May 2005

WASHINGTON-John Bohn has been sworn in as the newest member of the California Public Utilities Commission, likely giving GOP Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger the majority he needs to revamp or repeal …

NEW YORK-Mobile handset design company China TechFaith Wireless Communication Technology Ltd. scored around $141 million in its initial public offering Thursday, coming in at the high range of its expectations. …

Hop-on.com Inc. reported plans to launch a prepaid mobile virtual network operator service using its low-cost handsets and airtime purchased from an unnamed “major” wireless operator. According to the company’s …

Shares of Jamdat Mobile Inc. soared Friday after the mobile content provider reported better-than-expected first-quarter earnings and offered bullish projections for the rest of the year. Jamdat, which develops and …

SINGAPORE-Flextronics said it has proposed to delist its Flextronics Software Systems Ltd. subsidiary by purchasing all of its outstanding publicly held shares. The India-based subsidiary previously was Hughes Software Systems …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission issued a clarification, saying it will accept applications for certification of mobiles phones tested and rated under either a 2001 standard or the revised draft standard …

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless added more children’s content to its Vcast lineup Thursday, launching music videos from Nickelodeon franchises Dora the Explorer, Blue’s Clues, The Backyardigans and LazyTown. The carrier will …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. reiterated its third-quarter expectations, news that appeared to mollify investors. The company’s stock was up slightly in trading after the news to about $35.49 per share. Qualcomm …

WASHINGTON-A large coalition of government, public interest and telecom industry groups sent a letter to Capitol Hill Wednesday urging the Senate Commerce Committee to pass a bill that will permanently …

KYOTO, Japan-Kyocera Wireless Corp. will outsource the manufacture and delivery of its mobile phones to contract manufacturing giant Flextronics International Ltd. Although terms of the deal were not disclosed, Kyocera …

Sprint Corp. reported a deal with Intel Corp. to engage in joint efforts to advance development of the 802.16e WiMAX standard. The deal calls for both companies to collaborate on …

WASHINGTON-The Justice Department said Hynix Semiconductor Inc., a Korean manufacturer of dynamic random access memory, agreed to plead guilty and to pay a $185 million fine for participating in an …

Leap Wireless International Inc. launched its Travel Time roaming service allowing Cricket customers to use their phones outside of native calling areas on a prepaid basis. Customers can sign up …

CALABASAS HILLS, Calif.-Revenues from THQ Inc.’s wireless subsidiary more than tripled during the fiscal fourth quarter compared with last year, helping push the company to an 86-percent gain in overall …

LUBBOCK, Texas-Sprint Corp. wireless affiliate Alamosa Holdings Inc. reported $267.8 million in first-quarter revenues, which was a 51.5-percent improvement compared with the $176.7 million the carrier posted during the first …

WASHINGTON-Vonage Holding Corp. Wednesday said it hopes that a 911 Voice over Internet Protocol solution announced last week by Verizon Communications Inc. can be implemented throughout Verizon’s service territory within …

CHICAGO-Royal Philips Electronics today announced the sale of 30 million shares of common stock in Navteq Corp., a provider of digital maps for vehicle navigation and location-based solutions, by its …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. announced several new chip offerings, including a Linux-based product, along with new technology the company said will increase network capacity by up to 40 percent. First up, …

In what is expected to be its final quarterly financial report before being acquired by Alltel Corp. later this year, Western Wireless Corp. posted a company record 58,600 domestic net …

Alltel subscribers can send and receive mobile instant messages through two of the world’s most popular IM services, the carrier announced Thursday. Alltel said it support AOL Instant Messenger and …

LAS VEGAS-Cisco Systems announced availability of its Wireless Location Appliance, which provides for simultaneous tracking of 802.11-enabled wireless clients from within a wireless local area network infrastructure. Using radio-frequency fingerprinting …

HAUPPAUGE, N.Y.-Cingular Wireless announced it is selling the Audiovox SMT 5600 smart phone for $200 with a two-year contract. AT&T Wireless Services Inc. previously sold the phone, and Cingular had …

The GSM Association once again blasted proposed rates for licensing anti-piracy technology, calling recently revised rates “unreasonable and unworkable.” The trade association of more than 600 wireless operators rejected the …

South Korean handset vendor Pantech&Curitel acquired a majority stake in wireless carrier SK Telecom’s handset business, a move that could give the growing company additional weight in both the Korean …

Broadband service provider Speakeasy launched what it called “WiMAX-class” fixed wireless broadband service covering parts of downtown Seattle. The service, which Speakeasy said will expand later this year to cover …