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Siemens pumps cash into GlooLabs startup

PALO ALTO, Calif.-Siemens Communications Group said it made an investment in California-based software developer GlooLabs. The company did not disclose the amount of the investment. The German telecom giant said it hopes the funding will allow GlooLabs to expand its product portfolio and step...

Mobile ESPN, Best Buy ink launch deal

BRISTOL, Conn.-Mobile ESPN L.L.C. reported a deal with electronics retailer Best Buy to support the launch of the Mobile ESPN mobile virtual network operator service beginning Nov. 1. Mobile ESPN said consumers in a handful of pre-launch markets-Austin and San Antonio, Texas; Minneapolis; and...

Supreme Court rejects RIM request

WATERLOO, Ontario-BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. took another major hit in its legal battle with patent-holding company NTP Inc. as the Supreme Court declined to halt the case. RIM's stock was down more than 6 percent on the news to about $53.74 per...

Senators admonish FCC over reorganization plans

WASHINGTON-Two key Senate appropriators have chided Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin for failing to give a heads-up to Congress about reorganization and spending plans at the agency. Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.), chairman of the Senate appropriations subcommittee on commerce, justice, science and related...

SK Earthlink MVNO to be dubbed Helio

LOS ANGELES-SK Earthlink Inc. followed through on previous claims that it was looking at a new name for its planned mobile virtual network operator service, unveiling the newly christened Helio Inc. brand that the company plans to use when it launches next spring. The...

Lucent posts quarterly gains

MURRAY HILL, N.J.-Lucent Technologies Inc. reported net income of $374 million, or 8 cents per share, in its fourth quarter, up slightly from the previous quarter when Lucent reported net income of $372 million, or 7 cents per share.The results contrast wildly with the...

Enforta, InfiNet deploy WiMAX in Russia

AMSTERDAM-InfiNet Wireless, which provides broadband wireless access and pre-WiMAX equipment, said Enforta BV selected it to provide equipment for a nationwide broadband network in Russia.The network is expected to span 28 major cities and be constructed during the next two years. InfiNet will supply...

Wi-Fi arrives in Reno hotels

NEWBURY PARK, Calif.-Nomadix Inc. and Hotel Wireless Inc. said they have completed Wi-Fi deployments at three Reno, Nev., hotels.The companies deployed equipment at El Dorado Hotel & Casino, Silver Legacy Hotel & Casino and Circus Circus Hotel & Casino. The deployments cover 4,200 guestrooms...

U.S. phone users demand simple, flashy devices

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif.-According to new research from J.D. Power and Associates, U.S. mobile phone owners are becoming increasingly concerned with their phones' design and ease of use. "As more services are added to the phone, the ability to navigate around the handset in an...

Mobile middleware market on trajectory according to IDC

FRAMINGHAM, Mass.-The mobile middleware market has become a half billion-dollar industry and will increase to $1.4 billion by 2009, according to a study from research firm IDC.The mobile middleware market has seen a flurry of acquisitions, customer wins and new product launches in the...

InfoSpace stock soars on positive financials

BELLEVUE, Wash.-Investors sent shares of InfoSpace Inc. skyward in after-hours trading after the company reported a jump in third-quarter revenue and painted a rosy portrait for the current quarter.InfoSpace, which operates Web search sites and provides mobile content, posted $83.2 million in revenue during...

Nortel wins Sprint Nextel broadband access contract

TORONTO-Nortel Networks Ltd. won a two-year contract to supply Sprint Nextel Corp. with its next generation broadband access solution. The offering is set to launch in 18 states.Nortel said its initiative to evolve its entire local switching network with a simplified next generation Internet...

Shenandoah’s wireless revenues up 17 percent

EDINBURG, Va.-Rural telecommunications provider and Sprint Nextel Corp. wireless affiliate Shenandoah Telecommunications Co. reported a 17 percent increase in wireless revenues from $21 million during the third quarter of 2004 to $24.6 million this year. Despite the increase, the impact of wireless revenues on...

Sprint Nextel’s profits vault, but subscriber adds slow from last year

RESTON, Va.-Sprint Nextel Corp. said it added 1.272 million total customers to its network during the third quarter, which was in line with guidance it provided late last month, but below the 1.697 million pro forma customers added by Sprint Corp. and Nextel Communications...

Mobile music takes slice of worldwide music pie

LONDON-Mobile music accounts for nearly 15 percent of the worldwide music market, generating $4.4 billion in revenue this year and nearly $6 billion in 2006, according to a study from U.K. consultant firm DhaliwalBrown.The report claims mobile music-including ringtones, ringback tones and full-track downloads-is...

Phones used as payment devices in Japan

TOKYO-Japanese credit card companies and carriers are working together to allow consumers to use their phones as payment devices.Operators KDDI and Vodafone Group's Japan unit have teamed with JCB and other financial companies to promote a standard and build an infrastructure to support QuicPay,...

Vivo expands network, inks deal with Convergys

SAO PAULO, Brazil-South American carrier Vivo announced a series of new partnerships with vendors including Convergys Corp., Motorola Inc. and Nortel Networks Corp. Vivo is a joint venture of Portugal Telecom and Telefonica Moviles SA and counts 28 million customers in Brazil.Vivo announced it...

UbuiquiTel meets estimates though additions decline

CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa.-Sprint Nextel Corp. wireless affiliate UbiquiTel Inc. posted a disappointing 10,700 net customer additions during the third quarter, which was well below the 17,500 subscribers the carrier added last year although in line with estimates. UbiquiTel ended the quarter with 434,300 direct subscribers...

Cognio adds to spectrum analysis products

GERMANTOWN, Md.-Cognio announced enhancements to its line of spectrum analysis tools, which the company says enable wireless Internet service providers, municipal Wi-Fi operators and hot-spot providers to increase bandwidth, reduce clutter and increase security of outdoor Wi-Fi environments. The cognitive spectrum analysis company said...

SMS to LOSE W8

LOS ANGELES-Fans of NBC's reality series "The Biggest Loser" can get weight-loss tips from the show with a new text messaging service. The subscription service, which is available for $3 a month, delivers diet tips and exercise information handsets every weekday to users who...

Ericsson buys some of Marconi

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson announced plans to acquire key pieces of Marconi Corp.'s telecommunication business for $2.1 billion in a move that sets up Ericsson to converge its wireless and wireline networks. "The acquisition of the Marconi businesses has a compelling strategic logic and is...

Andrew licenses Qualcomm IPR

ORLAND PARK, Ill.-Andrew Corp. announced a patent license agreement with Qualcomm Inc. to develop, manufacture and sell W-CDMA picocell and microcell base-station systems. Andrew said the agreement includes the use of certain Qualcomm intellectual property in the Andrew OneBase Pico, which is a single-carrier...

Alereon gets $20M in funding

AUSTIN, Texas-Alereon snagged $20 million in a Series B round of financing, the fabless semiconductor provider said Tuesday. Longtime investors Austin Ventures, Centennial Ventures and Pharos Capital Group participated in the funding. Alereon, which designs but doesn't manufacture UWB chipsets, said it will use...

NetMotion gets mobile VPN contract for Florida utility

SEATTLE-NetMotion Wireless announced that JEA, one of the largest municipal utilities in the United States, selected NetMotion Wireless' Mobility XE as its mobile VPN solution. Mobility XE provides JEA's field workers with secure, uninterrupted connections while traveling through the different wireless networks over the...