2005

WASHINGTON-Vonage Holding Corp. Wednesday said it hopes that a 911 Voice over Internet Protocol solution announced last week by Verizon Communications Inc. can be implemented throughout Verizon’s service territory within …

LUBBOCK, Texas-Sprint Corp. wireless affiliate Alamosa Holdings Inc. reported $267.8 million in first-quarter revenues, which was a 51.5-percent improvement compared with the $176.7 million the carrier posted during the first …

CALABASAS HILLS, Calif.-Revenues from THQ Inc.’s wireless subsidiary more than tripled during the fiscal fourth quarter compared with last year, helping push the company to an 86-percent gain in overall …

Sprint Corp. reported a deal with Intel Corp. to engage in joint efforts to advance development of the 802.16e WiMAX standard. The deal calls for both companies to collaborate on …

American Tower Corp. and SpectraSite Inc. announced they have agreed to merge in an $11.3 billion stock-for-stock transaction. The combination would create the largest tower company in North America with …

DENVER-About 80 percent of telecom consumers purchase three or four different services, including landline, cable, wireless and Internet services, but less than one-third purchase those services from a single provider, …

VANCOUVER, British Columbia-AlphaTrade and DataWind Net Access Corp. have partnered to bring real-time stock quotes to mobile users. AlphaTrade, which provides real-time financial data, and wireless Web access products company …

PHILADELPHIA-Vibrant Solutions and Netezza said they have scored a multimillion-dollar contract with a Tier 1 North American wireless carrier, which they declined to name. The contract calls for the carrier …

LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif.-The OTA Flash Forum, which focuses on issues facing over-the-air management of mobile devices, said it added several new members to its ranks. New members are DAT Group, …

MONTREAL-Wavesat Inc. and Atmel Corp. said they plan to build on their existing WiMAX manufacturing partnership to develop compatible baseband and radio-frequency chips for the 802.16 market. The agreement includes …

LONDON-T-Mobile International has awarded a contract to LogicaCMG to build and operate a next-generation portal for the company’s t-zones mobile Internet service. The central portal will allow T-Mobile’s European operators …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Growth is a major concern this year for the chief executive officers of the world’s fastest-growing technology companies, according to the latest findings of Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500 …

Broadband service provider Speakeasy launched what it called “WiMAX-class” fixed wireless broadband service covering parts of downtown Seattle. The service, which Speakeasy said will expand later this year to cover …

South Korean handset vendor Pantech&Curitel acquired a majority stake in wireless carrier SK Telecom’s handset business, a move that could give the growing company additional weight in both the Korean …

The GSM Association once again blasted proposed rates for licensing anti-piracy technology, calling recently revised rates “unreasonable and unworkable.” The trade association of more than 600 wireless operators rejected the …

HAUPPAUGE, N.Y.-Cingular Wireless announced it is selling the Audiovox SMT 5600 smart phone for $200 with a two-year contract. AT&T Wireless Services Inc. previously sold the phone, and Cingular had …

LAS VEGAS-Cisco Systems announced availability of its Wireless Location Appliance, which provides for simultaneous tracking of 802.11-enabled wireless clients from within a wireless local area network infrastructure. Using radio-frequency fingerprinting …

LONDON-Following news that it was not selected as a preferred supplier for British Telecom’s huge 21st Century Network project, U.K. equipment vendor Marconi Corp. said it will lay off workers, …

SARASOTA, Fla.-Tower company Global Signal Inc. said it will issue 5.75 million shares of its common stock at $30.70 per share, closing May 9. Morgan Stanley and Banc of America …

BELLEVUE, Wash.-T-Mobile International added current T-Mobile USA Inc. Chief Operating Officer Sue Swenson to its management board. Swenson will be responsible for transatlantic synergy programs and development projects, integrated wireless …

Infrastructure giant Ericsson announced it will put the brakes on its CDMA business and will not seek any new customers. The company will instead focus on its line-up of existing …

T-Mobile USA Inc. again topped a J.D. Power and Associates ranking, this time garnering the highest overall customer satisfaction among wireless voice and data service for business customers as part …

The Bluetooth Special Interest Group said it will begin working with ultra-wideband developers in combining the strength of both personal wireless area technologies. The Bluetooth SIG said the partnership will …

ESPOO, Finland-Vodafone Hungary has selected Nokia Corp. and Siemens AG to supply its W-CDMA network. Nokia said it will supply a complete W-CDMA core network, providing its 3GPP Release 4 …

AMSTERDAM-Dutch electronics manufacturer Royal Philips Electronics has reorganized its semiconductor business into four units to cut costs and better address specific markets, the company said late Tuesday. Philips said it …