MediaFLO

FREMONT, Calif.—The FLO Forum said it approved a specification for its mobile TV network technology, a move that will allow equipment makers to build gear that will work on any …

Controversial competing technologies. A spectrum auction that brings in billions of dollars. Am I flashing back to 1995? No, but a few noteworthy announcements in recent weeks are reminiscent of …

SAN DIEGO—Qualcomm Inc. said its MediaFlo mobile TV network technology will be up and running in Japan sometime in 2008. According to a Reuters report, Qualcomm’s Jun Yamada, president of …

While the long-term vendor ramifications of Sprint Nextel Corp.’s plan to deploy a WiMAX network remain uncertain, it’s clear that the early winners are Intel Corp., Motorola Inc. and Samsung …

TOKYO—Japanese wireless carrier SoftBank announced it will study the feasibility of using Qualcomm Inc.’s MediaFlo technology to offer mobile TV services. Qualcomm said SoftBank joins a growing list of carriers …

EMERYVILLE, Calif.—MobiTV Inc. said it snared a whopping $70 million in a Series C financing round led by Oak Investment Partners. The three-year-old wireless video provider said it will use …

NEW YORK—The Yankee Group once again pulled together a quality list of speakers for its Wireless Leadership Summit, including executives from Sprint Nextel Corp., Cingular Wireless L.L.C. and Verizon Wireless, …

Qualcomm Inc., Crown Castle International Corp. and Aloha Partners LP are each spending hundreds of millions of dollars to build dedicated networks for multimedia mobile content. And, analysts say, one …

FALLS CHURCH, Va.—Disparate standards and lack of spectrum could hinder the growth of the mobile TV industry, according to a new report from Telecom Trends International Inc. The industry has …

OYSTER BAY, N.Y.—Consumers will flock to mobile television services in the next few years, with most subscribers tuning into wireless broadcast offerings, according to two new studies. More than half …

It wasn’t long ago that wireless operators had a simple business plan for content and applications: Ink a boilerplate revenue-share deal, put the stuff on the deck and hope users …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. announced a single-chip solution that supports a trio of mobile broadcast standards. The chipmaker’s new UBM chip supports Qualcomm’s own MediaFlo technology, plus Digital Video Broadcasting-Handheld (DVB-H) …

SAN DIEGO—Qualcomm Inc. announced a single-chip solution that supports three of the world’s mobile broadcast standards. The chipmaker’s new UBM chip supports Qualcomm’s own MediaFlo technology, plus Digital Video Broadcasting-Handheld …

Qualcomm Inc. may be closer to snaring a European deal for its MediaFlo mobile TV offering through a new agreement with digital TV platform operator British Sky Broadcasting Inc. The …

SAN DIEGO—Qualcomm Inc. may be closer to snaring a European deal for its MediaFlo mobile TV offering through a new agreement with digital TV platform operator British Sky Broadcasting Inc. …

WASHINGTON-Hiwire, a newly minted subsidiary of Aloha Partners L.P., is planning to join competitors MediaFlo and Modeo L.L.C. in offering mobile TV using dedicated spectrum. Aloha Partners, backed by several …

WASHINGTON-Two TV broadcasters agreed to move out of the 700 MHz band early under a deal with Qualcomm Inc., making way for the company to move forward with its plans …

WASHINGTON—Qualcomm Inc. gained approval Wednesday for an agreement it reached with TV stations serving Chicago, Milwaukee and Gary, Ind. that will allow the company to move forward with its MediaFlo …

LAS VEGAS—Qualcomm Inc. said it would blanket Las Vegas with its MediaFlo mobile TV technology in conjunction with the CTIA Wireless 2006 trade show, which starts tomorrow. Qualcomm said the …

FREMONT, Calif.-The Flo Forum ratified technical specifications for devices, transmitters and test applications based on Qualcomm Inc.’s Flo technology standard for mobile TV. The group said the new specifications are …

FREMONT, Calif.—The Flo Forum ratified technical specifications for devices, transmitters and test applications based on Qualcomm Inc.’s Flo technology standard for mobile TV. The group said the new specifications are …

Call it hedging your bets. Qualcomm Inc. said it is developing chipsets based on a rival mobile television standard-Digital Video Broadcasting-Handheld, or DVB-H-even while it works to complete its own …

SAN DIEGO—Call it hedging it your bets. Qualcomm Inc. said it is developing chipsets based on a rival mobile television standard—Digital Video Broadcasting–Handheld, or DVB-H—even while it works to complete …

REDMOND, Wash—Microsoft Corp. announced that it’s backing Digital Video Broadcasting-Handheld technology as a “founding member” of the Mobile DTV Alliance. Although the group formed in January, Microsoft only today announced …

Virgin Mobile Holdings plc is set to be one of the first European operators to launch mobile TV services using a dedicated mobile TV network. The company, which operates a …