2004

BELLEVUE, Wash.-Two U.S. content companies made European purchases. Mforma Group Inc.’s spending spree continued as the mobile entertainment publisher acquired U.K. gaming company Blue Beck. A 3-year-old creator of console …

WASHINGTON-The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau granted Nextel Partners Inc. eligible telecommunications carrier status, making it eligible to receive universal-service subsidies for the customers it serves in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, New …

Sprint Corp. and SBC Communications Inc. announced they have entered a reciprocal Wi-Fi roaming agreement. Through the partnerships, the carriers’ customers will be able to access each other’s public Wi-Fi …

WASHINGTON-Verizon Wireless said it reached a settlement with Dr. Bonnie O’Day over a 2003 complaint filed with the Federal Communications Commission in which she alleged the nation’s top mobile-phone operator …

WASHINGTON-Mobile-phone firms are again confronting a health issue that industry lawyers have successfully beaten back in court to date. The controversy over whether radiation-emitting wireless handsets and base stations pose …

CHARLESTON, S.C.-Trivo Wireless L.L.C. debuted its wireless voice and data services in Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida. The company’s “Free Plan” service uses AT&T Wireless Services Inc.’s …

WASHINGTON-The United Telecom Council is urging members to tell their lawmakers that utilities need a 10-megahertz allocation of spectrum in the 700 MHz band. “UTC’s position continues to be that …

No company is an island. With three major acquisitions last week, Cisco Systems Inc., ARM Ltd. and Eastman Kodak Co. have demonstrated that many firms are involved in the mobile …

WASHINGTON-A judge in New Jersey has granted Verizon Wireless a permanent injunction against Jacob Brown, a text-message spammer from Rhode Island. “We got him and now he is permanently prevented …

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint Corp. and SBC Communications Inc. announced they have entered a reciprocal Wi-Fi roaming agreement. Through the partnerships, the carriers’ customers will be able to access each other’s …

MAITLAND, Fla.-Two wireless mesh networks were announced yesterday. MeshNetworks Inc. and Cheetah Wireless Technologies Inc. said they have deployed a trial mesh wireless broadband network throughout downtown Las Vegas in …

MONTREAL-T-Mobile USA has partnered with mobile messaging company Oz to deliver four pre-loaded instant message services on a new Nokia phone, the companies announced Thursday. A clamshell handset featuring a …

TOKYO-More than 10 top Japanese record companies are suspected of illegally blocking other firms from offering ringtone services to wireless users. Japan’s anti-monopoly agency raided several of the companies Thursday, …

LONDON-Symbian Ltd. announced its sponsors for its Smartphone Show scheduled to take place Oct. 5-6 in London. The sponsors are Vodafone, UIQ Technology in association with Motorola Inc. and Sony …

ATHENS, Ga.-The majority of Wi-Fi systems springing up across the United States were created to enhance the communities being served rather than to generate revenues, according to recent research from …

WASHINGTON-The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau Wednesday granted Nextel Partners Inc. eligible telecommunications carrier status, making it eligible to receive universal-service subsidies for the customers it serves in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, …

WASHINGTON-Verizon Wireless today said it reached a settlement with Dr. Bonnie O’Day over a 2003 complaint filed with the Federal Communications Commission in which she alleged the nation’s top mobile-phone …

Mobile instant messaging is going mainstream. Maybe. Wireless IM use is growing, with 32 percent of all mobile messaging using an IM service in addition to, or instead of, short …

MUNICH-Several wireless carriers, including T-Mobile, Vodafone, mmO2 and E-Plus, have stopped selling Siemens’ 65-series mobile phones as a result of the software malfunction the company warned of earlier this week, …

CHARLESTON, S.C.-Trivo Wireless L.L.C. has debuted its wireless voice and data services in Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida. The company’s “Free Plan” service uses AT&T Wireless Services …

WASHINGTON-The United Telecom Council Thursday urged its members to tell their lawmakers that utilities need a 10-megahertz allocation of spectrum in the 700 MHz band. “UTC’s position continues to be …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission Wednesday said it would require mobile satellite service carriers to file reports regarding the implementation of its MSS 911 call center rule adopted last year. The …

Moody’s Investor Services affirmed its long-term debt rating and raised its outlook from stable to positive for Sprint Corp., citing higher free cash flow driven by its wireless business and …

WARWICK, R.I-ICOA Inc. said it will integrate its hot-spot networks into the iPass Global Broadband Roaming Network. ICOA said it provides solutions for high-traffic locations like airports, marinas and restaurants. …

SANTA CLARA, Calif.-Intel Corp. has unveiled a tri-mode chipset for Wi-Fi technology, joining the fray of other companies competing in that space. Other chip companies like Broadcom, Atheros Inc. and …