Monthly Archives: August, 2005

American Tower, SpectraSite shareholders approve merger

BOSTON-American Tower Corp. and SpectraSite Inc. announced Wednesday that their respective stockholders have approved the transaction for the companies to merge. The companies expect...

TowerCo nets $35M to grow tower biz

CARY, N.C.-TowerCo Inc., a wireless tower owner, announced it has secured a $35 million senior credit facility from CapitalSource Finance L.L.C. and plans to...

InterDigital continues patent battle with Nokia

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.-InterDigital Communications Corp. said it will continue its battle with Nokia Corp. over royalty payments for InterDigital's 2- and 2.5-generation technologies....

Nextel adds ruggedized phone to portfolio

PLANTATION, Fla.-Nextel Communications Inc. announced it will sell the ruggedized Motorola Inc. i560 clamshell-style phone, which the companies said is designed for users in...

MIND CTI to acquire Sentori for U.S. MVNO push

In a move that will expand its U.S. presence, MIND CTI Ltd., a real-time mediation, billing and customer care solutions provider, reached an agreement...

Wireless, online offerings fuel digital music growth

LONDON-Wireless and online download services are fueling a dramatic surge in digital music offerings, according to a study released Wednesday by the International Federation...

TowerStream partners with Vonage on VoIP, pre-WiMAX

MIDDLETOWN, R.I.-TowerStream Corp. and Vonage Marketing formed an alliance this week to provide Voice over Internet Protocol services over fixed wireless broadband networks.According to...

Mobeon messaging interface features avatars

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Internet Protocol messaging solutions company Mobeon released a third-generation video-messaging interface that includes three-dimensional animated avatars.The avatars, called mobile buddies, replace traditional voice...

Mission Ventures III closes $210M fund

SAN DIEGO-Mission Ventures, which is an early-stage venture-capital firm, said Mission Ventures III, a $210 million fund, closed late last month.Mission Ventures III will...

Cingular certifies Broadbeam products

CRANBURY, N.J.-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. has certified Broadbeam Corp.'s Mobile Solutions System suite for use with its network and devices.The company's products were certified through...

Vonage teams with TCI on VoIP E-911

ANNAPOLIS, Md.-Broadband phone service provider Vonage Holdings Corp. and TeleCommunication Systems Inc., a location and wireless data technology provider, have teamed to begin the...

IMS gear market to reach $2.6B by 2008

NATICK, Mass.-Venture Development Corp., a technology market research consulting firm, estimates worldwide markets for Internet Protocol Multimedia Subsystems infrastructure equipment will exceed $2.6 billion...

WideRay raises $10M in funding

SAN FRANCISCO-WideRay Corp. raised $10 million in Series C funding led by new investor Enterprise Partners Venture Capital, the company announced Wednesday.Existing investor Sequoia...

Brightpoint enters content space with Nordic deal

PLAINFIELD, Ind.-Brightpoint Inc. entered the mobile content space via an agreement with InProdicon AB, which distributes digital content in the Nordic region.The agreement between...

Motricity buys M7 Networks to build wireless communities

Wireless content and technology provider Motricity Inc. has put some of it investment capital to work, acquiring mobile virtual community builder M7 Networks Inc....

Appeals court sends RIM/NTP case back to lower court

A U.S. appeals court revised its earlier ruling in the patent battle between Research In Motion Ltd. and patent-holding company NTP Inc., reducing the...

Internet Colorado selects APconnections’ wireless technology

LAFAYETTE, Colo.-APconnections, a bandwidth shaping products supplier, announced today that Internet Colorado has chosen its AirEqualizer power-over-Ethernet for wireless access points across Colorado. APconnections...

Crown Castle’s quarterly loss increases on debt retirement

Crown Castle International Corp. announced its second-quarter earnings, reporting a net loss of $227.5 million, which includes $198.5 million in losses caused by the...

Wireless carriers make call-quality gains in latest study: Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile USA on top in most regions

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...

UTStarcom posts loss, despite handset successes

UTStarcom Inc. posted a loss in the second quarter, and its third-quarter outlook offered no relief, news that helped send its stock down more...

ICOA buys Cafe.com

WARWICK, R.I.-Broadband Internet and managed services provider ICOA Inc. said it has acquired the assets, contracts, existing hot-spot locations and equipment of privately-held wireless...

Sprint reaches agreement with UbiquiTel

Sprint Corp. wireless affiliate UbiquiTel Inc. said it has entered into a forebearance agreement with Sprint that will halt UbiquiTel's attempts to seek injunctive...

PDA market recovering, finds study

Worldwide shipments of personal digital assistants jumped 32 percent in the second quarter, according to research and consulting firm Gartner, reaching a total of...

Motorola makes undisclosed investment in Trapeze

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Motorola Inc. said its equity investment arm made an undisclosed financial investment in wireless local area network developer Trapeze Networks Inc.Trapeze Networks designs...

SBA increases revenues, narrows loss

BOCA RATON, Fla.-SBA Communications Corp. announced its second-quarter results Monday, reporting revenues of $63.2 million, a 12.2-percent increase from the second quarter of 2004...
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