June 2004

Qualcomm Inc. and its BREW partners released a rash of announcements in conjunction with the BREW developer’s conference last week. The CDMA technology pioneer joined carriers, handset makers, technology vendors …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

WASHINGTON-Wireless Voice over Internet Protocol is here with the advent of Qualcomm Inc.’s CDMA2000 1x EV-DO service as deployed by Verizon Wireless, said Brooke Schulz, vice president of corporate communications …

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 …

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 …

MURRAY HILL, N.J.-Lucent Technologies Inc. showed its prowess in two third-generation technologies through two contract announcements, one for CDMA2000 1x EV-DO and the other for UMTS equipment. In its DO …

LOS ANGELES-Voice recognition company HeyAnita Inc. is moving away from its roots with a new product the company describes as “text messaging without the text.” Today HeyAnita released the commercial …

TEWKSBURY, Mass.-Starent Networks said it has signed a contract with China Unicom to provide infrastructure to address its added subscriber base, using its ST16 equipment on the intelligent edge. “These …

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.-National Scientific Corp. has released a Wi-Fi-enabled version of its IBUS school bus passenger authentication system, which allows school districts to track and identify school bus passengers. IBUS, a …

Although many agree the swift ascent of camera phones will cut into the market for digital cameras and traditional film, the camera-phone industry could also provide a new avenue of …

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 …

WASHINGTON-A Mississippi woman filed a $15 million lawsuit in state court alleging a driver talking on his cell phone ran a red light and killed her husband. But while individuals …

Described by its supporters as disruptive, MIMO (multiple in, multiple out) technology has spawned a triangle of love and suspicion. Airgo Networks, which claims to have pioneered the idea of …

NextWave Telecom Inc., at one point a symbol of all that could go wrong with government auctions, is hoping to use an auction to its advantage. Less than two months …

WASHINGTON-The Small Business Administration said late Thursday it was withdrawing from a court case that rural wireline carriers had filed against the Federal Communications Commission regarding the intermodal local number …

SEATTLE-The Klickitat, a boat in the Washington State Ferries’ fleet, has been equipped with Wi-Fi service, powered by Port Townsend, Wash.-based Mobilisa Inc., allowing passengers to wirelessly connect to the …

CALGARY-CSI Wireless Inc.’s Asset-Link asset-tracking hardware has been used by Texas police to recover more than $2.7 million in stolen goods, make arrests and break up a Dallas-based truck theft …

CARLSBAD, Calif.-Start-up Aliph released its new Jawbone headset for mobile phones, which the company said allows users to hear conversations in noisy environments. The company said it expects the headset …

FALLS CHURCH, Va.-General Dynamics will acquire TriPoint Global Communications Inc., a Newton, N.C.-based privately held provider of satellite and wireless communication equipment and integration services for video, voice and data …

LONDON-Northeast Asia will dominate future growth in the public broadband market, according to a new report from the BroadGroup. The four countries in the northeast currently host 80 percent of …