Monthly Archives: May, 2005

PalmOne announces LifeDrive mobile device

MILPITAS, Calif.-As expected, PalmOne Inc. announced its new LifeDrive mobile device, which features a 4-gigabyte hard disk drive from Hitachi along with Wi-Fi and...

Vodafone streamlines roaming rates

LONDON-Vodafone Group plc enhanced its mobile roaming rates, offering its customers "simplicity and better value for roaming services." Vodafone and other European operators have...

ECI Telecom to acquire Laurel Networks

PETACH-TIKVA, Israel-ECI Telecom signed a definitive agreement to acquire Laurel Networks, which provides IP/MPLS multiservice edge routers. ECI said the acquisition will add edge...

Connexion by Boeing hits one-year marker, plans new services

SEATTLE-Connexion by Boeing announced plans for additional services as it celebrated its one-year anniversary this month. The company said this summer it will begin...

Sprint selects InPhonic to manage wireless product e-commerce

WASHINGTON-Online wireless retailer InPhonic Inc. reported an agreement with Sprint Corp. to manage Sprint's targeted e-commerce initiatives using InPhonic's online marketing channels and e-commerce...

Crown Castle subsidiaries to offer notes

HOUSTON-Crown Castle International Corp. said some of its indirect subsidiaries plan to offer up to $1.9 billion of senior secured tower revenue notes, series...

GSA marks W-CDMA growth

SAWBRIDGEWORTH, United Kingdom-The number of third-generation/W-CDMA subscribers increased 46 percent during the first four months of this year, according to the latest GSM/3G Market...

Q Comm to distribute Leap’s prepaid service

OREM, Utah-Q Comm International Inc. signed a deal with Leap Wireless International Inc. to help distribute Leap's Jump prepaid service through more than 1,000...

Zi launches Qix in Asia

SINGAPORRE-Zi Corp. plans to unveil its new service discovery engine at the CommunicAsia conference. The company's Qix product provides users with a method for...

MSV gains 6th patent

RESTON, Va.-Mobile Satellite Ventures announced the grant of another comprehensive patent for fundamental aspects of its ancillary terrestrial component technology. This patent is the...

Nokia to expand wireless gaming initiatives beyond N-Gage

LOS ANGELES-Nokia Corp. announced it will expand its gaming initiative beyond its N-Gage QD gaming device by selling a range of devices that can...

NINJ launches VirtualRadio software for wireless phones

ZURICH-NINJ Ltd. launched its VirtualRadio software that can be installed on mobile phones to allow users to receive radio via a data stream. Users...

Amp’d Mobile releases gaming plans

Soon-to-launch mobile virtual network operator Amp'd Mobile Inc. announced the creation of its mobile gaming category and distribution deals with more than a dozen...

State of Tennessee chooses Cingular for data services

NASVILLE, Tenn.-The State of Tennessee has chosen Cingular Wireless to provide high-speed wireless data services to all state agencies.The deal calls for Cingular to...

TDS initiative could allow purchase of remaining U.S. Cellular shares

Telephone & Data Systems Inc. launched an initiative that could allow it to buy the remaining stake in U.S. Cellular Corp. that it doesn't...

Wireless gamers announce new releases at E3 show

LOS ANGELES-The wireless industry came out in force for the E3 video game convention, with a variety of gaming players making news.Jamdat Mobile Inc....

Consumers want free mobile video

NEW YORK-While consumers would like to view video on cell phones for free, only a small percentage want to pay for such services. This...

Brazil’s Oi launches LBS using CPS technology

BARCELONA, Spain-Brazilian GSM operator Oi announced plans to roll out a new generation of location-based services in partnership with Cambridge Positioning Systems. Oi selected...

Symbian names new CEO

LONDON-U.K.-based wireless device operating system developer Symbian said it appointed Nigel Clifford as its chief executive officer. He will take over the post in...

CTIA suggests eliminating intercarrier compensation distinctions

WASHINGTON-CTIA plans to tell regulators next week that all distinctions used in determining how much carriers pay each other should be eliminated. "Different rates...

Alcatel exits handsets with JV stake sale

Alcatel shook off the last of its mobile-phone operations by selling its stake in the mobile-phone joint venture it formed last year with Chinese...

SmartVideo to stream music videos to wireless phones

Mobile TV got another boost from SmartVideo Technologies Inc., which announced an advertising-supported streaming music video service for mobile-phone users. The service will feature...

Centennial launches service in Mich. markets acquired from AWS

Regional wireless operator Centennial Communications Corp. said it expanded its Midwest footprint into Grand Rapids and Lansing, Mich. Centennial acquired the 10-megahertz of spectrum...

Horizon PCS reports 1Q figures

CHILLICOTHE, Ohio-Sprint Corp. wireless affiliate Horizon PCS Inc. said it added 800 customers during the first quarter of this year, which included 2,400 net...

Atlanta appeals court likely to hear wireless truth-in-billing case

WASHINGTON-Legal challenges to the Federal Communications Commission's new wireless truth-in-billing rules appear likely to be heard in the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals...
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