Monthly Archives: February, 2006

EA closes on Jamdat acquisition

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.—Video-game powerhouse Electronic Arts Inc. said it completed its acquisition of Jamdat Mobile Inc. The $680 million deal was announced in December.Mitch...

Study finds revenue potential in Eastern Europe, Africa

LONDON-Increased mobile penetration in Eastern Europe and Africa is expected to drive revenue growth in the Europe-Middle East-Africa region, according to new research from...

Blake pushes more cell-phone health lawsuits back to state courts

WASHINGTON—U.S. District Judge Catherine Blake ruled three mobile-phone health suits should be returned to state and federal courts, another in a string of legal...

Verizon Idol: Verizon, MySpace team for battle of the bands

BEDMINSTER, N.J.—Move over, "American Idol." Verizon Wireless is offering unsigned bands a shot at mobile stardom through a contest that will end up with...

DoCoMo releases 3G Nokia phone

TOKYO—NTT DoCoMo Inc. announced plans to begin selling Nokia Corp.’s 6630 3G phone. The announcement stands as a notable victory for Nokia, which has...

Cingular trials video-sharing service

BARCELONA, Spain—The GSM Association said it has started interoperability trials for video services in Europe, Asia and the United States that would allow wireless...

Huawei to sell Vodafone-branded 3G handsets in Europe

LONDON—European operator Vodafone Group plc announced a major new agreement with Chinese equipment manufacturer Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. that calls for Huawei to build...

Qwest posts improved wireless results

DENVER—Regional Bell operating company Qwest Communications International Inc. posted a third quarter of sequential growth after transitioning customers from its own network, which it...

Metro One reaches settlement with Sprint Nextel

PORTLAND, Ore.—Metro One Telecommunications Inc. said it reached a settlement regarding the enhanced directory assistance services it provided to former Nextel Communications Inc. customers...

Disney unveils pre-launch MVNO site

NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Calif.—The Walt Disney Internet Group has set up a pre-launch Web site for its planned mobile virtual network operator service, Disney Mobile.The...

Lucent conducting risk assessment of European telecom networks

MURRAY HILL, N.J—Lucent Technologies Inc. said it won a contract to conduct a threat assessment of Europe’s wireless, wireline and Internet networks.The contract, which...

Sprint Nextel’s music service hits one-million-download mark

RESTON, Va.—Sprint Nextel Corp. touted the success of its Sprint Music Store, announcing that customers had downloaded one million full-length songs through the service.Sprint...

Virgin Mobile teaming with Microsoft to launch mobile TV offering

BARCELONA, Spain—Virgin Mobile is set to be one of the first European operators to launch mobile TV services using a dedicated mobile TV network....

FCC wants to ensure cell-phone record sales are not inside job

WASHINGTON—The Federal Communications Commission wants to make sure that the sale of customer call records—which has erupted into this year’s biggest wireless scandal—has not...

Skype pushes mobile initiatives

BARCELONA—Voice over Internet Protocol company Skype Ltd. declared 2006 the year that it would "go mobile," and announced that international carrier Hutchison Whampoa’s 3...

Vodafone signs IMS agreements with Nokia, Ericsson

ESPOO, Finland—Vodafone Group plc named Nokia Corp. and L.M. Ericsson as its preferred suppliers for IMS technology, an agreement that could stand as a...

Virgin Mobile offers unlimited off-peak calling option

Warren, N.J.—Virgin Mobile USA L.L.C. introduced an unlimited night and weekend calling plan that allows users to place unlimited off-peak calls to three phone...

Vodafone ties search capabilities to Google

LONDON—Vodafone Group plc announced that it is working with Google Inc. to develop mobile search services, which Vodafone plans to integrate into its Vodafone...

VeriSign expands European presence with 3united acquisition

BARCELONA, Spain—Internet and mobile vendor VeriSign Inc. signed an agreement to acquire Vienna, Austria-based 3united Mobile Solutions AG, which is a privately held wireless...

Porn company Waat acquires German game vendor

SHERMAN OAKS, Calif.—Waat Media, which provides adult-oriented mobile-phone programming, is dipping its toe into the mobile gaming space with the acquisition of mobile-game developer...

Verizon Wireless files pair of lawsuits against auto-dialers

BEDMINSTER, N.J.—Verizon Wireless filed two new lawsuits related to customer privacy, alleging that three Florida-based marketing firms made hundreds of thousands of illegal calls...

Access rechristens Palm OS as ALP

BARCELONA, Spain—Japanese browser vendor Access Co. Ltd. gave details about what it plans to do with Palm OS vendor PalmSource Inc., which the company...

Stevens indicates preference for federal-state cooperation

WASHINGTON—The chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee hinted to state regulators Monday afternoon that federal pre-emption of state and local telecommunications regulations would not...

Sprint Nextel signs 800 MHz reconfiguration agreement with Utah

WASHINGTON—Sprint Nextel Corp. signed an 800 MHz planning-funding agreement with the State of Utah and hopes to have a completed frequency-relocation agreement completed by...

Nortel scores three-year Cingular contract

DALLAS—Nothing says "I’m sticking with you" like a three-year contract for network services and equipment. Cingular Wireless L.L.C. said it will stand by its...
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