July 2005

CHICAGO-Motorola Inc. has signed contracts worth more than $30 million with Kuwait’s Mobile Telecommunications Co. to expand, enhance and upgrade networks in the Middle East and Africa. MTC will deploy …

SAN DIEGO-Leap Wireless International Inc. will target young Cricket Clicks subscribers with urban-themed content from BlingTones, the operator announced Tuesday. Cricket users can access ringtones and images from Lil’ Jon …

FRAMINGHAM, Mass.-The full-track wireless music download industry in the United States will reach $1.2 billion in revenue by 2009, according to a study from research firm IDC Corp. While the …

CALABASAS, Calif.-Ixia, which provides Internet Protocol network testing solutions, introduced its IxWLAN line of testing tools for the 802.11 segment. The new product line is a result of the company’s …

Sluggish wireless sales again dragged on retailer RadioShack Corp. as the company’s second-quarter net income toppled from $68.3 million last year to $52.3 million this year. RadioShack’s stock also sagged …

RESTON, Va.-TV shoppers will have a chance to buy a Nextel Communications Inc. kit during the “Electronics Today” show on shopping channel QVC. The show will air the evening of …

WASHINGTON-FCC Chairman Kevin Martin appears to be reorganizing the Federal Communication Commission, a move that could disband the FCC’s Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, moving its functions to various other bureaus including …

Nortel Networks Ltd. and collaborating members of the Wi-Mesh Alliance said they plan to present a proposal for a new global mesh wireless local area networks standard to the Institute …

PORTLAND, Ore.-Legacy Wireless Towers L.L.C., a subsidiary of Legacy Wireless Services Inc., said it acquired seven existing tower sites in the Portland, Ore., metropolitan market. The seven existing tower sites …

Cingular Wireless L.L.C. is closing the gap in customer care, but Verizon Wireless and T-Mobile USA Inc. maintained their positions atop Vocal Laboratories’ quarterly report measuring the quality of customer …

Lucent Technologies Inc. reported earnings today of $372 million, or 7 cents per share, for the third quarter, which ended June 30. The results are down 3.9 percent from last …

An Illinois judge will not issue a temporary restraining order to block Sprint Corp.’s acquisition of Nextel Communications Inc. Sprint affiliate iPCS Inc. requested the restraining order in its lawsuit …

WARSAW, Poland-Poland’s largest wireless carrier PTK Centertel selected Nortel Networks Ltd. as a supplier of third-generation radio equipment to upgrade its network across southern Poland. Under the supply agreement, Nortel …

SHANGHAI, China-Chinese mobile-phone distributor China Digital Wireless Inc. said it will become the exclusive distributor of select Nokia Corp. mobile phones for the Shanghai region. The one-year agreement is flexible …

As third-generation technology and wireless broadband hit the U.S. marketplace, PC card vendors finally may hit their stride. Verizon Wireless is in the process of expanding its CDMA EV-DO network …

Second-quarter earnings dropped despite increases in the number of handsets sold, two of the largest phone-makers reported Friday. Samsung Electronics Co., the No. 3 cell-phone manufacturer, said sales fell 9 …

Cingular Wireless L.L.C. appears to be prepping a new phone from LG Electronics Co. Ltd. that features an MP3 player, according to documents filed with the Federal Communications Commission. The …

WiMAX technology plugged along toward its goal of a standard protocol, announcing demonstrations in Canada and the start of the certification process in Spain. Application demos for Xbox wireless console …

Even as Voice over Internet Protocol providers race to meet the Federal Communications Commission’s deadline to offer enhanced 911 service, many of them are running into the same roadblock that …

GOLDEN, Colo.-RCR Wireless News is pleased to announce it has hired Joni Morse as a reporter covering the wireless infrastructure beat, including the tower industry. Morse comes to the publication …

The wireless enterprise market-long a scene of sedate players and leisurely sales cycles-has cracked open with finger pointing, name calling, innuendo and otherwise rabid competition. “It really is a great …

ORLAND PARK, Ill.-Andrew Corp. said it settled a patent dispute with EMS Technologies Inc. concerning its remote electrical tilt antenna technology. The company has licensed the technology to EMS under …

XM Satellite Radio will spend nearly $200 million on wireless spectrum licenses in 15 of the top 20 U.S. markets, the company announced last week. The nation’s No. 1 satellite …

LONDON-The Global Mobile Suppliers Association reported that W-CDMA services are now being offered by 74 operators in 34 countries with an additional six networks currently in pre-commercial stages. The GSA …

Sprint Corp.’s pending acquisition of Nextel Communications Inc. has become a virtual soap opera, with numerous tit-for-tats that have cropped up ahead of the deal’s expected closing later this quarter. …