August 2005

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 and financial solutions to businesses, …

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 second, third and fourth phones may …

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, “Wireless LAN Equipment.” The report said …

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 Management Resources. The staffing division of …

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 with Indian Railways are worth “double-digit …

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 build-to-suit wireless tower opportunities. The agreement …

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 customers to roam on T-Mobile USA’s …

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

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 down slightly to $17.64 per share. …

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 pictures, messages, contacts and other data …

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 set to provide enhanced roaming …

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 services targeted at young people.

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 other electronic gadgets. Dubbed IrSimple, NTT …

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 market the game through U.S. …

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 retail locations in the markets Movida …

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 for dual-mode mobile handsets that …

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 and saving. Users can open free …

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 said it will use Intel’s WiMAX …

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 services. The carrier said it will …

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 technology. Ningbo Bird is embedding …

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

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 will perform network operation tasks for …

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 owned or leased by Global Signal. …

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 to research and consulting firm Gartner …

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, its online gaming community. The carrier …