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Motorola spent $880,000 lobbying in second quarter
Motorola Inc., the maker of cell phones and other telecommunications equipment, spent $880,000 in the first quarter to lobby the federal government on laws that sought to discourage electronics manufacturers from using minerals from rebel-held mines in the Congo, according to a disclosure...
Harris completes $525M acquisition of CapRock
Communication-equipment maker Harris Corp. said Friday it completed its $525 million acquisition of satellite provider CapRock Communications.The deal was first announced in May. Harris said the deal expands its international presence and customer base.Private equity firm ABRY Partners was the...
Digging A Hole to Anywhere
Whenever someone needs to dig in a developed area (toddlers in suburban sandboxes excluded), utilities are responsible for marking the locations of existing pipes and cables in the construction zone with paint. Utilities commonly outsource this task to third-party locators. Wielding paint...Crown Castle to buy NewPath Networks for $115M
Private-equity firm Charterhouse Group Inc. said Friday it has agreed to sell NewPath Networks Inc., which builds and runs small-scale wireless networks, to cell tower owner Crown Castle International Corp. for $115 million.Charterhouse led a $47 million investment round in NewPath in 2009....
Qualcomm Taps India LTE Partners
Qualcomm is selling about a quarter of its stake for its India LTE venture to two Indian telecommunications companies...Alcatel-Lucent Swings to Loss, Sticks to Rosy Forecast
Alcatel-Lucent swung to a loss in the second quarter as a sales slump in China and Europe failed to offset gains in India...EU soon to have uniform cell phone chargers
The European Union will soon bid a fond farewell to a hassle that spares few cell phone user: A dead battery and no suitable power charger.Starting next year, cell phones will have a one-size-fits-all charger. The uniform model, part of an agreement by at least a dozen cell phone makers, means...
Sprint's Evo First to Get Froyo
Sprint today said that it will be the first carrier in the U.S. to roll out Android 2.2 (Froyo) to its customers.Samsung Reports Strong Q3
Samsung Electronics today reported strong second quarter earnings, with total year-over-year net profits rising 83 percent to $3.6 billion.Secondary Players Bolster Mobile Phone Recovery
According to research firm IDC the worldwide mobile phone market continued to show signs of improvement during the second quarter of 2010...Ballmer: Tablet Coming 'As Soon as We Can'
Microsoft will compete with Apple's iPad, but it isn't saying when.FirstNews Briefs for July 30, 2010
Companies in today's briefs include: AT&T, Alcatel-Lucent, Cisco, Juniper Networks, Motorola, Verizon Wireless, Samsung, Sierra Wireless, McAfee, tenCube, Redknee Solutions, Nimbus Systems.Mobile phone shipments ring in at 308 million
Nokia and Samsung continue to dominate as global handset shipments rise 13 percent in the second quarter, though smartphone wars mean operating profits are volatile.Cell phone shipments continue to recover
The number of cell phones shipped worldwide rose 14.5 percent in the second quarter compared with a year earlier, with much of the growth coming from smaller challengers like the iPhone and BlackBerry, according to research firm IDC.Manufacturers shipped 317.5 million phones in the quarter, IDC...
Qualcomm in India Broadband Venture
Qualcomm is forming a joint venture with India's Global Holding and Tulip Telecom to build a network for offering wireless broadband services.Will Yahoo China Find a Search Suitor?
After Yahoo Japan's search deal with Google, the fate of Yahoo China is more unclear than ever.Hungary - T-Mobile customers having smartphones use the Internet 20 minutes on average, each day
Hungary - T-Mobile customers having smartphones use the Internet 20 minutes on average, each day.Ask Maggie: On cutting data costs and making video calls
Ask Maggie is a weekly technology advice column tackling readers' questions about mobile and broadband products, services, and issues.Samsung says 2Q net profit surges 83 percent
Samsung's quarterly profit surged to a record high as sales of semiconductors, flat panels and TVs climbed, but the electronics giant warned that intensifying competition in areas like mobile phones could dent earnings in coming quarters.The world's largest maker of computer memory chips, flat...
Harris Corp. says adding 100 jobs in Va
Gov. Bob McDonnell says Virginia is getting more than 100 new high tech jobs.Florida-based Harris Corp. is expanding its operations in Virginia and McDonnell says the company is adding positions in Lynchburg and the northern part of the state.Harris currently employs more than 1,900 people in...
Mobile Marketing Forum: EMEA (London)
Start: Oct 5 2010 - 08:00 End: Oct 6 2010 - 17:00 Timezone: Europe/London This year’s MMA Forum in London aims to bring together leading marketers from across the world to share their experiences, challenges, learnings and successes in the mobile channel. The speaker line up will...Mobile Marketing Forum: NA (Los Angeles)
Start: Nov 17 2010 - 08:00 End: Nov 17 2010 - 17:00 Timezone: US/Pacific This year’s MMA Forum in Los Angeles will feature speakers from across the mobile ecosystem, including many leading global brands and agencies.Register today to make the most of your learning and networking experience.Intel Nears Chip Pacts
Intel is in advanced talks to acquire Infineon's wireless chip unit, whose products include cellular baseband chips used by Apple and other cellphone makers.Applied Signal, Harris in strategic partnership
Applied Signal Technology Inc., a maker of intelligence and surveillance products, said Thursday that it signed a defense and security strategic partnership deal with Harris Corp.Applied Signal said it will be a subcontractor for Harris Government Communications Systems, and the companies will...