February 2005

WASHINGTON-A bill favored by CTIA that would have reduced telecom taxes in Virginia was killed by a state Senate committee last week but is expected to be resurrected in a …

WASHINGTON-A new study by the Competitive Enterprise Institute said municipal Wi-Fi wireless broadband networks may not provide all the benefits cities expect. According to the study, “Not In The Public …

DALLAS-U.S. mobile-phone penetration is expected to grow from 61 percent last year to more than 75 percent by 2010, according to a new report by The Diffusion Group. The report, …

RESTON, Va.-Mobile Satellite Ventures said it has selected ITT Industries Inc.’s Advanced Engineering & Sciences Division to help it design ground-based beamforming terrestrial infrastructure. MSV said its GBBF system will …

KINGS PARK, N.Y.-The point-to-point microwave market will experience significant growth during the coming years due to emerging PTP application segments, according to a new report by Visant Strategies Inc. Wireless …

CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom-Cambridge Positioning Systems Ltd. launched its Enhanced Global Positioning System technology. The technology combines GPS functionality with the company’s Matrix product, which uses synchronization signals from cellular base …

Although only two teams will line up on the field Sunday for the grand culmination of the professional football season, multiple players will participate in Super Bowl XXXIX in one …

OTTAWA-Canadian regulatory agency Industry Canada said it has conditionally assigned 306 wireless spectrum licenses in the 2.3 GHz and 3.5 GHz spectrum bands to 12 companies through a recently completed …

NORCROSS, Ga.-Nextel Communications Inc. said it has signed a contract with the State of Georgia enabling government agencies, political subdivisions, municipalities and all other authorized users to procure Nextel wireless …

ATLANTA-Industry is awash in high-end phone news, as Cingular Wireless L.L.C. and T-Mobile in Germany showed off new smart phones, and as Panasonic gears up to release a new device …

TORONTO-Nortel Networks Ltd. has filed a lawsuit against its former chief executive and two other executives, asking them to repay bonuses they received in 2003. In the filing with the …

SEATTLE-Dwango North America Corp. raised $15 million in a private placement of Series D convertible preferred stock, the mobile content provider said Thursday. Dwango sold 15,000 shares to four investor …

LONDON-Global Crossing announced an upcoming extranet offering designed to allow operators to deliver voice and video applications over a single connection from a neutral provider. Wireless Services Exchange will be …

LONDON-Wireless users both lovestruck and lonely can use their phones to find a soul mate or send text and animated messages to the objects of their affection this Valentine’s Day …

MONTREAL-Fonoinfo released its new Commander product, which the company said is a complete virus detection, prevention and disinfection solution for mobile phones. “The threat of mobile viruses is real, it’s …

FREMONT, Calif.-Mobile resource management company @Road Inc. reported revenues and earnings largely in-line with estimates, but its forecasts for the first quarter came in below expectations. Investors sent the company’s …

RICHMOND, Va.-Triton PCS Inc., which recently negotiated itself out of an AT&T Wireless Services Inc. affiliation following Cingular Wireless L.L.C.’s acquisition of AWS late last year, launched a new advertising …

SAN DIEGO-Leap Wireless International Inc. expanded the international long-distance offering for its Cricket wireless service to more than 60 countries. The expanded service will allow customers to call the new …

DUEBENDORF, Zurich-Embedded software company Esmertec, which sells Java virtual machine technology to mobile-phone makers, announced it will purchase the mobile division of Chinese technology company CoreTek Systems. Terms of the …

MCLEAN, Va.-Primus Telecommunications Inc. said it will enter the U.S. mobile calling market with a service targeted at international callers. The U.S. subsidiary of Virginia-based Primus Telecommunications Group said it …

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless unveiled another content partner for its new Vcast multimedia service, announcing the availability of “Sesame Street” video clips on the new consumer-targeted data download service. Verizon will …

PARIS-The Open Base Station Architecture Initiative said it is releasing the first version of its base station specifications to non-members on its Web site. The specifications pertain to the interfaces …

DALLAS-Alcatel Corp. said it signed a $133 million contract with Thai carrier TA Orange to upgrade the operator’s GSM/GPRS network with EDGE and UMTS technology. The carrier plans to deploy …

DALLAS-Nortel Networks Ltd. said it has won wireless infrastructure contracts from two carriers, Horizon PCS Inc. and iPCS inc. Under a four-year, estimated $14 million deal, Nortel will replace Horizon’s …

PARIS-Alcatel Corp.’s shares fell on its fourth-quarter result, although the company’s mobile business experienced a surge. The company, however, had its first full-year profit in three years with $365 million …