2004

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint Corp. reported that its wireless division added nearly 900,000 subscribers to its network during the second quarter of this year, including 505,000 direct subscriber additions, 299,000 net …

RESTON, Va.-Nextel Communications Inc. continued its strong growth pattern during the second quarter of this year adding 546,000 new customers, which was well ahead of estimates of around 500,000 net …

ROCKVILLE, Md.-Telenor Interactive, a provider of mobile applications and messaging services, will provide nationwide mobile connectivity for interactive voice and text services provided by Voice Courier Mobile, owners of the …

SAN DIEGO-Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and Qualcomm Inc. said they are the first companies to deploy video-based interface technology that allows mobile phones to convey images. The technology, developed by …

DALLAS-Texas Instruments Inc. unveiled a second-quarter profit that tripled last year’s figures, owing to strong demand for wireless handsets and its semiconductor products. TI roared to a $441 million, or …

TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo Inc. said it third-generation FOMA users exceeded 5 million July 19. The carrier had 4 million 3G subscribers at the end of May. DoCoMo attributed the boost in …

CHICAGO-U.S. Cellular Corp. posted a 10-percent increase in total revenues during the second quarter from $645.9 million last year to $712.2 million this year, not including its Florida, Georgia and …

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

Sprint PCS affiliate iPCS Inc. emerged from bankruptcy protection with the approval of its reorganization plan and said it has filed an application to begin trading its newly issued common …

Wireless infrastructure players seem to have settled into buoyant times as quarterly profits follow quarterly profits. “Confidence has returned to the industry,” said Carl-Henric Svanberg, president and chief executive officer …

Wireless users can play armchair general with their mobile phones during two new History Channel shows. Enpocket, a New York-based content marketer and provider, has teamed with the network to …

SAN ANTONIO-SBC Communications Inc. has signed several deals in an effort to expand its FreedomLink Wi-Fi network coverage area. The company will provide hot spots at 300 Caribou Coffee shops …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Information technology services company Teleca said it has signed an agreement to renew research and development with L.M. Ericsson in areas such as 2.5- and third-generation systems as well …

SINGAPORE-Flextronics’ shares dropped 8.25 percent on its projections for the company’s second-quarter results, which fell lower than expected. But the company said it generated a net income of $78.3 million, …

TOKYO-InnoPath Software, formerly DoOnGo Technologies, announced KDDI Corp. has chosen its DeltaUpgrade Plus over-the-air (OTA)-based software update solution to deliver advanced services to KDDI handset users. “With the popularity of …

WASHINGTON-In a stunning turnabout, U.S. District Judge Catherine Blake ruled six brain-cancer suits against the mobile-phone industry do not belong in federal court and remanded the cases to state court …

ORLANDO, Fla.-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. said it has completed its $3.4 billion GSM technology rollout across the country with the recent launch of services in the Florida Panhandle. The carrier originally …

TORONTO-Canadian wireless provider Rogers Wireless Inc. launched Sony Ericsson’s GC82 EDGE PC Card across its network following the recent completion of its EDGE technology deployment covering approximately 93 percent of …

SANTA CLARA, Calif.-Zeevo Inc. unveiled its third-generation Bluetooth microcontroller solution that offers the transmission of CD-quality sound over wireless Bluetooth links and meets Zeevo’s “Sound Design for Bluetooth” benchmark. The …

LONDON-Virgin Mobile U.K. has cut the price of its shares in its pending initial public offering by 20 percent due to “tough market conditions,” according to international press reports. Virgin …

WILMINTON, 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 …

FRANKFURT, Germany-German chipmaker Infineon AG had a loss of $69 million, or 8 cents per share, owing to the high cost of dealing with price-fixing investigations. The money set aside …

WASHINGTON-The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration confirmed that an upcoming government study will say hands-free headsets do not make driver use of cell phones safe and that Transportation Secretary Norman …

SAN DIEGO-Nokia announced its CDMA2000 variable-rate multimode wideband speech codec (VMR-WB), the first wideband speech codec standard developed by 3GPP2/TIA, is ready for large-scale deployment. The codec is fully interoperable …

ALEXANDRIA, Minn.-Rural Cellular Corp. said it will invest $160 million on next-generation upgrades during the next two years to increase network quality and coverage. The company plans to offer new …