2005

TOKYO-Japanese handset maker NEC Corp. said it has developed its first i-mode third-generation terminal, the N600I, for an operator outside Japan. NEC has begun delivery of the terminal for Cosmote, …

BOSTON-Wireless application developer Everypoint Inc. said it closed a Series A round of funding led by Prism Venture Partners and TD Capital Ventures. Financial details were not disclosed. Everypoint uses …

CINCINNATI-Cincinnati Bell Inc. appointed Rodney Dir chief operating officer of the regional telecommunications provider where he will oversee the daily management and performance of sales, marketing, network and customer care …

TORONTO-Canadian regional carrier SaskTel Mobility has selected Nortel Networks Ltd. to expand its CDMA2000 1x and 1x EV-DO network in the province of Saskatchewan. The value of the deal was …

SAN DIEGO-The Egyptian Telephone Co. will develop, manufacture and distribute cdmaOne and CDMA2000 1x/1x EV-DO technology under an agreement with Qualcomm Inc. The pact grants ETC a license to deploy …

Regional wireless operator Dobson Communications Corp. reported that its subsidiaries Dobson Cellular Systems Inc. and American Cellular Corp. completed the sale of 507 cellular towers to Global Tower Partners for …

Sprint Corp. wireless affiliate iPCS Inc. reported the closing of its previously announced acquisition of fellow affiliate Horizon PCS Inc. The new operations will use the iPCS name and serve …

WASHINGTON-The 800 MHz band Transition Administrator began accepting elections for the expansion and guard bands, and advised public-safety groups on how they might stay in the expansion band. The transition …

Motorola Inc. sold more than 11.5 million shares of Nextel Communications Inc.’s class A common stock between June 8 and June 21 at an aggregate price of $32.04 per share …

WASHINGTON-CTIA and the Rural Cellular Association said their members that have chosen handset solutions to meet the wireless enhanced 911 rules will not be able to meet the Dec. 31 …

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia-Retel d.o.o. and Arbital Communications Sdn. Bhd. said they will deploy a mobile broadband service in Zagreb, Croatia, using Flarion Technologies’ Flash-OFDM technology. Flarion’s FLASH-OFDM technology will provide …

BEIJING-China Mobile has selected Nortel Networks Ltd. to upgrade its optical backbone network in Zhejiang province to address accelerating subscriber growth and prepare for migration to third-generation services. Zhejiang Mobile, …

REDMOND, Wash.-Vodafone Group plc and MSN will launch an instant messaging service between mobile phones and PCs, the companies said Thursday. The offering will allow users to exchange messages between …

TORONTO-Nortel Networks Corp. announced a share dividend and a new chairman of the board, but it offered little in the way of strategic guidance during its annual shareholders meeting. Nortel …

U.K.-based DAT Group plc announced a deal Thursday to provide over-the-air device management software for an undisclosed Tier 1 U.S. carrier. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, although it …

Rural telecommunications provider Citizens Wireless reported plans to begin deploying a wireless broadband network using Flarion Technologies Inc.’s Flash-OFDM technology covering parts of Blacksburg, Christiansburg and Radford, Va. Citizens said …

ATLANTA-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. will be the first wireless carrier to offer the updated version of Motorola Inc.’s most popular phone, the RAZR. Dubbed RAZR Black, the camera phone leverages Cingular …

CHARLOTTE, N.C.-SunCom Wireless, formerly known as Triton PCS, launched new nationwide and international calling plans with no roaming charges anywhere in the United States, the U.S. Virgin Islands or Puerto …

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint PCS is offering its voice-dialing service for no charge to users who are blind, visually impaired or physically disabled, the carrier said Thursday. The free service, which …

ALAMEDA, Calif.-UTStarcom Inc. said it successfully completed testing in China for its W-CDMA wireless soft switch. UTStarcom conducted tests of the gear at the MTNet labs with the Research Institute …

SAN DIEGO-Leap Wireless International Inc. said it has expanded the availability of its Travel Time roaming service to all of its Cricket markets. The roaming service allows Cricket customers to …

Financials from smart-phone makers Research In Motion Ltd. and PalmOne Inc. indicate users are warming up to the expensive, high-end gadgets. However, sluggish results from Palm OS vendor PalmSource Inc. …

Telecommunications clearinghouse company NeuStar Inc. earned a solid debut on Wall Street Wednesday as its share price rose from its initial pricing of $22 per share to as high as …

Sprint Corp. entered into an agreement with Motorola Inc. to conduct joint wireless broadband technology testing and equipment trials using Motorola 802.16e pre-WiMAX technology in Sprint’s 2.5 GHz spectrum holdings. …

Nextel Communications Inc., which is in the process of being acquired by Sprint Corp., reported in a government filing that the appraisal process associated with affiliate Nextel Partners Inc.’s put …