The following list includes venture capital and other investments into wireless companies announced during the past week. The value of the investment is included when available.--Invensense: Sierra Ventures led a $19 million round of funding into Invensense Inc., a Sunnyvale, Calif.-based provider of motion...
Wireless technology helps Ryder Systems Inc. keep track of its fleet of nearly 160,000 vehicles and provide its customers with services that include trip reports to help cut down on fuel usage and track driver habits, as well as streamline a warehousing process that...
For $30 to $50 per month, MetroPCS Communications Inc. will offer residents of Jacksonville, Florida, its unlimited voice and data plan.MetroPCS' signature "no signed contract" applies, the company said, and the plans allow Jacksonville residents to use the service throughout Florida. The Dallas-based company...
Traditional online ad firms are teaming with their mobile counterparts to target consumers on their phones.DoubleClick Inc., which was acquired earlier this year by Google Inc. in a massive $3.1 billion acquisition, said it inked deals with several mobile ad networks to integrate its...
Hello! And welcome to our Thursday column, Worst of the Week. There's a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so this column is a chance for us at RCRWirelessNews.com to rant and rave about whatever rubs us the wrong way....
The National Emergency Number Association named Brian Fontes as its chief executive officer, a newly created position in the organization."Brian is known and respected throughout our industry," said NENA President Jason Barbour. "His varied and unique skill sets make him the right man for...
AT&T Mobility announced that it will launch AT&T Mobile TV with FLO this Sunday. As previously announced, the service will include a pair of exclusive channels -- CNN and PIX, a channel of full-length movies programmed by Sony Pictures Television -- in addition to...
NEW YORK CITY -- The tears, deafening screams and all-around giddiness were nonstop last night as Madonna played a six-song set at the Roseland Ballroom for a select group of wireless subscribers, promotion winners and hardcore fans.The "Material Girl" took the stage shortly after...
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin's troubles on Capitol Hill could be taking a turn for the worse. House Commerce Committee investigators have recommended to Chairman John Dingell (D-Mich.) that hearings on FCC management practices be held in June, citing results to date from...
Sierra Wireless Inc. said yesterday that its revenue and profits exceeded its guidance for the first quarter and forecast sequential growth, in the wake of a chastened outlook from competitor Novatel Wireless.Sierra Wireless' stock was down more than 4% this morning.The company, which makes...
Alcatel-Lucent's first-quarter financials held few surprises, but the company's new outlook -- "flat" instead of the previous "flat to slightly up" -- appeared to spook investors, who sent the company's shares down around 4% to $6.74 per share on the news.Nonetheless, Alcatel-Lucent chief Patricia...
UrbanWorld Wireless added new distribution partners for both its on-deck and off-deck offerings. The Los Angeles-based content provider inked a deal to offer its UDub!MNews from the deck of Boost Mobile, a division of Sprint Nextel Corp. The offering, which is available to Boost's...
AdMob joined the mobile analytics field, unveiling a free tool that allows advertisers and publishers to track traffic and measure the effectiveness of wireless ad campaigns.The San Mateo, Calif.-based startup said the offering delivers site-performance metrics such as unique visitors, duration of visit, page...
Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications announced plans to offer a new technology to bridge the Adobe Flash Lite and Java ME development platforms.Project Capuchin, as the effort is dubbed, allows developers to leverage the best attributes of both software stacks to create content-rich mobile applications,...
T-Mobile USA Inc. took the wraps off a new prepaid calling plan the carrier hopes will counteract growing competition in the prepaid sector.T-Mobile USA's new Pay By The Day option costs $1 per day and allows users to place calls for 10 cents per...
The Associated Press has signed a deal with mobile video vendor Transpera to power the mobile content distribution of the AP's Mobile News Network.Mobile News Network, scheduled to launch later this quarter, is the first product of the AP's Digital Cooperative, a program from...
AT&T Mobility plans to subsidize the price for the 3G version of Apple Inc.'s iPhone by as much as $200, according to a report from Fortune. The wireless service provider believes it can attract more customers away from nationwide competitors Verizon Wireless, Sprint Nextel...
The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.Carrier--RBC Capital Markets initiated coverage on Leap Wireless with a sector perform rating and a $55 price target.--Lehman Brothers lowered its 2008 EPS estimate on...
While mobile TV cellphones are ten-a-penny in the Far East, the West is pretty much virgin territory for them. Samsung's P960, however, may have got the ball rolling, a mobile TV phone aimed at European consumers. A sleek gray slider, the P960 supports both...
At US$200--just $50 more than many single-band gigabit routers--and with USB drive sharing as a bonus, this router can support 2.4-GHz legacy devices and 5-GHz clients simultaneously.
Rogers Communications Inc., the largest carrier in Canada with 7.3 million subscribers, said today it will offer Apple Inc.'s iPhone to its customers later this year. Rogers has about 37% of Canada's approximately 20 million wireless subscribers and just reported robust profits, lower churn...
Leap Wireless International Inc. said it is deploying GenBand Inc.'s G9 Converged Media Gateway to deliver enhanced voice quality and IP services on its network.The G9 product complements Genband's Media Gateway and C3 platform, which already are operating on Leap's network. The G9 platform...
Federal Communications Commission member Robert McDowell said he supports imposing an interim cap on high-cost universal service funds primarily benefitting wireless carriers serving rural areas, paving the way for agency approval of a policy that the mobile industry and some lawmakers believe is technologically...
Texas Instruments Inc. said it is offering a single-chip, dual-slot hot swap manager for Advanced Mezzanine Cards to address power management in wireless networks, including Advanced TCA (ATCA) and MicroTCA systems. The ATCA standard is gaining traction in the marketplace to replace proprietary networks...
