February 2005

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless said it has upgraded cell sites and installed a pair of cell sites on wheels near Jacksonville, Fla.’s Alltel Stadium ahead of this weekend’s Super Bowl, which …

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Flarion Technologies Inc. said it has unveiled the next generation of its Flash-OFDM protocol, raising the stakes for the company in the battle for supremacy against other technologies like …

Nortel Networks Ltd. brought some good news to its investors by announcing a profit in its first-half 2004 financial results. The first- and second-quarter results sent up its shares. In …

WASHINGTON-First, talking on a cell phone while behind the wheel was likened to drinking and driving. Now, drivers yakking on cell phones are being compared to senior citizens-slow reactions and …

SBC Communications Inc. said it plans to cut 12,800 jobs following its pending $16 billion acquisition of AT&T Corp. The job cuts are expected to include 5,125 jobs as part …

ATLANTA-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. reported a deal with the Visiting Nurse Association of Florida Inc. to improve VNA’s wireless capabilities in providing care for homebound patients. The agreement provided VNA’s Florida …

BERKELEY, Calif.-MobiTV reported that rural wireless operator Midwest Wireless has launched its live streaming television service on the carrier’s CDMA-based network. The MobiTV service currently provides access to more than …

TOKYO-Two international carriers announced plans for a roaming agreement for Wi-Fi hot spots. Japanese carrier NTT DoCoMo Inc. signed a public wireless local area network inter-roaming agreement with Swedish mobile …

ATLANTA-Sprint PCS affiliate AirGate PCS Inc. said it received consent from Sprint for the change of control that will occur upon completion of AirGate’s pending acquisition by fellow affiliate Alamosa …

Sierra Wireless Inc. said it will jointly work with Nokia Corp.’s network division to test its forthcoming High-Speed Downlink Packet Access wireless PC cards. Sierra’s announcement comes shortly after the …

LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif.-The OTA Flash Forum, an over-the-air technology industry group, said security issues, interoperability concerns and remote diagnostics solutions will be its top priorities for 2005. The group identified …

NETANYA, Israel-Unipier, which provides mobile service delivery architecture and products, released the latest version of its product line, the Unipier Campaign Manager. The product allows operators to quickly design and …

TORONTO-QuickPlay Media will provide video download service for Telus Mobility subscribers nationwide, the companies announced Tuesday. QuickPlay said it will deliver mobile video with content from partners such as Chum …

BRISBANE, Calif.-Devicescape Software Inc., a wireless software supplier, said it closed $12.2 million in venture capital funding. The company’s original investors-Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, August Capital and Applied Materials …

AUSTIN, Texas-Freescale Semiconductors Inc. said it has unveiled a chip platform the size of a postage stamp for mid- and high-tier mobile devices. Royal Philips Electronics said it produced an …

PALO ALTO, Calif.-Hewlett-Packard Co. said it has created a technology that can replace the transistor, which has been the fundamental building block for computers for the past half century. The …

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Proxim Corp. said it has been selected by EZ Wireless to deploy its Wi-Fi and broadband wireless equipment for public safety in nine cities in northeastern Oregon and Washington …

WASHINGTON-Some of the nation’s most populous areas, including New York, Washington, D.C., and San Francisco, will be the first to begin the 800 MHz reconfiguration process, the 800 MHz Transition …

WASHINGTON-A new report says wireless technology is a big force behind renewed telecom industry spending. The Telecommunications Industry Association said telecom equipment purchases rose 7.9 percent to approximately $784 billion …

Verizon Wireless rolled out its previously announced consumer-focused high-speed data service Tuesday with the launch of Vcast, offering a choice of mobile games and video-on-demand to subscribers with compatible phones …

MetroPCS Inc. bidding partner Royal Street Communications L.L.C. continues as the single highest bidder in the Federal Communications Commissions’ ongoing Auction 58 of 242 wireless spectrum licenses. Royal Street has …

A Texas court declined to halt sales of Seven’s wireless e-mail products, a move that paves the way for a jury trial in the patent lawsuit between Seven and rival …

EL SEGUNDO, Calif.-The mobile-phone market grew at a staggering pace during the critical fourth-quarter shopping season, according to a variety of research reports. Further, that growth stretched from low-end phones …

JACKSON, Miss.-Rural wireless provider Cellular South said it plans to debut a new television commercial during Super Bowl XXXIX this weekend. The carrier said this was the fifth year it …

ESPOO, Finland-Nokia Corp. said it has launched an open-source programming language for its Series 60-based handsets. Known as Python, it is available for the open-source developer community for free downloads …