July 2005

XM Satellite Radio will spend nearly $200 million on wireless spectrum licenses in 15 of the top 20 U.S. markets, the company announced after Wednesday’s closing bell. The nation’s No. …

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless and LG Electronics MobileComm will release the LG VX8100 phone on Friday. The companies said the handset was designed exclusively for Verizon’s high-speed EV-DO network and is …

MADRID, Spain-The leading wireless carrier in Spain, Telefonica Moviles Espana, has enhanced its messaging services using technology from Openwave and 724 Solutions. The Spanish carrier will use Openwave’s IP Integrated …

WASHINGTON-The Walt Disney Co. defended its decision to reverse a policy to stay out of the wireless business until mobile phones are proven to have no health risks. “There certainly …

Nextel Communications Inc. questioned the value of its affiliate Nextel Partners Inc. in relation to a put option Nextel Partners can trigger following Nextel’s pending acquisition by Sprint Corp., which …

Regional wireless operator Dobson Communications Corp. said it expects to report a net loss of 1,100 total customers for the second quarter of this year, including a loss of 9,000 …

BEDFORD, Mass.-Boston Communications Group Inc. and Freedom Wireless Inc. will head back to court today after being unable to reach a settlement in a case that could spell bankruptcy for …

Oslo, Norway -Mobile content company The Mobile Media Co. said it acquired Rubberduck Media Lab Ltd., a move that strengthens Mobile Media’s presence in the TV-to-mobile arena, the company said. …

HONG KONG-Motorola Inc. opened research and design centers in Bangalore, India, and Taipei, Taiwan, aiming to boost technology development in Asia-Pacific markets. The new centers will focus on optimal solutions …

CHICAGO-Navteq, which provides digital map data for vehicle navigation and location-based services, said it has acquired PMI, a South Korean digital map company. The transaction is valued at $28.5 million. …

NEW LONDON, Conn.-Ortronics/Legrand and CommScope said they have settled a patent infringement lawsuit filed by CommScope in September 2004. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Vodafone Sweden said it plans to launch commercial push-to-talk service in September targeted at both corporate customers and consumers. The carrier has been in joint evaluations of the service …

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless said it has signed a definitive agreement to purchase Valley Telecommunications Co.’s cellular assets in southeast Arizona for an undisclosed amount. The purchase includes Valley Telecom’s cellular …

JENKINTOWN, Pa.-High-tech wireless applications like mobile video and contactless payments are less appealing than text-based localized services, according to a study from TNS Telecoms released Wednesday. The market research firm’s …

AUSTIN, Texas-Motorola Inc. announced it will continue to use chips from Freescale Semiconductor Inc.-the company’s former chip subsidiary-in its third-generation devices through 2008. Motorola and Freescale have been developing 3G …

Sprint said it will expand the availability of its wireless e-mail application to all of its Java-capable mobile phones. The application was previously available only on select phones. “Having secure, …

LONDON-Erotic mobile content will explode into a $2.3 billion market by 2010 if carriers, content providers and regulators can figure out how to manage it, according to a study from …

WiMAX technology is on center stage this week in Canada and Spain. Application demos for Xbox wireless console gaming over WiMAX-to-WiMAX based streaming media are taking place at the WiMAX …

WASHINGTON-A group whose members lease excess 2.5 GHz educational TV spectrum capacity to major wireless carriers asked the Federal Communications Commission to condition the proposed $35 billion merger between Sprint …

ATHENS, Greece-Unisystems and Nortel Networks Ltd. signed an agreement to establish Uni-Nortel, a joint venture for sales, marketing and support of Nortel’s telecommunications equipment and networking solutions in Greece and …

Sprint Corp.’s pending acquisition of Nextel Communications Inc. received mixed news Wednesday as a Sprint wireless affiliate filed a lawsuit attempting to prevent Sprint from competing against the affiliate in …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-InnoPath Software Inc., which provides over-the-air mobile device management solutions, said Toshiba Corp. will deploy the company’s DeltaUpgrade Plus firmware over-the-air update solution to mange and send firmware …

BELLEVUE, Wash.-Mforma Group Inc. unveiled the latest offerings under its agreement with Marvel International comics, launching a suite of content based on the feature film “Fantastic Four.” Carriers will pony …

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel Corp. set a July 21 deadline for Western Wireless Corp. shareholders to vote in favor of Alltel’s pending acquisition of Western Wireless if they want to receive …

WASHINGTON-Decisions by two traffic agencies to shut down mobile-phone service in four heavily traveled New York City tunnels shortly after last week’s London bombings have led to questions about who …