2005

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

FAIRFAX, Va.-Simply Wireless said it sold 19,500 mobile phones on the Home Shopping Network the week of Sept. 28, making it the top mobile-phone seller on the network. The company …

MILPITAS, Calif.-GoRemote Internet Communications Inc. will partner with Skype to offer free wireless Internet voice services to business users. GoRemote, which provides managed broadband services, said it will bundle Skype’s …

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 …

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 …

HUNTINGDON VALLEY, Pa.-The Wireless Xcessories Group Inc., which manufacturers and distributes electronic and cellular accessories, said it has signed supply agreements with four wireless multi-store retailers and franchising groups representing …

Sprint Nextel Corp. terminated its contract with Hewlett-Packard Co., according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing by 724 Solutions Inc. Tuesday. 724 Solutions earlier this week announced HP had …

Regional wireless operator Centennial Communications Corp. said it added 6,600 domestic net customers during its first fiscal quarter of 2006, which ended Aug. 31. The number is more than triple …

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 …

Regional wireless operator MetroPCS Communications Inc. attracted $600 million in private-equity funding from Madison Dearborn Partners L.L.C. and TA Associates as part of a $739 million minority equity investment in …

LAS VEGAS-Amp’d Mobile, a mobile virtual network operator that expects to launch service later this year, chose Card Player Media as its exclusive poker content provider, according to Card Player. …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson and Siemens AG have been granted third-generation network contracts from Polish-operator Polska Telefonia Cyfrowa. The value of the contracts was not disclosed Ericsson will deliver 3G radio …

Verizon Wireless and T-Mobile USA Inc. provide the highest retail sales satisfaction among the wireless industry’s six largest operators, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2005 Wireless Retail Sales …

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Motorola Inc. said it would cut 1,900 jobs as part of its ongoing efforts to restructure and improve its supply chain. The company said it would take a pre-tax …

LOS ANGELES-PriceGrabber.com, a comparison shopping Web site launched its Cell Phones, Plans & Accessories Channel, in conjunction with InPhonic Inc. PriceGrabber said the new service will allow shoppers to easily …

Wireless Facilities Inc. said it’s joining forces with Google Inc. to bid on San Francisco’s municipal Wi-Fi project. WFI specializes in the design, deployment and management of wireless networks and …

Sprint Nextel Corp. reported that one of its subsidiaries has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Voice over Internet Protocol service providers Vonage Holdings Corp., theglobe.com Inc. and its operating …

DSL provider Covad Communications Group Inc. announced it purchased pre-WiMAX carrier NextWeb Inc. for $24.7 million in cash and stock. NextWeb offers wireless broadband services to 3,000 business customers in …

LOS ANGELES-Jamdat Mobile Inc. said it will work with ATI Technologies Inc. to develop three-dimensional wireless entertainment applications. “3D games are an important part of the future of mobile gaming …

Initial shipments of Motorola Inc.’s long-anticipated iTunes-capable phone appear somewhat sluggish, according to a recent analyst report from Piper Jaffray. The firm said its recent store checks show that some …

CAMARILLO, Calif.-Power-One Inc. said it filed a patent infringement lawsuit last week against Artesyn Technologies Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Marshall Division. Power-One …

Tower giant Crown Castle International Corp. said it’s considering whether it should hang onto its 77.6-percent ownership in Crown Castle Australia, which is Australia’s largest tower operator with 1,387 towers. …

IRVINE, Calif.-Boost Mobile unveiled its latest phone for the youth market, the glossy black i835 from Motorola Inc. The phone features Boost’s Walkie-Talkie service and support for multimedia messaging and …

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 …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Casio Hitachi Mobile Communications Co. Ltd. announced it will use over-the-air updating technology from InnoPath Software Inc. The technology will allow CHMC to remotely update the software in …