2004

SEATTLE-Mobile entertainment publisher Reaxion Corp. and software developer Hudson Entertainment will partner to bring hip-hop content to mobile devices. The companies will produce ring tones, screensavers and wallpaper from popular …

SANTA CRUZ, Calif.-Java’s popularity among mobile developers is soaring, according to a new study by Evans Data Corp. J2ME, Sun Microsystems’ mobile version of the popular platform, is currently being …

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-VeriSign Inc. released new services that it says simplifies global roaming for wireless operators and their customers. The company’s Protocol Interworking Services for GSM give GSM operators the …

Research In Motion and Vodafone have released the BlackBerry 7100v, available exclusively for Vodafone’s subscribers.Like the 7100t launched earlier this month with T-Mobile USA Inc., the 7100v features a phone …

Canadian wireless operator Rogers Wireless Communications Inc. said it has filed a request with the Canadian Competition Bureau for an advanced ruling certificate and a short form pre-merger notification relating …

SAN DIEGO-Mobile video applications developer for the security industry Perseus Wireless announced that its commercial and residential customers can now use the company’s PerseusPhone over AT&T Wireless Services Inc.’s UMTS …

WASHINGTON-Verizon Wireless has sent a blistering letter to the Federal Communications Commission charging that the FCC is illegally negotiating with Nextel Communications Inc. regarding a key portion of the FCC’s …

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel announced it will lease space on more than 1,000 of its wireless communications towers, located nationwide, to other wireless carriers. Marketing efforts to lease space on the …

WASHINGTON-Congress is getting into the wireless 411 act, with key lawmakers expressing concerns and a hearing planned for Tuesday. “While presenting an opportunity for wireless telephone consumers, including subscribers without …

WASHINGTON-Consumer groups today warned federal and state regulators that a merger of Cingular Wireless L.L.C. and AT&T Wireless Services Inc. would lead to excessive concentration in the local telecom access …

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint Corp. reported a multi-year agreement with bakery products manufacturer and distributor Dawn Food Products Inc. to provide a portfolio of integrated telecommunications solutions, including Sprint PCS Connection …

TORONTO-Nortel Networks Ltd. has warned that its third-quarter revenue will fall short of its previously announced figures for the second quarter, adding the overall market performance will surpass the company’s …

FALLS CHURCH, Va.-Terabeam Wireless, the operating arm of YDI Wireless Inc., which develops and supplies broadband wireless solutions, announced it has repurchased almost 4.2 million shares of its common stock …

WASHINGTON-The Senate Appropriations Committee on Wednesday told the Federal Communications Commission it could not use any of its money to impose a primary-line restriction on universal-service subsidies. “None of the …

LONDON-Traditional GSM device manufacturers, including Nokia Corp. and Motorola Inc., are leading the charge in music-focused cellular devices, or “Cellular Music Decks,” according to new research from Strategy Analytics. “Music …

SAN FRANCISCO-Faith West Inc. will offer licensed tracks from labels including EMI Music, Sony BMG Music Entertainment and RCA Label Group to U.S. Cellular, the mobile music company said. Through …

WASHINGTON-General Dynamics and Lockheed Martin have been awarded a U.S. Army contract worth up to $10 billion to develop a secure, high-speed wireless integrated communications network that delivers real-time voice, …

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. said it has collaborated with NEC Corp. to complete what it describes as both companies’ first phase of interoperability testing for Internet Protocol multimedia subsystems. Both vendors …

WASHINGTON-FCC Chairman Michael Powell said Wednesday that the actions the Federal Communications Commission has taken on spectrum are one of his greatest accomplishments even as he tried to downplay his …

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint Corp. and palmOne Inc. reported a multi-year agreement to provide pharmaceutical industry market insight provider ImpactRx with wireless voice and data services via palmOne’s Treo 600 smart …

The potential for growth in the North American wireless industry is far higher than in the more mature markets of Europe and Asia, according to a new report from Merrill …

The wireless industry is expected to post solid third-quarter results, including strong customer additions and average revenue per user results bolstered by seasonality and modest pricing competition, which may be …

CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom-Public wireless local area network services are in danger of caving under third-generation services as carriers are offering all-you-can-eat services and replicating WLAN pricing, according to analyst firm …

BELLEVUE, Wash.-Wireless Services Corp. said it is at the receiving end of a strategic investment from Intel Communications fund. The amount was not disclosed, but Wireless Services said it is …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Mobile entertainment publisher M-Pedia Corp. released ScoreBuddy, a mobile application that allows golfers to track scores, view statistical analyses and e-mail scorecards, the company announced. M-Pedia partnered with …