2005

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-An Illinois judge will not issue a temporary restraining order to block Sprint Corp.’s acquisition of Nextel Communications Inc. Sprint affiliate iPCS Inc. requested the restraining order in …

WASHINGTON-Congressmen last week formed a new caucus that aims to set aside a portion of the 700 MHz spectrum band for unlicensed use once those channels are available with the …

Perhaps no surviving mobile technology has suffered the pummeling WAP has endured since its over-hyped introduction in 1999. But after six years of being tied to the whipping post, it …

The mobile-phone industry applauded new legislation clarifying for depreciation purposes that computer-based equipment at cell sites is five-year property. CTIA, the U.S. cell-phone association, said today there is significant uncertainty …

TAMPA, Fla.-Nearly a dozen major players from the wireless and technology industries unveiled a joint venture that will offer a registry service for the “.mobi” Internet domain. The suffix was …

VANCOUVER, British Columbia-PC card maker Sierra Wireless Inc. reported revenues of $21.9 million for the second quarter, a 57.5-percent decrease from the same period last year when the company posted …

A comic strip I ran across last week wonderfully summed up in a brilliant, understated manner the transformational wireless dynamic in America and the world. In the first scene, a …

Motorola Inc. emerged the clear winner of the second-quarter handset battle. The company’s strike at Nokia Corp.’s dominance in the low-end phone market scored a direct hit, while it also …

WASHINGTON-Legislation ensuring Internet Protocol-enabled services are not subject to traditional telecommunications regulation will be rolled into the telecom reform bill being drafted by the Senate Commerce Committee, said Sen. John …

The second-quarter earnings race got off to a relatively solid start as Cingular Wireless L.L.C. and Nextel Communications Inc. posted financials largely in line with Wall Street expectations. The results-coupled …

Developers, publishers and carriers are bringing new titles to market every day in their haste to cash in on the exploding mobile-game industry. But the crush of new games includes …

FORT WORTH, Texas-Sluggish wireless sales again dragged on retailer RadioShack Corp. as the company’s second-quarter net income toppled from $68.3 million last year to $52.3 million this year. RadioShack’s stock …

PORTLAND, Ore.-Legacy Wireless Towers L.L.C., a subsidiary of Legacy Wireless Services Inc., said it acquired seven existing tower sites in the Portland, Ore., metropolitan market. The seven existing tower sites …

SUNOL, Calif.-The MultiMediaCard Association announced a new svelte form factor aimed at the -phone market. The group’s new MMCmicro specification measures 12 by 14 by 1.1 millimeters and is about …

EDINBURG, Va.-Sprint PCS affiliate Shenandoah Telecommunications Co., which offers various telecom services in the Mid-Atlantic and southeastern United States, posted increasing revenues and wireless subscribers. The carrier’s Sprint retail wireless …

WASHINGTON-The New York City Department of Consumer Affairs last week brought a lawsuit in state court against Nextel Communications Inc., Sprint Corp. and T-Mobile USA Inc. for allegedly deceiving consumers …

WASHINGTON-The Progress & Freedom Foundation said Thursday that state agencies should be given greater latitude on telecommunications social policy, but less on economic regulation. “The advent of digital technologies in …

WASHINGTON-It’s either back to the future or a sign of the times as the wireless industry tries to digest a possible reorganization of the Federal Communications Commission. Two scenarios floating …

WASHINGTON-Broadband in the United States is increasing at the same time the percentage of those using wireless for broadband is decreasing, according to a recent report released by the Federal …

To the Editor, I enjoy Tracy Ford’s editorial columns, as I do Jeffrey Silva’s. Your July 11, 2005, comments about the 2.5 GHz band are right on including, “The potential …

The article titled “3G buildouts should boost network vendors’ Q2 financials” on page 6 of the July 18, 2005 issue included incorrect forecast figures for Lucent Technologies Inc. The company …

Third-generation wireless buildouts propelled earnings for L.M. Ericsson and Lucent Technologies Inc. during the quarter ended June 30. Ericsson reported net profits of $744 million during its second quarter, a …

NEW YORK-Teens and young adults continue to transform the wireless marketplace in the United States, according to two studies released last week. Devices such as cell phones, handheld computers and …

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel Corp. is teaming with Fujifilm on an offering allowing users to create and send personal postcards from their handsets. With the BREW-based application, users can create a …

Cell phones are operating again in busy New York City tunnels, after being turned off July 7 following terrorist attacks in subways in London. Service in the Lincoln and Holland …