October 2004

ESPOO, Finland-T-Mobile International said it will offer Nokia’s Push to Talk over Cellular network solution in Germany in the fourth quarter of this year. The carrier said it plans to …

WASHINGTON-A lawsuit was filed in Michigan state court by the parents of a 12-year-old boy killed when a Hummer driven by young woman talking on a cell phone rammed into …

American Tower Corp. and Global Signal Inc. continued the wave of solid third-quarter 2004 financial results from wireless tower companies. American Tower reported total revenues of $199.2 million and income …

CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa.-Sprint PCS affiliate UbiquiTel Inc. said it added 17,500 net subscribers during the third quarter compared with 13,200 net additions during the third quarter of 2003 and just edging …

WASHINGTON-NextWave Telecom Inc. has requested another extension before filing its reorganization plan, but told the court Tuesday that it would like to emerge from bankruptcy by late January. The latest …

PARIS-Alcatel Alsthom witnessed improved sales for the third quarter, although its net income was low compared with the same period a year ago. Alcatel’s mobile infrastructure business also bounced up …

VERNON HILLS, Ill.-Telular Corp. signed a $9 million contract with Cellpoint, one of its distribution partners in Latin America, to supply fixed wireless products. Telular and Cellpoint previously completed contracts …

Kyocera Wireless Corp., along with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, is recalling 1 million cell-phone batteries, pointing to concerns that some of the batteries supplied by the manufacturer may …

SAN FRANCISCO-Sony Pictures Digital announced an exclusive partnership with Revolution Studios to develop mobile content for its future movies, including the action sequel “XXX: State Of The Union.” Sony Pictures …

LONDON-Motorola Inc. launched several new Bluetooth products and upgrades to existing products. Among the announcements: The Motorola Wireless Headset HS850, an upgrade from the company’s HS810 that includes improved battery …

ATLANTA-BellSouth Corp. and Telefonica Moviles S.A. said they have completed the transfer of BellSouth’s ownership interest in five wireless operations in Latin America. Telefonica Moviles has taken control of the …

CHANDLER, Ariz.-Space Data Corp. has expanded its SkySite balloon-borne wireless data network to cover a total of 600,000 square miles. The network, used primarily by oil and gas companies for …

SANTA BARBARA, Calif.-724 Solutions appointed Michael E. Luna chief technology officer where he will lead all engineering, architecture and product development initiatives for the company. Luna most recently was with …

Former AT&T Wireless Services Inc. affiliate Triton PCS Holdings Inc. said it lost 19,211 subscribers during the third quarter of this year as the carrier was hit by an increase …

WASHINGTON-More than 100 members of Congress earned a perfect score on pro-technology votes in the 108th Congress, according to a group representing Silicon Valley giants and top electronics companies with …

SANTA CLARA, Calif.-Mobile marketing company July Systems has launched a “Game Sampler” service on AT&T Wireless Service’s mMode offering, allowing would-be gamers to try games before they buy them. With …

RESTON, Va.-Nextel Communications Inc. reported a strategic alliance with Raytheon JPS Communications to allow push-to-talk interoperability between Nextel’s iDEN-based service and land mobile radio systems using Raytheon’s ACU-1000 technology. The …

SANTA CLARA, Calif.-Zeevo announced a new reference design using Wolfson audio CODECs that will allow original device manufacturers to design wireless stereo headsets, speakers or wireless MP3 players with CD-quality …

Nextel Partners Inc.’s third-quarter financial results reflect improvements across the board. The carrier reported revenues of $337.2 million, up 29 percent from a year ago, and earnings before interest, taxes, …

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless and Yahoo! have teamed up to offer a solution suite featuring e-mail, mapping, news and weather-information applications to Verizon subscribers through the Verizon Wireless Mobile Web 2.0 …

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Proxim Corp. announced financial results for the third quarter that were fairly flat compared with last quarter. Revenue was $31.5 million, up slightly from the second quarter’s $31.4 million, …

WOODBURY, N.Y.-Cricket Communications Inc. has selected Comverse’s Multimedia Messaging Service Center system for multimedia content delivery. Comverse said Cricket will be able to support high-volume personal and applications-based multimedia messaging …

SAN FRANCISCO-Billboard magazine and Consect, a mobile market analysis firm, announced the Billboard Hot Ringtones chart, an aggregated chart of U.S. polyphonic ring-tone sales, which will premiere in the Nov. …

Crown Castle International Corp. posted solid third-quarter earnings results this week. Site rental revenues reached $134 million, up 11.6 percent from a year ago. U.S. site rental revenue alone made …

BEIJING-ZTE Corp. said it has released what it claims is the world’s smallest third-generation handset. The phone, the ZTE F808, weighs 104 grams and measures 88.5 by 44.6 by 22.5 …