2005

DENVER-Personal content applications account for a little more than one-third of user-initiated applications and activities on mobile phones, according to data from Merlin Mobile Media Corp. The personal content category …

PORTLAND, Ore.-Enhanced directory-assistance provider Metro One Telecommunications Inc. said it closed two call centers in May and expects to close an additional nine call centers by the end of this …

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 …

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 …

Large wireline and wireless carriers will not be the ones to take advantage of WiMAX technology. Instead, municipalities, power companies and others will deploy and use the offering, predicted Detecon …

Following are wireless company and industry ratings changes made by financial services and investment banking firms this week. In a telecom services report, Merrill Lynch said it expects Verizon Wireless …

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-Google Inc. has launched a new search service that delivers results only from Web pages that are customized for the small screens of mobile phones. Google Mobile Web …

MISSISSAUGA, Ontario-Mobile computing company Psion Teklogix Inc. announced it acquired image capture firm Symagery Microsystems Inc. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Psion Teklogix uses Symagery’s solutions in its …

SAN DIEGO-Cellular One of Amarillo signed a multi-year agreement to offer One Voice Technologies Inc.’s MobileVoice service that includes voice-dialing, group conference calling, reading and sending e-mail messages and voice-to-text …

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Motorola Inc. hired a new head for its CDMA handset business, a move that could help solidify the company’s strong position in the North American mobile-phone industry. Teresa Vega …

LONDON-Revenue-assurance company Azure Solutions announced it scored $15 million in venture funding. Doughty Hanson Technology Ventures led the round, with Intel Capital, New Venture Partners, AG Edwards and Hexagon Investments …

WASHINGTON-Reminiscent of what might happen in a real emergency, phones started ringing during a Capitol Hill briefing Thursday. But, rather than a real emergency, it was a demonstration of the …

Verizon Wireless completed its nationwide rollout of ringback tones, launching service Thursday for users in Montana, Wyoming and New Mexico, the carrier said Friday. U.S. carriers have been scrambling to …

Sprint released a software update for its PalmOne Inc. Treo 650 smart phone, a download that will add additional Bluetooth, dialing and messaging features to the high-end device. The move …

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 …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission should be modeled after the Federal Trade Commission with a focus on competition principles and an ability to respond to abuse of market power, according to …

BASINGSTOKE, United Kingdom-Motorola Ventures announced an undisclosed strategic investment in Anam Mobile, a messaging infrastructure provider for short message service and multimedia messaging service (MMS) delivery platforms. The investment arm …

SAN DIMAS, Calif.-Wavestream Corp. said it filed a patent infringement lawsuit against CAP Wireless Inc. Wavestream, which makes amplifiers, said CAP Wireless’ Spatium series of solid-state amplifiers infringe on patents …

Sprint Corp. said it will begin offering Novatel Wireless Inc.’s Merlin S620 PC card that is designed to operate on the carrier’s CDMA2000 1x and soon-to-launch EV-DO network. The PC …

Chipmakers Skyworks Solutions Inc. and Qualcomm Inc. announced they settled their patent battle with a cross-licensing agreement. Qualcomm will have access to the Skyworks patents under litigation, and vise versa. …

Nextel Communications Inc. announced a new location and routing service targeted at fleet management in conjunction with ALK Technologies and Motorola Inc. ALK’s PC*Miler|Mobile service, which provides spoken turn-by-turn routing …

SINGAPORE—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. will …

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 …

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 …

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