2005

WASHINGTON-A consumer group petitioned the California Public Utilities Commission to remove Commissioner Susan Kennedy from the agency’s review of the bill of rights for telecom consumers. “Allowing a commissioner who …

Just a week after relaunching its prepaid offering around the GoPhone brand, Cingular Wireless L.L.C. refined its postpaid plans cutting the total number of plans available and eliminating some of …

Nortel Networks Corp. reported overdue first-quarter results, including revenues of $2.54 billion, an increase of 4 percent from revenues of $2.44 billion reported during the first quarter of last year. …

WASHINGTON-Many federal agencies planning to use radio frequency identification technology have not addressed legal issues such as privacy and security, according to a new report by the Government Accountability Office. …

Plans launch this year TORONTO-Canadian wireless carrier Bell Mobility signed an estimated $126 million multi-year contract with Nortel Networks Ltd. for 1x and 1x EV-DO equipment. With what is expected …

SEATTLE-Multimedia messaging service activity continued to grow at an impressive clip in April, with nearly 8 percent of U.S. wireless users sending photos from their handsets to another phone or …

TOKYO-TDK Corp. said it bought Hong Kong-based Amperex Technology Ltd., a manufacturer of polymer lithium batteries, for $100 million. TDK is a Japanese electronics parts maker, and TDK’s batteries are …

SAN DIEGO-Fixed wireless developer Axesstel Inc. will spend $2 million to purchase production operations from South Korean manufacturer TBK Electronics Corp., the company said Wednesday. Axesstel, which designs and develops …

CHARLOTTE, N.C.-Nextel Communications Inc. said it has enhanced more than 4,200 miles of network coverage in parts of North Carolina. The network expansion includes Charlotte, Raleigh, Greensboro, Boone, Asheville, Greenville, …

Nokia Corp., Motorola Inc. and L.M. Ericsson all announced infrastructure contracts Monday. Nokia said it will supply High-Speed Downlink Packet Access gear to Kuwaiti mobile operator Wataniya Telecom. Nokia said …

NEW YORK-Media giant Primedia Inc. will provide games, ringtones, live video and editorial content for planned mobile virtual network operator Amp’d Mobile, the companies announced Tuesday. Amp’d, which is expected …

DALLAS-Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. is using Texas Instruments’ OMAP multimedia processor chip in its mobile TV phones. Samsung is currently selling phones in South Korea that work on the Digital …

OCALA, Fla.-RMS Communications Group Inc. is offering to buy Star Wars cell phones sold by Cingular Wireless for cash. Through its www.CellForCash.com subsidiary, RMS is offering $250 for the Sony …

DENVER-A new online service at www.gigaringtones.net allows cell-phone users to download ringtones, wallpaper and mobile games. Users are charged monthly fees after they sign up and can then download unlimited …

ATLANTA-SmartVideo Technologies Inc. said it has purchased the intellectual property rights to five new games from Pixiem. SmartVideo will offer the games, developed specifically for smart phones, for download or …

LONDON-Vodafone Group plc announced that its wholly owned subsidiary Vodafone International Holdings B.V. has completed the acquisition of two mobile holdings from Telesystem International Wireless first announced earlier this year. …

SAN DIEGO-LG Electronics Co. Ltd. announced a new U.S. advertising campaign, which will include ads during movie previews and TV shows and in magazines including ESPN Magazine, Entertainment Weekly, Jane, …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Mobile marketing company iLoop Mobile Inc. will team with software developer Cenuco Inc. to deliver live streaming video and still slide shows to mobile phones, the companies said …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson said it sold all its shares in Anoto Group AB to Norden Technology AS for an undisclosed amount. Ericsson previously owned 17.9 percent of Anoto Group AB, …

The domestic prepaid market is set for explosive growth during the next five years as the industry continues to refine offerings based on so-called hybrid plans and increasingly popular mobile …

WASHINGTON-Nearly a year after the Federal Communications Commission adopted rules to solve the public-safety interference problem in the 800 MHz band, the reconfiguration will begin June 27, said the FCC’s …

WASHINGTON-Unless you are a technology company with a business plan calling for the use of wireless devices on airplanes, you are against the idea, according to comments filed last week …

Cingular Wireless said it will directly sell Good Technology’s wireless e-mail service to its corporate accounts. The carrier will be the first operator in North America to directly offer GoodLink, …

Despite increasing competition and spectrum concerns T-Mobile USA Inc. said it expects to continue posting around 1 million net customer additions per quarter through the rest of 2005 and with …

WASHINGTON-U.S. District Judge Catherine Blake stopped cold the Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions’ legal efforts to shut down IFAST Ltd., the Maryland-based firm that assigns codes enabling foreigners to operate …