2005

L.M. Ericsson and Nokia Corp. announced they might offer GSM products for the 450 MHz band. The move-albeit somewhat delayed-is an attempt to provide a GSM alternative to CDMA offerings …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Video-game company Namco America Inc. announced it will form a separate business unit to focus on the growing market for mobile-phone games. Kenji Hisatsune, Namco’s executive vice president …

SAN FRANCISCO-Pronto Networks Inc. announced the launch of its UniFi Digital Communities Grid, a nationwide municipal broadband network that connects people from city to city and serves as a platform …

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago-Telecommunications Services of Trinidad and Tobago Ltd. announced plans to launch third-generation mobile broadband services in Trinidad and Tobago to residential and commercial customers via Nortel Networks …

PARIS-Alcatel Corp. signed an agreement with NextGenTel, a service provider in Norway, to conduct its first field trial of pre-WiMAX equipment in Oslo and Bergen, Norway. Under the terms of …

PISCATAWAY, N.J.-Telecommunications software and services provider Telcordia Technologies Inc. reported that Hawaiian Telecom has selected its Service Delivery suite of products and professional services to complete the company’s transition to …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission said the mobile-phone industry remains competitive and consumers continue to benefit, despite increased consolidation among wireless carriers and questions by a Democratic member of the commission …

WASHINGTON-Alltel Corp. said it will not meet the Dec. 31 enhanced-911 handset deadline and asked the Federal Communications Commission for a year-and-a-half extension. “Alltel has initiated numerous marketing and communications …

LOS ANGELES-Jamdat Mobile Inc. said it is participating in McDonald’s annual Monopoly contest for the second year. Jamdat prizes include two wireless games-Jamdat Sports NBA Three-Point Shootout and Blue Blocks-as …

The burgeoning Voice over Internet Protocol industry clipped a hurdle last week as Sprint Nextel Corp. reported that its subsidiary, Sprint Communications Co. L.P., has filed a patent infringement lawsuit …

BELLEVUE, Wash.-The Mobile Marketing Association said it has established a Mobile Search Working Group that will establish guidelines for a search marketing ecosystem. The group’s goal is to develop common …

ESPOO, Finland-Nokia Corp. said it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Telemar Oi, a Brazilian telecommunications company, to start trials of Nokia’s Fixed Mobile Convergence solutions. The solutions make …

BOSTON-The U.S. wireless industry is expected to become a larger sector of the U.S. economy than the agriculture and automobile industries within five years, according to a report from Ovum …

WASHINGTON-Lucent Technologies Inc. announced it signed a three-year agreement with electronics manufacturing services company Celestica Corp., giving Celestica exclusive rights to manufacture Lucent’s existing and new wireless products, according to …

IRVINE, Calif.-Broadcom Corp. announced it will acquire Athena Semiconductors Inc. for $21.6 million in cash. Athena makes chips for Wi-Fi and mobile TV technologies. Broadcom’s stock was down slightly after …

WASHINGTON-A Texas law firm said it filed a class-action lawsuit against Sprint Nextel Corp. on behalf of thousands of landowners in the state. The lawsuit, filed in federal district court …

SAN FRANCISCO-Mforma Group Inc. said it raised $30 million in a third round of institutional financing. The round was led by venture-capital firm Institutional Venture Partners. Existing investors Bessemer Venture …

Motorola Inc. scored its first content agreement for its forthcoming iRadio service, a deal that will make Universal Music Group’s extensive music catalog available to iRadio subscribers. The news comes …

CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom-Microprocessor company Arm unveiled its newest offering, the Cortex-A8 processor, which the company said will give low-power mobile devices the computing strength of desktop computers. “The rapid convergence …

The latest consensus puts China’s third-generation licenses on track for release in the first half of next year-a move that would finally open up the world’s largest wireless market to …

Verizon Wireless and T-Mobile USA Inc. again outranked the competition in a J.D. Power and Associates consumer survey, this time posting the highest retail sales satisfaction among the wireless industry’s …

Eminem’s publishing companies filed suit last week to stop the sale of ringtones they say are pirated from the hip-hop star’s hit tunes. Michigan-based publishers Eight Mile Style and Martin …

TAMPA, Fla.-FTS Group Inc. provided details on its proposed share spinoff of FTS Wireless Inc. The company said it is seeking to acquire a profitable privately held company in conjunction …

Thanks to an off-kilter-reporting schedule, Centennial Communications Corp. got a jump on quarterly reporting season last week, posting improved financial and mixed operations metrics for its first fiscal quarter that …