2005

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 …

SYDNEY, Australia-Australian telecom carrier Telstra Corp. said it appointed Solomon (Sol) Trujillo chief executive officer and as an executive director of the company beginning July 1. He will replace Dr. …

U.S. Cellular’s 5 million subscribers can send photos and other content from their handsets to users on Verizon Wireless’ network, the carrier said Wednesday. The Chicago-based operator announced it has …

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti-Digicel Group, which operates several wireless networks in the Caribbean, said it was awarded Haiti’s first GSM license through a tender process entered jointly with OneFone, a wholly owned …

CHICAGO-Alcatel Corp. this week announced an Unlicensed Mobile Access solution that provides access to GSM and GPRS mobile services over Bluetooth and 802.11 unlicensed spectrum technologies. UMA technology allows subscribers …

AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands-In an effort to expand its BlackBerry platform to government customers in Europe, Research in Motion formed a strategic alliance with EADS to certify its wireless data solutions …

CHICAGO-WiMAX equipment provider Aperto Networks launched and demonstrated its PacketMAX broadband wireless portfolio this week at the SuperComm show in Chicago. The portfolio is based on an Advanced Telecom Computing …

For the second consecutive year, T-Mobile USA Inc. showed that size isn’t everything when it comes to customer service as the carrier topped consumer research firm J.D. Power and Associates …

WASHINGTON-The rate wireless carriers pay incumbent local exchange carriers to carry traffic from base stations to mobile switching centers will not be reduced, as hoped, without action by the Federal …

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint Corp. named Daniel Hesse chief executive officer of its Local Telecommunications Division, which the company said it plans to spin off following its pending acquisition of Nextel …

HELSINKI, Finland-A Finnish inventor filed a patent lawsuit against Nokia Corp. on the company’s home turf in Helsinki, alleging Nokia’s products infringe on his patented hands-free technology for mobile phones. …

MIAMI-SunCom Wireless Inc., which recently changed its name from Triton PCS Holdings Inc., signed a third-party logistics services agreement with Brightstar Puerto Rico Inc. to support the carrier’s wireless business …

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia-Delta Telecom, a 450 MHz mobile operator in St. Petersburg and the Leningrad region, selected Lucent Technologies Inc. to expand and add 1x EV-DO support to Delta’s Sky …

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Proxim Corp. said it has received notice from the Nasdaq Stock Market Inc. that it has failed to meet minimum bid requirements and could be delisted. The company’s share …

MONROVIA, Liberia-Nortel Networks Ltd. deployed the first phase of a national GSM/GPRS network for Liberian operator Cellcom Telecommunications Inc., bringing wireless services to parts of the country for the first …

SAN DIEGO-Leap Wireless International Inc. appointed Linda Wokoun senior vice president of marketing and customer care for its Cricket wireless service. Wokoun will be responsible for developing and managing Cricket’s …

The wireless e-mail space remained hot Wednesday as Sprint PCS said it is teaming with Internet giant Yahoo! Inc. and software developer Seven to offer service to mass-market mobile users. …

Sierra Wireless Inc. announced it will abandon its attempt at the smart-phone business after a miserable outing with its first product, the Voq Professional Phone. Sierra said it will either …

DALLAS-TV recording company TiVo Inc. announced its new TiVoToGo service will allow users to download recorded TV shows to Windows Mobile devices, including personal digital assistants and smart phones. “TiVo …

WOBURN, Mass.-Boston Communications Group Inc. said it will contest a class-action suit brought by some shareholders in the wake of last month’s $128 million patent-infringement verdict. The new suit seeks …