2004

AUSTIN, Texas-The Wi-Fi Alliance said it has certified the Wi-Fi-multimedia standard, otherwise known as WMM, for networking in consumer electronic devices such as DVD players and televisions. The standard is …

JONKOPING, Sweden-Datalink Nordic has developed a mobile service that allows users to send alerts from their mobile phone when they are in danger. Users activate MLARM on their phone and …

ESSEX, Conn.-Advertising executives Jim Hood and Wes Bray announced the formation of HipCricket L.L.C., a wireless marketing and event company targeting young mobile-phone users. HipCricket is working with television and …

Jay Kitchen, president and chief executive officer of PCIA, plans to retire from the industry trade group he has led for 10 years. Kitchen expects to stay with the group …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. said it has acquired a display technology company known as Iridigm Display Corp. for $170 million in cash. The sum accounts for 86 percent of the company …

AirGate Technologies, a subsidiary of The X-Change Corp., said it has completed a radio-frequency identification (RFID) prototype for car child safety seats. The prototype uses the company’s “Smart Buckle” technology …

PARIS-Module maker Wavecom Inc. said it will no longer develop handsets and semiconductors as part of a sweeping restructuring of the company that will lap up about 560 jobs.The company …

Sprint affiliate iPCS Inc.’s operating facility iPCS Wireless will sell 92 wireless communications towers to TCP Communications L.L.C. for proceeds of $16.5 million. The towers, mainly located in Michigan, Illinois, …

LA JOLLA, Calif.-With the NFL’s opening weekend just days away, Sorrent announced three new sports-related mobile content offerings. The California-based company will promote the launch with a television advertising campaign …

PORTLAND, Ore.-Enhanced directory assistance provider Metro One Telecommunications Inc. signed a multi-year agreement to continue providing EDA and other services for rural wireless provider Midwest Wireless, which currently serves more …

WASHINGTON-Data service revenues reached 3.6 percent of net revenues in Brazil in the first quarter of 2004, up from 1.5 percent in the fourth quarter of 2003. But substantial growth …

A number of semiconductor companies have come together to define the standard interface for storage in wireless handhelds and other portable devices. The companies hope this will make handhelds like …

AUSTIN, Texas-Mobile game publisher Reaxion Corp. will partner with Nickelodeon to bring Bleeposaurus to the mobile market. Originally developed by Nickelodeon Online, “The Adventures of Bleeposaurus” is Nickelodeon’s first original …

NEW YORK-Redline Communications announced that New York’s Channel 13/WNET television station is using broadband wireless for two-way broadcast applications between remote sites and its production studios in downtown Manhattan as …

ST. LOUIS-AAT Communications Corp. and Bechtel Telecommunications have signed a national two-year contract under which they will partner to offer wireless carriers a one-stop solution for tower siting and network …

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Sprint affiliate iPCS Inc.’s operating facility iPCS Wireless will sell 92 wireless communications towers to TCP Communications L.L.C. for proceeds of $16.5 million. The towers, mainly located in Michigan, …

LA JOLLA, Calif.-With the NFL’s opening weekend just days away, Sorrent announced three new sports-related mobile content offerings. The California-based company will promote the launch with a television advertising campaign …

BEIJING-Motorola Inc. plans to invest $90 million in a new research and development facility in Beijing, the company reportedly told media there today. The new facility will be part of …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission said Thursday the wireless industry is competitive and for the first time used antitrust data in its report. “There is effective competition in the wireless marketplace, …

Once lightly regarded as a true competitor for its larger nationwide competition due to its relatively small customer base, not-quite nationwide footprint and questionable network quality, T-Mobile USA Inc. has …

HOUSTON-Crown Castle International Corp. has commenced cash tender offers for $205.6 million of its outstanding 9.375-percent senior notes due 2011, $216.4 million of its outstanding 10.75-percent senior notes due 2011, …

LA JOLLA, Calif.-BellStream Ltd. announced the release of Blogia, a mobile blogging tool, at the DemoMobile exhibition this week. The offering, which is available on Symbian smart phones and is …

PARIS-Alcatel Corp. said it has signed a $100 million contract to supply Libyan carrier General Post and Telecom Co. with GSM/GPRS and UMTS infrastructure and services. Alcatel said this will …

Both Nokia Corp. and Siemens AG announced beyond-the-ordinary handsets, with Nokia’s phones offering unusual designs and Siemens’ handset providing a unique service. Capitalizing on mobile-phone users’ penchant for style, Nokia …

A flurry of announcements Friday brought European mobile users one step closer to watching video broadcasts on their handsets. In three separate announcements: Handset manufacturers Nokia Corp., Motorola Inc., Sony …