April 2005

BETHLEHEM, Pa.-Wireless software developer Padcom Inc. said it will team with Nextel Communications Inc. to market a roaming product between the iDEN infrastructure and other networks. Dubbed TotalRoam, the offering …

ARLINGTON, Va.-The Consumer Electronics Association, which represents more than 2,000 corporate members, said it has created the Wireless Product Specialist Study Guide designed to aid the wireless retail community in …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. announced it will begin sampling its MSM6225 chipset for W-CDMA devices. The company described the chipset as its “value platform” offering for low-cost 3G devices. “Qualcomm’s MSM6225 …

The number of households that use mobile phones is increasing, but levels of customer satisfaction are on the decline, according to new research from Forrester Research Inc. Two-thirds of U.S. …

DIAMONDHEAD, Miss.-Global Security Systems announced plans to launch its GSSNet homeland security and emergency alert system next week at the National Association of Broadcasters 2005 show in Las Vegas. The …

CARROLLTON, Texas-CellStar Corp. said it signed an agreement with PhoneCo, a local and long-distance telecom company, to provide logistical support for the company’s new mobile virtual network operator prepaid wireless …

DALLAS-Sprint Corp.’s strong growth across many of its operational and financial metrics during the past several years could be difficult for the carrier to maintain, according to a report released …

RESTON, Va.-Nextel Communications Inc. has been named to the BusinessWeek 50, which lists the top-performing companies of the Standard & Poor’s 500, the carrier said Thursday. Nextel ranked 9th on …

TROWBRIDGE, United Kingdom-Virgin Mobile U.K. will offer adult images of models from the London strip club Stringfellows, the carrier said Thursday. The offering will include images of both men and …

BOSTON-New research shows the handset industry shipped a total of 257 million camera phones worldwide last year, comprising 38 percent of the total handset market. The numbers are way up …

WASHINGTON-The Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions said an internal panel is actively reviewing potential applications of radio frequency identification technology in the telecom supply chain to determine whether industry-wide guidelines …

PARIS-European telecom carriers Orange plc and Tele2 announced an agreement that will see Tele2 launch a mobile virtual network operator agreement in France using Orange’s network before the end of …

T-Mobile USA Inc. said it plans to launch a new advertising campaign highlighting the carrier’s prepaid service offering T-Mobile To Go. The carrier noted that it recently introduced lower per-minute …

WASHINGTON-Challenges to a Federal Communications Commission decision extending truth-in-billing to mobile phone carriers-without banning line-item regulatory recovery fees-are now pending in two federal appeals courts. The Vermont Public Service Board …

TOKYO-Mitsubishi Electric Corp. announced it will quit the European mobile-phone market due to pressures from heavyweights like Nokia Corp., Motorola Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. The company said it …

Dobson Communications Corp. said it expects to report a loss of 18,800 subscribers for the first quarter of this year, which would be less than the 25,600 customers the carrier …

A group of technology firms looking to license anti-piracy software said Wednesday it has lowered its proposed royalty fees in response to protests from wireless carriers and handset manufacturers. MPEG …

BERWYN, Pa.-Location services company True Position released a new service it said will allow rural wireless carriers to outsource wireless location applications. TruePosition will host the location offering, and said …

ALEXANDRIA, Va.-PCIA said more than $750 million was spent relocating about 3,600 microwave links under its Microwave Clearinghouse program. The clearinghouse, a collaborative venture created in 1996 among PCS carriers …

LONDON-Vodafone Group plc began two initiatives to improve speed to market and lower costs for its key content provider partners. The Global Games Marketing and Distribution Program will maximize marketing …

ESPOO, Finland-Nokia Corp. has signed an agreement with leading Indonesian operator Telkomsel to expand its packet core network in Indonesia. The value of the contract was not disclosed. Under the …

SAN BERNADINO, Calif.-Wisconsin communications company Sanswire Networks L.L.C. showcased a prototype of its “Stratellite,” an unmanned airship designed to send broadband and mobile-phone signals as it flies 13 miles above …

MEXICO CITY-Grupo Iusacell S.A. said it will have nationwide coverage following a new spectrum allocation from the country’s telecom regulator. Iusacell said it has received from the Mexican Federal Telecommunications …

Verizon Wireless completed its $3 billion acquisition of NextWave Telecom Inc.’s 28 spectrum licenses covering approximately 73 million potential customers in 23 markets. NextWave said it has formally emerged from …

NEW YORK-Leap Wireless International Inc. reported in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing that its Cricket Communications Inc. subsidiary filed a request on April 12 for a waiver of certain …