Monthly Archives: May, 2005

Chicagoans face up to $200 fines for talking while driving

WASHINGTON-The Chicago City Council voted to prohibit drivers from using hand-held mobile phones, an action that could to lead to a push for a...

Justice, FTC clear Verizon Wireless’ purchase of Leap licenses

WASHINGTON-The Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission have cleared Verizon Wireless' proposed $102.5 million purchase of certain wireless licenses and operating assets of Leap...

Verizon Dominicana expands network with EV-DO gear

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic-Verizon Dominicana, which provides telecom services in the Dominican Republic, completed the expansion of its nationwide third-generation network, including equipment from...

Brightpoint to distribute LG products

PLAINFIELD, Ind.-Brightpoint, Inc. announced Brightpoint North America L.P. will begin distributing LG Electronics MobileComm U.S.A. Inc. wireless devices and accessories in the United States...

FatPort signs roaming agreement with NetNearU

VANCOUVER, British Columbia-Canadian Wi-Fi provider FatPort and NetNearU, which provides operational support systems software, have signed a bilateral roaming agreement. FatPort said it manages...

Nearly 7M Symbian phones ship in 1Q

LONDON-Symbian Ltd. said 6.75 million Symbian-OS-enabled phones shipped during the first quarter, more than 180 percent more than the 2.4 million shipped during the...

Sony notebooks to include EDGE modems for Cingular Wireless network

Sony Electronics Inc. said it will include embedded EDGE modems on its T-Series VAIO notebooks configured to operate on Cingular Wireless L.L.C.'s nationwide network....

NEC, WebMed deploy WLAN products for healthcare

IRVING, Texas-NEC Unified Solutions Inc. said WebMed Technology, which provides e-health products for the North American market, has deployed its UNIVERGE wireless local area...

RealNetworks joins crowded wireless gaming market with $15M Mr. Goodliving buy

RealNetworks Inc. announced Wednesday that it will join the crowded mobile gaming playground, acquiring European publisher Mr. Goodliving for $15 million in cash. A...

Sprint adds 7 countries to CDMA roaming list

Sprint Corp. said it has added seven countries to its international CDMA roaming list, bringing the total number of countries in which Sprint's wireless...

Boingo signs in-flight Wi-Fi agreement

SANTA MONICA, Calif.-Boingo Wireless Inc. reported an agreement with Connexion by Boeing that integrates all of the flights equipped with Connexion by Boeing high-speed...

Vodafone K.K. continues subscriber loss in April

TOKYO-Vodafone K.K., the Japanese subsidiary of Vodafone Group plc, lost nearly 40,000 subscribers during April, according to data released by Japan's Telecommunications Carriers Association....

InfoSpace offers 3D simulation gaming technology

BELLEVUE, Wash.-InfoSpace Inc. launched a technology designed to simulate three-dimensional gaming on non-3-D handsets.The mobile entertainment and Internet search company unveiled the Virtual 3-D...

FCC asks wireless carriers for billing plan details

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission is asking mobile-phone carriers to supply highly detailed data about their calling plans in connection with the agency's review of...

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 to...

New Nextel i355 handset meets U.S. military specs

RESTON, Va.-Nextel Communications Inc. launched the ruggedized Motorola Inc. i355 handset, which was designed to meet U.S. military specifications for resistance to dust, blowing...

Group asks for Supreme Court review on cell-tower RF health research

WASHINGTON-An advocacy group asked the Supreme Court to review a lower court's refusal to order the Federal Communications Commission to require research on the...

Messaging association establishes code of conduct for wireless carriers

WILMINGTON, Del.-The Messaging Anti-Abuse Working Group (MAAWG) established a code of conduct for e-mail companies, Internet service providers and wireless carriers, outlining guidelines to...

Ericsson demos HSUPA technology with 3 Scandinavia

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson and 3 Scandinavia said they have performed successful demonstrations of enhanced uplink, also known as HSUPA technology, being standardized in Third...

PalmOne readies to unveil new gadget

PalmOne Inc. appears to be getting ready to announce a new gadget that combines Wi-Fi and Bluetooth with a 4-gigabyte hard disk drive. The...

Cambridge to assist Iridium

CAMBRIDGE, U.K.-Iridium Satellite L.L.C. selected Cambridge Consultants as a strategic wireless technology development consultant. Cambridge has assembled an engineering team with satellite expertise to...

Reality Wireless, PeopleMatter to merge

ANCHORAGE, Alaska-Reality Wireless Networks Inc. and PeopleMatter Inc., which develops and markets Web-based work force management software, announced plans to merge. Reality Networks previously...

InfoSonics reports $24M in 1Q revenues

SAN DIEGO-Wireless handset distributor InfoSonics Corp. reported reve-nues of $24 million for the first quarter, a 28-percent increase from $18.7 million reported during the...

HP will offer Windows Mobile 5.0 iPAQ upgrade

LAS VEGAS, Nev./PALO ALTO, Calif.-Hewlett-Packard Co. said it will offer an upgrade program to Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 on some HP iPAQ handhelds as...

Microsoft unveils Windows Mobile OS

LAS VEGAS-Microsoft Corp. unveiled its new Windows Mobile 2005 operating system at its developers' conference Tuesday and touted a source code toolkit designed to...
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