2005

Cingular Wireless L.L.C. reported an agreement with national entertainment retailer Musicland Group Inc. to sell Cingular’s postpaid and prepaid GoPhone products in nearly 400 Sam Goody and Media Play stores …

NEW YORK-L-3 Communications announced it will build BlackBerry-style devices for the U.S. Department of Defense and other U.S. government users under a new $18 million multi-year contract with the National …

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 …

Verizon Wireless said it 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 the customer’s …

DENVER-Roland Kleinfeld, who describes himself as a jeweler and entrepreneur, announced he is selling a solar-powered mobile-phone charger on his Web site, www.ultimatesolarcharger.com. “How ridiculous in this day and age …

ANDOVER, Mass.-Groove Mobile said it will launch a comprehensive, white-label mobile music suite for carriers looking to offer full-track downloads and other services. The mobile music service provider outlined the …

Nortel Networks Ltd. announced its market strategy for WiMAX product development, saying it has formed alliances with Intel Corp. for mobile WiMAX and Airspan Networks Inc. for fixed WiMAX development. …

Verizon Wireless President and Chief Executive Officer Dennis Strigl sent a letter to Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin updating the commission on the carrier’s progress in restoring services to …

WASHINGTON-FCC Chairman Kevin Martin said Thursday that he intends to create a new Homeland Security and Public Safety Bureau that will include many of the issues, including 911, public-safety communications …

Verizon Wireless has tapped 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 1x …

LONDON-M-commerce software developer Qpass Inc. introduced an offering designed to manage digital content stores for wireless operators and media companies. The Seattle-based company launched Qpass Content Services, which performs content …

TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo Inc. said it will offer an information-capture function called ToruCa in the Osaifu-Keitai when compatible handsets are released this winter. Osaifu-Keitai refers to mobile phones equipped with a …

SAN DIEGO-RF Industries Ltd. said it has acquired the assets of Worswick Industries Inc., a privately held manufacturer of custom and standard computer cabling and wire harness assemblies. The acquisition …

Infrastructure vendor Siemens AG and PC card maker Novatel Wireless Inc. announced they jointly will sell High-Speed Downlink Packet Access products. Siemens will supply the HSDPA infrastructure gear, and Novatel …

WASHINGTON-In a change to his previously proposed bill, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) wants to move up by two years the date that broadcasters must give back the extra spectrum they …

Dobson Communications Corp. reported that its American Cellular Corp. subsidiary has acquired the non-licensed wireless assets of Endless Mountain Wireless L.L.C. covering Pennsylvania Rural Service Area 4 for $12.2 million. …

ATLANTA-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. is selling the advanced 6682 from Nokia Corp. for $300 with a service plan. The device features a 1.3-megapixel digital camera, Bluetooth and an MP3 player, as …

DALLAS-Regional wireless provider MetroPCS Communications Inc. unveiled a prepaid Visa card issued through a relationship with the Meta Payment Systems division of MetaBank and Galileo Processing. MetroPCS said the reloadable …

SEATTLE-Blue Frog Mobile Inc. snared $16 million in a Series A financing round, the wireless content company said Wednesday. Blue Frog sells ringtones, images, games and voice services through branded …

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.-Operators looking to cash in on mobile music services must first establish a viable business model, according to a report from Pyramid Research. While the buzz surrounding wireless music …

WASHINGTON-The top U.S. business lobbying group told the Bush administration China needs to remove barriers to telecommunications trade and to better protect intellectual property rights of American companies. In its …

Sprint Nextel Corp. said the financial impact of Hurricane Katrina will be between $150 million and $200 million net of expected insurance recovery. The carrier said the estimates include capital …

Instant messaging continued to move into wireless Wednesday, as Virgin Mobile announced a deal to bring America Online Inc.’s Instant Messaging to subscribers who purchase Virgin Mobile’s latest phone. The …

NEW YORK-Juice Wireless and Wildsight Productions are targeting bird lovers and wildlife enthusiasts with two new mobile content services. The companies launched Wildtones.com and Birdtones.com, which are designed to distribute …

SAN FRANCISCO-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. and Sendia Corp. teamed to provide real-time, on-demand wireless access to account information within Salesforce.com targeted at sales professionals. Cingular will resell Sendia’s WorkSpace customer relationship …