Qualcomm

They’re talking, again. Business as usual. Optimism, according to the two parties, should replace the suddenly cloudy horizon. Never mind the thunderbolts that Qualcomm Inc. hurled at Nokia Corp. during the chipset vendor’s investor day earlier this month in New …

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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. The two companies agreed to test MediaFlo in the United …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. raised its revenue estimates for its third quarter ending in June, indicating it expects revenue at or slightly above earlier forecasts of $1.77 billion to $1.87 billion based on strong demand for its chipsets destined for both …

SAN DIEGO—While its annual analysts meeting got underway in New York, Qualcomm Inc. launched a minor salvo of financial and product news today, including a collaboration with Microsoft Corp. to speed time-to-market for its chipsets for smart phones. The chip …

SAN DIEGO—Qualcomm Inc. raised its revenue estimates for its third quarter ending in June, indicating it expects revenue at or slightly above earlier forecasts of $1.77 billion to $1.87 billion based on strong demand for its chipsets destined for both …

NEW YORK—Lehman Bros. Equity Research analysts said that they expect Sprint Nextel Corp. soon to make public plans for the carrier’s vast 2.5 GHz spectrum holdings, and Sprint Nextel confirmed that the operator is working on making its decision. “We …

Following several years of lean results, tower companies appear to be righting their ships thanks to network expansions and new technology investments. Indeed, Mark DeRussy, analyst with Raymond James Equity Research, said the tower sector remains solid as carriers continue …

It’s safe to say U.S. wireless subscribers have caught up with much of the rest of the world in terms of data consumption. But it appears American carriers still have their work cut out for them when it comes to …

SAN DIEGO—Qualcomm Inc. says it has signed a new royalty-bearing patent license agreement giving Soma Networks Inc. license to develop, manufacture and sell subscriber units, modem cards and infrastructure equipment based on Qualcomm’s OFDM and OFDMA technology. Soma provides last-mile …

HOUSTON—The nation’s second largest tower company appears to be closing in on its losses, as Crown Castle International Corp. reported first-quarter net losses of just $6.7 million, a sharp decline form its year-ago net loss of $126.9 million. CCI’s posted …

SAN DIEGO—Leap Wireless International Inc. reported plans to “centralize its administrative field operations, including sales, marketing and product development,” in Denver, where the carrier already houses its customer-care functions. Leap noted that as part of the centralization process, it would …

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 wealthy investors with histories in cable and wireless infrastructure, has …

Qualcomm Inc. and Texas Instruments Inc., which dominate chip manufacturing for CDMA and GSM network and handset technologies, respectively, posted strong quarterly earnings for their latest fiscal quarters. For Qualcomm’s second fiscal quarter, which ended March 26, the San Diego-based …

WASHINGTON-The Justice Department asked the Federal Communications Commission for sensitive numbering information-including local number portability data-from Alltel Corp. and Midwest Wireless Holdings L.L.C. in connection with Alltel’s proposed $1 billion acquisition of Midwest that is being opposed by U.S. Cellular …

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 to stream TV content on its MediaFlo service. The Federal …

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SAN DIEGO—Qualcomm Inc. reported late yesterday that it earned $593 million in the company’s second fiscal quarter, an increase of 11 percent over the year-ago quarter, results that were in line with analysts’ expectations. The company attributed the solid growth …

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 steaming content plans. MediaFlo is a one-way, high-speed network using …

DALLAS—Texas Instruments Inc. late yesterday reported first-quarter net income of $585 million, a 42-percent increase from the $411 million profit in the year-ago quarter, and it issued a bullish forecast for the current quarter, causing its stock price to rise …

WASHINGTON-The Department of Justice reported Qualcomm Inc. and Flarion Technologies Inc. have agreed to pay a $1.8 million in civil penalties for violating “pre-merger waiting period requirements” associated with Qualcomm’s $600 million acquisition of Flarion. According to the complaint, Qualcomm …

LOS ANGELES-Amp’d Mobile Inc. continued to rake in venture capital last week, raising $150 million in a third round of funding. New investors Tudor Investments, Intel Capital, Rho Ventures, Qualcomm Inc., Quilvest Ventures, Polygon Investment Partners and Heights Capital Management …

WASHINGTON-The Bush administration last week said China agreed to further open its massive telecom market and to refrain from favoring its homegrown third-generation wireless standard over other technologies, progress U.S. trade officials highlighted even as they pressured other trading partners …

LOS ANGELES – Amp’d Mobile Inc. continued to rake in venture capital this week, raising $150 million in a third round of funding. New investors Tudor Investments, Intel Capital, Rho Ventures, Qualcomm Inc., Quilvest Ventures, Polygon Investment Partners and Heights …

WASHINGTON—The Department of Justice reported Qualcomm Inc. and Flarion Technologies Inc. have agreed to pay a $1.8 million in civil penalties for violating “premerger waiting period requirements” associated with Qualcomm’s $600 million acquisition of Flarion. According to the complaint, Qualcomm …