August 2005

MINNEAPOLIS-The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Utilities Services unit has given product acceptance to ADC’s Digivance Long-Range Coverage Solution, according to the company. The approval gives rural wireless operators the …

SEATTLE-Mobile music software developer Melodeo Inc. Friday unveiled a service that downloads podcasts directly to mobile phones. The company announced Mobilcast, free software that will allow users to download selections …

WASHINGTON-The Bush administration Thursday announced approval of a $4.4 million loan to construct a wireless broadband network on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. Bay Broadband Communications will deploy 92 distribution sites serving …

NEW YORK-The number of households engaged in mobile gaming increased more than 70 percent during the past year, according to a study released Friday by Ziff Davis Media. The company’s …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Tele2 AB has given up on the Finnish market, where it has operated a mobile virtual network operator service since 2003, due to competitive and regulatory challenges. The carrier, …

Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications L.P. is gearing up to sell its first Walkman phone in the United States. However, the company is planning to sell the phone through its Web …

Financial investment firm Merrill Lynch said it expects wireless carriers to post solid revenue growth and sequential margin gains for the third quarter, though the results could fall short of …

Newly formed Sprint Nextel Corp. released base salary and incentive targets for several of its executives in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing. Sprint Nextel Chief Operating Officer Len Lauer …

Following is a list of wireless companies that had ratings or financial news this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.

TOKYO-Japanese mobile content conglomerate For-side.com Co. Ltd. may take its U.S. subsidiaries public during the next few months, according to company documents. In a company report dated June 20, For-side.com …

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-The Dell’Oro Group reports that the mobility infrastructure market grew 13 percent in the second quarter compared with the same period in 2004. The group also reported that …

LONDON-Symbian Ltd. reported $48 million in revenues in its second quarter, up from the $24.6 million it posted in the same quarter last year. Sales of phones with the company’s …

SALT LAKE CITY-Internet Protocol technology provider CoConnect Inc. will part with more than $200,000 in stock to acquire filmmaker and digital entertainment consultant firm Atcom Media Group, the companies announced …

ATLANTA-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. subscribers can access the ringtone from a new Foo Fighters single before the song hits radio airwaves, the carrier said Thursday. Cingular and Sony BMG announced the …

CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom-TTP Communications plc said it signed an agreement to license its AJAR cellular applications platform to Motorola Inc. The AJAR platform combines an applications framework, a toolset for …

PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y.-Mobile gaming will prove to be more than just a fad, according to a new report by The NPD Group. The report, “Mobile Games: Who’s Playing,” said half …

WASHINGTON-InPhonic Inc.’s board of directors authorized a stock repurchase of up to $30 million of common stock during the next year. The company said it can make repurchases under Rule …

The nation’s wireless carriers said they were largely unaffected by the computer worm that made the rounds this week. Carrier representatives generally reported that small numbers of desktop computers were …

Verizon Wireless successfully conducted over-the-air calls using CDMA2000 1x EV-DO Revision A technology from Lucent Technologies Inc., and Lucent said its Rev. A infrastructure will be commercially available in 2006. …

FALLS CHURCH, Va.-Boosted by continued deployments of third-generation networks, wireless network infrastructure providers are expected to see sales jump more than 66 percent during the next several years from $60.7 …

Internet search giant Google Inc. is continuing its stealth move into wireless with the acquisition of software developer Android Inc., the company confirmed this week. The acquisition raised industry eyebrows …

WASHINGTON-The National Emergency Number Association recently asked the Federal Communications Commission to establish an interim, then permanent, Routing Number Administrator, a move that would benefit Voice over Internet Protocol providers …

MUNICH, Germany-Siemens AG and NEC Corp. said they are working with Hutchison Whampoa Ltd.’s 3 Ireland to deploy its W-CDMA third-generation network. The companies will supply 3 Ireland’s W-CDMA/UMTS radio …

TAOYUAN, Taiwan-Manufacturing giant BenQ Corp. posted $24 million in net income during the first six months of this year. The company’s sales dropped, however, due to competition in its various …

A day after San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom announced a citywide initiative to close the gap between San Francisco’s wireless broadband haves and have-nots by providing free or low-cost Wi-Fi …