2004

Delays in deploying third-generation networks combined with an overall slow economy helped create a 12-percent drop in demand for wireless equipment last year, according to a new report from the …

Government approval of Cingular Wireless L.L.C.’s proposed $41 billion purchase of AT&T Wireless Services Inc. has never really been in doubt, predictable consumer-group opposition notwithstanding. Now it is a near …

TORONTO-Rogers Communications Inc. said it has failed to reach an agreement with AT&T Wireless Services Inc. to acquire AWS’ 34.1-percent interest in Rogers Wireless Communications Inc. during the recently completed …

Handset distribution company InfoSonics Corp. said it plans to sell 2 million shares for between $5.50 and $6.50 per share in its upcoming initial public offering. The company plans to …

OTTAWA-EMS Technologies Inc. said it has acquired a suite of fleet tracking software from GEOCOMtms Inc. that allows for seamless access to different wireless data networks in the same application. …

PHILADELPHIA-Cotran Telecommunications L.L.C. said it is gearing up to introduce COTeLtalker110, which cell-phone users can attach to the Internet to allow any cell phone to make long-distance and international calls …

CANNES, France-Nortel Networks Ltd. said it has launched a pre-commercial UMTS network with Orange France for the Cannes International Film Festival and is providing the gear for Orange’s new third-generation …

SEOUL, South Korea-Curitel Communications announced it will build CDMA mobile phones using Qualcomm Inc.’s BREWChat push-to-talk technology. Curitel joins Kyocera Wireless Corp. and others in building BREWChat-capable phones. “Adding Qualcomm’s …

LOS ANGELES-Wireless start-up Primetones.com, which sells ring tones on the Internet, announced it will offer a new service that will allow mobile-phone users to create ring tones from their personal …

LONDON-Chip developer Berkana Wireless Inc. said it has raised $9 million in an oversubscribed round B of financing, an event that could boost its profile in integrated CMOS radio frequency …

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Sprint PCS affiliate and AirGate PCS Inc. unrestricted subsidiary iPCS Inc. reported $45.8 million in total revenues for its second fiscal quarter ended March 31, which was slightly above …

Telus Mobility said it plans to offer its customers enhanced global roaming capabilities using a pair of Motorola Inc. GSM world phones designed to leverage the carrier’s CDMA and iDEN …

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-With an eye on the restaurant business, Motorola Inc. said it has integrated a two-way radio with digital 2.4 GHz cordless-phone capability. The device bearing these bundled technologies is …

WASHINGTON-Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) said he will block President Bush’s nomination of antitrust attorney Deborah Majoras to succeed Timothy Muris as chairman of the Federal Trade Commission. Wyden made the …

WASHINGTON-Mobile-phone carriers rejected two new bill-of-rights plans for California telecom consumers, setting the stage for a vote next Thursday by state regulators. The big surprise is industry’s strong opposition to …

Nokia Corp. announced it will expand its research and development efforts in China, a move that comes amid doubts about Nokia’s ability to maintain its grip on the market as …

WASHINGTON-Press reports circulated today that FCC Chairman Michael Powell had pulled away from supporting Nextel Communications Inc. getting spectrum in the 1.9 GHz band as part of a solution to …

Operating system company Symbian Ltd. announced a new certification program to provide a single testing process for all Symbian-based applications. The move is an effort to smooth out the creation …

Nextel Partners Inc. said it has accepted for purchase approximately $352.5 million aggregate principal amount of outstanding 11-percent senior notes due 2010, representing approximately 98.8 percent of the total principal …

RALEIGH, N.C.-Wireless application company Summus Inc. launched its new “Phil Hellmuth’s Texas Hold ‘Em” multiplayer poker game, which is available on Verizon Wireless’ application download service for $3 per month. …

GENEVA-The International Telecommunication Union has set up a new focus group to outline the requirements for open platforms for next-generation networks. The body, known as the Open Communications Architecture Forum …

NAPERVILLE, Ill.-Tellabs Inc. said it will acquire broadband access company AFC for $1.9 billion in cash and stock.The deal was approved by both companies’ board of directors, according to Tellabs. …

WASHINGTON-President Bush said he intends to nominate Lucent Technologies Inc. President Patricia Russo as vice chair of the president’s National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee. Russo replaces F. Duane Ackerman, chairman …

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-In an attempt to make it easier and more cost effective for financial institutions to provide banking services to small and independent business owners, Sprint Corp. launched its …

WASHINGTON-A leading consumer group today said Congress may need to strengthen the anti-spam law to better protect wireless subscribers against potentially costly unwanted commercial e-mail. “Congress needs to take fine …