2004

WASHINGTON-A new lawsuit filed in Illinois state court alleges a driver talking on a cell phone hit and injured a woman crossing the street, litigation that comes as the mobile-phone …

WASHINGTON-Tim Donahue, chief executive officer of Nextel Communications Inc., said Thursday morning Nextel finds nothing in the Federal Communications Commission’s plan to solve public-safety 800 MHz interference that it opposes …

WASHINGTON-The California Public Utilities Commission, unable to reach a settlement with the nation’s No. 2 mobile-phone operator, last week affirmed a record $12 million fine against Cingular Wireless L.L.C. for …

Sprint Corp. and RadioShack Corp. reported a multi-year agreement to develop, deploy and operate Sprint-branded kiosks in about 500 shopping malls across the country following a 10-month test program involving …

LONDON—Lucasfilm Ltd. and European operator Orange will partner to bring Stars Wars to mobile phones. Beginning this week, Orange customers can download images, film clips, ring tones and true tones …

WASHINGTON-The District of Columbia government Thursday showed off its public-safety wireless network as it urged Congress to allocate 10 megahertz of spectrum in the upper 700 MHz band to public …

WASHINGTON—The telecommunications industry and policy-makers need to establish a different way of funding enhanced 911 systems especially because these networks are moving to Internet Protocol-based systems, the FCC’s Network Reliability …

TORONTO—MDSI Mobile Data Solutions eliminated 30 workers in an effort to trim operating costs by $3 million a year, the software developer announced Thursday. The Richmond, British Columbia, company will …

WASHINGTON—The board of directors of Nortel Networks Ltd. said it has declared a dividends on two series of preferred shares, the outstanding Cumulative Class A Preferred shares Series 5 and …

WASHINGTON—The Senate Commerce Committee passed legislation to distribute universal-service subsidies more uniformly, but the legislation is not expected to become law. “There are 18 of you on this committee that …

VANCOUVER, British Columbia—Canadian messaging software developer Voice Mobility International Inc. raised $1.6 million in private placement. Mobility offered 2.5 million units consisting of one common share and one-half of one …

WASHINGTON—A federal judge in Chicago has decided to reconsider an employment discrimination lawsuit against Cingular Wireless L.C.C. that was thrown out of court two weeks ago. In addition to U.S. …

Nortel Networks Ltd. and Lucent Technologies Inc. both announced contributions to Verizon Wireless’ planned CDMA2000 1x EV-DO high-speed wireless data service launch in 11 new markets and a number of …

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.—Two weeks into the NFL season, carriers continue to launch applications that bring gridiron action to mobile handsets. With the latest football-themed announcement, Sprint PCS is offering two …

FALLS CHURCH, Va.—Broadband equipment maker Terabeam Wireless launched its Marquee Series portfolio of broadband wireless networking solutions. The company said the orthogonal frequency division multiplexing product line provides up to …

PARIS—Webraska Mobile Technologies announced its SmartZone Navigation solution will power the navigation offering in Toyota France’s Toyota Hub consumer telematics services portal, expected to launch next month. Toyota Hub will …

Wireless phone use aboard commercial aircraft is moving a step closer to reality at an airline industry trade show this week. OnAir, a collaborative effort by airline manufacturer Airbus SAS, …

SAN DIEGO—Qualcomm Inc. said it has entered into an agreement with Microsoft Corp. to allow Windows streaming capabilities in wireless devices. Through the deal, consumers will be able to play …

LONDON—From seven-card stud to eightball, mobile gamers have a variety of choices with the announcement of five new games this week. Entertainment publisher Chasma Inc. will launch a card game …

TOKYO—Japanese telecommunications giant NTT DoCoMo Inc. is reportedly set to join Cingular Wireless L.L.C. in a partnership designed to unify third-generation wireless technology, according to published reports in Japan. The …

WASHINGTON—A new suit filed in Illinois state court alleges a driver talking on a cell phone hit and injured a woman crossing the street, litigation that comes as the mobile-phone …

WASHINGTON—The California Public Utilities Commission, unable to reach a settlement with the nation’s No. 2 mobile-phone carrier, today affirmed a record $12.14 million fine against Cingular Wireless L.L.C. for breaking …

NEW YORK—Millicom International Cellular said it sold its 65-percent holding in Millicom Argentina, a high-speed wireless data joint venture, to its local partner after receiving regulatory approval. The carrier did …

MUNICH, Germany—Siemens AG said it has supplied a network of wireless local area networks for Greek operator Vodafone Panafon to allow the carrier to offer WLAN services across five countries. …

VANCOUVER, British Columbia—Sierra Wireless said it has agreed to supply Symbol Technologies’ mobile computers with its CDMA2000 1x modules. The modules, known as EM3420, will be embedded in Symbol’s handhelds …