April 2004

SEATTLE-Venture capital firm eFund L.L.C. announced the launch of its new Mobilopia wireless marketing company, which is the result of a merger among Mynamics Inc., eFund’s portfolio companies Txt Talk …

SEOUL, South Korea-Handset maker Sony Ericsson narrowly regained the No. 5 global market share slot from rival LG Electronics Co. Ltd. in the first quarter, as LG reported shipments of …

WASHINGTON-It took more than a year and it wasn’t pretty, but the Federal Communications Commission and bankrupt NextWave Telecom Inc. Tuesday signed an agreement requiring NextWave to sell more than …

BETHLEHEM, Pa.-Infonxx, a directory assistance and enhanced information services company, said it closed a $40 million senior credit bank facility with Bank of America. Infonxx will use the funds to …

LISBON, Portugal-WeDo Consulting, which provides software solutions for communications and media markets, said it closed a deal to implement its revenue assurance solution, called RAID, with Vodafone Portugal. The product …

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.-VoIP Inc. announced it will acquire Wi-Fi technology company Apex Sight L.L.C. Following the acquisition, Apex will become a wholly owned subsidiary of VoIP Inc., which will offer …

MELBOURNE, Fla.-Wireless antenna manufacturer SkyCross has received a $1 million investment from Korea’s SK Telecom. Last year, SK Telecom began implementing SkyCross’ cellular, GPS and W-CDMA embedded antenna solutions in …

NEW YORK-Nearly one-third of kids in the United States have their own mobile phones, while 48 percent of European kids said they own mobile phones, according to a new study …

BOCA RATON, Fla.-SBA Communications Corp. announced it has hired a new chief financial officer. In addition to heading up financial aspects of SBA, Anthony Macaione, 40, will also serve as …

Cingular Wireless L.L.C. reported 554,000 net customer additions during the first quarter of this year, which was a nearly 200-percent improvement compared with the 189,000 subscribers the carrier added during …

WASHINGTON-WorldCom Inc., dragged down by a multi-billion-dollar accounting scandal only to emerge today from bankruptcy as MCI Inc., said it will leverage its Internet backbone business to take advantage of …

Surpassing analysts estimates of around 200,000 net customer additions, Sprint PCS said it added 414,000 direct customers during the first quarter of this year, which was also more than double …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission and bankrupt NextWave Telecom Inc. today signed an agreement that would require NextWave to continue to divest the majority of its spectrum holdings following a recently …

News from RF Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp. and Skyworks Solutions Inc. reflects the flurry of activities in the semiconductor world. RFMD announced what it described as a strategic focus …

MELBOURNE, Fla.-Shares of AirNet Communications Corp. skyrocketed nearly 70 percent today after the company, which designs software-defined base station products for wireless communications, said it expects first-quarter revenues to be …

HOLTSVILLE, N.Y.-Wireless and mobile computing company Symbol Technologies released its new MC9000-K and MC9000-S rugged mobile computers, which the company said feature Microsoft Corp.’s software, Intel Corp.’s chips and support …

SAN MATEO, Calif.-Metro-scale Wi-Fi equipment provider Tropos Networks and wireless service provider Verge Wireless Networks announced Tropos’ solutions are being deployed in the city of New Orleans for use by …

Following a spate of merger-and-acquisition news on the wireless content front, companies now are announcing further deals and offerings in the space. First, wireless entertainment publisher Mobile Scope said it …

Lucent Technologies Inc. is riding a third consecutive quarter of profits as indicated in its fiscal second-quarter results with a net income of $68 million, or 2 cents per diluted …

READING, United Kingdom-New research shows Research In Motion, Symbian and Microsoft Corp. scoring gains in the Europe, Middle East and Africa market for advanced wireless devices, while Nokia Corp. and …

HAUPPAUGE, N.Y.-Electronics company Audiovox Corp. reported first-quarter net sales of $376.9 million, an increase of 27 percent from the $296.8 million it reported in the same quarter a year ago. …

DENVER-Emily Motsay has been promoted to reporter at RCR Wireless News. Motsay covers the tower and in-building wireless beats for the publication and the rcrnews.com Web Site. She also reports …

It was with great fanfare that the District of Columbia last week unveiled a new, underground first-responder wireless system stretching through subway tunnels that’s fully interoperable with an advanced public-safety …

After facing harsh criticism over the sluggish introduction of its camera phone line-up, the world’s No. 2 phone-maker Motorola Inc. is hoping to regain the industry’s cutting edge by placing …

Airline workers could be tasked with a new set of responsibilities as wireless industry advancements make it possible to safely use portable electronic devices like cell phones while in flight. …