2004

MobiTV creator Idetic Inc. will provide content and operations for one of the new channels available through Sprint PCS Vision Multimedia Services, which the carrier launched late last Friday. Sprint …

A new desktop computer created especially for teens will feature built-in Wi-Fi, close integration with a mobile phone, and an MP3 player and digital storage keychain device. Produced by Digital …

BISMARCK, N.D.-Verizon Wireless said it has activated 12 new digital cell sites in North Dakota this year, as well as completed the deployment of its CDMA2000 1x-based NationalAccess data network …

IRVINE, Calif.-Hop-on Wireless Inc. said it has shipped an initial order of its tri-band (900/1800/1900 MHz) HOP1806 GSM handsets to a distributor in Karachi, Pakistan. The compact handset, which features …

NEW YORK-NXT plc’s new second-generation Distributed Mode Actuator (DMA) component makes flat speakers in small portable appliances, including mobile phones, possible. According to NXT, the new components are 20 percent …

MIAMI-NCL Corp. said it will begin offering wireless service using AT&T Wireless Services Inc. and Maritime Telecommunications Network’s Wireless Maritime Service to its North American cruise ship passengers. The service …

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.-Motorola Inc. said it has rolled out a new portfolio for Internet Protocol radio access networks products, including a base station controller, a CDMA packet base station solutions …

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-The FCC’s Wireless Telecommunications Bureau does not see the proposed merger of Cingular Wireless L.L.C. and AT&T Wireless Services Inc. as having the potentially negative impact on local telephone service …

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 …

ALEXANDRIA, Va.-Wireless infrastructure association PCIA has hired Thomas Goode to serve as the association’s government affairs director. Goode has been counsel to several national associations and has practiced in the …

TeliaSonera may finally have found a buyer for Sonera Zed Ltd. The Finnish-Swedish operator announced that it has agreed to sell its wireless data portal to Wisdom Entertainment, a Spanish …

TOKYO-A new mobile software solution from Aplix Corp. and Motorola Inc. allows Java developers and content providers to debug an application as it runs on a handset. The solution, based …

HUNT VALLEY, Md.-Tessco Technologies Inc. said it will purchase shares of its common stock pursuant to a previously announced stock buyback program. “Our current per-share stock price represents approximately 80 …

HERNDON, Va.-CDW Corp.’s government and education subsidiary CDW Government Inc. signed a data solutions provider agreement with AT&T Wireless Services Inc. to stock, sell and activate data devices designed for …

SAN FRANCISCO-ILoop Mobile Inc. will partner with sports information provider STATS Inc. to deliver sports-related premium short message service subscription services beginning this week. The service launched with Olympic content, …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-In a stock-for-stock merger, Multek Inc. has entered into an agreement to acquire Sheldahl. Multek, a Flextronics subsidiary, makes rigid circuit boards while Sheldahl makes high-performance tapes and …

LONDON-The global wireless industry is expected grow mobile data revenue from $61 billion this year to more than $189 billion by 2009 with person-to-person messaging representing 48 percent of the …

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless said it has begun profiling on the carrier’s Web site its real-life test men and women who inspired its “Can you hear me now? Good.” advertising campaign. …

BOSTON-American Tower Corp. said it will sell $300 million in aggregate principal amount of its 3-percent convertible notes due Aug. 15, 2012, through an institutional private placement. The initial purchaser …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-SiRF Technology Holdings Inc. will partner with Korean operator SK Telecom Co. Ltd. to develop and market a new location-based services platform, the companies announced Monday. Under terms …