Monthly Archives: August, 2005

Grayling Wireless buys Sentai Software’s N.A. operations

CALGARY, Alberta-Grayling Wireless USA Inc. signed a deal with Metaform Venture Corp., to purchase Edmonton, Alberta-based Sentai Software's North American operations.Sentai Software provides distribution...

Calif. creates new Beverly Hills area-code overlay

WASHINGTON-California regulators Thursday did something they have never done before. They created an area-code overlay for Beverly Hills. Beginning Aug. 26, 2006, celebrities wanting...

WLAN switch revenue rises, says Infonetics

LONDON-Worldwide sales of wireless local area network switch ports jumped 52 percent to 170,000 in the first half, according to Infonetics Research's quarterly report,...

CFOs cite cell phones as most important tools

MENLO PARK, Calif.—Financial executives say their cell phones are even more indispensable than laptop computers, according to a survey released Friday by Robert Half...

Siemens wins Indian GSM-R contract

MUNICH, Germany-Siemens AG has won a contract with Indian Railways to equip India's rail line with GSM-Railway mobile technology. Siemens said its three deals...

Charys partners to develop build-to-suit wireless towers

SAN ANTONIO-Charys Holding Company Inc. said its wholly owned subsidiary, CCI Telecom Inc., has signed an agreement with Red Elm Associates L.L.C. to develop...

T-Mobile USA signs roaming agreement with Centennial

Centennial Communications Corp. said it has entered into a long-term reciprocal roaming agreement with T-Mobile USA Inc. Centennial said the agreement will allow its...

Weekly wireless ratings wrap-up

Following is a list of public wireless companies that have had ratings changes and investment notes from investment-banking and financial firms this week.

InterDigital offers 3Q revenue guidance

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.-InterDigital Communications Corp. said it now expects to post third-quarter revenues below some analysts' expectations, news that sent the company's stock...

Telus Mobility adds iDEN phone to Mike line-up

SCARBOROUGH, Ontario-Canadian telecommunications provider Telus Mobility added Motorola Inc.'s i860 handset for its iDEN-based Mike service. Telus noted the handset allows customers to send...

Cisco teams with Intel on WLAN security

SAN FRANCISCO-Cisco Systems Inc. and Intel Corp. are teaming to improve solutions for wireless local area network reliability and security.Business Class Wireless Suite is...

Rave Wireless gains $5M for location services

NEW YORK-Rave Wireless Inc. said it raised $5 million in venture capital funding from Bain Capital Ventures and Sigma Partners.Rave focuses on location-based information...

Infrared group sets new standard for transmitting camera-phone pics

WALNUT CREEK, Calif.-The Infrared Data Association announced a new standard the group said would allow camera-phone users to transmit their pictures to TVs and...

InfoSpace to add Frogger to prizes program

LOS ANGELES, Calif.-InfoSpace Inc. inked a deal with Konami Digital Entertainment Inc. to develop mobile versions of the arcade classic Frogger.Konami will distribute and...

Movida selects Brightstar for distribution

MIAMI-Movida Communications Inc., a mobile virtual network operator focused on the Hispanic market, said it has selected Brightstar Corp. to provide product distribution into...

Renesas shipping single-chip W-CDMA LSI for evaluation

TOKYO-Renesas Technology Corp. said it has started shipping evaluation samples of a single-chip LSI it developed jointly with NTT DoCoMo Inc.The LSI was developed...

DotPhoto launches photo-sharing service

WEST TRENTON, N.J.-DotPhoto announced a service that allows camera-phone users to send images directly from their phones to an online account for sharing, printing...

Intel invests in WiMAX player Unwired Australia

SYDNEY-Chipmaker Intel Corp. continued to push WiMAX technology with its $27.9 million investment in wireless broadband carrier Unwired Australia. Under the deal, Unwired Australia...

Teletouch to leave paging business

TYLER, Texas-Teletouch Communications Inc. announced it will get out of the paging business to focus on its global positioning system tracking, telematics and homeland-security...

Ningbo Bird to use Bitfone OTA technology

LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif.-Bitfone Corp. said Chinese mobile-phone maker Ningbo Bird will use the company's device management technology in its handsets.Bitfone provides firmware over-the-air update...

Motorola, Nokia announce advanced-technology partnerships

Two infrastructure giants Thursday announced separate partnerships with developers of advanced technologies. Aiming to speed Internet Protocol Multimedia Subsystem rollouts, Motorola Inc. and Intel...

Nokia to open operations center in India

NEW DELHI, India-Nokia Corp. said it plans to open a Global Networks Operation Center in India by the end of the year. The center...

Global Signal, USA Mobility ink tower-siting deal

Global Signal Inc. signed long-term master antenna site leases with USA Mobility Inc., opening the door for USA Mobility to lease space on sites...

Demand for wireless phones remains strong worldwide

Mobile-phone sales popped in the second quarter to 190.5 million units, up from 157.6 million units sold in the same quarter of 2004, according...

Verizon to offer 3 EA games

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.-Electronic Arts Inc. continued its move to mobile Thursday as Verizon Wireless launched three of the publisher's most popular titles from Pogo.com,...
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