April 2005

CallWave Inc. is looking to break into the wireless market with Voice over IP technology, but not exactly in the way some would expect. CallWave is not a VoIP carrier …

WASHINGTON-Even as government tries to figure out how to alter universal service funding to make it viable, the part of the fund that pays to connect schools and libraries to …

WASHINGTON-Sen. Evan Bayh (D-Ind.) said he will block President Bush’s nomination of Rep. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) as the next U.S. trade representative, a move that comes as the administration ratchets …

Wall Street has generally had a harsh view of Lucent Technologies Inc. The company’s stock is trading near its 52-week low of $2.49 per share, and most analysts rate it …

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 …

ATLANTA-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. announced a new music service that will offer ringtones of singles before the songs are released to the public. The carrier will offer ringtones in advance of, …

T-Mobile USA Inc.’s position as the nation’s fourth-largest wireless operator, as well as one of the industry’s fastest growing, might not be enough to guarantee its long-term prospects. Several industry …

Signal Reach National Cellular and Signal Reach introduced a new antenna coupler the companies said can attach to any mobile phone and improve the phone’s signal reception. The coupler attaches …

A week has passed without massive carrier consolidation, mergers and world war. Where’s the big news this week? There was a fascinating story on the music on George W. Bush’s …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. announced its chipset for CDMA 1x EV-DO Revision A networks is available for sampling. The news comes shortly after Qualcomm said it will suspend the development of …

“The Spot” hopes to celebrate its first birthday by going even more high-tech. A weekly Web-based program that combines elements of both a soap opera and a reality show, “The …

Music companies are rushing to bring streaming music services to U.S. wireless users, but while the technology exists to provide radio-like offerings to wireless users, the viability of a radio-like …

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

WASHINGTON-The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation has consolidated two challenges to the Federal Communications Commission’s recent truth-in-billing decision in the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta. The FCC …

WASHINGTON-A bi-partisan bill to end the digital TV transition on Dec. 31, 2006, and give spectrum to public safety was re-introduced Thursday after failing to pass in the last Congress. …

Wireless technology and broadband telecommunications company MobilePro Corp. reported that its CloseCall America subsidiary plans to launch a prepaid wireless product within the next 30 days via a mobile virtual …

AUSTIN, Texas-A new report from iGillottResearch Inc. finds there are more than 56.5 million mobile workers in the United States, and it expects that number to rise to more than …

Verizon Communications Inc. said it has agreed to purchase approximately 43.4 million shares of MCI Inc. from MCI’s largest single shareholder, Carlos Slim Helu, for $25.72 per share in cash. …

PARIS-France Telecom signed an agreement with a group of minority shareholders in Orange Romania to acquire their shares for $523 million in cash, corresponding to a 2004 earnings before interest, …

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 …

The mobile-gaming waters got even more crowded last week as New York-based publisher Vindigo said it will dive in with “a broad selection” of adventure and casual games later this …

At first blush, the first quarter could prove an interesting dichotomy for wireless operators as preliminary results from a pair of regional operators paint very different pictures. Sprint Corp. wireless …

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

Last year marked somewhat of a turnaround for the worldwide wireless industry-carrier capex spending increased by 18 percent in 2004 compared with 2003 levels after several years of declines, according …

Wireless technology is becoming as much a part of today’s classrooms as chalkboards, books and desks. Nearly four out of five colleges or universities have deployed wireless networks on their …