2005

SAN FRANCISCO-L.M. Ericsson said it will distribute ringback tones from EMI Music’s catalog of music as part of Ericsson’s hosted ring-back tone service in the United States. The nonexclusive deal …

NEW YORK-Demand for paid wireless information services remains low, according to new research from JupiterResearch. The company said only one-fifth of consumers are willing to pay for 411 information, and …

LONDON-Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications Inc. appointed Najmi Jarwala president of the North American region. Most recently Jarwala was senior vice president of customer equipment and supply chain at AT&T Wireless …

SAN DIEGO-The Open Mobile Alliance made publicly available six new Enabler Releases that address both existing mobile services and future offerings. The releases include: OMA Multimedia Messaging Service Version 1.3, …

MUNICH, Germany-For those who yearn for channel surfing away from home, Siemens AG is launching Mobile TV Streaming, which the company said makes mobile channel surfing over GPRS or W-CDMA/UMTS …

SINGAPORE-The GSM Association announced its successful completion of six months of network interoperability trials in Europe and Asia with Session Initiation Protocol and Internet Protocol Multimedia Subsystem technology. Many operators …

MUNICH, Germany-In a deal that strengthens its wireless broadband portfolio, Siemens AG signed a takeover agreement with operational support systems startup Garderos Software Innovations GmbH. In the deal, Garderos will …

SAN FRANCISCO-Nokia announced plans to release a collection of casual games for Java-enabled cell phones later this year. The first four titles, all powered by Nokia’s SNAP Mobile technology, are …

SAN FRANCISCO-The Trusted Computing Group said it plans to enable trust and security in mobile phones and their applications. TCG is a nonprofit industry association that creates open industry specifications …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson and newly formed SeaMobile signed a three-year contract to bring wireless voice and data communication services to the seas. Ericsson said it will supply a complete wireless …

CAMBRIDGE, U.K.-Mobile TV and video services could run into capacity constraints on third-generation networks in as little as two years, according to a new report from Analysys. The report, “Making …

SAN DIEGO-Modem maker Novatel Wireless Inc. said it has begun shipping its Merlin U740 HSDPA-enabled PC data cards to European carriers. The company said the cards would work on HSDPA …

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint Nextel Corp. reported a deal with MTV Networks to supply MTV Networks’ brands and programming direct to Sprint Nextel customers using CDMA-based multimedia phones. The programming will …

TAMPA, Fla.-Syniverse Technologies Inc. landed a three-year contract with Cingular Wireless L.L.C. to provide clearing and settlement services for roaming partnerships beginning in January 2006. Syniverse said it will provide …

Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications L.P. plans to step up its competition with the likes of Motorola Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. by introducing more mid- and low-end phones in …

The GSM Association signed an agreement with NeuStar Inc. to offer Root Domain System services to more than 680 global GSM mobile operators. NeuStar’s Root DNS will manage a global …

WASHINGTON-Mandatory negotiations between Sprint Nextel Corp. and 800 MHz licensees it must pay to move as part of the Federal Communications Commission’s rebanding process began Tuesday for Wave 1 licensees …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Three wireless industry vendors announced new funding this week. Roamware Inc., which provides mobile roaming solutions, said it raised $14 million in a series C round of financing. …

SAN FRANCISCO-Lucent Technologies Inc. launched the Lucent Hosted Custom Applications Center, saying the center aims to enable service providers to rapidly introduce differentiated services, with low upfront investments and other …

SAN FRANCISCO-Electronic Arts Inc. will lumber further onto the wireless gaming playground in coming months, releasing wireless versions of seven of its PC- and console-based franchises. The publisher said it …

WASHINGTON-Coming on the heels of a successful lobbying effort to change the 2 GHz band plan, rural wireless carriers are asking the Federal Communications Commission to revise the 700 MHz …

BELLEVUE, Wash.-The Bluetooth Special Interest Group announced availability of new tools designed to help companies bring Bluetooth products to market faster. The Bluetooth SIG said the goal is to simplify …

Unlike the freewheeling and sometimes thought-provoking keynotes of previous CTIA Wireless I.T. shows, Tuesday’s opening keynote session was a trio of rudimentary company presentations on business basics from Microsoft Corp., …

KINGS PARK, N.Y.-By 2010, worldwide subscribers will reach 2.3 billion individual wireless subscribers, according to Visant Strategies “World Mobile Subscriber Markets 2005” report. Of those 2.3 billion subscribers, nearly half …

WASHINGTON-U.K.-based Inmarsat Ltd. applied to the Federal Communications Commission for a 2 GHz mobile satellite service license that would allow it to offer interoperable communications to first responders and homeland …