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...
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...
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-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...
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-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...
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.
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...
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...
Building on a five-year agreement announced in mid-August to become the official wireless service provider of the National Football League, Sprint Nextel Corp. launched its NFL Mobile service, providing customers with access to exclusive NFL content and original programming from their wireless handsets.Sprint Nextel...
WASHINGTON-The Communications Workers of America said nearly 1,000 Sprint Nextel workers have gone on strike in four states, balking at company demands for job cuts and slashed health benefits. CWA alleges, among other things, Sprint siphoned off nearly $9 billion in earnings from its...
ORLAND PARK, Ill.-Andrew Corp. announced a new contract to supply Cingular Wireless L.L.C. with its third-generation network testing equipment for a nationwide quality benchmarking program.Cingular recently announced that it would invest nearly $6 billion in its network during the next year to improve network...
WASHINGTON-A Texas law firm said it filed a class-action lawsuit against Sprint Nextel Corp. on behalf of thousands of landowners in the state. The lawsuit, filed in federal district court in Kansas, claims Sprint Nextel used exclusive electricity transmission towers to erect cellular phone...
IRVINE, Calif.-Broadcom Corp. announced it will acquire Athena Semiconductors Inc. for $21.6 million in cash. Athena makes chips for Wi-Fi and mobile TV technologies. Broadcom's stock was down slightly after the news to around $46.71 per share. "Mobile television is a very exciting technology,...
WASHINGTON-Lucent Technologies Inc. announced it signed a three-year agreement with electronics manufacturing services company Celestica Corp., giving Celestica exclusive rights to manufacture Lucent's existing and new wireless products, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing. "The agreement with Celestica is part of our...
BOSTON-The U.S. wireless industry is expected to become a larger sector of the U.S. economy than the agriculture and automobile industries within five years, according to a report from Ovum that assessed the economic impact of the wireless industry in the United States in...
ESPOO, Finland-Nokia Corp. said it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Telemar Oi, a Brazilian telecommunications company, to start trials of Nokia's Fixed Mobile Convergence solutions. The solutions make use of Telemar's existing fixed network to create a converged packet-based domain for fixed...
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,...
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...
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...
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....
ST. LOUIS, Miss.-Centurion Wireless Technologies, a unit of Laird Technologies, announced it crossed the 1 billion threshold. The company said it has shipped more than 1 billion mobile-phone antennas through the likes of Nokia Corp., Motorola Inc. and others. "Shipping over 1 billion handset...
Wi-Fi frenzy has hit a number of U.S. cities. I hope they know what they're getting into. EarthLink Inc. has promised the city of Philadelphia it will roll out a low-cost Wi-Fi system to its underprivileged, while a Massachusetts airport is furious that Continental...
WASHINGTON-Alltel Corp. said it will not meet the Dec. 31 enhanced-911 handset deadline and asked the Federal Communications Commission for a year-and-a-half extension. "Alltel has initiated numerous marketing and communications campaigns encouraging consumers to upgrade their handsets, including eliminating fees, reducing prices for handsets,...
