August 2005

SAN FRANCISCO-Slow network speeds and cumbersome user interfaces are among the issues hindering uptake of wireless data services, according to a study from Harris Interactive. The poll, which was conducted …

NEW YORK-Telestone Technologies Corp., a Chinese wireless infrastructure supplier, said it will “explore and evaluate” expanding into the U.S. market. TST said it will open a California office during the …

BETHESDA, Md.-Iridium Satellite L.L.C. said in its first-half report that its subscriber base has increased 20 percent to 127,000 customers during the past 12 months and 11 percent from 114,000 …

WASHINGTON-Nextel Communications Inc. told the Federal Communications Commission last month that it will not meet the Dec. 31 deadline to have 95 percent of its handset base capable of locating …

MEXICO CITY-Leading prepaid wireless provider Tracfone Wireless Inc., which is owned by Latin American telecommunications provider America Movil, said it added 83,000 subscribers during the second quarter, compared with 213,000 …

DENVER-Regional bell operating company Qwest Communications International Inc., which offers wireless services through a mobile virtual network operator agreement with Sprint Corp., said it added 1,000 wireless customers during the …

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 or equitable relief from Sprint in …

Worldwide shipments of personal digital assistants jumped 32 percent in the second quarter, according to research and consulting firm Gartner, reaching a total of 3.6 million units in the second …

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 a WLAN mobility solution that …

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 when the company reported revenues of …

DENVER-Wi-Fi technology should take another step forward now that a joint proposal is under way for the 802.11n wireless standards proposal. Representatives from TGn Synch, WWiSE and MitMot decided at …

BELLEVUE, Wash.-T-Mobile USA Inc. announced it will sell the Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. x495 for $50 with a service contract. The phone features an internal antenna, tri-band GSM capabilities and …

CARROLLTON, Texas-Mobile-phone distributor CellStar Corp. owned up to its financial failings in China with an admission that its employees used unauthorized tactics to boost the company’s revenues and then hid …

Alltel Corp.’s acquisition of Western Wireless Corp. is expected to be completed this week following a shareholder consideration election held late last week at Western Wireless Corp.’s final annual shareholders …

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.-North American and European businesses are adopting mobile applications more quickly than originally planned or expected, according to a report from Forrester Research. The survey indicated nearly half of …

COSTA MESA, Calif.-The CDMA Development Group said its Global Handset Requirements for CDMA team has developed and published common requirements for different classes of CDMA2000 handsets to reduce cost and …

SAN DIEGO-InfoSonics Corp., a wireless handset distributor in the United States and Latin America, said Edge Wireless has approved VK Mobile’s VK530 mobile phone on its network for prepaid and …

U.S. Cellular Corp. launched wireless service in St. Louis, which becomes the carrier’s second-largest market behind Chicago. The carrier noted that it has deployed nearly 300 cell sites, hired more …

BEDFORD, Mass.-Boston Communications Group Inc. said it placed $41 million into escrow to be used as bond if a $128 million judgment against it is upheld. Cingular Wireless L.L.C. also …

BRENTWOOD, Tenn.-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. and Verizon Wireless each announced investments in network upgrades in several states. Cingular specifically said it plans to spend an estimated $6.2 billion this year upgrading …

America Online Inc. is testing a suite of mobile search services that would allow users with Web-enabled phones to search the Internet for information, including local business listings, and to …

NEW YORK-Two of the nation’s largest tower operators posted second-quarter losses despite increasing revenues as they continued to move toward a pending merger. SpectraSite Inc. reported a net loss of …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission has proposed fining InPhonic Inc. more than $819,000 for not registering as a telecommunications carrier and thus not making necessary payments for universal service, regulatory fees …

Cingular Wireless L.L.C. continued to dismantle its garden walls, announcing its first deal with a WAP-based, off-deck content aggregator. The No. 1 U.S. carrier inked an agreement with Bango.net Ltd., …

Carriers and content providers increasingly are targeting younger users in a scramble to push revenue-generating content and applications into one of the few remaining growth market segments. But marketing to …