2004

BECKLEY, W.V.-Pegasus Tower Co. Ltd. has acquired three wireless communications sites from New York-based A.P. Cell Towers, a division of Apollo Real Estate Advisors. The towers, located in West Virginia’s …

BOSTON-Mobile handsets from Samsung Corp. and LG Electronics lead in customer satisfaction in the U.S. market, according to new research from Strategy Analytics Inc. The survey showed advanced feature-rich devices, …

RESTON, Va.-Nextel Communications Inc. launched Motorola Inc.’s i710 clamshell-style handset that includes a 65,000-color screen, Java-based downloadable applications, A-global positioning system technology and access to the carrier’s traditional calling and …

KIRKLAND, Wash.-Wireless entertainment content provider Mforma Group Inc. announced it has established Mforma China, a Chinese subsidiary based in Shanghai licensed to do business in the country. “We are prepared …

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.-First Avenue Networks announced it plans to acquire wireless broadband service provider Teligent Inc., including its 24 GHz spectrum licenses, fixed wireless broadband operations and radio assets in a …

LONDON-Vodafone Group plc announced a collaboration with gaming company Square Enix for new content for the Vodafone Live! multimedia service. The agreement marks Japanese-based Square Enix’s entry into the European …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson said it will supply GPRS and multimedia messaging service systems to Mongolian wireless carrier MobiCom. The value of the contract was not disclosed. Ericsson will provide the …

T-Mobile USA Inc. ranked highest among the seven largest wireless service providers in customer-care performance, beating out Verizon Wireless, Alltel Corp. and Nextel Communications Inc., which all performed above average, …

European mobile operator Orange S.A. said it will sell its 100-percent owned Danish subsidiary to Nordic operator TeliaSonera for $743 million in cash. The buy will add 605,000 mobile subscribers …

LAKE CHARLES, La.-Sprint PCS affiliate US Unwired Inc. reported that it reached an agreement with the board of directors of subsidiary IWO Holdings Inc. and IWO’ senior lenders for US …

Nextel Communications Inc. will pay nearly $5 billion in both cash and spectrum to gain access to spectrum in the 1.9 GHz band, according to a plan adopted Thursday by …

Starbucks Corp. said it has added T-Mobile USA Inc.’s Wi-Fi HotSpot service to more than 110 coffee houses in Indiana, Kansas, Missouri, New Mexico and Wisconsin, and it now offers …

Siemens AG said current head of strategy and communications Klaus Kleinfeld would replace Heinrich von Pierer as president and chief executive officer of the infrastructure provider next January as part …

LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill.-Motient Corp. closed a sale of 3.5 million shares of common stock to several institutional investors in a private placement that raised approximately $30 million in gross proceeds. The …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-The former founders of @Road have announced the first product to emerge from their new business venture, GenX Mobile Inc. The GNX-10 location-based in-vehicle unit provides wireless data …

REDMOND, Wash.-Nextel Partners Inc. has adopted Microsoft Corp.’s Office SharePoint Portal Server 2003 to run its internal corporate portal that currently serves more than 2,800 employees across the country. The …

KAWASAKI, Japan-NEC Electronics Corp. and its NEC Electronics GmbH European subsidiary released new software for microcontrollers that they said can detect counterfeit battery products in mobile phones and digital cameras. …

BEIJING-Internet access technology provider Access announced it will provide Datang Mobile Communications Equipment Co. Ltd. with technology to enable advanced mobile services over China’s third-generation TD-SCDMA networks. Under their agreement, …

iPass announced it has exceeded its goal of having 10,000 active hot spots in its Global Broadband Roaming network by the end of the second quarter of 2004, counting at …

CINCINNATI-Regional telecommunications provider Cincinnati Bell Inc. extended its outsourcing agreement with former subsidiary Convergys Corp. to continue to provide professional consulting and data processing services to Cincinnati Bell. In addition, …

NUREMBERG, Germany-Nokia Corp. will incorporate Coding Technologies’ aacPlus audio codec into its future products under a newly signed licensing deal. aacPlus, which offers high audio quality at low bit rates …

WASHINGTON-Rap and hip-hop music make up the most popular downloads of short message service users, according to a new survey from ForceNine Consulting and SMS.ac Inc. The survey showed 25 …

LONDON-Satisfactory business models have yet to be established between the mobile industry and the music industry, according to “Mobile Music,” a new executive briefing from Baskerville/Informa Media. As advanced handsets …

TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo Inc. said it will launch its mobile wallet service using the mova P506iC handset July 10. The new service and smart-card handsets will allow users to buy train …

WASHINGTON-New legislation introduced by Reps. Cliff Stearns (R-Fla.) and Rick Boucher (D-Va.) would give federal regulators unfettered oversight of Voice-over-Internet-Protocol applications, while requiring service providers to compensate Bell telephone giants …