October 2004

OKLAHOMA CITY-Dobson Cellular Systems Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Dobson Communications Corp. announced the pricing of a private placement of $825 million of senior secured notes. The notes consist …

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. …

TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo Inc., Intel Corp., and IBM Corp. said they have come together to develop a new security specification for such advanced online mobile commerce services as electronic tickets and …

NEW YORK-Fashion magazine Vogue and Samsung Telecommunications America announced a long-term partnership designed to promote technology as an essential component to style. The partnership includes a co-marketing program, including a …

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 …

ESPOO, Finland-Brazilian mobile operator TNL PCS (Oi Celular) has selected Nokia to expand its GSM/EDGE network in an $115 million deal. Nokia will expand and upgrade Oi’s core network by …

WASHINGTON-The fanfare surrounding final government approval of Cingular Wireless L.L.C.’s $41 billion acquisition of AT&T Wireless Services Inc. proved to be short-lived, with Moody’s Investors Service downgrading long-term debt ratings …

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, …

MUNICH, Germany-Indonesia’s largest wireless carrier Telkomsel and Siemens have signed a $381 million framework agreement to expand Telkomsel’s GSM network. Under the terms of the contract, Siemens will supply new …

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 …

BELLEVUE, Wash.-WatchMark-Comnitel said it has signed a definitive agreement to purchase ADC Telecommunications’ Metrica Service Assurance software group. The combined company will be headquartered in Bellevue, Wash. David Heaps, senior …

MILPITAS, Calif.-Entertel, a Holland-based data and telecom operator focused on the business market, launched a national rollout of business-class broadband wireless access services. The service currently is available in Rotterdam. …

SAN FRANCISCO-Cingular Wireless announced Disney Mobile content, including ring tones, graphics, games and multimedia messaging, is now available for download to Cingular handsets and from Cingular’s Web site. Offerings feature …

SAN FRANCISCO-Audiovox Communications Corp. released its CDM-8930 1.3-megapixel camera phone at this week’s CTIA Wireless I.T. & Entertainment show in San Francisco. The handset, featuring a swivel clamshell body, has …

SAN FRANCISCO-Nokia Corp. and Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications L.P. said they have joined the SD Card Association, whose semiconductor memory products are found in devices such as cell phones, personal …

MOSCOW-Lucent said its CDMA 450 MHz equipment has been deployed in Russia by Sky Link, a telecommunications holding company established to develop a nationwide CDMA 450 MHz network in Russia. …

Motorola Inc. claimed another victory over the Uzan family in Turkey as the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has upheld the ruling of a District Court ordering …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission today conditionally approved the $41 billion merger of Cingular Wireless L.L.C. and AT&T Wireless Services Inc., requiring the new No. 1 mobile-phone operator to scale back …

SAN FRANCISCO-The number of wireless subscribers grew by an estimated 14.5 percent during the past 12 months, while the average price of local monthly service continued to hold steady, according …

Sprint Corp. announced it will be the first carrier to offer palmOne Inc.’s new Treo 650 smart phone. The device, which will retail for $600, includes phone, e-mail, Web, organizer, …

DALLAS-JP Mobile said its SureWave Mobile Office product was deployed by two international wireless carriers. First, b2Wireless, a systems integrator and the exclusive supplier of wireless e-mail capabilities to British …

The nation’s wireless carriers have agreed to provide consumers with multimedia messaging service interoperability, a move that industry watcher say will give a much-needed boost to MMS use in the …

BURBANK, Calif.-Warner Bros. Online said it has signed an agreement calling for it to publish wireless games and entertainment applications for Qualcomm Inc.’s BREW solution. Looney Tunes, Scooby-Doo, Harry Potter …

MEXICO CITY-America Movil S.A. de C.V.’s newly released quarterly results for its U.S.-based Tracfone subsidiary reflect subscriber trends in addition to financial results. The company said the prepaid carrier’s subscriber …