February 2005

WASHINGTON-A key Democrat on the House telecommunications subcommittee Thursday put the brakes on setting a hard date for the digital TV transition. “I think it is impossible to say at …

Lucent Technologies Inc. said its shareholders have given the vendor the go-ahead to adopt a reverse stock split with a view to boosting its share price. It is the third …

CANNES, France-An industry group of marketing executives announced an effort to drive consumer uptake of new mobile applications. The Chief Marketing Officer Council announced it formed the Forum to Advance …

HAUPPAUGE, N.Y.-Cricket Communications Inc. announced it will sell the CDM-8910 camera phone from UTStarcom Inc. for $200. “Given its cool form factor and wide range of features from a built-in …

Nextel Communications Inc., which is in the process of merging with Sprint Corp., posted a 19-percent increase in total revenues during the fourth quarter from $3 billion in 2003 to …

CANNES, France-Boingo Wireless announced a pact to allow its subscribers to access Connexion by Boeing’s high-speed mobile Internet service in flight. Under the roaming agreement, Boingo Wi-Fi subscribers on commercial …

Motorola Inc. corrected press reports on its planned iTunes-capable mobile phone, explaining that the Motorola E1060 handset is in fact not the company’s long-anticipated iPod-style device. A company spokeswoman said …

CANNES, France-The wireless market in India counts 47 million subscribers, according to a report conducted by Ovum and presented by the GSM Association this week. According to the report, the …

CANNES, France-The GSM Association announced an integrated messaging initiative aimed at encouraging richer messaging formats for the mass market that simplify multimedia messaging service and mobile e-mail. A GSMA project …

CARLSBAD, Calif.-Pulse~Link Inc., which provides ultra-wideband fabless semiconductors, introduced its Continuous Wave UWB architecture and its PLK23300-EVK Evaluation Kit. The company said its platform provides wireless gigabit data rates at …

CANNES, France-3 GSM networks added more than 13.5 million net users last year, representing an annual growth rate of more than 500 percent, according to The GSM Association. Sixty operators …

Intel Corp. announced three agreements to pursue its WiMAX technology and promote its XScale and mobile technologies. The chip bellwether said it has entered an alliance with Alcatel Corp. to …

BETHLEHEM, Pa.-Public-safety technology company Padcom Inc. secured $10 million in equity financing, which the company said it will use to expand its product portfolio and market development efforts. The company …

RALEIGH, N.C.-Summus Inc., which provides mobile media applications, said it launched a cross-carrier mobile storefront to deliver images from the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit collection to mobile phones. Visitors to the …

SINGAPORE-MobileOne Ltd. said it launched “affordable” third-generation service Wednesday. The 3G service will offer video calls at 24 cents per minute, but video streaming, MP3 downloads and Internet surfing are …

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.-Sprint PCS said it has chosen Harris Corp. to provide its network with point-to-point microwave technology. The carrier signed a four-year deal to receive Harris’ next-generation microwave …

CANNES, France-Comverse Technology Inc. announced two new operator deals as well as a series of product upgrades in conjunction with the 3GSM trade show. First off, the multimedia software and …

CANNES, France-The GSM Association said it has brought together network operators and vendors to conduct interoperability trials of equipment and networks for Session Initiation Protocol-based services. SIP is the underlying …

WASHINGTON-Public-safety advocates Tuesday told President George W. Bush that Voice over Internet Protocol services need to be required to have access to enhanced 911 services regardless of how VoIP is …

The hacker accused of breaking into T-Mobile USA Inc.’s computer systems and accessing customer information has pleaded guilty. Nicholas Lee Jacobsen, 22, pled guilty in U.S. district court in Los …

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless reported that its customers can participate in this weekend’s National Basketball Association All-Star festivities from their wireless handsets. The carrier said interested customers can send a text …

TOKYO-MTV Japan and Yamaha said they made available Japan’s first music recognition service, MTV Music Finder, to KDDI Corp. subscribers across Japan. In partnership with Shazam Entertainment, a U.K.-based audio …

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Yahoo! has quietly rolled out a service that allows users to send driving directions from computers to mobile phones. After accessing directions through the Yahoo! Maps portal, a wireless …

FREMONT, Calif.-For the sake of wireless and wireline marriages, the International Packet Communications Consortium said it has established a working group to define the reference architecture for converged networks. The …

Mobile music continued to dominate news out of the 3GSM World Conference Wednesday with two product launches. LogicaCMG unveiled a platform that allows users to identify, download and pay for …