United States: FCC's Multi-Billion Spectrum Auction Begins
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The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) yesterday commenced its auction for advanced wireless services (AWS) spectrum licences with expectations of a windfall of up to US$15 billion. The licences, which were recently released by the Department of Defense, are within the 1710-1755 MHz and 2110-2155 MHz bands, making them ideal ...
Russia: Alfa Bank Considers Creation of New Telecoms Company
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Alfa Bank, a unit of the Russian financial-industrial conglomerate Alfa Group, is planning the creation of a new telecoms company in Russia, Prime-Tass quotes Alfa Bank president Pyotr Aven as saying yesterday in a meeting with Russian president Vladimir Putin. The new company would have key assets based in Russia and the Commonwealth of ...
MobiTV Backs WiMAX
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On the heels of Sprint Nextel's decision to go with WiMAX as its 4G technology of choice, MobiTV threw its support behind the technology, saying it is committed to offering advanced mobile television and media delivery services over WiMAX networks. As part of its commitment to the technology, MobiTV says it is investing ...
Qualcomm Hit With New Patent Demands
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The multi-venue legal flap between Qualcomm and Nokia over wireless patents, contracts and royalties took yet another twist today as the Finnish manufacturer asked a Delaware court to enforce the U.S. vendor's 'contractual obligations in essential patent licensing' ...
RIM Dominance Slips, Slightly
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As competition in the expanding market for mobile enterprise email heats up, the dominance of Research In Motion Ltd. (RIM)'s BlackBerry devices is eroding slightly, according to new industry analyst reports. Cliff Raskind, director of the wireless enterprise strategies service at research firm Strategy Analytics Inc., released ...
Components Crunch Hits Vendors
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Telecom equipment vendors have been struggling to source the components they've needed to fulfill their orders in the past few months, according to a number of executives that have talked to Light Reading. The vendors, who all requested anonymity, operate in different market segments, yet all say the same thing -- it's been ...
XM In Deal With Alltel to Deliver Satellite Radio Channels Over Cell Phones
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NEW YORK -- XM Satellite Radio Inc. has made a deal with Alltel Wireless, a cell phone service provider, to distribute some of XM's commercial-free channels over cell phones. The deal, which is expected to be announced Thursday, mirrors a similar arrangement announced last year between XM's competitor Sirius Satellite ...
Deutsche Telekom's 2Q Net Profit Slips 14%, Cuts Forecasted
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FRANKFURT, Germany -- Deutsche Telekom AG said its second-quarter net income fell 14 percent because of the loss of traditional phone users, and cut its profit outlook for the rest of this year and 2007. Its shares fell 8 percent. Europe's biggest telephone company blamed intense competition among Europe's ...
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