August 2005

WALTHAM, Mass.-Open access to Wi-Fi hot spots is now be available in 128 of Singapore’s McDonald’s restaurants thanks to a deal between Airpath Wireless Inc. and SkyNetGlobal, a wireless broadband …

MINNEAPOLIS-ADC Telecommunications Inc. released its fiscal third-quarter results Tuesday, reporting net income of $23.9 million, or 20 cents per, a considerable increase from last year’s third-quarter net loss of $14.3 …

Wireless carriers continue to struggle with service outages in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, which devastated the Gulf Coast region when it came ashore Monday morning. News reports indicate that …

TAMPA, Fla.-Wireless retailer FTS Wireless Inc. reported a deal with regional wireless operator MetroPCS Inc. to sell MetroPCS’ unlimited calling service in the Tampa, Fla., area. FTS said it has …

LONDON-French mobile-phone company Orange plc teamed with broadband provider Wanadoo to offer Orange customers home broadband service for about $17.86 a month. The offer is available to new Orange subscribers …

Music rights company Broadcast Music Inc. said it has acquired the music recognition technology from U.K. software developer Shazam Entertainment Ltd. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. BMI, …

NEW YORK-Lucent Technologies Inc. said it received a $901 million tax refund from the Internal Revenue Service Tuesday. The payment included a refund of $816 million plus interest of $86 …

Nortel Networks Ltd. is going to Hawaii as the sole infrastructure supplier for Coral Wireless, a new mobile operator planning to launch an unlimited-use wireless voice and data network in …

HOUSTON-Mobile-software company Vuico Inc. said it closed a preferred equity investment led by Aegis Capital through its Aegis Texas Ventures Fund. The company’s mobile marketing and messaging offerings include the …

REDMOND, Wash.-Microsoft Corp. said late Tuesday it is buying into the Internet-calling arena with the acquisition of 2-year-old startup Teleo Inc. The software behemoth said it will use Teleo’s Voice …

WASHINGTON-European researchers said a major study found consumers are not apt to have a nervous-system tumor known as acoustic neuroma develop during the first 10 years of mobile-phone use, but …

WASHINGTON-The Communications Workers of America said progress is being made unionizing Cingular Wireless L.L.C. ‘s workers in the South, particularly former AT&T Wireless Services Inc. employees. Larry Cohen, chosen to …

IRVINE, Calif.-Las Vegas gamblers will be able to pay for parking using their mobile phones and credit cards under a new service from Reino Enforcement Technology and Peppercoin Inc. The …

SANTA MONICA, Calif.-Boingo Wireless Inc. reported roaming agreements that will add 36 airports in North America and Europe to its roaming system that now includes 169 airports worldwide. Boingo said …

WASHINGTON-A privacy group petitioned the Federal Communications Commission to require mobile phone operators and other telecom carriers to better safeguard subscribers’ calling records. The Electronic Privacy Information Center said the …

RARITAN, N.J.-Wireless data and content delivery will account for as much as 25 percent of overall wireless revenues in five years, generating $50 billion annually, according to a report from …

LONDON-Billing company Cerillion Technologies Inc. said it signed a contract with Manx Telecom that calls for the company to provide a new mediation solution to support Manx’s launch of High-Speed …

Electronics manufacturer Pantech announced it will bring its various mobile-phone operations closer together. The company said its mobile-phone affiliate Pantech Co. Ltd. will merge with its recently acquired SK Teletech …

BURBANK, Calif.-Nickelodeon is teaming with wireless entertainment publisher FunMail to offer images of popular characters from the children’s network. FunMail, which markets ringtones, animated ringers and peer-to-peer social applications, will …

WASHINGTON-Internet-based telephone companies have joined cellular carriers in having difficulty meeting federal enhanced 911 requirements, prompting the Federal Communications Commission to give Voice over Internet Protocol service providers an additional …

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Motorola Inc. announced cash tender offers for up to $1 billion of certain of its outstanding debt. The company said the offer included all the $200 million aggregate principal …

FRAMINGHAM, Mass.-Camera phones are more gateways to digital cameras than replacements for them, according to a study released from IDC. The survey found that 30 percent of U.S. camera-phone owners …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Mobile application service provider iLoop Mobile Inc. and MyMoneyPlus, an ATM/Debit card technology company, formed a partnership that will allow iLoop clients to offer branded prepaid content cards …

Motorola Inc. plans to unveil its long-awaited iTunes-capable mobile phone Sept. 7, said an analyst familiar with the company’s plans. The device will sell through Cingular Wireless L.L.C. Roger Entner, …

LONDON-In a new report, the Global mobile Suppliers Association confirmed that commercial GSM/EDGE network launches have tripled since last year to reach 96 EDGE-enabled networks in 60 countries. The breakdown …