Wireless

Helio Lowers Handset Pricing

Helio LLC said it is offering discounts its three handsets as a temporary online promotion. The MVNO, which has been under scrutiny since the high-profile failure of Amp’d Mobile, for having a similar postpaid, bells and whistles-heavy business model, is known for refusing ...More
October 16, 2007
Posted in News
AT&T Buys 700MHz Spectrum, Nails in the Coffin for Mobile TV

AT&T Inc. has agreed to buy 12MHz of wireless spectrum in the 700MHz band from Aloha Partners LP for $2.5 billion, which may signal Aloha’s exit from the wireless space. Aloha is the largest holder of 700MHz spectrum to date, covering 196 million U.S. residents in 72 of ...More
October 9, 2007 By Tara Seals
Posted in News
WiMAXimum Exposure

WiMAX has been on the industry’s brain lately with the high-profile rollout of the Sprint-Nextel mobile WiMAX network, set to go live at the end of the year. But how will this technology affect CLECs and other service providers? That’s the question today’s panel hopes to ...More
October 8, 2007 By Tara Seals
Posted in News
Verizon to Release Four New Phones

Verizon Wireless took the wraps off four new phones Wednesday it hopes will compete against popular selections such as the iPhone. The company said the devices will be available in time for the holiday season. They are the Verizon Wireless Juke by Samsung, the BlackBerry ...More
October 3, 2007
Posted in News
Avaya, Nokia Application Offers Phone Flexibility

Avaya and Nokia on Wednesday described the next phase of their strategic collaboration with a platform that provides users of Nokia Eseries business devices with one number access and advanced enterprise telephony capabilities as they travel across private Wi-Fi and public ...More
October 3, 2007
Posted in News
FCC Opens Unused-Spectrum Proceeding, M2Z Appeals Dismissal

The FCC officially has started a proceeding to determine how it should use the empty 2155 to 2175MHz spectrum band. Several companies had been pressing the FCC to let them lease the spectrum for various purposes. Most notably, M2Z Networks Inc. wanted to build a free, ...More
October 2, 2007 By Kelly Teal
Posted in Articles
Nokia to Acquire Navteq for $8.1 Billion

Nokia said Monday it is buying navigation software maker Navteq Corp. for $8.1 billion. Nokia will pay $78 for each Navteq share including outstanding options. The deal has been approved by both companies’ boards and is subject to customary closing and regulatory ...More
October 1, 2007
Posted in News
Fate of Last-Mile Venture in FCC Hands

If M2Z Networks Inc. gets its way, then competitive service providers could have another alternative to incumbent lastmile access. By press time, though, the company was ready to go to court against the FCC, citing word that Chairman Kevin Martin is prepared to reject its ...More
October 1, 2007 By Kelly Teal
Posted in Articles
Steps to Strategic Mobility

Though enterprise mobility is still in its adolescence, the business benefits of extending information and applications to mobile workers already are apparent. Payback comes in many forms, including higher productivity, increased sales, heightened customer satisfaction, and ...More
October 1, 2007
Posted in Articles
Enterprise Mobile VoIP Partner Program Debuts

MINO Wireless USA Inc., a new service provider offering mobile VoIP services for the enterprise, has unveiled a comprehensive certified reseller program. The program will provide a range of benefits to MINO partners from tailored compensation to sales and marketing support ...More
October 1, 2007 By Paula Bernier
Posted in Articles, Voice over IP (VoIP)/IP Telephony