Monthly Archives: May, 2005

ATIS seeks injunction in international mobile roaming lawsuit

WASHINGTON- The Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions' fight to shut down and reclaim assets of a U.S. firm that assigns codes so foreigners can...

Management company Parsons buys site development firm Alaris Group

SAN FRANCISCO-Parsons Corp., which provides technical and management solutions for industries including wireless telecom, announced it has acquired The Alaris Group L.L.C. Based in...

Bush correct to dump execs from delegation

To the Editor, I've always enjoyed Jeffrey Silva's articles. I read with interest his story, "Execs booted from telecom delegation puzzles industry," in the...

Consortium offers initiative to simplify mobile browsing

CHIBA, Japan-A consortium of Web-based companies unveiled an initiative to simplify Internet browsing from handheld devices. The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) encouraged members...

Wi-Fi providers expand European presence

SANTA MONICA, Calif.-A pair of U.S.-based high-speed Internet service providers reported an expanded presence in Europe through a roaming agreement and an acquisition. Boingo...

Group blasts FCC with e-mails to score cell-phone porn meeting

WASHINGTON-Public-interest groups interested in getting the attention of the Federal Communications Commission should take a hint from the American Family Association, which scored met...

Crown Castle prepares for mobile TV trial

DALLAS-I can see Homer Simpson peering out of the phone in Martyn Gregory's hand. The animated "Simpsons" TV star is trying desperately to jump...

BellSouth sells stake in Israeli wireless carrier for $625M

ATLANTA-BellSouth Corp. signed an agreement to sell its 34.75-percent equity ownership in Israeli wireless carrier Cellcom to Discount Investment Corp. for $625 million. Discount...

SiRF system on a chip to bring down telematics costs

SiRF Technology Holdings this week plans to unveil a global positioning system-enabled system-on-a-chip (SoC) it said will make automotive navigation and telematics systems more...

Cingular Wireless takes worldwide HSDPA lead with DoCoMo delay

Japanese carrier NTT DoCoMo Inc. will delay its High-Speed Downlink Packet Access network launch until sometime later next year, a move that puts Cingular...

In the name of research

To better understand the wireless gaming phenomenon, I recently plunked over $20 of my hard-earned money to install Bejeweled! on my phone. It was...

KongZhong buys Chinese gaming firm

BEIJING-KongZhong Corp. will acquire Chinese mobile game publisher Tianjin Mammoth Technology Co., the companies said Friday. Terms of the deal, which is expected to...

Outsourcing engineering jobs

To the Editor: Suggestion on the engineering shortage: Kill all the parents of potential engineering students so we won't discuss the outsourcing of our...

RealNetworks buys way into mobile gaming medium

RealNetworks Inc. announced plans to join the crowded mobile gaming playground, acquiring European publisher Mr. Goodliving for $15 million in cash. A 40-person company...

Hi-tech, labor argue trade agenda

WASHINGTON-A U.S.-Central American trade pact already steeped in controversy and critical to the Bush administration's trade agenda has become a battleground for a dispute...

KongZhong buys Chinese gaming firm

BEIJING-KongZhong Corp. will acquire Chinese mobile game publisher Tianjin Mammoth Technology Company, the companies said Friday. Terms of the deal, which is expected to...

Synchronica acquires Weblicon assets

BERLIN-Synchronica Software GmbH, a wholly owned subsidiary of DAT Group plc, acquired the operating assets and intellectual property of Weblicon Technologies AG.Weblicon was founded...

Optimization supplier signs U.S. carrier agreement

CHICAGO-Astellia, which provides wireless network performance optimization products, said it signed a deal with a U.S. wireless operator through the company's recently launched U.S....

BellSouth sells stake in Israeli wireless carrier for $625M

ATLANTA-BellSouth Corp. signed an agreement to sell its 34.75-percent equity ownership in Israeli wireless carrier Cellcom to Discount Investment Corp. for $625 million. Discount...

Weekly wireless ratings roundup

Following is a roundup of wireless companies that received ratings changes from financial services companies this week.JP Morgan lowered its rating on SpectraLink from...

American Family Association discusses wireless porn protections with FCC staff

WASHINGTON-Public-interest groups interested in getting the attention of the Federal Communications Commission should take a hint from the American Family Association. AFA and two...

Flextronics names new CEO, merges subsidiary

SINGAPORE-Electronics manufacturer Flextronics announced Chief Operating Officer Michael McNamara will helm the company following the retirement of its current chief executive officer next year....

Lucent wins 1 of 5 claims in patent battle with Extreme Networks

SANTA CLARA, Calif.-A Delaware jury awarded Lucent Technologies Inc. $274,990 in damages in the company's patent battle with Extreme Networks. The jury ruled Extreme...

CPSC, CTIA release wireless phone battery-use recommendations

WASHINGTON-The Consumer Product Safety Commission and CTIA Friday released a list of recommendations for mobile-phone users regarding the use of their handsets and batteries."It...

Nextel jumps into Wi-Fi arena

Nextel Communications Inc. threw its hat into the public Wi-Fi space with the launch of its commonly named WiFi HotSpot service. The carrier has...
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