2004

CHICAGO-Regional wireless provider U.S. Cellular Corp. launched its nweb Internet browsing service providing customers with access to Web pages using their wireless handsets. The service, which was developed in conjunction …

NEWTOWN, Pa.-Wireless enterprise company AirClic said it closed its second round of venture funding, which was led by Motorola Ventures. AirClic did not say how much cash the round generated. …

TORONTO-Rogers Wireless Communications Inc. said its independent committee of directors has called the plan to take Rogers Wireless private “fair and reasonable” to minority shareholders of the Canadian wireless carrier …

Carriers and content providers descended on Miami for the Mobile Music Conference last week, but at least one company was conspicuous by its absence. MusiKube, a New York-based mobile music …

SEOUL, South Korea-Handset juggernaut LG Electronics Co. Ltd. continued its sales expansion in the third quarter, announcing 64.2-percent year-on-year growth in its mobile-phone business to $2.1 billion in sales. The …

SEATTLE-Mobile music start-up Melodeo closed a $9.5 million round of financing Friday and used the occasion to quietly disclose plans to begin offering a download service in Europe next year. …

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel said it is expanding its efforts cell-phone recycling program, which aims to keep about 1 million pounds of electronic waste out of landfills annually. In October, Alltel …

SAN DIEGO-Providence Equity Partners and Warburg Pincus have signed a deal to acquire Telcordia Technologies Inc. for $1.35 billion in cash, according to Science Applications International Corp., which owns Telcordia. …

DALLAS-Handset makers opened the floodgates on new phones and carrier deals for the holiday season, with Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Nokia Corp., Research In Motion Ltd. and others making announcements. …

ZURICH, Switzerland-Java company Esmertec announced it scored $20.2 million in new funding through the sale of a convertible note, money the company said would be used to expand its business …

BERWYN, Pa.-Triton PCS Inc. closed on its $250 million senior secured term loan facility, which the carrier said is secured by substantially all of its assets. The facility includes pricing …

LONDON-U.K. fixed-line carrier British Telecommunications plc launched a mobile virtual network operator service for the corporate market, dumping its former wireless subsidiary MmO2 for rival carrier Vodafone U.K. as the …

WASHINGTON-Three independent wireless carriers told the Federal Communications Commission Wednesday that changes to the intercarrier-compensation regime should move toward a bill-and-keep regime where carriers would choose the best way to …

CALGARY, Alberta-Chartwell Technology Inc. raised $10 million by selling more than 2 million shares in private placement, the mobile software and content provider announced Friday. Chartwell sold the shares for …

LONDON-MobVision launched its Arabian Nights Mobile Casino game, which includes age and identification verification systems to deter underage play and fraud. The first four games to be launched are slots, …

SYDNEY-Australian wireless carriers Optus and Vodafone Australia formalized an agreement first announced in August to share third-generation network sites and infrastructure across Australia. The carriers plan to share more than …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson said it has won a $370 million contract extension with third-generation wireless carrier 3 to supply core, radio, transmission equipment and related services. The contract covers Sweden, …

SEATTLE-Boeing’s efforts to bring high-speed wireless Internet access to airline passengers made news again Friday with two agreements with Asian telecom companies. StarHub, a Singapore-based communications company, agreed to add …

SARASOTA, Fla.-Global Signal Inc. said it has issued a debt offering backed by a mortgage loan of about $293.8 million for a five-year period. The loan, which is issued in …

BELLEVUE, Wash.-The wait appears to be over for Motorola Inc.’s new A630 device, as T-Mobile USA Inc. is offering it on its Web site for $300. The device is one …

A new study shows that businesses are most likely to look to wireless carriers-instead of device makers or computer suppliers-for their wireless data needs. Further, the business market represents a …

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel Corp. launched Motorola Inc.’s V710 handset, which includes a 1.2-megapixel camera and flash, video recorder, MP3 player and Bluetooth wireless technology. The handset also supports Alltel’s Axcess …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission has issued foreign ownership guidelines for international deals involving U.S. wireless and wireline carriers. “A review of the applications involving foreign-ownership interests received by the commission …

HELSINKI, Finland-Anti-virus company F-Secure Corp. said it discovered a new Trojan computer virus for mobile phones running the Series 60 version of the Symbian operating system. The company said the …

Leap Wireless International Inc. reported $205.7 million in total revenues during the third quarter of this year, which was a 6.7-percent improvement compared with the $192.9 million the carrier posted …