2005

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Cisco Systems Inc. said the Federal Communications Commission approved the industry’s first Wi-Fi software defined radio, a new product touted as enabling wireless local area network channel expansion …

In the face of the lofty pronouncements and promises from official Washington about improving emergency communications and muscling up our telecom infrastructure in the aftermath of 9/11, the Asian tsunami …

Trip Hawkins believes the last thing wireless gamers want is to play console-style offerings on their phones. “If you take Madden Football and put it on a mobile device, it …

MONTREAL-Satellite and terrestrial wireless equipment manufacturer Advantech AMT has acquired Powerwave Technologies Inc.’ microwave operation in Gothenberg, Sweden. Advantech said it would resurrect the Allgon Microwave brand, which it used …

PLAINFIELD, Ind.-Palm Inc. authorized two mobile-phone distributors to distribute its Treo smart phone in the United States. The company signed agreements with Brightpoint Inc.’s North American subsidiary and with CellStar …

BOSTON-Industry research and analyst firm The Yankee Group reported that wireless usage continues to outpace wireline usage in the United States. Citing its own internal surveys, government reports and industry …

WASHINGTON-A key court battle with far-reaching implications for nationwide calling plans of top mobile-phone carriers kicked off in a federal appeals court in Atlanta, with a consumer group and Vermont …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission and Congress may have differing opinions on upcoming auctions of third-generation and digital TV spectrum, warned the Rural Telecommunications Group. RTG said the FCC’s idea of …

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless said it helped shut down an Internet firm that was selling its customers’ calling records. “Accessing a person’s personal telephone records without a valid court order or …

Sprint Nextel Corp. this week plans to announce its fourth music service, a wireless version of RealNetworks Inc.’s Rhapsody Radio. The offering includes five channels of streaming audio including alternative, …

Conceding that no carrier wants to offer islands of coverage, U.S. Cellular Corp. and Alltel Corp. swapped assets in rural America to fortify their geographic footprints and shed nonstrategic assets. …

ESPOO, Finland-Nokia Corp. raised its revenue expectations due to what the company said were stronger-than-expected sales of mobile phones. Nokia’s stock jumped almost 4 percent on the announcement to $16.71 …

LONDON-Vodafone Group plc said it teamed with an infrastructure vendor to launch a new product that provides high-speed mobile data connectivity for teams working on the move. Vodafone will offer …

Verizon Wireless has tapped into the international capabilities of parent company Vodafone Group plc to launch its Global Data Access product that will allow users to access Verizon Wireless’ CDMA2000 …

WASHINGTON-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. has been expelled from the Better Business Bureau of Upstate New York, according to a report in a Rochester, N.Y., newspaper. The nation’s largest wireless carrier acknowledged …

U.S. wireless carriers ultimately want to get every American on their networks. In this utopian dream, everybody would be a paying customer. Subscribers would make all their voice calls from …

Among the tragedies that Hurricane Katrina brought was the realization that it would be easier for some people to reconnect with their dogs than their grandmas. A veterinarian can access …

Wireless carriers continued the arduous task of repairing networks in the Gulf Coast region hit hard by Hurricane Katrina last month, though few operators have released financial details of the …

Canadian telecom giants Rogers Communications Inc. and Bell Canada said they plan to jointly build and manage a nationwide wireless broadband network that could include roaming opportunities with Craig McCaw’s …

Facilities-based telecommunications provider IDT Corp. unveiled its TuYo Mobile prepaid wireless service targeting the rapidly growing-and increasingly targeted-Hispanic community. IDT said the TuYo Mobile service will offer a bilingual customer …

GOTHENBURG, Sweden-The mobile content and entertainment services market in Western Europe could reach nearly $40 billion by 2012, according to a new report from Berg Insight. The leading services in …

WASHINGTON-In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, FCC Chairman Kevin Martin said that he intends to create a new Homeland Security and Public Safety Bureau. Likewise, the issue of public-safety interoperable …

SANTA CLARA, Calif.-Wireless e-mail vendor Good Technology Inc. said it cut an unspecified number of jobs due to the company’s transition from direct to indirect sales. The cuts were part …

Nokia Corp. is hoping to create a framework for Java-based developer tools with this week’s expected announcement that it has joined Canada’s Eclipse Foundation. Nokia said it will contribute software …

Sprint Nextel Corp. reported a deal with Samsung Telecommunications America L.L.P. to jointly test network equipment based on the 802.16e WiMAX standard using Sprint Nextel’s 2.5 GHz spectrum. The companies …