2005

WASHINGTON-A federal judge in New York last week threw out lawsuits alleging the nation’s top mobile-phone companies violated antitrust laws by improperly tying the sale of handsets to the purchase …

FORT MYERS, Fla.-Kentucky-based regional carrier Bluegrass Cellular Inc. has tapped InterOp Technologies Inc. to provide ring-back services, the companies said. InterOp, which powers mobile data services for Tier 2 and …

NEW YORK-Software developer Eatoni Ergonomics Inc. has developed a new e-mail application aimed at helping older mobile-phone users more easily send and receive e-mails. Eatoni Mail reduces the number of …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-In-building wireless solutions company LGC Wireless Inc. said it completed the second close of its series B-1 equity financing in the amount of $2 million. The total raised …

BURNABY, British Columbia-WebTech Wireless Inc. said it has issued nearly 5.1 million common shares for total proceeds of $3.7 million pursuant to the exercise of share purchase warrants. The warrants …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. said it has added sound enhancement technology on its Mobile Station Modem chipsets. The echo-canceling technology is designed to improve acoustic performance of third-generation handsets and improve …

MUNICH, Germany-Siemens AG said Thomas Ganswindt will head up its Communications division following the abrupt departure of Lothar Pauly to Deutsche Telekom AG. “With Thomas Ganswindt at the helm, the …

SHAWNEE MISSION, Kan.-Sprint Nextel Corp. introduced two new phones from Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. to sell over the carrier’s CDMA network. Samsung’s A560 features a speakerphone and voice-activated dialing and …

SEATTLE-Mobile gaming company Reaxion Corp. announced it scored $2 million in its first round of funding from i-Hatch Ventures. Reaxion said it will use the money to round out its …

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp.’s board of directors added two new members to its executive board, appointing Kai Oistamo to lead the Mobile Phones business group and Robert Andersson to head customer …

The following information includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.

PALO ALTO, Calif.-Franklin, Tenn., and St. Cloud, Fla., have signed agreements to use Hewlett-Packard Co. equipment for their metro-scale Wi-Fi projects. HP said the deal includes its iPAQ Pocket PC, …

DALLAS-The early market for video content and live TV services on mobile platforms will be driven by a small but dedicated group of users, according to a new report from …

The Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association has launched Focus on Driving, an interactive Web site to raise awareness of the risks associated with driver distraction. The Web site, http://www.focusondriving.ca, features an …

SITTINGBOURNE, United Kingdom-English regional carrier Telabria launched a pre-WiMAX network that covers 850 square miles-including 675,000 households and 60,000 businesses-in southeast England. The carrier said the network offers speeds greater …

SAN DIEGO-Network provider Wireless Facilities Inc. has won a $10 million network services contract to provide second- and third-generation network optimization for a major wireless carrier in Europe. The company …

GUATEMALA CITY-Telefonica Moviles said it launched its third-generation service in Guatemala using CDMA2000 1x EV-DO technology from Nortel Networks Corp. Telefonica signed a contract with Nortel in May to supply …

Skype Technologies S.A. inked its first deal with a wireless carrier, announcing a contract with Germany’s E-Plus to provide its Voice over Internet Protocol service over the mobile operator’s network. …

WASHINGTON-Verizon Wireless Wednesday sued two telemarketers for violating the prohibition against making sales calls to mobile phones using autodialers. Using evidence initially gained because Verizon Wireless employees received recorded messages …

The tumultuous legal battle between BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. and patent-holding company NTP Inc. has coaxed some unexpected players out of the woodwork. RIM rivals Microsoft Corp. and …

ROCHESTER, N.Y.-Eastman Kodak Co. and Nikon Corp. separately announced new digital cameras that will include built-in Wi-Fi modems. The companies said such devices will allow users to more easily upload …

MONTREAL-BlueTree Wireless Data Inc., which provides commercial and industrial wireless modems for machine-to-machine applications, said Verizon Wireless has certified its CDMA 1xRTT GPS Series and IP Series products for use …

Cingular Wireless L.L.C., T-Mobile USA Inc. and device vendor i-mate were among those introducing new phones to the market. Cingular said it will sell two new clamshell-style, low-end phones from …

FORT MYERS, Fla.-Kentucky-based regional carrier Bluegrass Cellular Inc. has tapped InterOp Technologies Inc. to provide ringback services, the companies said Thursday. InterOp, which powers mobile data services for Tier 2 …

PARIS-Alcatel Corp. said it won a contract with WiMAX Telecom GmbH to provide the first commercial broadband wireless network using the new WiMAX standard in Austria. WiMAX Telecom is a …