2004

JACKSON, Miss.-Rural wireless provider Cellular South launched BREW-based wireless data services on its CDMA2000 1x network in the Southeast, allowing customers to download wireless applications and services to BREW-enabled handsets. …

CAMERON PARK, Calif.-Karrier Communications has launched the latest version of its popular IntelliGolf application. IntelliGolf 7.1 for Palm Powered handhelds, Windows Mobile-based Pocket PCs, smart phones and Windows PCs features …

TORONTO-Nortel Networks Ltd. said its operating cost and gross margins for 2004 have not reached its expectation. In its bi-weekly financial update, the embattled vendor said its operating cost is …

ROSEMONT, Ill.-Motorola Inc. and Apple said they will partner to allow users to transfer songs from the iTunes jukebox to Motorola’s mobile handsets using USB or Bluetooth connections. The application …

Motorola Inc. launched a slew of mobile devices today in anticipation of its annual financial analysts meeting later this week. Motorola debuted the V975, which features a clamshell form factor, …

WASHINGTON-In a stunning turnabout, U.S. District Judge Catherine Blake ruled six brain-cancer lawsuits do not belong in federal court and remanded the cases to state court. Until the July 19 …

WILMINGTON, Del.-Aura Communications Technology Inc. said it has secured an $11 million round of funding, which consists of both new funds and conversion of all outstanding loans. Creative Technology and …

WEST MELBOURNE, Fla.-Two-way radio manufacturer Relm Wireless Corp.’s board of directors unanimously rejected an unsolicited merger proposal from Wireless Age Communications Inc. “We believe that the interests of Relm and …

Motorola Inc. had its share of ups and downs last week, when news of solid earnings and the launch of three new handsets collided with a software glitch in several …

CHICAGO-Consumers downloaded a diverse selection of karaoke music into their handsets over the past two months. First International Digital Inc. launched its Mobile Karaoke service in late May through Verizon …

As if we needed National Highway Traffic Safety Administration head Jeffrey Runge to tell us hands-free is a loser. Research on this point is now gospel: Cell phones are brain …

Six of the nation’s eight largest wireless carriers posted second-quarter results, highlighted by strong customer growth at Sprint PCS, Alltel Corp. and U.S. Cellular Corp. and continued financial gains by …

The end of the year came early for AT&T Wireless Services Inc. as the carrier made good on its often-repeated plans to offer high-speed wireless data services before the calendar …

WASHINGTON-The Department of Homeland Security needs to step up and do a better job of coordinating public-safety interoperable communications, said Rep. Christopher Shays (R-Conn.), chairman of the House Government Reform …

WASHINGTON-A bankruptcy judge has approved the private-auction sale of three of bankrupt NextWave Telecom Inc.’s licenses including a 10-megahertz license to serve New York to Verizon Wireless. “The company is …

A hard nationwide date for the end of the transition to digital TV will reduce the value of the spectrum to be auctioned to the commercial wireless industry, complained John …

WASHINGTON-Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.) and leading consumer groups said settlements reached by 32 state attorneys general with three national mobile-phone carriers on advertising and contracts are not sufficient to force …

FARNBOROUGH, United Kingdom-Airbus, SITA Inc. and Tenzing announced plans to form a company to address the market for in-flight passenger communications, including the use of mobile phones, laptops and personal …

REDMOND, Wash.-Island Cruises said its Island Escape cruise ship will begin providing passengers with wireless communications services developed by Wireless Maritime Services, which is a joint venture formed earlier this …

Sprint Corp.’s often-rumored plans to sell its significant tower holdings could be getting closer to a reality as the company reported during its second-quarter conference call that it was exploring …

Sprint PCS affiliate UbiquiTel Inc. said it added 16,900 net subscribers during the second quarter of this year, which was slightly less than the 17,800 subscribers the carrier said it …

Canadian telecommunications provider Telus Corp. extended its $780 million all-cash offer to purchase wireless rival Microcell Telecommunications Inc. until Aug. 20. The unsolicited offer originally was made on May 13 …

OWINGS MILLS, Md.-Aether Systems Inc. said it has agreed to sell its transportation division to an affiliate of Platinum Equity for $24 million in cash. Stockholders and closing conditions will …

As chips and mobile handsets shrink in size, so do base stations. Major infrastructure vendors believe it is the wave of the future. Nokia Corp. reflected this when it unveiled …

Lucent Technologies Inc. said it will begin production and systems integration capabilities for CDMA2000 base stations for the 450 MHz band at its facility in Poland. Lucent said it will …