2005

MUNICH, Germany-Siemens AG said it won a network expansion contract worth up to $268 million with MegaFon, one of the top three mobile operators in Russia. The framework agreement that …

WASHINGTON-A federal appeals court last week said that a federal court needs to review a decision by the City of San Francisco to deny MetroPCS’s tower application. It was the …

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A new survey confirms what has become painfully obvious in society: Americans have a love-hate relationship with cell phones. University of Michigan preliminary data found that while more than 80 …

NEW ORLEANS-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. said its wide area- and local area-based wireless data networks now cover more than 250 million potential customers with EDGE technology and nearly 4,000 Wi-Fi hot …

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-Bytemobile Inc. said it has acquired ProQuent Systems Corp. in a stock-for-stock exchange. The companies did not, however, disclose the value in dollar terms. ProQuent provides multiple-services switching …

NEW ORLEANS-Brightpoint Inc. said it has launched a new line of business called Advanced Wireless Services, which will focus on delivering bundled wireless products to meet customers’ wireless data needs. …

SEATTLE-Mobliss Inc. and FremantleMedia Licensing Americas said they plan to produce a collection of made-for-mobile programs, including drama, comedy and reality programming. According to the partnership, FremantleMedia will use its …

KIRKLAND, Wash.-Nextel Partners Inc. said it plans to open at least 40 new company-owned stores this year, building on the 73 locations it had at the end of last year. …

NEW ORLEANS-Wireless subscribership grew by 21.7 percent last year, according to CTIA’s semi-annual industry survey released this week at CTIA Wireless 2005. Wireless subscribers now exceed 180 million, representing a …

NEW ORLEANS-Mexican carrier Unefon has selected VeriSign Inc. to implement its iRoam product to expand prepaid roaming services in the United States to its customers. Nearly all of Unefon’s customers …

Amp’d Mobile, a mobile virtual network operator that targets the youth market, has signed a letter of intent with Verizon Wireless to develop a fully integrated MVNO for youth and …

Both Leap Wireless International Inc. and Dobson Communications Corp. in unrelated deals said that with the help of Daniels & Associates, they are selling and then leasing back towers. Leap …

WASHINGTON-The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission today said it is working the wireless industry to develop a safety guide to prevent injuries from exploding cell phones, like the one at …

CARY, N.C.-Tower company SpectraSite Inc. reported results for the fourth quarter and full year ended Dec. 31, 2004, and updated its 2005 outlook. In 2004, the company said it achieved …

LONDON-Global wireless carrier Vodafone Group plc said it reached agreements with Telesystem International Wireless Inc. of Canada to acquire about 79 percent of Romania’s MobiFon S.A., increasing its ownership to …

NEW ORLEANS-Verizon Wireless said Monday it will offer its V-Cast subscribers 26 original mobisodes of the hit TV show “The Simple Life: Interns” starring Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie. The …

NEW ORLEANS-Several infrastructure suppliers announced third-generation contract wins. L.M. Ericsson said Swedish 3G operator Svenska UMTS-Nät AB, the joint venture between Tele2 and TeliaSonera, awarded it a new three-year frame …

NEW ORLEANS-Both Nortel Networks Ltd. and Motorola Inc. made infrastructure announcements at the CTIA Wireless 2005 show in New Orleans meant to increase Verizon Wireless’ wireless-data capabilities. Nortel will begin …

Several handset makers and carriers have taken advantage of the spotlight of the CTIA show in New Orleans to release handset-related news this week. Cingular Wireless and Samsung Telecommunications America …

NEW ORLEANS-America Online Inc. announced deals with two U.S. wireless carriers. Cingular Wireless L.L.C. said it is working with AOL to give Cingular Wireless customers easy access to AOL’s new …

WASHINGTON-Massachusetts state lawmakers are pushing for a cell-phone consumer bill of rights law, pointing to a new study on billing, service, contracts and other problems encountered by wireless subscribers. “We …

NEW ORLEANS-In the interest of advancing mobile television services, Qualcomm Inc. said it will work with leading companies to create a multi-party organization committed to advancing the global standardization of …

WASHINGTON-Technology makers and service providers should not be responsible for their customers’ actions, especially if the service providers are hurt financially from those actions, CTIA argued in a brief before …

Xcelis Communications L.L.C. said it has revamped its call re-routing offering so that now the company will sell its Pantheon product to customers so they can re-route their own calls. …