2005

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 …

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 …

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. …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 Web portals, games and …

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. media and research firm visiongain. Companies …

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 CDMA and W-CDMA phones. The agreement …

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 …

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 injunction against Passport Holiday of Ormond …

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 to complete restatements of prior financial …

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 it will deliver and install GSM/EDGE …

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 the latest Dell’Oro Group Mobility Infrastructure …

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 …

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 LG’s entire line of mobile …

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 network, bringing wireless broadband services to …

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 downloaded 15 or more music clips, …

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 from IPWireless Inc. In order to …

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 has yet to resolve ongoing litigation …

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 half of next year, almost a …

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 logo, redesigned Web site and new …

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 network infrastructure equipment to many of …

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. The software update, version 1.17, includes …

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 Europe. According to numbers from research …