2004

LONDON-Rock band Rooster has made history with the first live concert in the United Kingdom to be broadcast live via mobile phone. A 45-minute set was broadcast from London’s Institute …

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 …

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 …

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. …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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. …

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. …

Nokia Corp. said deals with Visto Corp. and Good Technology Inc. to expand the messaging options on its handsets. Nokia has a similar agreement with Visto and Good rival Research …

WASHINGTON-Verizon Wireless and Nextel Communications Inc. have buried the hatchet. The companies have agreed to drop their lawsuits against each other. The agreement includes a pledge by Verizon Wireless to …

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 …

ALAMEDA, Calif.-UTStarcom announced it finalized its $165 million acquisition of some assets of Audiovox Corp.’s mobile handset division. UTStarcom, which supplies wireless and wire-line switching units, said it expects the …

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-A Colorado judge approved a multimillion-dollar settlement of a class-action billing suit against AT&T Wireless Services Inc., which last week Cingular Wireless L.L.C. acquired for $41 billion. The suit alleged …

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 …

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 …

MONTREAL-Fido jumped into the mobile music-recognition game Tuesday with “Name That Tune,” an application that can identify nearly 2 million songs though handsets. Through the service, the Canadian carrier’s subscribers …

SANTA MONICA, Calif.-Wireless local area network aggregator Boingo Wireless Inc. reported a roaming partnership with Paris-based Meteor Networks that will add more than 400 Wi-Fi hot spots throughout part of …

MUNICH, Germany-Siemens AG and Mercedes-Benz announced a partnership to equip Mercedes vehicles with mobile phones. The first available device is the multimedia CX65 mobile phone, which can be included directly …