2005

WASHINGTON-Sprint Corp. urged the Federal Communications Commission to refrain from getting involved in a controversial business arrangement it has with US Unwired Inc., an affiliated rural carrier that has asked …

MATAWAN, N.J.-Centennial de Puerto Rico has selected DAX Technologies Corp. to deploy its OPTIMA network management solution on its CDMA 1xRTT Networks in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson said it plans to expand its W-CDMA portfolio into new and existing frequency bands to prepare for mass market uptake of mobile triple-play services as well as …

HELSINKI, Finland-Industry got a good look at the new phones on line for the end-of-the-year shopping rush, as Nokia Corp. and Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications L.P. each boosted their handset …

Leap Wireless International Inc. reported delayed first-quarter results that were in line with recently released guidance. Leap previously stated that the delayed reporting was due to accounting issues. The carrier …

Sprint Corp.’s planned launch of CDMA2000 1x EV-DO-based high-speed wireless data services continues to inch ahead as the portion of the carrier’s Web site aimed at business users included preliminary …

When does the chief of the Federal Communications Commission cease to be “the new FCC chairman?” Given the plentiful policy complexities in this era of technological disruption and political-financial import …

WASHINGTON-The lawyer for a former cell-phone programmer in California said a settlement totaling $180,000 was reached on a worker’s compensation claim that alleged Sharesa Price’s brain cancer was caused by …

While cutting-edge technologies allow wireless subscribers to use their handsets as TVs, radios and camcorders, Carl Washburn would like users to see their phones as textbooks. The founder and chief …

SEATTLE-Connexion by Boeing inked several announcements this week. The company signed a deal with TeliaSonera that allows the carrier’s customers in Denmark, Norway and Sweden to access Connexion by Boeing …

WASHINGTON-Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) said he hopes to work with Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) to craft a bill that would end the uncertainty on the transition to …

An alliance of wireless carriers in Asia, which first formed last year, launched services at the Com- municAsia show this week in Singapore. Bridge Mobile Alliance launched a suite of …

COLUMBIA, S.C.-Nextel Communications Inc. said it has added more than 3,800 square miles of coverage to its network in South Carolina. The expanded coverage includes the Interstate-26 and I-20 corridors …

BELLEVUE, Wash.-T-Mobile USA Inc. reported insight into the usage patterns of its Wi-Fi subscribers as well as several Wi-Fi roaming agreements, which the carrier said would triple the number of …

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Proxim Corp., which provides Wi-Fi and broadband wireless access solutions, has agreed to sell substantially all of its assets to Moseley Associates Inc. The agreement calls for Moseley to …

PARIS-Nortel Networks Ltd. said it has completed TL 9000 consolidation registration for its portfolio of hardware, software and services for HSDPA, UMTS and GSM wireless infrastructure solutions. The TL 9000 …

SANTA MONICA, Calif.-Intel Capital and Japanese TV production company Yoshimoto Kogyo are among those backing Bellrock Media Inc., a new company that will develop, produce and deliver content over mobile …

CHINA Electronics manufacturing services company Flextronics said it will score more than $550 million in upfront cash payments from the sale of its network and semiconductor businesses. AMIS Holdings Inc. …

LAUREL, Md.-Verizon Wireless said it will hold a job fair June 25 in an attempt to add 200 bilingual Spanish-speaking employees to its Washington-Baltimore-Virginia area workforce. The carrier noted the …

Seventy-five years after it sold the first car radio, Motorola Inc. wants to get back into your dashboard. The world’s No. 2 handset manufacturer is preparing to beta test iRadio, …

WASHINGTON-In separate actions, the Federal Communications Commission lowered the universal-service contribution factor to 10.2 percent and said it would begin examining the USF subsidy program, perhaps dramatically changing the way …

A bill passed by the Illinois legislature and headed to Gov. Rod Blagojevich would make it illegal for minors to operate handheld mobile phones while driving. Beginning next month, across-the-board …

SINGAPORE-Mobile 365 has inked deals to provide text messaging delivery and data services with six Asian operators since January, the company said. Using the CommunicAsia 2005 conference as a backdrop, …

TORONTO-Motorists can use their cell phones to pay for parking at nearly 5,000 meters in Coral Gables, Fla., through a new m-commerce application powered by Canadian electronic payment provider Mint …

LOS ANGELES-Fox Sports Radio and mobile marketing company HipCricket have partnered to deliver an interactive wireless application based on Fox’s radio broadcasts. By texting to a short code, listeners can …