November 2004

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 …

LONDON-Revenue assurance company Azure Solutions said it has acquired Connexn Technologies. The combined companies will operate under the Azure name. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. All existing …

TORONTO-Nortel Networks said it has completed the scheduled transfer of certain optical design operations and related assets in Ottawa and Monkstown, Northern Ireland, to Flextronics. The transfer was part of …

BELLEVUE, Wash.-Western Wireless Corp. said it was delaying the release of its third-quarter financial results until Nov. 8 after determining that the accounting for certain direct labor costs associated with …

WASHINGTON-CTIA-The Wireless Association Wednesday 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 …

It didn’t take long for Qualcomm Inc.’s planned mobile television network to attract attention. Sprint PCS Chief Operating Officer and President Len Lauer said Tuesday his firm is negotiating with …

CARY, N.C.-SpectraSite Inc. named Mark A. Slaven chief financial officer. Slaven most recently was CFO of 3Com Corp. Before that he served in several executive positions at 3Com. Gabriela Gonzalez …

LOS ANGELES-AT&T Wireless Services Inc., which last week was acquired by Cingular Wireless L.L.C., is taking Napster mobile. The Internet music vendor is introducing Napster To Go, a mobile music …

CTIA-The Wireless Association has formally adopted the aforementioned moniker as its new federally registered name. The association said its board of directors approved the change at last week’s CTIA I.T. …

WASHINGTON-Mobile-phone industry lawyers said they intend to ask a court here next week to dismiss six brain-cancer suits on federal pre-emption grounds. In July, U.S. District Judge Catherine Blake of …

WASHINGTON-The Republicans’ ability to retain control of the White House and Congress in Tuesday’s elections will nonetheless prompt changes at the GOP-led Federal Communications Commission, including the likely departure next …

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

CINCINNATI-Cincinnati Bell Wireless said it lost 15,000 subscribers during the third quarter as higher-than-expected postpaid customer churn of 3.68 percent offset a 16-percent year-over-year increase in gross customer additions. The …

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

The scramble to find allies continued in the mobile gaming arena with two new partnerships and an acquisition. Tiger Telematics, the U.S.-based producer of the Gizmondo mobile gaming console that …

Sprint PCS affiliate US Unwired Inc. reported 11,508 net customer additions during the third quarter of this year, which was a significant improvement compared with the 2,656 subscribers the carrier …

LONDON-U.K.-based Racal Instruments Wireless Solutions (RIWS) has announced that it is delivering upgraded third-generation base station test systems with integrated Trillium software from Continuous Computing. Based on the Third Generation …

Wireless and wired neutral host broadband service provider Wayport Inc. said it has reached a preliminary agreement with Hertz Corp. to provide high-speed Internet access to Hertz customers at more …

EINDHOVEN, The Netherlands-Nokia Corp., Royal Philips Electronics and Rhein-Main Verkehrsverbund have come together to trial a Near Field Communication solution to allow users to wirelessly buy, store and use tickets. …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson said it will expand its CDMA2000 1x contract with India’s Tata Teleservices in 12 new circles. The Swedish vendor currently provides 1x infrastructure in six Tata circles. …

WASHINGTON-BearingPoint Inc., a top business consulting and systems integration firms, said it is one of four firms companies awarded a contract by the Government Printing Office to help develop and …

TEWKSBURY, Mass.-Starent Networks Corp. said Virgin Mobile USA has chosen its data access gateway for enhanced data and content-based billing. The product, known as Starent ST16, will be a CDMA2000 …

Nokia Corp. and U.S. tower firm Crown Castle International Corp. have partnered to bring video services to U.S. mobile users, the companies said Tuesday. In October, the team launched digital …

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-PalmSource Inc. has elevated Jean-Louis Gassee to the position of chairman of its board of directors. This follows the resignation of the former office holder, Eric Benhamou, Oct. 28. …

HELSINKI, Finland-Network security provider Stonesoft Corp. launched its StoneGate Firewall and VPN version 2.5, which the company said addresses security needs of corporate mobile users attempting to access corporate networks …