News
Qualcomm: ITC Starts Nokia Investigation
February 27, 2007 3:32 pm | by Susan Rush | CommentsThe U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) has commenced its investigation into allegations of unfair trade practices by Nokia.
Happenings
February 27, 2007 3:30 pm | CommentsOct. 24-25 Yankee Group's 2005 Decision Summit-Mobile Entertainment Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines San Diego, CA http://www.yankeegroup.com/public/events/conferences Oct. 26-27 Women's Game Conference Austin, TX http://www.womensgameconference.com Nov. 15 Bango Nexus '05 Summit on Direct To Consumer
SK-EarthLink Installs Executive Team
February 27, 2007 3:29 pm | by Susan Rush | CommentsSK-EarthLink made several appointments to round out is executive management team. The company also said it will establish its headquarters in Westwood, Calif.
Finland Embraces OFDM Technology
February 27, 2007 3:29 pm | by Susan Rush | CommentsThe Finland government has granted operator Digita a license for a mobile broadband network using Flarion's FLASH-OFDM technology. Of the seven proposals the government received, five involved Flarion's technology.
Boingo, SBC Light Up Wireless Partnership
February 27, 2007 3:29 pm | by Susan Rush | CommentsBoingo Wireless and SBC Communications have made good on a previous promise to give Boingo customers access to 3,400 more hot spots in the SBC FreedomLink network.
Content Companies Unite, Divide
February 27, 2007 3:28 pm | by Robb Murray | CommentsA couple companies announced plans this week to either get together or split up.
InterDigital Seeks Payments from Nokia
February 27, 2007 3:27 pm | by Monica Alleven | CommentsInterDigital Communications Corporation plans to continue fighting for technology licensing payments it says Nokia owes the company.
Virgin Mobile Gets Rapper Ringtones
February 27, 2007 3:27 pm | by Robb Murray | CommentsVirgin Mobile USA's new ringtones will have users kickin' it gangsta style every time their buddies call.
Verizon Wireless Expands EV-DO, Cuts Rates
February 27, 2007 3:27 pm | by Susan Rush | CommentsThe battle for high-speed wireless customers continues to heat up. The latest: Verizon Wireless launched its EV-DO services in seven new markets. The carrier also is slashing its BroadbandAccess-branded service prices by 25 percent.
Orative Adds "Presence" to BlackBerry Devices
February 27, 2007 3:27 pm | by Susan Rush | CommentsOrative is expanding the reach of its presence software to include Research In Motion's (RIM) BlackBerry device users with the introduction of the Orative Client Software for BlackBerry devices.
Study: Carriers Should Pay Attention to College Students
February 27, 2007 3:27 pm | by Susan Rush | CommentsAn M:Metrics survey found that college students are a hot ticket for wireless carriers right now. A separate survey found that despite several companies pushing parental controls on wireless phones, a new study coming out of Ace*Comm Corporation reports that more than 70 percent of teenagers have unrestricted use of their mobile phones.
InnoPath Fixes KDDI Bug
February 27, 2007 3:27 pm | by Susan Rush | CommentsInnoPath Software's over-the-air (OTA) solution recently saved KDDI the hassle of recalling handsets to fix a software application bug discovered on phones that had already been shipped.
Nokia Can Recoup Telsim Claims
February 27, 2007 3:27 pm | by Susan Rush | CommentsThe Turkish government has agreed to allow Nokia to recoup losses related to Telsim's loan defaults. The exact dollar amount of the settlement has yet to be determined.
News Briefs for August 29, 2005
February 27, 2007 3:27 pm | by Wireless Week Staff | CommentsSiemens Communications Group, @Road, Motorola, Traffic.com, Wave Wireless Corporation, Terabeam Wireless, Proxim Wireless, iLoop Mobile, MyMoneyPlus, Airpath Wireless, SkyNetGlobal, Enterbrain and SureWest Communications.
Sprint Rolls Out New LBS Tools
February 27, 2007 3:27 pm | by Brad Smith | CommentsLocation services are becoming an increasingly important part of a carrier’s data offerings, as evidenced by today’s announcement by Sprint of new tools to help enterprises use location for their business applications.
