Technologies that employ some aspect of tracking and monitoring are all around these days, and although many people might consider such applications an invasion of privacy, it's hard to deny that tracking technology has crime-fighting applications that come in handy. Take, for instance, the...
WASHINGTON-Verizon Wireless has asked the Federal Communications Commission to waive its rules requiring location technology to be embedded in 95 percent of a carrier's handset base by the end of the year. However, Verizon said it can meet the requirement by June-much earlier than...
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson described its third-quarter results as solid. The company reported a net profit of $672.8 million, a 22-percent increase from results a year ago when the company reported a net profit of $545.7 million. The company's third-quarter earnings per share is 4...
WASHINGTON-The Senate Commerce Committee unanimously approved legislation to create a national emergency alert system designed to take advantage of wireless, Internet and other advanced technologies."I'm pleased that my colleagues understand the urgency of developing a comprehensive and modern alert system," said Sen. Jim DeMint...
TORONTO-NTP Inc. said the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has denied Research In Motion Ltd.'s motion to stay or suspend the patent case between the two companies pending a Supreme Court review, according to a Reuters report.Earlier this month, RIM said...
LOS ANGELES-Jamdat Mobile hopes to bring a little hell to your handset with a mobile version of Doom.The game-maker launched the much-awaited Doom RPG, a role-playing wireless title based on Id Software's revolutionary PC-based first-person-shooter. The game is available through most major U.S. carriers...
BY KATE RYAN Madison Dearborn Partners L.L.C. is betting $300 million that people who pay their cell-phone bills in advance will pay dividends for the private-equity firm.The Chicago firm, Boston's TA Associates Inc. and other investors are paying $739 million for about a third...
FRAMINGHAM, Mass.-New product launches and portfolio updates helped the worldwide phone market surpass 200 million units shipped in the third quarter of 2005, according to a report from IDC.The firm's quarterly wireless handset report indicates shipments rose 19 percent year-over-year and 8.8 percent from...
FORT WORTH, Texas-RadioShack Corp., which sells wireless products and services from Verizon Wireless, Sprint Nextel Corp. and Tracfone Wireless Inc., reported a 15-percent increase in wireless sales during the third quarter that the company attributed to growth in its kiosk channels offsetting a sales...
SAN DIEGO-Wireless Facilities Inc. announced a contract win to provide network design and deployment services for Madison, Wis.'s proposed municipal Wi-Fi network. The company said it plans to work with communication technology company Cellnet and Madison Gas and Electric to deploy a Wi-Fi network...
RESTON, Va.-Sprint Nextel Corp. completed its $427 million acquisition of affiliate IWO Holdings Inc. The deal includes the assumption of approximately $208 million in debt.IWO Holdings' shareholders received $42.50 per share in cash from the deal. Sprint Nextel noted the transaction value represents 10.8...
WASHINGTON-After an unsuccessful effort to push up by two years the hard date to transfer spectrum from broadcasters, the Senate Commerce Committee voted to complete the digital TV transition on April 7, 2009. The House Commerce Committee is expected to consider its proposal, which...
LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel Corp. posted a disappointing 20,887 internally driven net customer additions during the third quarter, less than half the 58,254 customers the carrier added in 2004 and below analyst estimates. Alltel attributed the shortfall to higher churn in markets it recently acquired...
AUSTIN, Texas-Tower company Kampen and Greenwell Inc. announced a deal with Kum & Go L.C. to license space on the chain's 425 or so Western and Midwestern convenience stores for cell-site construction.KGI said network design is in the works and includes rooftops, stealth concealment...
WASHINGTON-The Michigan House of Representatives today passed legislation making it illegal for teens under 18 years old to talk on cell phones while driving. The bill, sponsored by state Rep. David Law (R), imposes $50 fines on violators. The measure now goes to the...
HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp.'s net profit popped to more than $1 billion in its third quarter, up 29 percent compared with the same quarter last year. However, the company's stock price fell almost 6 percent to $16.06 per share in trading after the news, partly...
PARIS-France Telecom announced an agreement with all the minority shareholders in Orange Slovakia to acquire their shares for a total $628 million, giving France Telecom full control of the mobile carrier. Following the transaction, to be paid before the end of the year, France...
VANCOUVER, British Columbia-Telus Corp. reported that George Cope, president and chief executive officer of Telus Mobility, has left the company to become chief operating officer of rival Bell Canada. Cope is expected to begin his new position in January and will take a position...
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-VeriSign Inc. posted a strong third quarter despite disappointing revenues from its mobile content business.The Internet security company reported quarterly income of $44.6 million, or 17 cents a share, up from $40.4 million, or 16 cents a share, in the same period...
WASHINGTON-Despite the increasing use of wireless services worldwide, companies offering wireless services have seen their monthly recurring revenues drop by 13 percent during the past year, according to a report from TeleGeography Research.The report found that global wireless average revenue per user fell from...
WASHINGTON-The Senate Commerce Committee is expected to consider legislation Thursday afternoon that will earmark $1 billion for public-safety interoperability and $250 million for implementing the enhanced 911 bill that passed last year from digital TV auction revenues, said the chairman of the Senate Commerce...
BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless named John Hinshaw vice president and chief information officer.Hinshaw has been an executive at Verizon Wireless since it launched five years ago, most recently as vice president of information technology for Verizon's South Area. He will be responsible for the company's...
ORLAND PARK, Ill.-Andrew Corp. introduced a new antenna product line designed for use with new broadband technologies such as WiMAX and other OFDM-based systems.The Andrew Multi-Port Array antennas are designed for systems that use multiple antenna options, such as multi-input, multi-output and adaptive antenna...
LOS ANGELES-The rush to provide TV services to mobile phones heated up Thursday as two established French wireless companies each joined the playground in separate announcements. In-Fusio, a entertainment publisher, launched a new TV channel for Sprint PCS Vision subscribers. The company unveiled SmashTV,...
