Mobile & WirelessAP - Shares of Novatel Wireless Inc. slid Friday after the company's forecast for the quarter fell short of expectations.
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Novatel Wireless shares tumble on weak forecast (AP)
AP - Novatel Wireless Inc. posted a profit in the fourth quarter on better sales of its modems and wireless networking gear. But the stock fell on weaker-than-expected guidance.
FCC Chairman: Congress Should Pay for Public Safety Network (PC World)
PC World - The U.S. Federal Communications Commission will ask Congress for US$12 billion to $16 billion to pay for building and maintaining a nationwide mobile broadband network for emergency response agencies, including police and fire departments.
Alaska Airlines Switches to Aircell for Wi-Fi (PC World)
PC World - Alaska Airlines plans to introduce the Gogo in-flight Wi-Fi service from Aircell on all its aircraft, even though it has already completed testing with another provider, Row 44.
T-Mobile USA racks up prepaying subscribers (AP)
AP - T-Mobile USA, the fourth-largest U.S. wireless carrier, said Thursday it gained 371,000 new customers in the fourth quarter, reversing subscriber losses in the third quarter.
Wireless customers for the 4 largest US carriers (AP)
AP - The four largest U.S. wireless carriers ended 2009 with these subscriber tallies. The fourth-quarter change is in parentheses.
Deutsche Telekom loss narrows despite Greek costs (AP)
AP - Deutsche Telekom narrowed its fourth quarter loss to euro3 million ($4.1 million) after gaining more U.S. cell phone subscribers and slowing the loss of traditional land line users in its home country.
FCC Wants To Reassign Spectrum for Mobile Broadband (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - The Federal Communications Commission said Wednesday that it is seeking ways to reassign additional wireless spectrum to foster mobile broadband adoption in the U.S. According to its study released Tuesday, 93 million Americans, representing one-third of the nation's population, do not have high-speed Internet connections in their homes.
Summary Box: FCC plan seeks more wireless spectrum (AP)
AP - THE PROPOSAL: The Federal Communications Commission outlined a proposal that would allow television broadcasters and others that hold wireless spectrum to voluntarily give back some of those airwaves.
FCC seeking more spectrum for wireless broadband (AP)
AP - Federal regulators are hoping to find more wireless spectrum for mobile broadband services by reallocating some airwaves now assigned to television broadcasters and others.
Alaska Airlines to offer Wi-Fi on all aircraft (AP)
AP - Alaska Airlines, a unit of Alaska Air Group Inc., said Wednesday it will join other airlines and offer Wi-Fi service on its flights.
India's Bharti Building out With Nokia Siemens Gear (PC World)
PC World - Nokia Siemens Networks said Thursday that it had bagged a US$700 million order from Bharti Airtel, India's largest mobile services provider, to increase its network capacity.
Powerful Smartphones Bound for Mobile World Congress (PC World)
PC World - With only a few more days until the Mobile World Congress begins in Barcelona, Spain, rumors are flying about which new phones, apps, and operating systems will be making an appearance. Will we finally see a Zune phone? Will HTC release another powerful Android phone? And what about Samsung's new Bada OS?
Report: Motorola Crafting New Breakup Plan (PC World)
PC World - Motorola may sell its wireless-network-equipment business and spin off its set-top box operations along with its handset division, reversing earlier reorganization plans, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal.
Opera Develops Mini Browser for Apple's iPhone (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Opera announced it has developed a version of its Opera Mini web browser for Apple's iPhone. The Norwegian company said it will demonstrate the new browser at the Mobile World Conference in Barcelona, Spain.
Sprint Nextel slows subscriber loss in 4th quarter (AP)
AP - Sprint Nextel Corp. managed to slow down the rate of subscriber loss in the fourth quarter, an encouraging sign for a wireless carrier that has lost millions of customers over the past few years.
Sprint Nextel subscriber gains, losses by quarter (AP)
AP - Sprint Nextel Corp.'s net wireless subscriber gains and losses by quarter:
Tripods, 30 Percent Off (PC World)
PC World - Was one of your New Year's resolutions to take more pictures or video? Enter coupon BensBargains30%Tri at PCMicroStore to receive 30 percent off a variety of tripods, including models that are good for use with a camcorder, a digital camera, or even a cell phone.
AT&T Picks Alcatel-Lucent, Ericsson for LTE Network (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - AT&T has tapped Alcatel-Lucent and Ericsson to deliver network equipment and related engineering services for the U.S. wireless carrier's upcoming deployment of a high-speed 4G network based on long-term evolution (LTE) technology. The financial terms of the supplier contracts were not disclosed.
Toshiba plans for new chip factory: report (AFP)
AFP - Japan's Toshiba plans to spend almost nine billion dollars to build a new factory producing memory chips for mobile telephones, cameras and other electronics, a report said Wednesday.
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