November 2004

Jamdat Mobile Inc. fell back to earth Tuesday as its stock fell more than 30 percent following a disappointing quarter. In the first quarterly statement since its September initial public …

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.-First Avenue Networks said it signed an agreement to acquire all of Teligent Inc.’s assets and fixed broadband wireless operations. First Avenue, which intends to close the deal in …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson said it has conducted a CDMA 450 MHz trial in Talgar, Kazakhstan, based on the vendor’s third-generation platform. The operator for the trial is Dalacom with its …

WASHINGTON-A ruling Tuesday by the Federal Communications Commission to declare it has jurisdiction over Voice over Internet Protocol because VoIP is interstate will increase the pressure on Congress to pass …

Rural wireless provider Western Wireless Corp. reported $276.1 million in domestic revenues during the third quarter of this year, which was a 6-percent improvement compared with the $260.6 million the …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission today said Mobile Satellite Ventures L.P. received the first ever authorization to operate land-based wireless systems to supplement satellite operations, a ruling that comes amid regulatory …

SAN DIEGO-Investors continued to show their faith in wireless Tuesday with two new funding announcements. Sky Mobile Media Inc. announced it has raised $6.25 million in Series A financing, with …

LOS ANGELES-Mobile music provider Xingtone Inc. announced the launch of the newest version of its software program. Xingtone 4.0 allows mobile users to create ringtones by uploading songs from their …

NEW YORK-The Securities and Exchange Commission is considering recommending that civil actions be taken against three former employees of Lucent Technologies Inc., including former chairman and chief executive officer Richard …

WASHINGTON-CTIA-The Wireless Association warned that universal-service contributions could increase by 40 percent if the Federal Communications Commission accepts the projections of the Universal Service Administrative Co. USAC is a quasi-governmental …

With wireless gaming finally beginning to catch fire, game developers are learning to exploit the most basic element of the mobile phone: its ability to communicate. Developers have learned that …

WASHINGTON-The wireless industry told the Federal Communications Commission that integrating wireless technology into the nation’s outdated Emergency Alert System could be more difficult than expected and warned policy-makers that scrapping …

NEW YORK-Mobile content company Crisp Wireless will team with Video Design Software to offer an integrated package of mobile video marketing products. The offerings are designed to enable broadcasters and …

OKLAHOMA CITY-Dobson Communications Corp., which previously reported preliminary third-quarter results, posted $272.4 million in total revenues during the third quarter of this year, which was a 27.8-percent improvement compared with …

Crown Castle International Corp. said it purchased Verizon Wireless’ 37.3-percent interest in their Crown Atlantic Joint Venture for $295 million, including $15 million of net working capital. The venture included …

Looking to explore strategic growth options, content provider SmartServ Online Inc. retained investment banking firm Jefferies & Co. Inc. Jefferies will advise the company’s management on financing and capital resources, …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. said its earnings rose 35 percent in the fourth quarter, but the mobile chipmaker’s forecasts for 2005 fell below Wall Street’s expectations. The San Diego-based firm reported …

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Motorola Inc. introduced the ASTRO 25 LE solution, which it said brings the benefits of Project 25 to smaller towns, cities and counties, and federal government agencies, utilities and …

BERWYN, Pa.-Former AT&T Wireless Services Inc. affiliate Triton PCS Inc. reported that it intends to enter into a $250 million senior secured term loan facility that will replace its existing …

SINGAPORE-Following their European counterparts, seven Asia-Pacific mobile operators inked a deal to form a regional alliance, called Bridge Mobile Alliance, which will operate through a Singapore-incorporated company, Bridge Mobile Pte …

LONDON-South African wireless carrier Vodacom intends to be the first African carrier to offer third-generation services through a deal announced with Vodafone Group plc, which is an owner of Vodacom. …

WASHINGTON-Verizon Wireless and Nextel Communications Inc. say they have buried the hatchet on several issues. The truce included the companies dropping their lawsuits against each other and a pledge by …

OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-Mobile communications vendors may soon find themselves in competition with WiMAX vendors for the same customers, according to a report from ABI Research. According to the report, “HSDPA-Mobile …

Following weeks of speculation, Verizon Wireless inked an agreement late last week to acquire bankrupt NextWave Telecom Inc. and its remaining spectrum licenses for $3 billion. The deal, which is …

Mobile TV took a big step forward last week as Qualcomm Inc. announced plans to deploy an $800 million nationwide network delivering multimedia messaging service broadcasts to mobile handsets. Use …