2005

LONDON-Mobile entertainment publisher Telcogames Ltd. said it has acquired Magic Productions Ltd., a Paris-based developer of games for smart phones running Symbian- and Microsoft Corp. Windows-powered smart phones. Terms of …

Qualcomm Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. tightened their ties with a new deal that calls for Samsung to build Qualcomm’s chips for CDMA and W-CDMA phones. The agreement further …

WATERLOO, Ontario-BlackBerry investors were forced to tighten their seatbelts again as the company lowered its subscriber forecasts due to product delays. The news sent BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd.’s …

EL SEGUNDO, Calif.-By 2010, less than 5 percent of broadband subscribers will use WiMAX technology as a fixed wireless broadband access solution, said research firm iSuppli Corp. WiMAX technology will …

The Sprint Nextel Corp. affiliate acquisition train continued to roll as the carrier picked up its largest cargo yet-CDMA affiliate Alamosa Holdings Inc. for $4.3 billion. The purchase price includes …

WASHINGTON-The National Emergency Number Association released its “911 System Reference Guide” to help carriers-primarily Voice over Internet Protocol providers-and public-safety answering points plan and build their own routing solutions. Access …

WASHINGTON-While U.S. companies have made inroads into China’s massive telecom market, they say there are still serious obstacles preventing them from competing for business in next-generation technologies and telecom services. …

TAMPA, Fla.-Syniverse Technologies Inc. said it has won the contract to provide GSM clearinghouse services for Vodafone Group plc. “We have spent several years working closely with one of Vodafone’s …

ESPOO, Finland-Nokia Corp. announced it has won a contract valued at $141 million from Indian operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. for a GSM/EDGE/GPRS network expansion project in northern India. Nokia …

FRAMINGHAM, Mass.-NMS Communications, a mobile applications and infrastructure solution developer, announced an agreement with African distributor 4G Technologies to distribute NMS’ AccessGate radio access network optimizer throughout Africa. NMS said …

FREMONT, Calif.-A wireless industry group known as the FLO Forum said the “forward link-only” air-interface specification, which proscribes protocols used over the airwaves between the FLO network and a FLO …

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Canada-Telus Corp. said it merged its wireless and wireline business groups into a single operating structure. “The merger of Telus Mobility and Telus Communications is consistent with …

AUSTIN, Texas-Freescale Semiconductor Inc. announced it has manufactured 24-megabit silicon nanocrystal memory technology, bringing next-generation non-volatile embedded memories closer to production. The company explained that non-volatile memory technology is denser, …

LONDON-Vodafone Group plc e announced it has launched a mobile e-mail service in the United Kingdom under its own brand of Vodafone Business Email. The company said the service is …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. launched two next-generation wireless platforms-DO Multi-carrier Multi-link extensions and HSDPA Multi-carrier Multi-link extensions. The company said the DMMX and HMMX platforms support the roadmaps of CDMA2000 1x …

PARIS-Orange France and Research In Motion Ltd. today announced the launch in France of the BlackBerry on the mobile-phone operator’s EDGE network. The companies said the BlackBerry 8700f is expected …

SYDNEY-Australia’s Telstra Corp. launched its network transformation strategy, announcing new contracts with Alcatel Alsthom, Cisco Systems Inc. and L.M. Ericsson. Telstra said its five-year agreement with Alcatel is valued at …

IRVINE, Calif.-Boost Mobile said it is offering a photo-sharing service known as Boost Snaps for a monthly fee of $3 plus printing charges. “What good is taking pictures on a …

AT&T Inc., which until last week was SBC Communications Inc., is getting set to stack its wireless deck with plans to launch an AT&T-branded wireless service that will use subsidiary …

The Federal Communications Commission should auction the 24 megahertz of spectrum at 2 GHz that mobile satellite service companies gave back to the government. To do anything else would set …

NEW DELHI, India-Motorola Inc. expanded its operations in India, and plans to begin assembling phones in the country. Previously, Motorola shipped phones into India. “India is all about opportunity-and today’s …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission continues to face relocation problems with its third-generation mobile-phone spectrum plan, a situation that could affect the timing of June’s auction and combine with other factors …

SAN DIEGO-InfoSonics Corp. said Monday it had increased its revolving credit line with Wells Fargo HSBC Trade Bank to the maximum of $25 million. InfoSonics is a handset distributor in …

WASHINGTON-Korean content provider WiderThan Co. expects to net more than $50 million with its planned initial public offering, according to documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission earlier this …

CAMBRIDGE, U.K.-Polish operator NASK commercially launched fixed wireless access service in Warsaw using equipment from Cambridge Broadband. Cambridge provided VectaStar equipment in the licensed 3.6 to 3.8 GHz band for …