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News Briefs for September 22, 2005
February 27, 2007 5:04 pm | by Wireless Week Staff | News | CommentsVerizon Wireless, Qualcomm, Sky Link, Brightpoint, RadioShack, fastmobile, Hurray! Holding Co., China Mobile, Airspan Networks, Invenova Corporation, Palm and Vodafone Spain.
Boost Launches IM2Cell
February 27, 2007 5:04 pm | by Susan Rush | News | CommentsBoost Mobile is looking to expand the chat capabilities of its youth-oriented customer base with the launch of IM2Cell. The new service enables Boost Mobile customers to use their mobile phones to chat with friends and family signed up for AOL, MSN or Yahoo! instant messaging services - even when those friends and family members are tethered to their PCs.
Juice Wireless Squeezes More Funds
February 27, 2007 5:04 pm | by Susan Rush | News | CommentsJuice Wireless has secured $1 million in new financing. This latest round of funding comes on the heels of $4 million in funding landed in June by the mobile data applications and service provider.
China Mobile Ends Bid for Millicom
February 27, 2007 5:04 pm | by Susan Rush | News | CommentsChina Mobile and Millicom have called off their plans to merge. A completed deal would have marked the largest international entity purchased by a Chinese firm.
News Briefs for July 5, 2006
February 27, 2007 5:04 pm | by Wireless Week Staff | News | CommentsGigaBeam Corporation, CircleTel Consultancies, Esmertec, MapQuest Mobile, Telephia, The Weather Channel, PT Excelcomindo Pratama, Juniper Networks, Apresta, Motorola, UMC, National Taiwan University and Alienware.
MBlox Expansion Plans, Ad Surge Expected
February 27, 2007 5:04 pm | by Sue Marek | News | CommentsMBlox, the mobile transaction firm that handles a significant amount of U.S. SMS traffic through its gateways, has raised $25 million in equity from new investor Trident Capital and existing investors including BA Venture Partners, Norwest Venture Partners, Novus Ventures and Avanti Capital. MBlox CEO Jeff Clark sa
Napster Mobile Makes Inroads with Operators
February 27, 2007 5:04 pm | by Sue Marek | News | CommentsSmaller operators are beginning to follow the lead of the Tier 1 operators like Verizon Wireless and Sprint and debut full-song download service. GSM operator Suncom Wireless, which provides wireless service in the southeastern U.S., announced that it will offer Napster Mobile music service—including full-song downlo
Wheels of Zeus Puts on the Brakes
February 27, 2007 5:04 pm | by Susan Rush | News | CommentsWheels of Zeus, a startup that hit the wireless GPS scene four years ago, apparently has run out of gas. The company is closing up shop.
SBA Purchases Tower Assets
February 27, 2007 5:03 pm | by Susan Rush | News | CommentsSBA Communications is beefing up its tower portfolio with the purchase of AAT Communications Corp., the fifth largest independent tower owner in the United States. The $1 billion deal involves $634 million in cash and 17 million shares of stock.
FCC Starts Process for Homeland Security Bureau
February 27, 2007 5:03 pm | by Mark Rockwell | News | CommentsWASHINGTON--The FCC today began the process to establish a new bureau that will handle public safety and security issues at the agency, as well as moving to modify some spectrum use for public safety applications.
Vodafone Sells Japanese Mobile Unit
February 27, 2007 5:03 pm | by Susan Rush | News | CommentsDespite circulating reports that two buyout firms were jockeying to purchase Vodafone K.K., Vodafone Group announced a $15 billion deal to sell the Japanese mobile phone unit to SoftBank.
Lenovo Mixes in JBlend Java
February 27, 2007 5:03 pm | by Susan Rush | News | CommentsLenovo inked a deal to deliver Aplix Corporation's JBlend Java technology to its mobile phones. Separate from the deal, Lenovo announced plans to reduce costs through the elimination of about 1,000 jobs.
FLO Forum Adopts New Wireless Specs
February 27, 2007 5:03 pm | by Susan Rush | News | CommentsThe FLO Forum ratified new specifications to ensure interoperability and compatibility to FLO-based terrestrial mobile multimedia multicast devices and transmitters, all in the name of mobile TV.
Consilient Unveils Push E-mail Solution
February 27, 2007 5:03 pm | by Susan Rush | News | CommentsTaking on the likes of Research in Motion, Visto and Good Technology in the push e-mail space, Consilient this week introduced Consilient Push, an open-standards approach to push e-mail.
Report: Telecom To Hit $1.5 Trillion In 2010
February 27, 2007 5:03 pm | by Staff | News | CommentsGoodbye, telecom slump. Hello, growth. Well, at least in areas mostly outside North America and Europe. A study by Insight Research says worldwide telecom industry services revenue will grow from $1.1 trillion in 2005 to $1.5 trillion in 2010. The Asia-Pacific and Latin America Caribbean are forecasted to experience the fastest overall broadband growth, with North America and Europe lagging.
