Monthly Archives: August, 2005

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...

Teens love texting, study claims

FRAMINGHAM, Mass.-Nearly as many U.S. teens acquired their cell phones primarily for text messaging as for talking, according to a study from consultant firm...

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...

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...

Md. deploys wireless traffic sensors

WAYNE, Pa.-Traffic.com Inc. said it signed an agreement with the Maryland State Highway Administration that will allow for construction of a network of wireless...

Wireless VoIP threatens mobile carriers, says Alexander

Wireless Voice over Internet Protocol services are emerging as a threat to traditional wireless carriers, according to a report from Alexander Resources. The report,...

Clearwire adds $250M to war chest

Craig McCaw's Clearwire Corp. raised an additional $250 million in financing, according to reports, bringing the company's total war chest to around $600 million....

Intel outlines future wireless product plans

SAN FRANCISCO-Chipmaker Intel Corp. offered a general outline for some of its plans in the wireless world, including updates to its chips for Wi-Fi...

Motorola to use Dilithium technology in 3G phones

PETALUMA, Calif.-Dilithium Networks said it has licensed its AnswerFast Plus technology to Motorola Inc. for use in some of Motorola's third-generation mobile devices.The technology...

Firetide, Meru partner on mesh networking

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Firetide Inc., a wireless mesh networking provider, and Meru Networks, which provides Voice over Internet Protocol infrastructure, said they have teamed to provide...

NYC releases ranking of cell phones by RF emissions

WASHINGTON-New York City Council member Eva Moskowitz has compiled a comprehensive ranking of cell phones based on levels of radio-frequency radiation emissions, saying consumers...

Cingular expands Good service to Windows smart phones

ATLANTA-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. expanded its GoodLink wireless messaging and data access service to Windows Mobile-enabled smart phones, according to Good Technology Inc.GoodLink is available...

WiMAX firms get more funding

Investors continued to get behind nascent WiMAX technology, with two service providers announcing successful funding rounds. California-based fixed-wireless Internet provider NextWeb said it snared...

UltraCell announces methanol fuel-cell technology

LIVERMORE, Calif.-UltraCell Corp. announced a reformed methanol fuel-cell technology for portable devices, which the company said provides twice the energy density of lithium batteries.The...

Leap hires Truzinski as CIO

SAN DIEGO-Leap Wireless International Inc. appointed David Truzinski vice president and chief information officer where he will be responsible for the carrier's information technology...

Time Warner invests $7.5M in Glu

Time Warner Inc. is the latest media giant to join the stampede to the "third screen" with a $7.5 million investment in wireless game...

RF Micro Devices set to exceed expectations, says Lehman

Investors cheered a report that predicted chipmaker RF Micro Devices Inc. is scoring additional business with the likes of Motorola Inc. and Nokia Corp....

MobiTV, Sprint Nextel win Emmy Award

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-The wireless industry garnered unprecedented attention from the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences as MobiTV and Sprint Nextel Corp. were named...

Dobson completes stock exchange offer

OKLAHOMA CITY-Regional wireless provider Dobson Communications Corp. said it completed an exchange offer and consent solicitation of its 12.25-percent senior exchangeable preferred stock and...

Most gaming revenues generated by few titles

Less than one-third of all mobile-gaming titles account for 80 percent of U.S. wireless game revenues, according to figures released this morning by Telephia...

Leap joins Wireless AMBER Alerts program

Leap Wireless International Inc. announced free Wireless AMBER Alerts for its Cricket customers. Wireless AMBER alerts are short text messages with local information about...

Dobson reports stock tender results

OKLAHOMA CITY-Dobson Communications Corp. said nearly 46,000 shares of its 12.25-percent senior exchangeable preferred stock were tendered during its recent consent solicitation that expired...

Sony Ericsson to install Kodiak’s PTT software on phones

SAN RAMON, Calif.-Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications L.P. signed an agreement with push-to-talk vendor Kodiak Networks to install Kodiak's PTT software in its phones. Terms...

Motorola hires Waclawsky as software architect

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Motorola Inc. hired Dr. John D. Waclawsky as its software architect to drive coherent software development across the company's product lines."John's experience in...

Nokia steps into top spot for W-CDMA handset sales

In just a year, Nokia Corp. has managed to steal the W-CDMA show. In the second quarter of last year, the handset vendor was...
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