2005

For many health-care organizations, the deadline to comply with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act has come and gone. But for wireless security companies, there’s no end in sight. …

Cingular Wireless L.L.C. said it has launched service in Americus, Ga., as part of a multimillion-dollar expansion of its Georgia network. The new coverage includes eight cell sites covering more …

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel is teaming with the host of the hit show “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” for a sweepstakes to drive text and multimedia messaging. Subscribers who enter the contest …

ROCHESTER, Minn.-Rural wireless operator Midwest Wireless launched CDMA2000 EV-DO services in Olmsted County, Minn., providing customers with the only EV-DO service available in the state. The carrier said the service …

TOKYO-Japan’s mobile-phone carriers said interim findings from research they sponsored found radio-frequency radiation from base stations does not affect human cells, according to an NTT DoCoMo Inc. press release. The …

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless announced the availability of three new 3D games on its Vcast service. Together with Jamdat Mobile Inc., Verizon Wireless announced the availability of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater: …

TAIPEI, Taiwan-EDOM Technology and Magnolia Broadband Inc. signed a distribution agreement that allows EDOM to sell, distribute and support Magnolia’s DiversityPlus handset chipsets to original equipment manufacturers in Taiwan and …

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint introduced two location-based services that will provide driving directions and roadside assistance via a wireless voice call to customers who opt in to the services. The company …

Cassandra and Curtis Brown have set their sights on perhaps the most niche of all mobile markets: fans of “holy hip-hop.” The Pittsburgh-area couple recently partnered with mobile music provider …

REDWOOD CITY-Electronic Arts will include several of its most popular console titles among its mobile offerings later this year. Wireless three-dimensional versions of Madden NFL, The Sims, Tiger Woods PGA …

WASHINGTON-The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has rejected the mobile-phone industry’s request to stay last month’s decision remanding class-action headset lawsuits to state courts, forcing cellular firms to seek …

The MVNO wave is building strength as a growing number of companies have announced plans to enter the wireless space using established operators’ mobile networks. Analysts’ note that while the …

Local governments have contentious relationships with the wireless industry. This love-hate dance gets more complicated daily. First off, governments seem to hate cell towers. Sure, people in the wireless industry …

Siemens AG announced it intends to shave off its ailing mobile-phone business by spinning it out as a “separate legal unit.” The news comes amid a 35-percent drop in Siemens’ …

Cingular Wireless L.L.C.’s tenure as the nation’s fastest-growing wireless operator came to a screeching halt as Verizon Wireless took back the title it lost in 2004. Surpassing even the most …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission’s request to increase its budget by 8 percent received a chilly reception last month by lawmakers. “It will be very difficult. It will be impossible,” said …

Two of the nation’s top mobile content providers reported strong first-quarter results last month even as they offered differing forecasts for the second quarter. VeriSign Inc.’s new mobile content operations …

ALLENTOWN, Pa.-Chip vendor Agere Systems today released its new TrueAdvantage line of products, which the company said would save carriers millions of dollars by combining second- and third-generation network technology …

WASHINGTON-The mobile-phone industry is backing a bill in the Missouri legislature to raise wireless taxes in exchange for eventually capping the tax at 3 percent and ending a slew of …

In a record year for financial restatements, the wireless industry managed to stay relatively unsoiled. While other telecommunications, financial and manufacturing companies in 2004 faced various bookkeeping snafus, few wireless …

CALABASAS, Calif.-The Tempe, Ariz., city council voted to award a five-year contract for a citywide wireless broadband service to MobilePro Corp., which will use Strix Systems’ wireless mesh network equipment …

Nokia’s N90, part of the company’s new N-series of multimedia devices, includes a 2-megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics and VHS-resolution video capture. It should be available during the second …

Mobile phones have evolved into the focal point of electronics innovation. Indeed, the handset industry sits on the bleeding edge of novelty, and players now introduce new phone technologies at …

An interesting aspect of scandals in official Washington is the bright light they unwittingly shine on other activities that otherwise manage to stay below the political radar screen. Take the …

WASHINGTON-New FCC Chairman Kevin Martin wants access to 911 when using Voice over Internet Protocol to be an agenda item at the Federal Communications Commission meeting in May, Martin told …