2005

ESPOO, Finland-Nokia Corp. and Hungarian operator Pannon GSM have signed an agreement for the expansion of Pannon’s GSM network and an upgrade to EDGE technology in greater Budapest. The contract …

RESTON, Va.-Former Nextel Communications Inc. subsidiary NII Holdings Inc. said it plans to restate financial reports for full year 2003 and the first nine months of 2004 after its audit …

KINGSTON, Jamaica- Fresh off a $408 million investment earlier in the week, Caribbean wireless carrier Digicel Group announced its acquisition of a wireless carrier in Curacao. Digicel now has operations …

Infused with new leadership, Leap Wireless International Inc. announced plans to expand its offerings with the launch of its Jump by Cricket prepaid service, providing a true pay-as-you-go plan for …

LONDON-The worldwide equipment business for Wi-Fi enjoyed traction last year in revenue and unit sales, according to a new report from Infonetics Research. Global revenue stood at $2.8 billion for …

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint jump-started its EV-DO network efforts by releasing an EV-DO-capable PC card from Sierra Wireless Inc. The card is compatible with Sprint’s CDMA 1x network. The move is …

SYDNEY, Australia-Broadcast Australia subsidiary The Bridge Networks will team with Telstra on a year-long trial of Australia’s first multi-channel mobile TV service using digital video broadcast for handheld (DVB-H) technology. …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. said it is partnering with L.M. Ericsson to support CDMA technical trials in South Africa, covering residential neighborhoods, business parks and locations with limited wireless access. The …

WASHINGTON-The Communications Workers of America said it reached a tentative agreement with Cingular Wireless L.L.C. on a new contract covering 5,300 workers 15 states and several provinces of Canada. CWA …

RIO DE JANIERO, Brazil-A Brazilian company said it is placing its controlling stakes in two Brazilian wireless carriers up for sale in a bidding process. Futuretel S.A. and Highlake International …

LEWISTON, IDAHO-Rural operator Inland Cellular has launched a TV ad campaign touting its new MobileVoice offerings. MobileVoice, which is provided by San Diego-based One Voice Technologies Inc., includes voice dialing, …

IRVING, Texas-Nokia Corp. said it has demonstrated live Internet Protocol multimedia applications over a commercial CDMA2000 network. The announcement underlines Nokia’s commitment to CDMA technology. The vendor has been known …

News that Paul Jacobs is succeeding his father, Irwin, as chief executive officer at Qualcomm is not surprising. It’s part of a long history in wireless telephony. To name a …

Wireless carriers’ spectrum positions have changed radically during the past six months due to industry consolidation, spectrum auctions and other spectrum deals. These changes have been driven mostly by the …

Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News announces that Wayne Schelle has been inducted into the Wireless Hall of Fame for 2005, now in its sixth year. The Hall of Fame recognizes …

NEW ORLEANS-Customer relationship management provider eAgency Systems is targeting small and mid-sized offices this week with the launch of Nice Office. The new offering from the Newport Beach, Calif.-based company …

David Steinberg stands as an example of the surplus of opportunity within wireless. As chief executive officer of Internet activation company InPhonic Inc., Steinberg has overseen the growth of the …

NEW ORLEANS-America Online Inc. is expected to expand on its mobile offerings this week, adding picture messaging, traffic data and premium services to its portfolio of instant messaging services. The …

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. …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission has asked Alltel Corp. to provide additional information in regard to its pending $6 billion acquisition of Western Wireless Corp. The request, which was filed March …

WASHINGTON-The wireless carrier trade association agreed to produce guidelines for managing wireless porn, even as porn giant Larry Flynt announced plans to enter the U.S. wireless market. CTIA said Thursday …

NEW ORLEANS-Mobile music company mobZilla will use Coding Technologies to deliver streaming audio to mobile phones on the open-standard aacPlus format. The mobZilla subscription service offers streaming, commercial-free music to …

WASHINGTON-Broadband over Power Lines is a reality but it won’t be much better than current high-speed offerings, according to speakers at a recent panel discussing the technology. “BPL is moving …

MUNICH, Germany-Novatel Wireless Inc. said it signed a frame agreement with O2 Germany for the purchase of mobile communications equipment, which includes the supply of Novatel Wireless’ new Ovation MCU1000 …