2005

TOKYO-Vodafone K.K. said it applied for a license from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications to operate W-CDMA experimental radio stations in the 1.7 GHz band. Vodafone K.K. currently …

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 …

NEW YORK-Reuters expanded its mobile offerings with a free news service that will deliver text and photos to wireless users in the United Kingdom and the United States. The news …

LONDON-Japanese mobile giant For-side.com will acquire U.K. content provider iTouch plc for $343 million, the companies announced Thursday. For-side, which already owns 4.5 percent of iTouch, has agreed to pay …

LAS VEGAS-Casino-gaming technology company Interactive Games Inc. announced plans to develop and distribute titles for wireless users. The company is teaming with Via-Cell Inc., a mobile content developer, to offer …

LONDON-BT, the leading U.K. fixed-line carrier, said it selected eight telecom equipment suppliers for its next-generation network that will see phones that work over both fixed and mobile networks, among …

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless enhanced its online My Account customer service and billing option with text-messaging capabilities, allowing customers to have personalized alerts notifying them of specific account and billing activity …

NEW YORK-No. 2 mobile-phone maker Motorola may rely more heavily on RF Micro Devices Inc. for its mobile phone chips as the company works to trim its supply chain. Investment …

PARIS-French telecommunications vendor Alcatel SA’s net income tumbled from $359 million last year to $160 million in the first quarter, news that sent the company’s stock falling almost 10 percent …

Online wireless retailer and mobile virtual network operator InPhonic Inc. reported that its MVNO activities, which currently include its Liberty Wireless and Viva Liberty offerings, generated $9.6 million in service …

Nextel Communications Inc. said it added 810,000 customers during the first quarter of this year, including 496,000 customers through Nextel-branded services and 314,000 customers to its Boost Mobile prepaid offering. …

Modem maker Novatel Wireless Inc. announced two new High-Speed Downlink Packet Access products for laptop computers, firing one of the first volleys in the nascent but potentially significant market for …

BELLEVUE, Wash.-Shares of InfoSpace Inc. slid more than 25 percent Wednesday and several analysts downgraded the stock after the Web search and mobile content company issued a disappointing second-quarter forecast. …

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: …

LONDON-Mobile media company FoneStarz announced a deal with Perfect 10 magazine to bring adult wallpapers and videos to mobile devices. FoneStarz, which handles content services on 15 networks across four …

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

Siemens AG announced it will spin out its ailing mobile-phone operation as a “separate legal unit” and said it will probably not keep a majority stake in the business. The …

Surpassing even the most optimistic forecasts, Verizon Wireless said it added 1.64 million subscribers during the first quarter of this year, ending the quarter with 45.5 million total subscribers. The …

SAN RAMON, Calif.-Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. will team with Kodiak Networks to develop handsets with instant voice messaging, conference calling and push-to-talk capabilities, the companies said Wednesday. Under terms of …

DALLAS-Dobson Communications Corp. will use over-the-air technology from SmartTrust to meet the rapid growth of its GSM services, the carrier announced Wednesday. Dobson, which operates under the Cellular One and …

SAN ANTONIO-SBC Communications Inc. launched a package of integrated wireless remote access options for its virtual private network portfolio that the company said would help business travelers access network applications …

AMSTERDAM-Nokia Corp. released three new high-end phones that fall under the company’s new N-series of devices. Nokia said its N-series gadgets-which will run its Symbian Series 60 operating system-will feature …

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 …

CHICAGO-Regional wireless operator U.S. Cellular Corp. posted 182,000 net customer additions during the first quarter of this year, which fell short of the 196,000 customers the carrier added during the …

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 …