTON-Shares of Boston Communications Group Inc. continued to languish as the company reported a third-quarter net loss of more than $40 million. BCGI cited its ongoing legal fight with Freedom Wireless for the loss, taking a non-cash charge of $40.3 million in connection with...
CHICAGO-Regional wireless operator U.S. Cellular Corp. postponed reporting its third-quarter financials until Nov. 28 after announcing plans to restate some of its previously released financial statements. The carrier said it plans to restate full-year results for 2000 through 2004 and quarterly results for each...
WASHINGTON-Wireless messaging revenue in the United States more than doubled last year from 2003 and is expected to grow strongly during the next five years, according to figures from research from Analysys Research.Wireless data accounted for less than 5 percent of U.S. operators' total...
LOS ANGELES-Amp'd Mobile Inc. unveiled its pre-launch marketing campaign, which will let consumers know that the youth-focused mobile virtual network operator is inching closer to its commercial launch and that they should not sign a new contract until Amp'd is on the market. The...
BOSTON-Capital expenditures are on track for double-digit growth in 2005 in North America, according to a third-quarter analysis from research firm Ovum-RHK. Mobile revenues clocked in at $ 30 billion, up 15 percent year-over-year; Mobile capex added up to $ 4.8 billion, up 10 percent; Wireline...
SAN DIEGO-Leap Wireless International Inc. posted-stronger-than-expected third-quarter financial results, which were bolstered by solid customer growth and improved customer revenues.The carrier, which offers its flat-rate Cricket service in 37 markets across the country, reported an 11.4-percent increase in revenues during the third quarter, from...
WASHINGTON-Verizon Wireless told lawmakers Wednesday that the "network neutrality" provisions in the staff draft of telecommunications-reform legislation need to be modified to exempt the wireless industry.The net-neutrality provisions should "be modified to make clear that wireless broadband Internet transmission service (BITS) providers have the...
ALEXANDRIA, Va.-USA Mobility Inc., the one-year-old messaging company formed by the merger of Arch Wireless Inc. and Metrocall Holdings Inc., reported third-quarter financials and declared a special dividend of $1.50 per share that will be payable next month.Revenue for the third quarter came in...
TOKYO-Japan hopes to stoke competition in its hard-to-penetrate mobile-phone market by allowing three new entrants to offer wireless services. The country's telecommunications ministry opened the door for Softbank Corp., eAccess Ltd. and IPMobile Inc. to introduce new wireless handsets and services. The new players...
WASHINGTON- The timing of two nominations to the Federal Communications Commission could leave FCC Chairman Kevin Martin with an evenly split agency-or he could even be in the minority at the end of the year.The White House Wednesday nominated Deborah Tate and FCC Commissioner...
DALLAS-Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. unveiled a CDMA core network solution for the United States that includes a wireless softswitch and a media gateway.The company said it expects the product to be commercially available to U.S. carriers early next year.The solution is a next-generation mobile...
WASHINGTON-InPhonic Inc., which sells wireless phones and services online, said revenues for the third quarter totaled $96.7 million, up 79 percent from revenues of $54.1 million during the third quarter of 2004.Net loss attributable to common shareholders was $5 million, or 14 cents per...
WASHINGTON-Federal regulators late Tuesday praised CTIA's initiative to classify mobile content into Restricted Carrier Content-available to those above 18 years old-and Generally Acceptable Carrier Content. "This industry effort should really help families who rely on their cell phones, but do not want their children...
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Nordic carrier TeliaSonera said it will test its fixed and mobile telephony initiatives using L.M. Ericsson's Unlicensed Mobile Access technology in Sweden. The carrier is conducting similar tests in Denmark with Motorola Inc.TeliaSonera said the aim of the tests is to gradually introduce...
SAN DIEGO-Leap Wireless International Inc. reported plans to exit one of its Midwest markets in favor of expanding its Northwest footprint. The company, which offers its Cricket flat-rate calling service in 37 markets, said it signed an agreement to enter a joint venture with...
ACTON, Mass-Azimuth Systems Inc. said it launched a multiple-input-multiple-output channel emulator for testing Wi-Fi equipment.The Azimuth Channel Emulator 400NB is a stand-alone testing platform the company said reproduces multi-path environments with channel correlation to test MIMO or single-input-single-output solutions, which allows Wi-Fi equipment vendors...
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-Visto Corp. hopes a whopping $70 million financing round can propel it to the forefront of the white-hot wireless e-mail space.The developer added to its already-fat wallet with the latest round, which was led by DFJ ePlanet Ventures. Current investors Draper Fisher...
VICTORIA, British Columbia-VCom Inc. moved closer to a $21 million initial public offering, announcing that it has filed a final prospectus with the securities regulatory authorities in each Canadian province. The company said it plans to issue 3,335,000 common shares at $6.32 per share....
SEOUL-LG Electronics Co. Ltd. said it will sell a mobile phone running SavaJe Technologies' Java-based operating system. The move is notable since SavaJe counts Vodafone Group plc, T-Mobile International and Orange S.A. as financial backers.SavaJe launched several years ago with a Java-based operating system...
