July 2006

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint Nextel Corp. has modified how its customers reach an automated service line and how their identities are verified following concerns raised by customers about their privacy on …

Motient Corp. scored a solid win against Highland Capital Management L.P. and its president, James Dondero, with news that Motient stockholders voted to elect all of the company’s six nominees …

SAN ANTONIO, Texas-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. launched its UMTS/HSDPA mobile broadband network in the hometown of parent company AT&T Inc. The wireless carrier announced that it has added San Antonio to …

The following list details this week’s infrastructure awards for the cellular, Wi-Fi and WiMAX industries. The contracts are broken down by transmission technology, country and vendor. The value of the …

LONDON—Mobile Streams plc said it will spend more than $10 million to acquire Mobilemode Ltd. in an effort to tap the Asia-Pacific market. Mobile Streams, which provides wireless entertainment content …

ATLANTA—Gerald Hickman, senior vice president and general manager of EMS Technologies Inc.’s EMS Wireless division, announced he is retiring from the company. Paul Domorski, president and chief executive officer, will …

MIAMI—Cellpoint Connect and VoodooVox said they have teamed up to offer Cellpoint’s ringtone products to people who call radio stations via VoodooVox’s interactive voice response technology. VoodooVox provides IVR technology …

FORT WORTH, Texas—Teletouch Communications Inc. said it has chosen the law firm Masur & Associates L.L.C. to assist the company with its mobile content licensing efforts as well as with …

SAN ANTONIO, Texas—Cingular Wireless L.L.C. launched its UMTS/HSDPA mobile broadband network in the hometown of parent company AT&T Inc. The wireless carrier announced that it has added San Antonio to …

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms. Click here for wireless ratings from past weeks from RCR …

   BASKING RIDGE, N.J.—Verizon Wireless will sell LG Electronics Co. Ltd.’s “Chocolate” phone, a stylish, black device that slides open and plays digital music. A picture of and information on …

TOKYO—NTT DoCoMo Inc. and Aquafairy Co. said they are jointly developing a micro fuel cell for the Japanese operator’s 3G handsets, a move intended to counter the power demands made …

IPSWICH, Mass.—The Consumer Respect Group, which examines how companies treat online customers, has found that the telecom industry—particularly traditional landline and wireless companies—does a better-than-average job of interacting with customers …

ANNAPOLIS, Md.—TeleCommunication Systems Inc. said it filed a lawsuit against Mobile 356 Inc. and WiderThan Americas Inc. claiming the companies infringed on its patents. The lawsuit was filed in the …

SEOUL, South Korea—Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., the world’s third-largest mobile handset vendor, said revenue from mobile-phone sales fell 4.5 percent to $4.2 billion from the year-ago quarter on shipments of …

COSTA MESA, Calif.—GTC Wireless Inc. is looking to the Amway-style Independent Distributor Sales model to help boost sagging revenues. The 9-year-old provider of business process outsourcing services announced the formation …

   SUNNYVALE, Calif.—In a move apparently designed to assuage investors’ concerns, Palm Inc. announced that it would bring its Treo smart phone sporting Microsoft Corp.’s Windows Mobile operating system to …

   LOS ANGELES—Cingular Wireless L.L.C. has teamed with HBO to offer made-for-mobile episodes of the cable operator’s hit show “Entourage.” The 4-minute episodes are designed to complement the TV series …

SHANGHAI, China—Motorola Inc. is hoping to expand its efforts in the burgeoning Chinese wireless market with a new flagship store in Shanghai. The handset manufacturer said the new outlet is …

LONDON—Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications L.P. announced that its earnings for the second quarter—$181 million—nearly doubled its earnings from the year-ago quarter, while revenue increased more than 40 percent and handset …

SANTA CLARA, Calif.—Wireless mesh network equipment vendor SkyPilot Networks said it raised $21 million in its latest funding round led by August Capital. Current investors including Mobius Venture Capital, Invesco …

WASHINGTON—The Association of Public Television Stations and the Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency said they completed the second phase of a pilot program to design a national …

SUNNYVALE, Calif.—Tackling the No. 1 problem reported by users of municipal Wi-Fi networks—poor or nonexistent connections—mesh equipment maker Tropos Networks Inc. said it launched new software designed to help deliver …

WASHINGTON—U.S. District Judge Paul Crotty today approved a final settlement requiring Mario Gabelli and 38 affiliated companies to pay $130 million to end a lawsuit alleging the Wall Street money …

WASHINGTON—The Federal Communications Commission fined LocateCell.com $97,500 for repeatedly failing to respond to subpoenas to provide information in connection with the agency’s investigation of data brokers that deceptively gain access …