2004

AT&T Wireless Services Inc. said it will begin offering a bundled device and services package allowing business customers to use Bluetooth-enabled Hewlett-Packard iPAQ Pocket PC devices and Nokia Corp.’s 6820 …

Sun Microsystems Inc. made several announcements at last week’s JavaOne show in San Francisco, including a new version of the Java platform and two carrier partnerships. “Java powers 1.7 billion …

Nextel Communications Inc. was named the official wireless provider of the upcoming 2004 Democratic National Convention in Boston and 2004 Republican National Convention in New York, which are both scheduled …

LAS VEGAS-Left Right Marketing Technology Inc. said it expects to close its acquisition of NeoLink Wireless Content Inc. by July 31. NeoLink Wireless offers the MobiTV wireless broadcast platform that …

MUNICH, Germany-Siemens AG said it signed a $50 million contract with India’s Bharti Tele-Ventures, India’s largest GSM carrier. Siemens will expand the carrier’s GSM/GPRS network and operate and maintain it. …

LAFAYETTE, Calif.-Nationwide angel investor network Keiretsu Forum said it will make an investment to support the Sept. 1 launch of mobile messaging software company Voice Genesis Inc.’s Vemail service, which …

ANCHORAGE, Alaska-Following up on its CDMA2000 1x EV-DO launch in select Alaskan cities last month, Alaska Communications Systems Group Inc. said it has rolled out 1x-based services in Whittier that …

WASHINGTON-GSM technology wireless trade organization 3G Americas hired Harris, Wiltshire & Grannis L.L.P. to lead its government affairs advocacy on wireless legal and regulatory issues in Washington, D.C. The legal …

CEDAR KNOLLS, N.J.-Broadband wireless access equipment vendors have a head start on standards bodies in developing products ready for market, according to a new report from Probe Group. “Equipment vendors …

BRUSSELS, Belgium-The European Commission said this week that its member states must improve their research and development contributions for “mobile broadband services” to maintain their place in the global wireless …

Playing on the growing demand in the mobile gaming space, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. released the SCH-V450, a new three-dimensional gaming phone. The device comes with three installed games that …

WASHINGTON-Subscriber numbers are an important metric for the wireless industry because the industry is still growing, so an inquiry by a federal agency into how those numbers is calculated is …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission said late Thursday it will vote July 8 on its solution to the public-safety interference problem in the 800 MHz band, but that won’t be the …

Use of wireless devices may soon be allowed during commercial airline flights if the Consumer Electronics Association’s recently announced standardization project goes as planned. The group this week launched a …

WASHINGTON-Nextel Communications Inc. and SouthernLinc have reached an agreement that would change the channel allocations in the retuning of the 800 MHz band, putting Southern in the cellular band but …

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint Corp. was awarded a multiyear contract to deploy and operate Wi-Fi services at Louisville International Airport, adding to the company’s previous airport deployment contracts at the Kansas …

LONDON-Orange U.K. said it will launch its third-generation W-CDMA network July 19. The launch will include the country’s major cities. The company’s French subsidiary will launch 3G service this fall. …

WASHINGTON-A federal appeals court ruled Wednesday that companies that provide e-mail services can intercept messages before they are delivered to the recipient, a potential hit to privacy, warned advocates. “It …

BELLEVUE, Wash.-The mobile gaming industry continued its contraction, with the announcement that InfoSpace Inc. acquired the assets of Atlas Mobile Inc., a provider of wireless multiplayer tournament games. The value …

The Delaware Court of Chancery has ruled Texas Instruments Inc., and not Qualcomm Inc., was in breach of the companies’ patent portfolio agreement. The case will proceed to trial Aug. …

In a move that could relieve its spectrum needs ahead of upcoming auctions by NextWave Telecom Inc. and the Federal Communications Commission, Verizon Wireless reported a definitive agreement to purchase …

CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom-Cambridge Positioning Systems Ltd. and Xion said they plan to work together on development of a new wristwatch-based child safety communicator and location device. Xion, which provides personal …

NEW ORLEANS-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. said its GSM network is available throughout Louisiana as part of the carrier’s plan to invest $85 million in its Louisiana network this year. In addition …

SARASOTA, Fla.-Global Signal Inc. announced it has completed the acquisition of Tower Ventures III L.L.C. for $52 million in cash, plus fees and expenses. The 97 wireless communications towers are …

BOSTON-The majority of U.S. mobile gamers are women, according to a new study from the Yankee Group that shows 58 percent of mobile gamers in the United States are women, …