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CTIA Day 1: The Future is Now for Connected Homes
May 21, 2013 10:39 am | by Brad Smith | News | Comments
After years of fits and starts, the connected home is closing in on becoming a mass market reality. Just ask Kevin Petersen, president of AT&T Digital Life, which has launched in 15 markets and plans to add five more by the end of the week. Petersen, speaking at the Connections conference co-located with CTIA 2013...
Sprint Raises Clearwire Offer
May 21, 2013 10:46 am | by Ben Munson | News | Comments
Sprint has raised its offer to buyout Clearwire to $3.40 per share, representing a 14...
Vodafone Annual Profits up 1.9 Percent
May 21, 2013 10:30 am | by Associated Press | News | Comments
U.K.-based mobile telecoms company Vodafone has reported a 1.9 increase in annual profits...
New Association Promotes Business Case for M2M
May 21, 2013 10:20 am | by Andrew Berg | News | Comments
The world of M2M has just given rise to a new trade association announced yesterday ahead of...
Report: Dish Bids $2 Billion for LightSquared Spectrum
May 21, 2013 11:22 am | by Ben Munson | News | CommentsDish Network Chairman Charlie Ergen has reportedly made an offer to buy LightSquared’s spectrum holdings for $2 billion. Bloomberg reported that LightSquared could use the proceeds from the sale to pay off secured debt. Last year, LightSquared filed for bankruptcy after failing to obtain FCC approval to deploy a satellite/LTE network on its spectrum.
First News Briefs for May 21, 2013
May 21, 2013 11:13 am | by Wireless Week Staff | News | CommentsBoost Mobile today announced the availability of Boost Mobile Wallet powered by Wipit, a mobile solution that allows Boost Mobile Android-powered smartphones to serve as a cash-based vehicle for accessing financial services.
Apple's Cook to Face Senate Questions on Taxes
May 21, 2013 11:06 am | by Marcy Gordon, AP Business Writer | News | CommentsA Senate panel says Apple Inc. is avoiding paying billions of dollars in U.S. taxes by using a cluster of affiliates located outside the United States and is prepared to question its chief executive Tuesday about the "loopholes." Apple CEO Tim Cook is expected...
Under Mayer: Boosting Mobile, Buying Companies
May 21, 2013 10:17 am | by Associated Press | News | CommentsYahoo Inc. lured Marissa Mayer from Google in July to become its fifth CEO in as many years. Her task: Help the Internet pioneer regain its stature after years in a financial funk. In her 10 months leading the company, she has overseen a redesign of Yahoo services and orchestrated several acquisitions, including a deal to buy online blogging forum Tumblr for...
Wilson Electronics Appoints New CEO
May 20, 2013 11:27 am | by Ben Munson | News | CommentsWilson Electronics has named Robert Van Buskirk as its new president and CEO. Van Buskirk comes to the cell signal booster maker from his previous role as president of RF Micro Devices. Wilson’s management move comes at a pivotal time for the signal booster industry as new FCC regulations have come down to legitimize the practice.
High Court Uphold FCC Power in Cell Tower Disputes
May 20, 2013 11:20 am | by Associated Press | News | CommentsThe Supreme Court has affirmed the authority of federal regulators to try to speed local government decisions on proposals to build or expand cell phone towers. The court voted 6-3 Monday to uphold an appeals court ruling in favor the Federal Communications Commission...
AT&T Digital Life Adds Seven Cities to Its Launch List
May 20, 2013 10:52 am | by Ben Munson | News | CommentsAT&T’s wireless home management service, Digital Life, has just launched in an additional seven cities, adding to the 15 it started with at the end of April and moving closer to the 50 cities it hopes to populate by the end of 2013...
Sprint Completes Spectrum Buy from U.S. Cellular, Gains 420,000 Customers
May 20, 2013 10:47 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsSprint on Friday announced that it had completed its purchase of 20MHz of PCS spectrum from U.S. Cellular that covers various Midwest markets, including Chicago, South Bend, Ind., and Champaign, Illinois. As part of the deal, Sprint also snagged 10MHz of PCS spectrum in the St. Louis market...
First News Briefs for May 20, 2013
May 20, 2013 10:35 am | by Wireless Week Staff | News | CommentsEurotech, a supplier of embedded technologies, products and systems, today announces it will be in Booth #6239 in the M2M Zone Pavilion at CTIA Wireless to demonstrate intuitive M2M development and deployment solutions for enterprise customers.
A Year After IPO, Facebook Aims To Be Ad Colossus
May 20, 2013 10:25 am | by Barbara Ortutay, AP Technology Writer | News | CommentsIt was supposed to be our IPO, the people's public offering. Facebook, the brainchild of a young CEO who sauntered into Wall Street meetings in a hoodie, was going to be bigger than Amazon, bigger than McDonald's, bigger than Coca-Cola. And it was all made possible by our friendships, photos and family ties...
Yahoo Takes Big Leap With $1.1B Deal for Tumblr
May 20, 2013 10:23 am | by Michael Liedtke, AP Technology Writer | News | CommentsThe deal announced Monday represents Mayer's boldest move yet since she left Google 10 months ago to lead Yahoo's latest comeback attempt. It marks Yahoo's most expensive acquisition since the Sunnyvale, Calif., company bought online search engine Overture a decade ago for $1.3 billion in cash and stock.
PCIA Moves Fall Show to Spring in 2014
May 17, 2013 11:03 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsThe Wireless Infrastructure Association (PCIA) today announced that it will be moving its annual fall show to the spring in 2014. According to a press release, PCIA's has moved its fall show, which will take place October 7-10 in 2013, to May 19-22 in 2014 at the Rosen Shingle Creek Resort in Orlando, Florida...
First News Briefs for May 17, 2013
May 17, 2013 10:54 am | by Wireless Week Staff | News | CommentsAruba Networks, Inc., a provider of network access solutions for the mobile enterprise, today announced the acquisition of privately-held Meridian Apps, Inc. With this acquisition, Aruba Networks enables new location-based services by combining its network-based contextual information about users, devices and applications with Meridian’s Wi-Fi based wayfinding solution for smartphones and tablets.
Friday Flick: Google I/O Keynote
May 17, 2013 10:51 am | Videos | CommentsAt its 6th annual Google I/O developer conference, Google packed tons of announcements into three hours of keynote. Less gadget-heavy than last year’s I/O which introduced Google Glass, this year’s event focused more on new and improved services....
Barclays Opens Coverage of Leap Wireless on a Sour Note
May 17, 2013 10:28 am | by Ben Munson | News | CommentsBarclays began its coverage of Leap Wireless, parent company of Cricket Wireless, by slapping an underweight tag on the prepaid carrier and putting the price target (PT) at $4. Leap’s stock today is down more than two percent. Barclays follows a number of downgrades for Leap, including JP Morgan Chase downgrading from neutral to underweight.
