2004

Qwest Communications International Inc. confirmed that it has received anti-trust approval from the federal government for the $418 million sale of its wireless assets to Verizon Wireless. The sale, which …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Lumileds Lighting has introduced new camera-phone flashes that produce more light, allowing cell-phone users to take higher quality pictures in low-light environments. Lumileds said the its Luxeon Flash …

FRAMINGHAM, Mass.-Red Bend Software announced a global agreement with Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications L.P. to embed Red Bend’s vCurrent Mobile over-the-air software update technology in Sony Ericsson mobile phones. OTA …

PLEASANTON, Calif.-FunMail Inc. said its Wallpaper Universe offering is now available on AT&T Wireless Services Inc.’s mMode service. The service allows users to select backgrounds for their mobile-phone screens. In …

BERNE, Switzerland-Swisscom AG said it will not make an offer to merge with Telekom Austria and said talks regarding a possible merger between the companies have ended. Swisscom said Tuesday …

SEATTLE-Newly formed company Adaptix Inc. commercially launched its broadband wireless product lines, including point-to-multipoint, broadband, non-line-of-sight, last-mile access and backhaul solutions. The company’s products conform to 802.16e, the mobile version …

CHEYENNE, Wyo.-Western Wireless Corp. doing business as Cellular One said it is in the process of upgrading its Montana network with digital technology to provide customers with improved wireless coverage …

TOKYO-Access Co. Ltd., which provides mobile content delivery, said its NetFront embedded browser is now available on 12 Sanyo handset models in the United States, Canada and New Zealand. The …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission hopes to adopt proposed service rules for the H-block at its September meeting despite concerns expressed by the wireless industry about possible interference to existing PCS …

Flush from two recent successful rounds of funding, Mforma Group Inc. has acquired FingerTwitch, Inc., a San Francisco-based company that adapts games and other applications for wireless use. The mobile …

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology is being used to enable contactless payment solutions for consumers in various venues, all in the name of making the buying experience faster and more …

NEW YORK-Media Services Group Inc. has acquired Innalogic, L.L.C. to help develop wireless anti-terrorism and emergency response applications, the companies announced. MSGI hopes to integrate Innalogic’s mobile video, text messaging …

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Motorola Inc. said it has entered a multi-year global marketing agreement with Wimbledon champion, 17 year-old Maria Sharapova. The deal will also include event and Web appearances. “Our interest …

LOS ANGELES-Qualcomm Inc. has dropped its $18 million lawsuit seeking damages against Texas Instruments over its CDMA licensing agreement. TI had allegedly publicly discussed the terms of the licensing deal, …

AT&T Wireless Services Inc. reported the commencement of a solicitation of consent to certain indenture amendments relating to its senior notes in connection with the carrier’s pending acquisition by Cingular …

Nortel Networks Ltd. unveiled some of the mysteries regarding its financial performance since the year began, coupling the figures with a restructuring plan that will slash 3,500 jobs, or 10 …

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint Corp. said it has implemented a private Wi-Fi network covering more than 1 million square feet at the University of California-Davis Health System Medical Center in Sacramento, …

HONG KONG-Third-generation operator Hutchison Whampoa Ltd. said its 3G subscriber base now totals more than 3.2 million users worldwide, although the carrier reported a high loss from its 3G operation …

LONDON-Chinese supplier ZTE Corp. said Indonesian mobile carrier PT Telkom has launched its CDMA2000 1x network supplied by ZTE. The network covers a 500,000-line first phase for Jakarta and other …

REDMOND, Wash.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. reported that carpeting manufacturer Shaw Industries Inc. renewed its contract designating AWS as its primary wireless service provider. The contract calls for Shaw to add …

MELBOURNE, Australia-A subsidiary of Australia’s GoConnect Ltd. has launched a search tool to help users with Windows-enabled phones access phone numbers from online directory services. DirectAssist, which is available for …

ALAMEDA, Calif.-UTStarcom Inc. said it provided its wireless softswitch solution for Qualcomm Inc.’s proof-of-concept test to allow passengers aboard an American Airlines commercial flight to place and receive voice calls …

BURNABY, British Columbia-Unity Wireless Corp. said it has agreed to supply power amplifiers to Flarion Technologies Inc. The amplifiers will be used in Flarion’s RadioRouter base station product. Flarion uses …

WASHINGTON-A group of wireline companies, two of which have wireless affiliates, are proposing to radically change the way carriers compensate each other to carry traffic on each other’s networks, and …

WASHINGTON-East Buchanan Telephone Cooperative located in Northeast Iowa said that as of last Monday it was no longer going to allow wireless calls to connect to its network because it …