EVEN WHILE WIRELESS BROADBAND DEPLOYMENT is in a relatively early stage in this country, the Bush administration is pressing for changes at an international spectrum conference that could pave the way for U.S. manufacturers and service providers in the mobile-phone and WiMAX sectors to...
The worldwide mobile music market will more than double in the next few years, exploding from $13.7 billion this year to more than $32 billion by 2010, according to Gartner Inc.But splitting up all that cash won't be easy.While boilerplate agreements don't exist in...
SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. spared no expense on its MediaFLO USA Inc. subsidiary. From the outside, MediaFLO's Operations Center looks like any other box-shaped lackluster office building, but a few steps inside and the love for TV is all around.Hanging from the ceiling in the...
AT&T Mobility left nothing to chance in its quest for 700 MHz spectrum. The nation's No. 1 carrier agreed last week to shell out $2.5 billion in cash for 700 MHz licenses from Aloha Partners L.P. in advance of the upcoming Federal Communications Commission's...
The domestic broadcast mobile TV space has gone from three potential providers to one in less than three months.AT&T Mobility's announcement last week to pay $2.5 billion in cash for Aloha Partners L.P.'s 700 MHz spectrum portfolio likely signaled an end for its HiWire...
SPRINT NEXTEL CORP.'S OPERATIONAL STRUGGLES sunk to new lows last week as the nation's No. 3 carrier had its CEO step down and the company reported that it would not meet its guidance for the year.The carrier noted that it lost 337,000 postpaid customers...
WHILE THE 700 MHZ OPEN-ACCESS COURT BATTLE ESCALATES into a brawl among major stakeholders eyeing the upcoming auction, the public-safety community is methodically laying the foundation to partner with the winner of a national wireless license in an unprecedented experiment of high stakes for...
Verizon Wireless is requiring customers to opt out of allowing the carrier to share their customer proprietary network information (CPNI), a new policy that could spark protest from the carrier's customers.CPNI comprises users' calling records and includes the numbers of incoming and outgoing calls...
With the content-centered, postpaid mobile virtual network operator market in decline, analysts have already begun talking about the next evolution of the MVNO model. Apple Inc.'s iPhone is one example. So is recently launched Sonopia.Juha Christensen, CEO of Sonopia, compares his company to credit...
Multimedia capabilities in phones are not just in demand in mature markets, but are also sought after in developing markets, according to Raj Talluri, general manager of cellular media systems solutions for Texas Instruments Inc.'s wireless terminals business unit.Talluri said during a TI Web...
The mobile TV market in the United States sure has been interesting to watch.Three years ago, it was DVB-H vs. MediaFLO. Nokia was backing DVB-H while Qualcomm was developing its own MediaFLO technology. The clashing of technological standards and deep-pocketed combatants harkened back to...
It's all well and good that some telecom analysts feel Sprint Nextel should reconsider its multibillion-dollar bet on WiMAX Nation in the wake of ex-company honcho Gary Forsee's exit. The post-mortem musings of analysts are understandable, given that WiMAX represents a critical component of...
Content for puckheads Airborne Entertainment Inc. and NHL Interactive Cyber-Enterprises L.L.C. announced the release of NHL Clubhouse, a mobile storefront that offers NHL-branded ringtones and wallpapers. The content is available exclusively to Verizon Wireless customers. The offering includes team-branded wallpapers and ringtones for each...
SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. CEO Paul Jacobs gave a keynote speech to a room of friends here at the 2007 3G CDMA North America Regional Conference last week."It's good to be among friends," he said. "I've been dealing with a few people who aren't my...
This must have slid under the radar, but AT&T last month announced that Fredericks of Hollywood had awarded the company its networking and voice services business covering 135 locations. (Not familiar with Fredericks of Hollywood? Just think of a Victoria Secret's store, but featuring...
Mobile advertising recently got a boost from two announcements: the launch of advertising-subsidized mobile access to MySpace.com, and the advent of a U.K. mobile virtual network operator offering free wireless calls in exchange for viewing ads.Both developments offer new avenues for brands seeking to...
Triple-play bundles work, but the quadplay is as yet unproven as a strategy by which operators can improve revenues and reduce churn, according to a new report by global telecom advisory firm Analysys.Analysys found that triple-play packages have helped U.S. cable operators to double...
Despite Bluetooth's growth and success in the mobile market, the technology faces challenges as it moves into the automobile space, according to a new report from IMS Research.The firm noted Bluetooth is available in about 500 million handsets worldwide and Bluetooth technology handsfree profiles...
ORLANDO-The Federal Aviation Administration could prove pivotal in bridging a compromise between conservationists and the wireless industry over how to reduce the number of migratory birds killed from nighttime collisions with communications towers.James Patterson, project manager at the FAA Technical Center, confirmed that agency...
A new study from Informa Telecoms & Media predicts there will be 435 million Session Initiation Protocol-enabled mobile phone users by 2012.The research firm said SIP-enabled mobile phones will number about 275 million this year. It expects the market to show strong growth between...
A new class of devices is ahead as everyday consumer electronics and mobile broadband converge, according to ABI Research."The market for cellular-enabled consumer electronics devices will gather momentum in 2008 and 2009 with Qualcomm Inc.'s Snapdragon platform. As mobile WiMAX networks increase their coverage,...
More than 2 million U.S. households have direct connections into high-speed fiber networks, according to a new study by the Fiber-to-the-Home Council and the Telecommunications Industry Association.The study said nearly 2% of U.S. households are connected via end-to-end fiber, and the market is growing...
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin is facing increased congressional pressure to re-regulate the special-access market dominated by AT&T Inc. and Verizon Communications Inc., with Sprint Nextel Corp. Chairman Gary Forsee warning lawmakers that excessively high rates for high-capacity dedicated lines could hinder large-scale...
