2005

TYLER, Texas-Teletouch Communications Inc. announced it will get out of the paging business to focus on its global positioning system tracking, telematics and homeland-security services. The carrier said it will …

MIAMI-Movida Communications Inc., a mobile virtual network operator focused on the Hispanic market, said it has selected Brightstar Corp. to provide product distribution into retail locations in the markets Movida …

SYDNEY-Chipmaker Intel Corp. continued to push WiMAX technology with its $27.9 million investment in wireless broadband carrier Unwired Australia. Under the deal, Unwired Australia said it will use Intel’s WiMAX …

Mobile-phone sales popped in the second quarter to 190.5 million units, up from 157.6 million units sold in the same quarter of 2004, according to research and consulting firm Gartner …

Two infrastructure giants Thursday announced separate partnerships with developers of advanced technologies. Aiming to speed Internet Protocol Multimedia Subsystem rollouts, Motorola Inc. and Intel Corp. announced at the Intel Developer …

NEW DELHI, India-Nokia Corp. said it plans to open a Global Networks Operation Center in India by the end of the year. The center will perform network operation tasks for …

Global Signal Inc. signed long-term master antenna site leases with USA Mobility Inc., opening the door for USA Mobility to lease space on sites owned or leased by Global Signal. …

FRAMINGHAM, Mass.-Nearly as many U.S. teens acquired their cell phones primarily for text messaging as for talking, according to a study from consultant firm IDC Corp. and text-messaging provider SMS.ac. …

Nextel Partners Inc. reported that more than 20 percent of its class A common stockholders have requested that the carrier call a special meeting to vote on whether to exercise …

ATLANTA-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. expanded its GoodLink wireless messaging and data access service to Windows Mobile-enabled smart phones, according to Good Technology Inc. GoodLink is available on Audiovox SMT 5600 and …

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Firetide Inc., a wireless mesh networking provider, and Meru Networks, which provides Voice over Internet Protocol infrastructure, said they have teamed to provide voice communication capability on wireless mesh …

SAN DIEGO-Leap Wireless International Inc. appointed David Truzinski vice president and chief information officer where he will be responsible for the carrier’s information technology support, including computer operations, telecommunications, networking, …

WAYNE, Pa.-Traffic.com Inc. said it signed an agreement with the Maryland State Highway Administration that will allow for construction of a network of wireless roadside traffic sensors. The project will …

LIVERMORE, Calif.-UltraCell Corp. announced a reformed methanol fuel-cell technology for portable devices, which the company said provides twice the energy density of lithium batteries. The technology uses a micro reformer …

Investors continued to get behind nascent WiMAX technology, with two service providers announcing successful funding rounds. California-based fixed-wireless Internet provider NextWeb said it snared $3.5 million in Series E equity …

Time Warner Inc. is the latest media giant to join the stampede to the “third screen” with a $7.5 million investment in wireless game maker Glu Mobile. The stake was …

SAN FRANCISCO-Chipmaker Intel Corp. offered a general outline for some of its plans in the wireless world, including updates to its chips for Wi-Fi laptops and mobile phones. “The number …

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-The wireless industry garnered unprecedented attention from the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences as MobiTV and Sprint Nextel Corp. were named winners of an Emmy Award. MobiTV …

Investors cheered a report that predicted chipmaker RF Micro Devices Inc. is scoring additional business with the likes of Motorola Inc. and Nokia Corp. and that the company likely would …

Wireless Voice over Internet Protocol services are emerging as a threat to traditional wireless carriers, according to a report from Alexander Resources. The report, “Wireless VoIP: What Threats to Mobile …

Craig McCaw’s Clearwire Corp. raised an additional $250 million in financing, according to reports, bringing the company’s total war chest to around $600 million. The funds came from 31 unnamed …

WASHINGTON-New York City Council member Eva Moskowitz has compiled a comprehensive ranking of cell phones based on levels of radio-frequency radiation emissions, saying consumers should be supplied with the data …

OKLAHOMA CITY-Regional wireless provider Dobson Communications Corp. said it completed an exchange offer and consent solicitation of its 12.25-percent senior exchangeable preferred stock and its 13-percent senior exchangeable preferred stock. …

PETALUMA, Calif.-Dilithium Networks said it has licensed its AnswerFast Plus technology to Motorola Inc. for use in some of Motorola’s third-generation mobile devices. The technology reduces video-call session setup time …

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Motorola Inc. hired Dr. John D. Waclawsky as its software architect to drive coherent software development across the company’s product lines. “John’s experience in software architectures for world-class companies …