2004

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Mobile applications provider Xpherix Corp. said its Remo, iPhonebook and iDatebook applications are now available to Western Wireless Corp.’s Cellular One subscribers, Cellular South customers and Ntelos Inc. …

UTStarcom Inc.’s $165.1 million purchase of U.S.-based Audiovox Communications Corp.’s wireless handset business establishes the company as a player in the global CDMA market, fulfilling its founders’ original vision. The …

As North American wireless service providers increasingly tout value-added services in an attempt to differentiate themselves from the competition, widespread 32-kilobit subscriber identity module cards are being replaced with more …

In an industry where size is often viewed as a result of success, especially when it comes to the bottom line and customers, U.S. Cellular Corp. has managed to operate …

MILPITAS, Calif.-PalmOne Inc.’s Palm.Net service is ceasing operations, effective Aug. 31, meaning Palm.Net handhelds, including the VII, VIIx and i705 devices, will no longer perform wireless functions. The company told …

Tier-two wireless carriers reported diverse second-quarter financials. Dobson Communications Corp., the nation’s ninth largest carrier, saw its stock plunge on full-year guidance, while No. 10 Leap improved its metrics as …

European content provider Acotel is going to Athens to target American consumers. The 12-year-old Italian company is taking the Olympic Games wireless, delivering updates and images to U.S. handsets via …

I’m not-so-officially declaring 2004 the year of wireless data. Anyone who has been in the industry for a while knows that “next year” has been the year of wireless data …

MUNICH, Germany-India’s largest GSM mobile carrier, Bharti Tele-Ventures, has entered a deal to allow Siemens AG to upgrade its network with EDGE capability, making it the vendor’s third order in …

MILIPITAS, Calif.-NextG Networks said it has raised $35 million in venture funds to enable it to continue the buildout of its radio frequency-over fiber transport networks in metropolitan areas across …

BILLINGS, Mont.-Airtel Wireless L.L.C., a Motorola Harmony iDEN network operator, has added service in Kalispell, Butte and Bozeman, Mont. By the end of 2004, Airtel plans to extend its coverage …

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-PalmSource Inc. said the chairman of its board of directors, Eric Benhamou, plans to resign in October. He is expected, however, to remain chairman of the board for PalmOne. …

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless said it now is offering Motorola Inc.’s V710 phone, which includes a 1.2-megapixel camera, video playback, record and messaging, and Bluetooth. The phone is offered exclusively to …

NEW YORK-Nexense, an emerging sensing technology and research and development company, contracted Fujitsu Ltd. to manufacture an ASIC chip for non-invasive monitoring and tracking of vital signs via mobile phones. …

Sales of infrastructure equipment covering all the major technologies surged 37 percent to $9 billion in the second quarter, according to a report from Dell’Oro group. Although the study covered …

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.-Zeosoft Technology Group Inc. said it has unveiled what it describes as the first application server wireless platform for cellular phones. Its ZeoSphere XR2.1 is for the Sony Ericsson …

DENVER-Jones Media Networks Inc. will team with 9 Squared Inc. to offer country-and-western-themed ring tones, wallpaper and other content, the companies announced. The content, which will be offered through the …

LOS ANGELES-Movie fans can download snarling ring tones and gruesome wallpaper and play a trivia game all based on the new film “Alien vs. Predator, ” which opens tonight. Twentieth …

LOS ANGELES-Motorola Inc. and Rock the Vote have teamed to help wireless users decide on their favorite political candidate. The Mobile Find Your Candidate application provides a questionnaire that matches …

The law firm of Schiffrin & Barroway L.L.P. filed a class-action lawsuit on behalf of securities purchasers of Sprint PCS affiliate US Unwired Inc. in the U.S. District Court for …

Centennial Communications Corp. said it is considering restating its financial statements for certain prior periods due to its preparation for complying with provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 relating …

A former Verizon Wireless customer service representative was indicted on 10 fraud and money laundering charges that he stole more than $20 million worth of prepaid card activation numbers and …

Following a previously announced delay in its planned initial public offering due to accounting issues, regional wireless operator MetroPCS Communications Inc. has asked the Securities and Exchange Commission to withdraw …

HERZLIA, Israel-Schema inc. said it won five new contracts across three continents in the second quarter just ended. The company, which provides solutions for network optimization, simulation and related management, …

A group of companies have come together to submit a proposal to the IEEE for a global 802.11n standard, a protocol described as a next-generation Wi-Fi technology. The proposal, which …