2005

CHICAGO-U.S. Cellular Corp. and parent company Telephone and Data Systems Inc. said they received notices from The American Stock Exchange and The New York Stock Exchange indicating that both companies …

WASHINGTON-Republicans last week criticized a new Democratic high-tech agenda highlighting wireless broadband potential, ratcheting up political rhetoric about which party is providing more support for U.S. high-tech interests. After House …

PORT WASHINGTON, New York-Big-box retailers deliver a better shopping experience for mobile phone users than wireless operators do through their own branded outlets, according to a study from The NPD …

NEW YORK-Entertainment company ShortTV announced a new Web site that will allow mobile phone users to send video greetings to each other. “These short greeting videos are specially written and …

WASHINGTON-The wireless industry would take a hit if a universal-service reform bill becomes law, although the bill’s sponsor said the broadband standard was specifically crafted to include wireless. Reps. Lee …

WASHINGTON-FCC Commissioner Kathleen Abernathy said Thursday she will leave the Federal Communications Commission Dec. 9, even though the White House has yet to name a replacement. Abernathy’s announcement was expected. …

MUNICH, Germany-Siemens AG said its Music2You music download technology is set to launch through T-Mobile International. The two companies recently signed a framework agreement, making Music2You the preferred solution for …

Alltel Corp. continued its rural expansion by gobbling up privately held Midwest Wireless for $1.075 billion in cash. The acquisition comes just months after Alltel closed on its $6 billion …

CHARLOTTE, N.C.-UpSnap Inc. generated a significant round of funding by going public earlier this week, the company said Thursday. According to documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, UpSnap …

ATLANTA-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. announced it will sell a new phone aimed at children. The carrier picked up Firefly Mobile Inc.’s Firefly phone, which Firefly has been selling through retail outlets …

NEW DELHI, India-Motorola Inc. announced it expanded its operations in India, and will begin assembling phones in the country. Previously, Motorola shipped phones into India. “India is all about opportunity-and …

ATLANTA-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. is overhauling its wireless Web service in an effort to woo would-be mobile Internet surfers and boost content sales. The largest U.S. carrier said it is simplifying …

LONDON-Symbian Ltd. said shipments of Symbian OS phones increased 131 percent during the third quarter to 8.54 million units compared with 3.7 million units during the same quarter last year. …

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 …

LONDON-A new study by Infonetics Research says deployments of Voice over Internet Protocol are set to triple in the next two years, jumping from 10 percent in 2005 to 31 …

NEW YORK-T-Mobile USA Inc.’s parent company T-Mobile International said it planned to bolster its U.S. operations through the acquisition of smaller U.S. operators and participation in upcoming spectrum auctions. T-Mobile …

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel Corp. said it will offer MobiTV Inc.’s video service running on the Motorola Inc. Razr V3c beginning next week. The CDMA2000 1x EV-DO version of the popular …

BURLINGTON, Mass.-Sprint Nextel Corp. plans to use Attunity Ltd.’s data integration platform to provide seamless access to operational and call detail records for its voice network. The move is part …

SANTA CLARA, Calif.-Taiwanese carrier Chunghwa Mobile Business Group said it will deploy Azaire Networks Inc.’s Internet Protocol Converged Network Platform. The product will allow Chunghwa Mobile to provide services across …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Wireless mesh router maker Wave Wireless Corp. and wireless broadband technology developer WaveRider Communications announced plans to merge, saying the combined company will focus on the rapidly growing …

CHICAGO-U.S. Cellular Corp. and parent company Telephone and Data Systems Inc. said they received notices from The American Stock Exchange and The New York Stock Exchange indicating that both companies …

BELLEVUE, Wash.-The Mobile Marketing Association continues to gain momentum, adding more than six dozen members worldwide in the last three months. The nonprofit organization, which seeks to push the growth …

ATLANTA-BellSouth Corp. unveiled its Wireless Data Backup solution for business customers that utilizes Cingular Wireless L.L.C.’s EDGE network to back up BellSouth’s existing wireline data networks in case of an …

WASHINGTON-The television industry fought back Tuesday against a proposal to use vacant TV channels for unlicensed uses following the transition to digital TV. “The fact that you don’t see anyone …

ARMONK, N.Y.-IBM Corp. lobbed its new Internet Protocol Multimedia Subsystems offering into the marketplace, saying the gear will help telecommunications service providers transition to next-generation networks quicker. IBM said that …