2005

NEW YORK-Crisp Wireless Inc. and Bango together introduced an end-to-end mobile content software solution. The direct-to-consumer solution includes Crisp’s mobile-content provisioning services and Bango’s content discovery, identification and billing services. …

CALABASAS, Calif.-Ixia, which provides Internet Protocol network testing solutions, introduced its IxWLAN line of testing tools for the 802.11 segment. The new product line is a result of the company’s …

BELLEVUE, Wash.-Wireless carrier Western Wireless Corp. has chosen an electronic lending services system from CGI-AMS Inc. Western Wireless will use CGI-AMS’ NetCredit system to improve the efficiency of customer acquisitions. …

ATLANTA-SmartVideo Technologies Inc. said it will provide EPIC Sports Channel programming as part of its basic mobile television package beginning next month. Anyone with a smart phone or personal digital …

FRAMINGHAM, Mass.-The full-track wireless music download industry in the United States will reach $1.2 billion in revenue by 2009, according to a study from research firm IDC Corp. While the …

SAN DIEGO-Leap Wireless International Inc. will target young Cricket Clicks subscribers with urban-themed content from BlingTones, the operator announced Tuesday. Cricket users can access ringtones and images from Lil’ Jon …

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 also sagged …

RESTON, Va.-TV shoppers will have a chance to buy a Nextel Communications Inc. kit during the “Electronics Today” show on shopping channel QVC. The show will air the evening of …

SHANGHAI, China-Chinese mobile-phone distributor China Digital Wireless Inc. said it will become the exclusive distributor of select Nokia Corp. mobile phones for the Shanghai region. The one-year agreement is flexible …

WARSAW, Poland-Poland’s largest wireless carrier PTK Centertel selected Nortel Networks Ltd. as a supplier of third-generation radio equipment to upgrade its network across southern Poland. Under the supply agreement, Nortel …

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 its lawsuit …

Lucent Technologies Inc. reported earnings today of $372 million, or 7 cents per share, for the third quarter, which ended June 30. The results are down 3.9 percent from last …

Cingular Wireless L.L.C. is closing the gap in customer care, but Verizon Wireless and T-Mobile USA Inc. maintained their positions atop Vocal Laboratories’ quarterly report measuring the quality of customer …

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 …

Nortel Networks Ltd. and collaborating members of the Wi-Mesh Alliance said they plan to present a proposal for a new global mesh wireless local area networks standard to the Institute …

WASHINGTON-FCC Chairman Kevin Martin appears to be reorganizing the Federal Communication Commission, a move that could disband the FCC’s Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, moving its functions to various other bureaus including …

LONDON-Mobile content will explode into a $9 billion industry in the next 12 months, according to a recent study by LogicaCMG. The survey of 6,000 users in four global markets …

WASHINGTON-Decisions by two traffic agencies to shut down mobile-phone service in four heavily traveled New York City tunnels shortly after the London bombings earlier this month have led to questions …

Crown Castle International Corp. announced it plans to acquire 467 towers from TrinTel Communications Inc., based in Irving, Texas, for about $145 million in cash. The acquisition of the towers …

Citing increasing demand for its overage-protecting Fair & Flexible rate plans, Sprint Corp. said it will no longer offer its traditional Free & Clear rate plans to new customers. Sprint …

DALLAS-MetroPCS Communications Inc. said it awarded Lucent Technologies Inc. a three-year contract for third-generation CDMA2000 equipment, valued at up to $500 million. MetroPCS said it plans to deploy Lucent equipment …

Early termination fees could be a thing of the past as a small startup out of New Jersey has set up a Web site designed to bring together wireless customers …

The wireless enterprise market-long a scene of sedate players and leisurely sales cycles-has cracked open with finger pointing, name calling, innuendo and otherwise rabid competition. “It really is a great …

ORLAND PARK, Ill.-Andrew Corp. said it settled a patent dispute with EMS Technologies Inc. concerning its remote electrical tilt antenna technology. The company has licensed the technology to EMS under …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Aviation Administration said its rules against the use of wireless devices while airborne will remain in place notwithstanding a proposal from the Federal Communications Commission to lift its …