2005

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 …

HONG KONG-The CDMA Development Group announced that the standard for CDMA2000 1x EV-DO Revision B is on schedule for publication in the first quarter of 2006 and should significantly increase …

GEORGETOWN, The Cayman Islands-Caribbean wireless provider Digicel Group said it completed the acquisition of Cingular Wireless L.L.C.’s operations in the Cayman Islands. Digicel noted that plans were under way to …

WASHINGTON-Congressional Republicans lashed out at House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi’s (D-Calif.) and the House Democratic innovation agenda, pointing to Democratic opposition to key high-tech legislation such as class-action reform and …

RESTON, Va.-Mobile Satellite Ventures L.P. announced a deal with AnyData Inc. to develop handsets for MSV’s satellite-terrestrial network. AnyData said it will make a clamshell-style camera phone for the network. …

HONG KONG-Siemens AG announced plans to invest substantial capital in key Asian markets, aiming to climb from the No. 3 position to the No. 2 slot among the world’s mobile …

BOISE, Idaho-The state of Idaho took its official Web site mobile last month, making it one of only three states to offer a mobile version of its Web site. The …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Cisco Systems Inc. unveiled its outdoor wireless mesh solution, launching itself into the municipal Wi-Fi technology marketplace. Cisco said its new access point, called Aironet 1500, was built …

HONG KONG-Several infrastructure vendors reported successful demonstrations at the 2005 3G World Congress and Exhibition in Hong Kong. Motorola Inc. unveiled a prototype CDMA2000 1xEV-DO Revision A solution, which the …

TORONTO-Two vendors made HSDPA trial announcements this week. Nortel Networks Corp. and operator Edge Wireless L.L.C. plan to begin field trials of UMTS and HSDPA technology, including demonstrations of video …

BOCA RATON, Fla.-Loc-Aid Technologies snared $5 million in its first round of institutional financing, the location-based services application developer said Wednesday. H.I.G. Ventures and Intersouth Partners co-led the Series A …

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-Swiss carrier Swisscom announced it will sell IXI Mobile Inc.’s Ogo messaging device. The carrier plans to sell the GPRS gadget-which features a QWERTY keyboard and no voice …

HELSINKI, Finland-Just two months after launching its own branded wireless e-mail offering, Nokia Corp. is jumping head-first into the space with the $430 million acquisition of Intellisync Corp. The handset …

SAN FRANCISCO-Citing increased summer travel, performance measurement firm Telephia reported that wireless customers paid 15 percent more in roaming charges in the third quarter compared with the first three months …

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Video game publisher Capcom said it plans to establish a mobile division based in Los Angeles. The Mobile and Interactive Division plans to release at least 10 titles in …

RESTON, Va.-Sprint Nextel Corp. plans to take a swipe at the success of Motorola Inc.’s super-slim Razr device by selling a similar slender gadget from rival Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. …

TOKYO-Access Co. Ltd. said it completed its acquisition of PalmSource Inc., which provides the Palm OS operating system for mobile devices. PalmSource now is a wholly owned subsidiary of Access. …

JERSEY CITY, N.J.-Mobile enterprise solutions provider Antenna Software Inc. said it entered into a strategic joint marketing agreement with Verizon Wireless providing customers with access to Antenna’s A3 on-demand mobile …

SEATTLE-RealNetworks Inc. is targeting businesses, governmental agencies and educational institutions by mobilizing its Helix technology. The company unveiled the newest version of its Helix Server Unlimited, which is designed to …

DENVER-Amy DeVita has rejoined RCR Wireless News as Northeastern/International Sales Manager. DeVita spent six years representing RCR Wireless News from 1998 to 2004, before deciding to take some time off …

NEW YORK-Dwango Wireless suffered its third straight multimillion-dollar quarterly deficit, reporting a net third-quarter loss of $5 million. The mobile entertainment publisher said it generated $968,000 in revenue during the …

KIRKLAND, Wash.-Nextel Partners Inc. said it completed the redemption of $146.3 million aggregate principal amount at maturity of its 12.5 percent senior notes due Nov. 15, 2009. The carrier noted …

FREMONT, Calif.-Device-management company Insignia Solutions announced it hired an investment banking company to assist it with “strategic opportunities in the arenas of acquisitions and mergers.” Such moves generally precede a …

MADRID-Telefonica Moviles signed two global content agreements, with content vendors I-play and THQ, that the carrier said will allow its subsidiaries to improve their mobile gaming offerings. I-play’s titles include …

CHELMSFORD, Mass.-SavaJe Technologies announced two key executive appointments this week. The company named Gregory Koss as its new chief executive officer and William Sorenson as its new chief financial officer. …