2004

WASHINGTON-The Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice have approved Verizon Wireless’s purchase of bankrupt NextWave Telecom Inc.’s New York license. The deadline for oppositions expired at midnight Aug. …

PALO ALTO, Calif.-Agilent Technologies Inc. said five of its semiconductor components have been incorporated into Samsung’s new VM-A680 mobile phone. The Samsung VM-A680 mobile phone operates in the PCS and …

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. …

STAMFORD, Conn.-Owing to its low cost, WiMax technology will emerge as a viable alternative for U.S. telecom carriers by 2006, according to a study by META Group. The study also …

TORONTO-Nortel Networks Ltd. has announced two agreements about mesh technology, emphasizing the increasing profile of the technology around the world. Nortel entered into agreements with PacketHop Inc. and National Taiwan …

PLAINFIELD, Ind.-Motorola Inc. has signed Brightpoint North America L.P. to provide logistics services for Motorola’s automotive division, the companies announced recently. Under terms of the agreement, Brightpoint’s services will include …

A planned update to 802.11, dubbed 802.11p, which will make cars more intelligent machines, could be a boon for both the telecom and automotive industries, according to predictions from ABI …

Mobile-game publisher In-Fusio raised $27 million in its latest round of financing. U.S.-based venture-capital firm Insight Venture Partners led the funding round, joining existing investors Banexi Ventures, Partech International, BPSA …

The T-Mobile Sidekick II, based on Danger Inc.’s hiptop wireless device, made a red carpet debut in Hollywood. The device is the first to launch under Danger’s newly announced partnership …

DALLAS-Samsung Telecommunications America and T-Mobile USA Inc. announced the launch of the slider SGH-d415 camera phone. The new phone slides up to reveal its oversized screen and keypad. The integrated …

And I thought the acronyms of the wireless industry were unwieldy! In the age of text messaging there is a whole new language to be learned. Finally about a month …

OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-The outlook for RF power amplifier and RF power device makers is unstable, according to a new report from ABI Research. The study, “RF Power Amplifiers: Equipment and …

COSTA MESA, Calif.-The CDMA Development Group said the number of CDMA2000 subscribers has exceeded 100 million worldwide. The technology is used by 89 operators in 45 countries, with 36 more …

PLEASANTON, Calif.-Pronto Networks Inc. and Tropos Networks Inc. signed a strategic agreement to drive metro-scale Wi-Fi hot-zone deployments The companies’ joint solution is in use in a 16-square-mile deployment in …

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-Singapore International Airlines customers will be able to wirelessly check in for their flights with short message service through a new agreement with VeriSign Inc. With the launch …

Congress has been appropriately cautious in holding the line on how government can tax Internet access. Indeed, earlier this year President Bush extended the moratorium on taxing Internet access for …

LONDON-Virgin Mobile U.K. introduced a new content service for its mobile users, based on information from its new customer magazine. Virgin Mobile is calling its BITES-or Bite-Sized Boredom Busters-entertainment service …

MILPITAS, Calif.-Playing on personalization, palmOne Inc. released palmOne persona, a line of accessories for palmOne handhelds and smart phones. The accessory line will debut with monogrammed leather cases designed by …

In releasing its second-quarter financial results, American Tower Corp., the largest U.S. wireless tower company, maintained good favor with analysts who indicated its overall efforts to reduce its risk profile …

RESEARCH TRIANGLE, N.C.-Western Wireless Corp. has selected Harris Corp. to supply radios to expand its network capacity. The provider of rural wireless communications will use Harris’ Constellation radios, which feature …

NEW YORK-Nokia Corp. has teamed with Major League Baseball to bring audio broadcasts, real-time scoring and streaming video to wireless handsets. The service, which is currently available on the Nokia …

With its pending acquisition of AT&T Wireless Services Inc. making its way through various governmental regulators and a final approval not yet certain, Cingular Wireless L.L.C. continued signing deals last …

Both the mobile infrastructure space and wireless local area network arena are heading toward sunnier times, according to reports by the Dell’Oro Group. WLAN is enjoying a big boost with …

A publicly accessible directory of wireless numbers would generate nearly $2 billion in revenues in the United States by 2008, according to a report released last week-but only if the …

Regional carriers are swapping spectrum to shore up their strength in markets where they already operate and exit markets that are no longer a strategic fit. In the largest deal …