2004

KANSAS CITY, Mo.-Sprint PCS affiliate iPCS Inc. closed on the sale and leaseback of 51 towers late last week as part of an agreement reached in September to sell up …

Wireless technology and service company InPhonic Inc. enjoyed a major initial public offering Monday, raising a total of $108.9 million in net proceeds. The company had initially expected to raise …

HONG KONG-Siemens AG said it is ramping up its third-generation efforts in the network market in Asia even as it jointly presented a new base station line with NEC Corp. …

SYDNEY, Australia-Australia’s largest wireless carrier Telstra Corp. launched Telstra Mobile Broadband, a 1 EV-DO service. The carrier said the service offers broadband-equivalent speeds with average data speeds of 300 to …

Verizon Wireless began offering ringbacks in some California markets, marking the first time a major U.S. carrier has offered the service. Ringbacks are clips of music callers hear instead of …

SAN DIEGO-Bandai America Inc. joined the community-gaming fray Monday, launching a new title for Sprint PCS’ Game Lobby. The subsidiary of toy-making giant Bandai Co. Ltd. released “Ace Yeti Trapper,” …

A Russian firm, Whale Telecom Ltd., is seeking more than $400 million in compensatory and punitive damages in a breach-of-contract lawsuit against wireless company Qualcomm Inc. Also joined in the …

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Motorola Inc. said it signed an agreement to acquire MeshNetworks Inc. to extend its broadband wireless capability for next-generation content, including data, video, location and Voice over Internet Protocol …

Cingular Wireless L.L.C. moved another step closer in its plans to integrate AT&T Wireless Services Inc.’s operations with the conversion of 1,055 AWS company-owned stores into Cingular Wireless stores. The …

SANTA MONICA, Calif.-Wireless local area network provider and aggregator Boingo Wireless Inc. named David Hagan chief executive officer, replacing company founder Sky Dayton, who will remain chairman of the board …

TORONTO-Canadian wireless provider Rogers Wireless Communications Inc. said its Rogers Wireless Inc. subsidiary is launching a $2.35 billion private placement of fixed and floating rate senior secured notes and fixed …

HACKENSACK, N.J.-GoAmerica Inc., a provider of telecommunications services for the hearing impaired, announced that it has retained investment banking firm Daniels & Associates to identify potential acquisition candidates. “Daniels & …

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. …

HOLTSVILLE, N.Y.-Inventory discrepancies led Symbol Technologies Inc. to overstate its third-quarter net earnings by $3.3 million, the company said late Monday. In October, Symbol, which sells mobile computing devices and …

WASHINGTON-President Bush late Tuesday renominated Democrat Jonathan Adelstein to a new five-year term on the Federal Communications Commission, a stunning turnabout resulting from a high-level political deal following the defeat …

LONDON-The world’s largest mobile operator said it grew its proportional customer base to 146.7 million at the end of September and will double its dividend for the six months to …

RESTON, Va.-As part of its 10-year, $750 million sponsorship deal with NASCAR, Nextel Communications Inc. reported that the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series points fund will distribute more than $24 million …

SAN FRANCISCO-T-Mobile USA Inc. reported its participation with the Wireless Broadband Alliance in a series of roaming agreements with six international wireless operators. The alliance will expand T-Mobile USA’s hot-spot …

WASHINGTON-Congressional auditors said that a plan by the Federal Communications Commission to solve public-safety interference in the 800 MHz did not violate either the Antideficiency Act or the Miscellaneous Receipts …

PARIS-Alcatel Corp. will invest $323 million in Chinese company Datang Mobile as part of partnership between the companies and to foster the introduction of TD-SCDMA technology in China. The announcement …

Wireless carrier Mobile One announced trials of three different U.S.-developed technologies for wireless high-speed data access for its subscribers. Singapore-based M1, which has more than 1.1 million subscribers, 500,000 of …

Wireless users today largely talk on their phones, but in the near future they may begin talking to their phones. Woburn, Mass.-based VoiceSignal Technologies Inc. has developed what the company …

BONN, Germany-Warner Bros. Online and T-Mobile International have signed a wireless distribution deal that brings Warner Bros. Entertainment brands’ information on upcoming properties to T-Mobile customers throughout Europe. The deal …

Boston Communications Group Inc. provided the technology for the sale of prepaid wireless minutes at 3,800 U.S. Bank ATMs in 24 states, the companies plan to announce today. The service, …

TORONTO-Canadian communications and media company Rogers Communications Inc. said it will launch an exchange offer for all of the outstanding Rogers Wireless Communications Inc. class B restricted voting shares owned …