Monthly Archives: July, 2005

XM Satellite spends $200M on 2.3 GHz licenses

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...

Verizon releases new LG EV-DO phone

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...

Telefonica Moviles Espana enhances messaging offerings

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...

Disney reverses position on wireless health issue

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...

Nextel questions value of Nextel Partners

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...

Dobson expects 2Q customer loss, ARPU boost

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...

BCGI, Freedom Wireless head to court

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...

Mobile Media acquires wireless TV content company

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...

Motorola opens R&D centers in India, Taiwan

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...

Navteq buys PMI for $28.5M

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...

CommScope, Ortronics/Legrand settle patent fight

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....

Vodafone Sweden plans PTT for September

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...

Verizon Wireless buys Arizona’s Valley Telecom

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....

Consumers most interested in local wireless information services

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...

Motorola extends Freescale pact, Qualcomm samples Rev. A chip

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...

Sprint PCS expands wireless e-mail to all Java devices

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...

Carriers must take responsible approach to adult content

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...

WiMAX certification moves forward, members meet in Vancouver

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...

Another group raises concerns about Sprint’s 2.5 GHz spectrum

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...

Unisystems, Nortel enter joint venture in Greece

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...

Sprint sued by another affiliate, shareholders approve deal

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...

Toshiba to include InnoPath OTA technology in handsets

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...

Carriers back Marvel’s ‘Fantastic Four’ marketing effort

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...

Alltel sets July 21 deadline for Western Wireless shareholder vote

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 service remains down in 2 NYC tunnels amid order questions

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...
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