SAN DIEGO-Three wireless companies announced dividend payments this week.Qualcomm Inc. announced a quarterly cash dividend of 9 cents per common share payable Jan. 4, 2006, to shareholders of record at the close of business Dec. 7.Sprint Nextel Corp. declared fourth-quarter dividends for the company's...
DALLAS-Texas Instruments Inc. announced the launch of its new pico base stations, saying the technology reduces time to market for manufacturers by combining a high-performance DSP with optimized baseband software and development tools. TI said its newest wireless infrastructure solution extends the reach of...
CHICAGO-Verizon Wireless named Brightstar Corp. an authorized distributor to support authorized agents with the carrier's approved handsets and data devices, said Brightstar.Verizon's authorized agents now can get products from Verizon's e-commerce site as well as through Brightstar, said the company.
NEW YORK-Diversified Agency Services has acquired mobile marketing services and technology company Ipsh.San Francisco-based Ipsh was founded four years ago by Nihal Mehta and Mike Jelley. The company, which has offices in New York, Los Angeles, Seattle and San Francisco, develops and deploys turnkey...
WASHINGTON-A new study says electromagnetic radiation produced by cell phones do not stress human cells in a way that could lead to heath risks. "We performed highly sensitive, extremely well-controlled tests on living cells irradiated with energy like that from mobile phones, but at...
NEW YORK-TV channel Nickelodeon said it was partnering with m-Qube to launch its Nick Mobile portal that will allow wireless users to download directly ringtones, wallpapers and text-messaging services to their cell phones.Nickelodeon said the mobile portal will draw content from its most popular...
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago-Telecommunications Services of Trinidad and Tobago Ltd. announced plans to launch third-generation mobile broadband services in Trinidad and Tobago to residential and commercial customers via Nortel Networks Ltd.'s CDMA2000 1X and 1x EV-DO wireless technology.Trinidad and Tobago is a West Indian...
NEW YORK-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. has unexpectedly shifted millions of dollars in upfront media commitments out of Fox and is said to be spending the money with other broadcast networks, according to executives close to the situation. The commitments, which industry executives have pegged at...
Skyworks Solutions Inc., which provides semiconductors for mobile applications, said it expects to report fourth-quarter revenues below the low end of the company's previous guidance. Based on a preliminary review of unaudited results, the company said it expects to report revenue of $190 million...
PARIS-Alcatel Corp. signed an agreement with NextGenTel, a service provider in Norway, to conduct its first field trial of pre-WiMAX equipment in Oslo and Bergen, Norway. Under the terms of the agreement, Alcatel will supply, install and support NextGenTel with its pre-WiMAX end-to-end solution....
SAN JOSE, Calif.-Video-game company Namco America Inc. announced it will form a separate business unit to focus on the growing market for mobile-phone games. Kenji Hisatsune, Namco's executive vice president and chief operating officer, will oversee Namco Networks when it begins operations Jan. 1....
SAN FRANCISCO-Pronto Networks Inc. announced the launch of its UniFi Digital Communities Grid, a nationwide municipal broadband network that connects people from city to city and serves as a platform for emergency and community services. The company said 37 municipalities and many industry partners...
GERMANYBenQ Corp. completed its takeover of Siemens AG's mobile-phone business, and the combined entity began operations Oct. 1. BenQ Mobile comprises 7,000 employees, a 5.2-percent worldwide mobile-phone market share and $6.7 billion in combined revenues last year. Clemens J. Joos, a Siemens' executive who...
BELLEVUE, Wash.-Vidiator Technology Inc. today announced it will acquire the Platform division of Seoul-based Nextreaming Corp., a move the company said would add extra features and functions to its encoding, transcoding and streaming technologies for mobile phones. Terms of the deal were not disclosed....
Verizon Wireless and T-Mobile USA Inc. again outranked the competition in a J.D. Power and Associates consumer survey, this time posting the highest retail sales satisfaction among the wireless industry's six largest operators. The study was based on experiences reported by 6,144 wireless users...
Initial shipments of Motorola Inc.'s long-anticipated iTunes-capable phone appear somewhat sluggish, according to a recent analyst report from Piper Jaffray. The firm said its recent store checks show that some locations are recording strong sales of the device, but the majority see only weak...
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission has been dragged into a dispute with potentially far-reaching implications between a major airline and one of the nation's busiest airports over an issue that has less to do with flying than it does with the use of airwaves by...
CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom-Microprocessor company Arm unveiled its newest offering, the Cortex-A8 processor, which the company said will give low-power mobile devices the computing strength of desktop computers. "The rapid convergence of digital entertainment and mobile communications technology requires new levels of system performance and...
InterDigital Communications Corp. released its HSDPA coprocessor terminal for mobile phones. The company said the chip offering features low-power usage and a small, flexible design. Philips Semiconductor N.V. purchased the coprocessor.
LOS ANGELES-Jamdat Mobile Inc. said it is participating in McDonald's annual Monopoly contest for the second year. Jamdat prizes include two wireless games-Jamdat Sports NBA Three-Point Shootout and Blue Blocks-as well as Lemonade Tycoon 2, a PC game."The McDonald's Monopoly Best Chance Game 3.0...
TAMPA, Fla.-FTS Group Inc. provided details on its proposed share spinoff of FTS Wireless Inc. The company said it is seeking to acquire a profitable privately held company in conjunction with the share spinoff, and it is involved in negotiations with several such companies.FTS...
The wireless Internet is coming to European users in a big way this week, as two European operators launched high-speed mobile Web services.T-Mobile U.K. aggressively is pursuing wireless Web surfers by expanding its "Web'n'walk" service, which uses Google as a home page instead of...
BELLEVUE, Wash.-The Mobile Marketing Association said it has established a Mobile Search Working Group that will establish guidelines for a search marketing ecosystem. The group's goal is to develop common business models, operating procedures and technology interfaces that allow operators to offer an integrated,...
DALLAS-Nokia Corp. will include software from Quickoffice Inc. in its Series 60 platform for smart phones, a move that will give its Series 60 users the ability to view and manipulate Word, Excel and PowerPoint files. "We are committed to providing users of smart...
