June 2004

SINGAPORE-Siemens AG said it has rolled out what it describes as the first GSM/GPRS module with integrated EDGE technology for high-speed data transfer. The product, the MC75, can work in …

DALLAS-Alcatel and Intrado Inc. together announced they will provide the Alcatel Multimedia Messaging Services product suite to wireless carriers using Intrado’s hosted service facilities. The companies said the agreement reinforces …

PLANO, Texas-Microtune Inc. and Broadcom Corp. said they have agreed to settle all outstanding patent and antitrust litigation outstanding between the companies. Terms of the agreement call for pending litigation …

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-P-Cube Inc., which provides programmable Internet Protocol service control platforms, announced its enhanced mobile service application. Encharge 2.1 allows operators to protect copyrighted content from unauthorized use, storage and …

WASHINGTON-“The cybersecurity threat is real. The vulnerabilities are extensive, and the time for action is now,” said Bob Dix, staff director of the House Government Reform information and technology policy …

WASHINGTON-The public-safety advocates of the Consensus Plan told the Federal Communications Commission that statements made by Verizon Wireless are misleading. “Verizon continues to repeat claims regarding the Consensus Plan that …

Information security company Kaspersky Labs said it has detected a new computer worm that can affect Symbian-based smart phones. Although the software firm said it appears the virus hasn’t yet …

Nokia Corp. announced a new licensing deal with NTP Inc. for wireless e-mail technology, a move that paves the way for Nokia to sell BlackBerry-capable products in the United States, …

KIRKLAND, Wash.-Wireless content and entertainment company Mforma Group Inc. announced it scored a whopping $44 million in venture funding in its first institutional round. General Catalyst Partners, eFund and Bessemer …

STAMFORD, Conn.-The worldwide market for mobile phones continues to swell, as new research shows handset makers sold 153 million devices in the first quarter. However, market leader Nokia Corp. witnessed …

DALLAS-Verizon Wireless and Cingular Wireless L.L.C. announced network expansions. Verizon Wireless will provide additional coverage in the Northeast, while Cingular customers will see better coverage in Texas and Alabama. Verizon …

A regional wireless industry association could be coming to a neighborhood near you. A movement is afoot in the wireless industry, and the tower sector, hungry to learn the intricacies …

LONDON-Online travel firm ebookers has launched a mobile service allowing U.K. customers to book flights via their mobile phones. Users will be able to search and purchase flight tickets up …

SAN DIEGO-Wireless Internet browser vendor Access announced its new NetFront Dynamic Menu, which the company said allows wireless carriers to remotely update the user interface on their users’ mobile phones. …

SYDNEY, Australia-Australia’s leading wireless carrier said it will license i-mode technology from NTT DoCoMo Inc. in the Japanese carrier’s ninth partnership for the wireless Internet technology. Telstra is licensing the …

Western Wireless Corp. subsidiary Cellular One said it completed the expansion of its CDMA 1x network upgrades in Arkansas, Nevada and Texas following upgrades to its CDMA digital network in …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission’s inspector general last week warned lawmakers that a $2.25 billion government program subsidizing wireline and wireless Internet links for schools and libraries remains highly vulnerable to …

OSLO, Norway-Norwegian mobile carrier Telenor Mobil said it is upgrading its GSM network with EDGE technology, although it emphasized that EDGE is not a replacement for its ongoing UMTS rollout. …

“You just heard `Turn off the lights’ by Frank de Jojo.” For $1 per message, wireless users in the United States can identify virtually any song they hear, whether it’s …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission last week opened up a huge swath of spectrum for wireless broadband services, creating incentives for businesses to invest in a third digital pipe to homes …

WASHINGTON-Five percent of the nation’s broadcasters are holding the nation hostage by refusing to give back their spectrum, which has been allocated to public safety, charged Rep. Jane Harman (D-Calif.). …

At the advent of every new industry, people simply cannot predict how the industry will evolve. VCRs were supposed to be used only to record missed TV shows. Today every …

WASHINGTON-A bill introduced in the California State Assembly would require mobile-phone carriers to obtain expressed written consent of subscribers in separate contracts before their phone numbers can be shared with …

With competitors cannibalizing and usurping its once unique position in the wireless industry, Leap Wireless International Inc. said it plans to emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection later this year …

The nation’s capital ordinarily would have been aflame in controversy last week over Solicitor General Ted Olson’s decision not to invite the Supreme Court into the Bell unbundling imbroglio, election-year …