2006

SUNNYVALE, Calif.—Good Technology Inc. announced it raised an additional $20 million in its Series E expansion round of venture-capital financing. ValueAct Capital led the round. Good said it intends to …

TOKYO—One week after NTT DoCoMo announced that a Nokia Corp.-branded third-generation handset would be available Friday, the Tokyo-based carrier quickly reversed itself and held back the phone for adjustments to …

SAN FRANCISCO—Independent music aggregator Digital Rights Agency lashed out at Sprint Nextel Corp., blasting the carrier’s full-track download service for its “failure to include independent record label catalogs.” DRA said …

LOS ANGELES—Dobson Communications Corp. posted mixed results for the fourth quarter, earning increased average revenue per user, losing more money overall than the same quarter last year, and seeing its …

EDINBURG, VA.—Shenandoah Telecommunications postponed the release of its financial results for the fourth quarter and year 2005, citing a delay in completing its annual independent audit. The company did not …

BOCA RATON, Fla.—SBA Communications Corp., the nation’s fifth-largest tower owner and operator, reported a fourth-quarter net loss of $32.2 million on revenue of $72.4 million. The results are a 10.5-percent …

WASHINGTON—Major mobile-phone carriers and manufacturers have petitioned U.S. District Judge Catherine Blake to reconsider her decision last week to have two health-related lawsuits sent back to state courts in California …

WASHINGTON—A privacy organization is calling for location-tracking information to be given to law enforcement only with a warrant indicating that there is probable cause that a crime has or is …

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.—Two new reports on the wireless infrastructure market offered an upbeat review and outlook. Dell’Oro Group released a new study that found the mobility infrastructure equipment market grew …

LONDON—Actix, a wireless network performance solutions developer, announced it has acquired a similar company, German network optimization software maker Radioplan GmbH. The move expands Actix’s presence into Germany and gives …

RESTON, Va.—Sprint Nextel Corp. will reduce its work force by a net 4 percent in 2006, or about 2,500 people, company officials told the Kansas City Business Journal. Sprint Nextel …

RESTON, Va.—Sprint Nextel Corp. announced new wireless pricing plans for business customers that focus on walkie-talkie and mobile-to-mobile options, as well as shared minutes. The Sprint Business Essentials offering provides …

WASHINGTON—Less than 24 hours before a hearing that could result in a shutdown in service to U.S. BlackBerrys, NTP Inc. blasted Research In Motion Ltd. for what it called “mischaracterizations” …

LONDON—Moonlight Mobile launched an application that allows mobile-phone users to browse Amazon products and information from their handset. The company said users can check product prices and availability, read buyer …

SUNNYVALE, Calif.—Mobile billing and messaging provider mBlox Inc. snagged $25 million in a funding round led by new investor Trident Capital. Existing investors BA Venture Partners, Norwest Venture Partners, Novus …

SAN DIEGO—Investment-banking firm ThinkEquity Partners L.L.C. downgraded its opinion on Qualcomm Inc.’s stock based on what the firm said was an anticipated slowdown in first-quarter handset sales and lowered forecasts …

WASHINGTON—The team designated by the Federal Communications Commission to manage the reconfiguration of the 800 MHz band necessary to solve public-safety interference reported that it has billed nearly $30 million …

CALABASAS, Calif.—Strix Systems announced it is working with international carrier Accatel Inc. to cover Chittagong, Bangladesh, with wireless mesh networking infrastructure for voice, data and video services. Accatel said it’s …

ATLANTA—San Franciscans may have Wi-Fi both ways—free and paid for—now that EarthLink Inc. announced that it’s teaming with Google Inc. to submit a proposal for San Francisco’s Wi-Fi network contract. …

IRVINE, Calif.—Mobile search provider go2 said it delivered more than 24 million unique user sessions in 2005, marking a 51-percent increase from its 2004 usage figures. Wireless users viewed more …

BOSTON—Wireless marketing company MobileLime is using Near Field Communication technology to allow mobile users to pay for purchases and receive rewards over their cell phones. The company is pushing an …

ATLANTA, Ga.—Cingular Wireless L.L.C. introduced a product the company said integrates mobile and office communications. Cingular’s OfficeReach, a voice-based Virtual Private Network, offers such perks as the ability to establish …

RESTON, Va.—Sprint Nextel Corp.’s earnings took a hit from merger-related expenses, but the company’s wireless segment stepped into the limelight with 2 million net additional customers, tying a record performance …

WASHINGTON—Shares of InPhonic Inc. continued their yearlong slide after the online retailer of mobile phones and services reported a nearly $25 million fourth-quarter loss despite increased sales. The company reported …

SAN FRANCISCO—Mitch Lasky, EA Mobile’s senior vice president, is scheduled to give the keynote address at the GDC Mobile 2006 game developers’ conference next month in San Jose, Calif. Lasky …