Yearly Archives: 2005

Verizon Wireless halts telemarketing calls with lawsuits

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless has forced two telemarketing firms to stop making illegal sales pitches to the wireless carrier's customers.As part of court-approved settlements, Verizon...

Alltel to shut off PSC’s TDMA, GSM networks by year’s end

COLUMBUS, Ga.-Alltel Corp. said it plans to turn off service to an unspecified number of former Public Service Cellular customers who are still on...

Wireless goes to the dogs

SEATTLE, Wash.-In a move that proves cellular phone service is truly going to the dogs, Cimbix Corp. said it has completed a licensing agreement...

Virgin Mobile rejects NTL offer

LONDON-The board of Virgin Mobile Holdings plc has rejected a $1.4 billion takeover offer from U.K. cable operator NTL Inc. "The Board has concluded...

Verizon Wireless enters location-services market with VZ Navigator application

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless plans to finally enter the location-based services market next week with a GPS-based subscription offering. The carrier is expected to launch...

Sprint Nextel buys Qualcomm’s uiOne technology

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint Nextel Corp. said it will install Qualcomm Inc.'s uiOne technology in its new phones. The carrier also unveiled its first phone...

VIBO, Motorola launch UMTS in Taiwan

TAIPEI, Taiwan-Motorola Inc. announced the launch of its commercial UMTS system across the island of Taiwan, saying it deployed a third-generation network and handsets...

‘The Weakest Link’ coming to North America

SAN MATEO, Calif.-London-based publisher I-play tomorrow will announce the North American launch of a mobile game based on the show "The Weakest Link."The single-player...

EA buys Jamdat for $680 million

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-Game-making giant Electronic Arts Inc. will shell out $680 million in cash to acquire mobile publisher Jamdat Mobile Inc., the companies announced...

Sprint Nextel forms new subsidiary to target enterprise mobility market

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint Nextel Corp. launched a new subsidiary that the carrier said will focus on offering voice and data offerings to large businesses...

Retailer IMO to offer Verizon Wireless service; Nokia enters retail space

COLUMBUS, Ohio-National reseller IMO reported plans to offer Verizon Wireless phones and service.IMO-short for "independent mobile"-was founded last year as an alternative to both...

Qualcomm, TI see improving chip sales

SAN DIEGO-Chipmakers Qualcomm Inc. and Texas Instruments Inc. both raised revenue forecasts based on improving sales, news that could translate into an improved market...

Pennsylvania House votes to lower wireless tax

HARRISBURG, Pa.-The Pennsylvania House of Representatives passed a measure that would repeal the state's 5 percent gross receipts tax, a move that would lower...

IEEE approves mobile WiMAX standard

After 12 official drafts, the IEEE has approved the 684-page proposal from the 802.16 Task Group, designating the mobile WiMAX standard as 802.16e-2005. The...

Israeli carrier uses Tekelec for fixed-mobile convergence

MORRISVILLE, N.C.-Israeli-based iDEN network operator MiRS Communications Ltd., selected Tekelec's core convergence switching solution as part of its transition to Internet Protocol Multimedia Subsystem...

Vodafone picks up chairman from HSBC

LONDON-Vodafone Group plc named banking group HSBC Holdings plc Chairman John Bond as its new chairman.Bond, who announced his resignation from HSBC last week,...

CRM vendor Par3 acquires EnvoyWorldWide

SEATTLE-Customer relationship management provider Par3 Communications Inc. announced the acquisition of EnvoyWorldWide, a Massachusetts-based notification services company.Terms of the deal were not disclosed.Par3 provides...

Orthogon to provide high-speed network equipment to Aurora schools

WALTHAM, Mass.-Orthogon Systems said it has deployed its OS-Gemini and OS-Spectra Ethernet point-to-point bridges at Aurora Public Schools in Colorado. Orthogon said the equipment...

UbiquiTel lawsuit against Sprint Nextel delayed, combined with similar complaints

WASHINGTON-Sprint Nextel Corp. wireless affiliate UbiquiTel Inc. said its lawsuit against Sprint Nextel has been pushed back from its original trial date of Dec....

Public-safety organizations urge FCC to deny 800 MHz rebanding delay

WASHINGTON-A handful of public-safety organizations, led by the Association of Public-safety Communications Officials, sent a letter to the Federal Communications Commission urging the government...

NeoReach reaches out to Pronto for back-office functions

BETHESDA, Md.-NeoReach Wireless announced it will outsource part of its network buildout functions to Pronto Networks. NeoReach will use Pronto's UniFi Managed Services, which...

Brightpoint challenges Wal-Mart, RadioShack in retail space

PLAINFIELD, Ind.-Wireless distributor Brightpoint Inc. is going directly to consumers with branded retail stores. The company will sell mobile phones and services from Sprint...

Verizon to broadcast ‘Letterman,’ Sprint counters with Bon Jovi

LOS ANGELES-CBS is finally wading into wireless, inking a deal to bring TV shows to Verizon Wireless L.L.C. subscribers. Verizon's Vcast users can access...

Iraq to offer WLL licenses

WASHINGTON-The Iraqi National Communication and Media Commission is seeking applications for national and provincial licenses for local telecom services based on wireless local loop...

Oklahoma carrier buys 10 MHz from Alamosa, plans to partner with Sprint Nextel

NEW YORK-Alamosa Holdings Inc. subsidiary Southwest PCS said it sold 10 MHz of spectrum covering portions of Oklahoma and Texas to Panhandle Telecommunications Systems...
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