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Sprint Nextel wins FCC reprieve on 800 MHz rebanding.

Jun 30, 2008 ... Byline: JEFFREY SILVA Sprint Nextel wins FCC reprieve on 800 MHz rebanding The Federal Communications Commission extended by a month the looming June 26 deadline for Sprint Nextel Corp. to vacate 800 MHz interleaved channels involved in a rebanding initiative to ...

FCC details plans for free wireless broadband.

Jun 30, 2008 ... Byline: JEFFREY SILVA The Federal Communications Commission is seeking feedback on new options to auction a nationwide wireless broadband license with requirements to provide free Internet service, content filtering and open access to third-party devices and applications. ...

Kajeet outlines "sizable' job cuts, will refocus on Internet sales.

Jun 30, 2008 ... Byline: COLIN GIBBS Kajeet Inc. last week slashed a "sizable'' chunk of its sales force as it shifts from a brick-and-mortar retail strategy to an online model. "We did restructure and let go a reasonable number of people,'' CEO Daniel Neal confirmed, declining to ...

Nokia acquires Plazes.

Jun 30, 2008 ... Byline: COLIN GIBBS Nokia Corp. added another social networking business to its portfolio, acquiring Plazes AG for an undisclosed sum. Operating primarily out of Berlin with 13 employees, Plazes offers a context-aware community that encourages users to post where they ...

T-Mobile USA Inc. wades further into wireline pool.

Jun 30, 2008 ... Byline: ALLIE WINTER Looking to cut into its rivals' wireless-wireline bundles, T-Mobile USA Inc. announced it will expand its wireline calling plan nationwide. The carrier's @Home offering allows T-Mobile USA customers to place unlimited nationwide and long-distance calls over ...

Brightpoint signs VZW for carrier's indirect channel.

Jun 30, 2008 ... Byline: PHIL CARSON Brightpoint Inc. said it would distribute handsets for Verizon Wireless' indirect channel of authorized agents and national retailers. Bob Laikin, CEO of Brightpoint, declined to discuss the value of the deal, citing a confidentiality agreement ...

Virgin-Helio targets broader base of users; And may be able to get back to "hip' roots.

Jun 30, 2008 ... Byline: ALLIE WINTER Virgin Mobile USA's purchase of fellow MVNO Helio L.L.C. allows Virgin to evolve beyond its low-ARPU customers to higher-paying subscribers, as well as gain a sophisticated handset portfolio, improve its debt levels and cut a better deal with network ...

Put another dime in the jukebox baby.

Jun 30, 2008 ... Digital jukebox manufacturer Rowe International has teamed up with Sprint to provide instant music selection downloads to jukeboxes nationwide. Rowe will use the Sprint Mobile Broadband network to facilitate music downloads from its subsidiary, AMI Entertainment, ...

Pearl Jam on Vcast.

Jun 30, 2008 ... The band Pearl Jam said it is expanding its bootleg program for its 12-city U.S tour and has partnered with Verizon Wireless to offer its customers the first mobile bootleg recordings available. Each night of the tour, the band's live concerts will be recorded and a studio engineer will ...

Only strongest MVNOs will survive.

Jun 30, 2008 ... Byline: ALLIE WINTER A couple years ago, starting your very own mobile virtual network operations company was a sizzling hot idea and everybody was trying to cash in. But now, two years and a slue of MVNO closings later, the idea has fizzled. With the shut downs of Amp'd Mobile, ...

RIM doubles revenue and profit, but disappoints Wall Street.(Financial report)

Jun 30, 2008 ... Byline: PHIL CARSON Research In Motion Ltd. doubled its fiscal first quarter revenue and net income over the year-ago quarter, sold 5.4 million devices and added 2.3 million new subscribers. RIM's fiscal first quarter ended May 31. Not good enough for Wall Street, ...

Vlingo elbows for room on speech-recognition field; Firm uses D2C to "talk' on Blackberries.

Jun 30, 2008 ... Byline: COLIN GIBBS Speech recognition technology wins the "the most over-promised and under-delivered of all time award,'' according to vlingo Corp. CEO Dave Grannan. But the space may finally be delivering on its promise. A relative newcomer to the field, vlingo ...

Virgin Mobile USA: Unlimited at $80 per month.

Jun 30, 2008 ... Byline: ALLIE WINTER Mobile virtual network operator Virgin Mobile USA Inc. unveiled its new "Totally Unlimited'' calling plan, which stands as a shot against the company's larger rivals by undercutting their prices by $20. Virgin's new plan, available July 1, will ...

Sprint Nextel wades into targeted-ad waters; Operator cautiously approaches idea of targeted mobile advertising.

Jun 30, 2008 ... Byline: COLIN GIBBS U.S. carriers are ever so slowly beginning to share consumer demographics and other coveted information in an effort to deliver highly targeted wireless ads. And Sprint Nextel Corp. very quietly appears to be leading the way. Advertising agencies ...

M2M sees unbridled growth; Space "only limited by your imagination,' Sprint Nextel exec says.

Jun 30, 2008 ... Byline: KELLY HILL With wireless connectivity becoming ever more common in vehicles, security systems and utility meters, machine-to-machine technology is on the path to transform vending machines, real estate lock boxes and mail drop-boxes. Although the M2M space is ...

Sprint Nextel expands business "Premier' program to CDMA subs.

Jun 30, 2008 ... Byline: ALLIE WINTER Sprint Nextel Corp. announced its small- and medium-sized CDMA business customers now have access to its Business Premier loyalty program. Since its merger with Nextel Communications Inc., the carrier has been working to merge all users onto one ...

Nokia to buy Symbian in $411M deal; Firm looks to counter Linux, Microsoft, more.

Jun 30, 2008 ... Byline: PHIL CARSON Nokia Corp. will acquire total ownership of Symbian Ltd., buying out current partners in a deal valued at about $411 million, the company said last week. Nokia said it would combine its own S60 platform with the Symbian platform and provide the ...

IPhone virtual teardown: Apple margin beats 50%.

Jun 30, 2008 ... Byline: PHIL CARSON Based on preliminary analysis of the 3G iPhone, Apple's new handset may be its most profitable product, garnering better than 50% margins, according to analysts. Though the grand shift from hardware profits to service-and-application profits has ...

NPD: Cellphone accessory sales to catch fire.

Jun 30, 2008 ... While cellphone sales may be on the decline in the United States, retailers may be able to bridge the gap with accessory sales, according to a new report from consumer market research firm NPD Group. The firm said mobile handset purchases declined 20% year-over-year in the U.S ....

Feds: Drivers don't have to hang up phones.

Jun 30, 2008 ... Byline: HARRY STOFFER Federal regulators agree that distracted drivers are dangerous. But the government won't require phones built into cars and trucks to shut down automatically when the vehicles are moving. Longtime safety advocate Clarence Ditlow proposed such a ...