Yearly Archives: 2005

Relocation issues dog 3G spectrum plans

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...

FLO Forum ratifies air-interface spec

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...

China not playing by WTO rules in telecom, U.S. firms complain

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...

Telus combines wireless, wireline businesses

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...

With Alamosa, Sprint Nextel picks up largest cargo yet

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...

4G Technologies to distribute NMS solution in Africa

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...

SkyZone, Summus rake in financing

FORT LEE, N.J.-SkyZone Entertainment Inc. fattened its wallet with a $13.5 million investment from sister company SK C&C, the mobile entertainment publisher announced.SkyZone offers...

Mobile gambling could reach $4 billion in 2008

LONDON-Mobile gambling will hit the mass market next year and explode into a $4.26 billion industry in 2008, according to a report from U.K....

Qualcomm, Samsung ink chip manufacturing agreement

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. tightened their ties with a new deal that calls for Samsung to build Qualcomm's chips for...

Telcogames looks to integrate Magic

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...

Verizon takes on text messaging spammers

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless continued to strike back against spammers. The carrier filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court of New Jersey seeking an...

U.S. Cellular, TDS again postpone release of financials

CHICAGO-U.S. Cellular Corp. and parent company Telephone and Data Systems Inc. said they plan to further delay filing their third-quarter financial results in order...

Ericsson, Nokia rack up network contracts

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson announced a pair of GSM/EDGE contracts from Digicel Group, a mobile telecommunications company in the Caribbean. Under the contracts, Ericsson said...

GSM/W-CDMA infrastructure sales show gains while CDMA tapers off

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-Strong subscriber growth is driving an increase in GSM-based infrastructure equipment sales, which grew six percent in the third quarter according to...

RIM lowers subscriber expectations on product delays

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...

LG launches new Internet storefront for holidays

WASHINGTON-LG Electronics Co. Ltd. hopes to capitalize on the holiday shopping season with a new Internet storefront.The Korean handset manufacturer launched www.lgusa.com, which offers...

Strix to blanket Macedonia with Wi-Fi

CALABASAS, Calif.-Strix Systems announced that the Republic of Macedonia will use the company's Access/One Outdoor Wireless System to create a countrywide, border-to-border Wi-Fi mesh...

Teen dream: Lots of content, features and new handsets

LOS ANGELES-More than 20 percent of teen U.S. cell-phone users have downloaded at least 10 ringtones in the last month, and 12 percent have...

Alcatel, IPWireless team for TD-CDMA in Indonesia

JAKARTA, Indonesia-NetZAP said it has awarded a contract to Alcatel Corp. for commercial expansion of netZAP's trial UMTS TD-CDMA network in Jakarta using equipment...

UbiquiTel’s stock surges on Sprint Nextel-Alamosa deal

NEW YORK-Sprint Nextel Corp.'s planned acquisition of its largest CDMA affiliate Alamosa Holdings Inc. revved up investors of fellow affiliate UbiquiTel Inc. The carrier...

Wherify’s Wherifone pushed back to first half of 2006

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.-Wherify Wireless Inc. said it now plans to launch its Wherifone GPS-capable mobile phone in the United States sometime in the first...

Jamster launches rebranding campaign

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-Jamster is hoping to scrub its image with a worldwide rebranding effort. The content provider launched a marketing campaign touting a new...

China infrastructure providers Huawei, ZTE sign supply deals

LONDON-Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. stepped into the global supply-chain limelight, announcing it has signed an agreement with U.K.-based Vodafone Group plc to supply mobile...

Cingular Treo 650 users to get software update alert

ATLANTA-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. announced it will send its Treo 650 users a text message alerting them of a new software download for their device....

LG scores tops in handset satisfaction study

BOSTON, Mass.-LG Electronics Co. Ltd. came out the winner in a recent customer satisfaction study covering mobile-phone owners in the United States and Western...
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