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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. —Accedian Networks: RHO Canada Ventures, Skypoint Capital and Solidarity Fund QFL invested $7.6 million …

Don’t get too excited. That’s the basic message from Nokia Corp. and Qualcomm Inc. – yes, one thing they can agree on – which have famously been jousting to defend the honor of their business models, patent portfolios and the …

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 lowered its price target on Embarq to $54 from $60 on lower out-year cash flows. The firm, however, …

One of the typically opaque aspects of the cellular handset industry erupted into view over the weekend as Motorola Inc. and Research In Motion Ltd. sued each other. The familiar culprit: failed negotiations to renew a cross-licensing agreement. A 2003 …

Mobile phone design efforts over the past two years appear to have taken the handset as far as it will go, for now, if the handsets coming out of the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, are any indication.The forefront …

THE 700 MHZ AUCTION, continuing to crawl toward an end likely punctuated by a disappointing D Block failure, will not remain totally within the Federal Communications Communication’s province when bidding finally ends. Congress is about to jump into the fray.Rep. …

AT&T Mobility subscribers are still waiting for the carrier to launch MediaFLO USA Inc.’s broadcast television service, and sources say the wait could be anywhere from two to eight weeks longer.The launch seemed all but locked up for earlier this …

Auction 73’s slow creep towards exhaustion continues unabated with new bids remaining below triple figures, though interspersed with the occasional head scratcher. So it was yesterday afternoon when a bid popped up for the then unclaimed C-Block license package covering …

Well, I’m on my way out the door to Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain. As you read this, the opening keynote should be just under way.There is nothing like a wireless show on foreign soil to underscore the differences …

BARCELONA, Spain — The Android has landed, so to speak.A number of chip companies showed off demonstrations of Google Inc.’s Android cellphone software today at the Mobile World Congress trade show here. Google and the Open Handset Alliance released Android’s …

Apparently it wasn’t a Super Bowl hangover. Bidding in the Federal Communication Commission’s 700 MHz spectrum auction continued to slow today as bidders placed only 582 new bids during five rounds, adding just over $113 million to the auction’s total …

Mobile television is all over the place, yet going nowhere fast all at the same time. Consumer choice for TV and video on cellphones is pretty robust, but that’s only if users know it exists.Sure, mobile TV and video usage …

Broadcom Corp. scored a number of legal victories in patent litigation with rival Qualcomm Inc. last year but also, like its rival, managed to execute effectively on its business model. The company reported Thursday that fourth-quarter net revenue reached $1 …

The long-anticipated 700 MHz auction kicked off today, attracting 1,849 bids totaling more than $2.4 billion during the first round. The Federal Communications Commission, which will hold a second round of bidding today, is keeping the identities of bidders secret …

A “focus on execution” has allowed Qualcomm Inc. to continue performing well, even while searching for a resolution to its stand-off with Nokia Corp. and defending its business model in patent disputes, the company announced.The San Diego-based chip and intellectual …

Motorola Inc. remains in the doldrums as its handset division — formerly the engine of the company’s revenue and earnings — posted a huge loss in the fourth quarter of 2007. The company forecast more pain for the ongoing first …

IT’S GAME TIME.The wireless industry’s version of March Madness is set to tip off Jan. 24, with 214 applicants vying for 1,099 spectrum licenses in the 700 MHz band being auctioned by the Federal Communications Commission.But, it will be like …

AFTER NUMEROUS DELAYS, AT&T Mobility is preparing to launch broadcast mobile TV service from MediaFLO USA Inc. in early February, according to sources close to the situation.Leaked internal documents and sources indicate that AT&T Mobility is planning to launch the …

WiMAX is currently seizing and will grow into a multibillion-dollar fixed and portable wireless market, regardless of its fortunes in the mobile cellular market. 802.16e vendors may or may not capture a sizable portion of the mobile market opportunity, but …

Qualcomm Inc. will shuffle executives to bolster global growth and named CEO Paul Jacobs’ brother, Jeff Jacobs, to the new post of chief marketing officer, the company said.Whether the newly created post will also include an effort to present a …

Virgin Mobile USA Inc. announced that it has promoted Bob Stohrer to chief marketing officer of the mobile virtual network operator (MVNO). Stohrer, who served as VP of brand and integrated marketing, will replace Howard Handler, who’s leaving the company …

An informal survey of four analysts on the mobile devices on display at the International Consumer Electronics show this week in Las Vegas quickly took different directions with a common theme. Mobile, handheld devices on offer were “evolutionary,” not “revolutionary” …

QUALCOMM INC. IS NO STRANGER to the Federal Communications Commission and its auction process for spectrum. The company has successfully bid on and won spectrum before, and it appears ready to strike again with the 700 MHz auction, which is …

PREDICTIONS ARE SO LAST YEAR.Instead, let’s talk “expectations” – a term that seems to promise a more realistic look ahead at the new year. And there are questions worth asking that dog the conventional wisdom.To keep it tangible, consider issues …

Motorola Inc. unveiled a standalone broadcast mobile television device that it hopes will appeal to TV fans who want to go mobile. The device is the first of its kind from Motorola — housing a DVB-H chipset that includes no …