2005

NEW YORK-BreakThrough Wireless plans to open a retail outlet dedicated solely to BlackBerry devices June 17. The store, located on 109 W. 39th St. off Sixth Avenue in New York, …

PLAINFIELD, Ind.-Brightpoint Inc. will act as an authorized distributor of products and services from Skype Technologies S.A., the companies announced Friday. Brightpoint said it will initially focus on promoting offerings …

The following wireless companies had ratings changes or information notes from financial services and investment banking firms this week. Robert W. Baird made several changes within its telecom coverage universe …

WASHINGTON-Efforts to fill the open seat on the Federal Communications Commission left vacant by the departure of former FCC Chairman Michael Powell were stymied late Thursday when Christine Kurth, deputy …

Just three months into his tenure, Nortel Networks Corp.’s president and chief operating officer quit the company due to clashes with the company’s chief executive, Bill Owens. “Gary (Daichendt) has …

PARIS-France Telecom signed a three-year strategic partnership agreement with Portuguese telecom company Sonaecom that will see FT sell its stake in Portuguese wireless operator Optimus. France Telecom is selling its …

WASHINGTON-Sprint Corp. and Nextel Communications Inc. reported that their respective shareholders plan to vote on Sprint’s pending $35 billion acquisition of Nextel on July 13. The votes will be cast …

MELBOURNE, Fla.-Shares of Harris Corp. jumped Friday after the communications technology provider raised its outlook for fiscal year 2006. After Thursday’s closing bell, Harris said demand for its tactical radios …

Nokia Corp. announced it will team with chipmaker Intel Corp. to promote mobile WiMAX technology. The companies said they would work with the IEEE standards group to complete the 802.16e …

Integrated telecommunications services provider CT Communications Inc. said it has agreed to sell its rights to certain wireless broadband spectrum assets to Clearwire Corp. affiliate Fixed Wireless Holdings L.L.C. The …

TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo Inc. said it registered as a Global Certification Forum Field Trial Qualified Operator this week. The move will help DoCoMo further promote the adoption of W-CDMA handsets and …

HONG KONG-Hong Kong mobile operator Sunday Telecoms began offering commercial W-CDMA services Thursday using infrastructure from Chinese telecom equipment supplier Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. The 3G network covers all of …

PORTLAND, Ore.-Enhanced directory assistance provider Metro One Telecommunications Inc. said it has been informed by Alltel Corp. that it plans to stop using Metro One’s EDA service by the end …

BELLEVUE, Wash.-InfoSpace Inc. said it is cooperating with mobile virtual network operator Amp’d Mobile to create a dedicated “Games for Prizes” channel on Amp’d wireless handsets. Amp’d customers will be …

HOUSTON-Crown Castle International Corp. completed the sale of its previously announced offering of $1.9 billion of senior secured tower revenue notes, series 2005-1, in a private transaction. The notes include …

The tenuous agreement between embittered combatants Research In Motion Ltd. and NTP Inc. appears to have fallen apart-RIM announced it will ask a U.S. court to enforce the companies’ recently …

The Delaware Supreme Court sided with Texas Instruments Inc., upholding the company’s cross-licensing agreement with Qualcomm Inc. “We are pleased that the Delaware Supreme Court has upheld the Court of …

OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-A move toward a software-driven architecture model coupled with surging subscriber demand have pushed the wireless infrastructure sector back into the black, according to a new report from …

CARROLLTON, Texas-Logistical services provider CellStar Corp. will be delisted by the Nasdaq tomorrow after failing to gain an extension to file its 2004 annual report and its 2005 first-quarter report, …

ESPOO, Finland-Nokia Corp. released a new Bluetooth application it said would allow people to communicate and connect by essentially broadcasting information about themselves to other mobile-phone users. Nokia’s new Sensor …

WASHINGTON-Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), former chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee and frequent critic of the TV broadcast lobby, will introduce a bill next Tuesday that will set the hard …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission today unanimously approved rules implementing relocation fund legislation approved by Congress last December, a move that paves the way for the auction of third-generation mobile-phone licenses …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission today largely upheld a 2003 decision requiring cellular carriers to make hearing-aid-compatible phones available to individuals with hearing loss. However, federal regulators did agree to an …

WASHINGTON-Two new studies sponsored by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration found that cell phones are a major source of driver distraction and driver use of hands-free devices could actually …

HELSINKI, Finland-Finnish messaging services provider Tecnomen Corp. will jettison its multimedia service center development business, opting instead to resell offerings from Irish developer Jinny Software Ltd. The deal will create …