2004

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 …

WASHINGTON-FCC Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein Thursday morning said he found Nextel Communications Inc.’s complaints about the 2.1 GHz band unusual because the carrier did not raise relocation concerns when it presented …

Qualcomm Inc. announced its BREW application download service will be available in Europe through a new deal with CDMA 450 MHz operator Zapp in Romania. “Zapp is proud to be …

Wireless broadband service provider Digitalpath Networks has partnered with national Internet service provider EarthLink Inc. to target customers in the areas surrounding Chico, Sacramento and Redding, Calif. Digitalpath provides wireless …

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint announced it will sell the new LG Electronics Co. Ltd. VI-5225 clamshell phone for $50 after rebates. The companies describe the phone as the “little black dress” …

DALLAS-Speech application solution provider Preferred Voice Inc. said it has appointed former Microsoft executive Latif Nathani chairman and chief executive officer and has raised $1 million in private placement of …

SAN DIEGO-Novatel Wireless Inc., which provides wireless broadband access solutions, said it received more than $7 million in new orders from existing customers. The orders are for the company’s Merlin …

TOKYO-Access Co. Ltd., which provides mobile content delivery and Internet access technologies, said an upgraded version of its NetFront v3.1 browser software for Series 60 smart phones is now available. …

EDMONTON, Alberta-Cyberhand Technologies Inc. announced it will sell Meta4hand Inc.’s display technology through its sales channels, which include retail outlets like Staples and Comp USA. Meta4hand’s technology allows smart-phone users …

TAMUNING, Guam-Guamcell Communications selected Motorola Inc.’s Global Telecom Solutions Sector to install Push-To-Talk over Cellular technology and to upgrade the carrier’s network. According to the agreement, Motorola will provide CDMA2000 …

DALLAS-Axcess International Inc., which provides radio frequency identification (RFID) solutions for security and asset management purposes, announced several new applications for its ActiveTag system in recent weeks. Axcess’ solution is …

AT&T Wireless Services Inc. reported that 65 percent of all outstanding shareholders have approved the company’s pending $41 billion acquisition by Cingular Wireless L.L.C., and 98 percent of the shares …

Sendia Corp. has developed a business model around bringing existing wireless enterprise applications to market. “We’re not an application developer ourselves,” explained Alex Klyce, Sendia’s executive vice president. Rather, “we …

SAN DIEGO-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 …

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-BMW of North America L.L.C. said it is using Sprint PCS’ wireless data network to connect kiosks the company is deploying throughout the country as part of a …

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 …

The once hailed Wi-Fi company Cometa Networks Inc., originally backed by power players AT&T, IBM and Intel, has shut down its network due to lack of funding. Since its founding, …

WASHINGTON-Mobile-phone carriers filed an emergency motion with the California Public Utilities Commission, asking the agency to overrule Commissioner Carl Wood’s denial of industry’s request for additional time to comment on …

ST. LOUIS-Rural Cellular Cop. said it has inked a multi-year managed services agreement with Amdocs to provide the company with an integrated customer relationship management (CRM) and billing platform. The …

MADRID, Spain-Telefonica Moviles, one of the leaders in the Latin American wireless industry, said it will acquire 100 percent of the shares of Chilean operator Telefonica Movil Chile from Compania …