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Lenovo Says Quarterly Profit up 90 Percent
May 23, 2013 10:20 am | by Joe McDonald, AP Business Writer | News | CommentsComputer maker Lenovo Group said Thursday its latest quarterly profit rose 90 percent as sales of smartphones and mobile computing technology expanded.Lenovo said it earned $127 million, or 1.22 cents per share, in the three months ending March 31. Revenue rose 4 percent over a year earlier to $7.8 billion...
Cricket Gets the S4, Goes After AT&T and Verizon
May 23, 2013 10:15 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsPrepaid carrier Cricket Communications has announced availability of the Samsung Galaxy S4, as well as a new advertising campaign that challenges wireless giants Verizon and AT&T. The Galaxy S4 will be available through Cricket on June 7 for $599.99. In a move that seems a lot like T-Mobile's recent change to financing phones...
CTIA Day 3: Rob Mesirow Talks Super Mobility and Beyond
May 23, 2013 10:11 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsAs CTIA 2013 comes to a close today, the Association's Vice President of Operations, Rob Mesirow, already has his sights set on 2014. He's really hoping attendees at the show have seen the prevalent signage around the Sands Expo in Las Vegas announcing the Super Mobility Week set for September 9 next year...
Jennifer Lopez, Verizon Announce Viva Movil
May 22, 2013 3:12 pm | by Ben Munson | News | Comments(LAS VEGAS) — Jennifer Lopez and Verizon Wireless CMO Marni Walden took the stage Wednesday at CTIA to announce Viva Movil, a new wireless retailer that will offer Verizon LTE service and devices that will gear its experience toward the U.S. Latino population.
First News Briefs for May 22, 2013
May 22, 2013 11:23 am | by Wireless Week Staff | News | CommentsCricket Communications, Inc. today announced the upcoming availability of the Samsung Galaxy S4. The Galaxy S4 will be available at Cricket company-owned stores, dealers and online starting June 7, 2013 for $600 or $54.99 down at purchase plus monthly payments.
Clearwire Board Likes New Sprint Bid, Shareholder Does Not
May 22, 2013 10:58 am | by Ben Munson | News | CommentsClearwire’s board of directors is recommending its shareholders vote in favor of Sprint’s revised bid to buy out the wireless wholesaler. Large minority shareholder Crest Financial Limited sent a letter chiding Clearwire’s board for postponing the vote and urging shareholders to vote against Sprint’s revised offer.
CTIA 2013 Show Daily: Day 1
May 22, 2013 10:50 am | Articles | CommentsWelcome to the Tuesday, May 21 edition of WIRELESS WEEK’s CTIA 2013 Show Daily featuring highlights from day one of this year’s conference and exhibition. Click here for complete coverage of today’s news and events. And for even more coverage of the wireless marketplace visit www.WirelessWeek.com...
NSN Launches Smart Networks for Smartphones
May 22, 2013 10:37 am | by Brad Smith | News | CommentsTalk to someone with Nokia Siemens Networks and you’ll find out they consider the mobile network to be a thinking, almost human, thing. Especially when the network is talking to a smartphone. NSN announced at CTIA 2013 Tuesday new software applications that let networks more easily manage...
Poll: Teens Migrating to Twitter
May 22, 2013 10:24 am | by Jennifer C. Kerr, Associated Press | News | CommentsWASHINGTON (AP) — Twitter is booming as a social media destination for teenagers who complain about too many adults and too much drama on Facebook, according to a new study published Tuesday about online behavior. It said teens are sharing more personal information about themselves even as they try to protect their online reputations.
Apple Case Seen as Possible Spur to Tax Action
May 22, 2013 10:19 am | by Marcy Gordon and Peter Svensson, AP Business Writers | News | CommentsWASHINGTON (AP) — Now that tech darling Apple Inc. has been dragged front and center into the debate over the U.S. tax code, lawmakers are hoping that the spotlight on such a high-profile company could be the catalyst for Congress to take action to close loopholes or reform the law.
CTIA Day 1: Interim FCC Chair Clyburn Addresses CTIA
May 22, 2013 10:15 am | by Ben Munson | News | CommentsCTIA’s day one keynote session Tuesday opened with the mantra “Prepare for tomorrow. Get smarter. Think big.” That was CTIA CEO Steve Largent’s advice for all attendees this year. The tomorrow he saw was highlighted by the $800 billion increase in GDP that could come from the government making an additional 500 MHz...
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...
Sprint Raises Clearwire Offer
May 21, 2013 10:46 am | by Ben Munson | News | CommentsSprint has raised its offer to buyout Clearwire to $3.40 per share, representing a 14 percent premium over the previous offer of $2.97 and valuing Clearwire at $10.7 billion. Sprint’s boosted bid to acquire the nearly 50 percent of Clearwire it doesn’t already own comes just hours before Clearwire shareholders are scheduled to vote on the transaction.
CTIA Day 1: The Future is Now for Connected Homes
May 21, 2013 10:39 am | by Brad Smith | News | CommentsAfter 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...
Vodafone Annual Profits up 1.9 Percent
May 21, 2013 10:30 am | by Associated Press | News | CommentsU.K.-based mobile telecoms company Vodafone has reported a 1.9 increase in annual profits despite a slowdown in much of its European operations. It reported Tuesday net profits of 7.70 billion pounds ($11.665 billion) for the year ending March 2013 compared with 7.55 billion pounds the year before...
New Association Promotes Business Case for M2M
May 21, 2013 10:20 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsThe world of M2M has just given rise to a new trade association announced yesterday ahead of CTIA 2013. The International M2M Council (IMC) says it aims to make M2M ubiquitous by helping companies install and manage communications between machines...
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...
