August 2005

WASHINGTON-Wireless customers are still complaining with their feet. Three million customers switched mobile-phone providers from December 2004 to the end of April, and the figure does not include customers who …

NEW YORK-The number of U.S. wireless users who have downloaded ringtones has more than quadrupled during the past year, according to a report from research firm Ipsos Insight. The company’s …

WASHINGTON-Lucent Technologies Inc. last week disclosed it has been asked to supply documentation to a federal grand jury in Georgia examining antitrust violations of the schools and libraries subsidy program …

ESPOO, Finland-Vodafone Italy and Nokia Corp. made a end-to-end call at Vodafone Italy’s test facilities with High Speed Downlink Packet Access technology using W-CDMA network equipment, obtaining data speeds of …

PHILADELPHIA-Electronic component company Technitrol Inc. announced it will acquire the antenna-making operations of Filtronic plc, which designs and manufactures customized microwave electronic subsystems and components for wireless telecommunications. Technitrol said …

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-PacketHop Inc. said it raised $10 million in its third round of financing. The company said it will use the funds to bring its PacketHop Communication System to …

SAN DIEGO-Intercasting Corp., a location-aware media networking operator, said it raised $5.5 million in its first round of financing. The company said it plans to use the funds for business …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Wireless games and content publisher Namco America Inc. announced availability of Pac-Man’s Arcade Corner. The interactive ringtone application features Pac-Man as the host and includes a source for …

Sprint Corp. wireless affiliate UbiquiTel Inc. posted 14,600 net customer additions during the second quarter, short of the 16,900 subscribers the carrier added during the second quarter of 2004 and …

Sprint Corp. said it intends to close on its pending $35 billion acquisition of Nextel Communications Inc. Aug. 12. The deal garnered Federal Communications Commission approval last week, and according …

MUNICH, Germany-Siemens AG announced it has set up a third-generation High Speed Downlink Packet Access testing network for Telkomsel, an Indonesian mobile operator, and plans to test broadband and multimedia …

SEATTLE-Mobile marketing and media solutions company Mobliss Corp. will provide technology for a short message service voting campaign for CBS’ reality series “Rock Star: INXS.” The show is a contest …

Handset sales continue to show strength as the industry enters the third quarter, according to an investor update from Piper Jaffray, with Motorola Inc. furthering its lead in the U.S. …

NEW YORK-TV broadcasting giants ABC and NBC continued to target wireless users with two partnerships unveiled Tuesday. ABC said it will team with mobile content provider Proteus to deliver ringtones, …

LOS ANGELES-LCC International Inc., a wireless and technical data consulting firm, said it will restate financial results for 2004 and the first quarter of 2005 and expects its second-quarter 2005 …

American Tower Corp. completed its merger with SpectraSite Inc., creating a combined company with more than 21,500 wireless towers, more than 400 broadcast towers and nearly 100 in-building sites. Stockholders …

Controversial messaging company SMS.ac is hoping to scrub its image by issuing consumers’ rights guidelines for wireless companies. The text-messaging company issued a six-point Consumer Bill of Rights calling on …

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Operating system company PalmSource Inc. announced it teamed with Linux vendor MontaVista Software. Under the new partnership, MontaVista will join PalmSource’s Palm OS promotional organization, while PalmSource will sign …

Regional telecommunications provider and former AT&T Wireless Services Inc. wireless affiliate Cincinnati Bell Inc. said it lost 10,000 wireless customers during the second quarter, ending the first half of the …

Motorola Inc. is in the process of rolling out a new user interface the company hopes will take it into the multimedia age. “We’re not building a phone; we’re building …

PLAINFIELD, Ind.-Mobile virtual network operator ESPN Mobile signed an agreement with Brightpoint North America L.P. for Brightpoint to provide integrated logistics services to ESPN Mobile. Services include inventory management, custom …

Cingular Wireless L.L.C. staged a minor coup last week as the industry’s largest operator signed a 10-year deal to replace smaller, but faster-growing rival Verizon Wireless at RadioShack Corp.’s more …

As tower companies’ second-quarter earnings begin to roll in, three firms posted net losses last week, but industry analysts said the companies are on the right track and most rate …

Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile USA Inc. and Nextel Communications Inc. all gained bragging rights from this year’s J.D. Power and Associates Wireless Call Quality Performance Study. Customers rated each carrier highest …

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