2005

ALAMEDA, Calif.-UTStarcom Inc.’s stock dropped almost 10 percent to $10.78 on news that the company will again delay its annual reports for 2003 and 2004. The company said it needs …

WASHINGTON-The Congressional Budget Office said that financing universal-service subsidies out of general revenues would have a lesser economic cost than the current system of cross subsidization. “Funding universal service with …

KNOXVILLE, Tenn.-Eloqui Wireless announced it will expand the size of its network by 15 percent in 2005, moves that follow the company’s investment of $7.5 million in its network last …

CRANBURY, N.J.-Telecommunications engineering firm V-Comm said it helped Aloha Partners secure an approved waiver from the Federal Communications Commission to provide service in the 700 MHz spectrum. “V-Comm’s thorough and …

CARROLLTON, Texas-Phone distribution company CellStar Corp. announced it is currently distributing Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. phones in Mexico. The company is supplying the phones to Unefon.

LUBBOCK, Texas-The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas has dismissed a class-action lawsuit against Alamosa Holdings Inc., the Sprint PCS affiliate announced late Wednesday. The shareholder lawsuit, …

LONDON-U.K. wireless subscribers with camera phones can submit a picture of their hands for a palm reading, a British psychic television channel said Thursday. Your Destiny TV is behind the …

BEIJING-ZTE Corp. said it has opened what it describes as a flagship factory and research and development center in India. The center, which is located in Manesar near Gurgaon, covers …

WASHINGTON-T-Mobile USA Inc. told the Federal Communications Commission that since it is actively trying to compete with wireline carriers, it should be able to receive access to unbundled network elements …

TOKYO-Renesas Technology Corp. released details about its Mobile Videophone Middleware Package software. The new product adds video conferencing capability to the company’s SH-Mobile series of application processors. The software, which …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson and Suntel Ltd. have signed a sole supplier agreement for a turnkey islandwide CDMA2000 1x network for voice and data services in Sri Lanka. Under the agreement, …

NEW YORK-Dianet Communications Inc. said it has completed a $25 million financing facility with investment firm Wexford Capital L.L.C. Daniels & Associates arranged the facility. Dianet designs and builds distributed …

NEW YORK-The number of wireless Internet users last year grew 29 percent, according to a study from market research firm Ipsos. “The Face of the Web” study is based on …

AUGUSTA, Ga.-Message911, which provides emergency communications solutions, said it will provide notification services to the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority. MARTA provides bus, rail and paratransit services to the Atlanta …

Nokia Corp. is in advanced discussions to purchase CDMA EV-DO phones from the phone-making subsidiary of Korean CDMA carrier SK Telecom, according to a report from Reuters. A Nokia spokesman …

Internet technology company Conk! launched a network of local online communities designed specifically for mobile-phone users, the company announced Wednesday. The Conk! Network launched in 22 major U.S. markets, featuring …

BERLIN-Chipmaking behemoth Intel said it will work with German media company Bertelsmann to develop a new technology for legally downloading and sharing files through the Internet. The Santa Clara, Calif.-based …

PARIS-IPWireless Inc. said Orange has launched technical and marketing trials using its UMTS TDD technology targeting the enterprise market in Lille, France. Orange will test enterprise customers’ response to high …

Microsoft Corp. will provide daily downloadable video content including news, sports and entertainment programming for Windows Mobile-based devices, the company announced Wednesday. MSN Video Downloads will deliver a subscription-based mobile …

New research shows that a large and growing number of young people have and use a mobile phone. According to a survey from Wireless World Forum, 50 million mobile-phone owners …

Although they recorded increased revenues, two tower operators suffered net losses in their financial results for the fourth quarter of 2004 compared with the previous year. For the full year, …

Qualcomm Inc. formed a new business division to focus on display technology for small-sized screens. The new division, Qualcomm MEMS Technologies Inc. or QMT, is based on technology Qualcomm scored …

Clearinghouse vendor NeuStar Inc. hopes to raise up to $690 million in an initial public offering, according to documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The company filed for …

WASHINGTON-The U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday morning heard two cases with potential impacts on wireless data services. In Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. v. Grokster Ltd., the court seemed to be skeptical that …

Three mergers have just taken place in the wireless vendor space, one in the broadband arena and two in the software business. Airspan Networks said it has signed a deal …