2006

WASHINGTON—California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger today plans to sign into law legislation banning motorists from operating cell phones. The legislation does allow drivers to use hands-free devices to conduct conversations while behind …

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 …

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 …

ATLANTA—Pantech Wireless Inc., the U.S.-based subsidiary of Korean mobile-phone manufacturer Pantech Group, launched a new camera phone that is being offered via Cingular Wireless L.L.C. The Pantech C120 is a …

COPPELL, Texas—Shares of CellStar Corp. jumped after the company inked a deal to provide logistics services to mobile virtual network operator Total Call Mobile Inc. CellStar said it will handle …

LOS ANGELES—Application distribution company Handango said it snared a whopping $60 million in a recently closed funding round. Institutional Venture Partners, Advanced Technology Ventures, Neo Carta, Pharos Capital Group, SSM …

HELSINKI, Finland—New warnings from a Nokia Corp. parts supplier could foreshadow trouble with the handset vendor’s third and fourth quarter sales. Elcoteq, which makes components for Nokia phones, warned that …

MURRAY HILL, N.J.—There were no surprises as Lucent Technologies Inc. laid out the official tally of its shareholder votes for and against the company’s proposed merger with France’s Alcatel Inc. …

RESTON, Va.—Seven of the wireless industry’s leading carriers have joined forces to “develop a common vision” for the future of mobile networks technology. Members of the Next Generation Mobile Networks …

LOS ANGELES-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. is adding a Razr-esque smart phone to its device lineup, targeting business and consumer users who want access to e-mail and entertainment content, but are willing …

LOS ANGELES—I-play is hoping to expand beyond mobile game-making, inking a deal with Universal Studios to market video clips to North American wireless users. RCR @ CTIA Click here for …

WASHINGTON—The Federal Communications Commission and major mobile phone carriers asked the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to reconsider last month’s decision vacating the agency’s truth-in-billing regulations. The regulations pre-empted …

LOS ANGELES-A quick tour of this week’s show indicates there’s no shortage of hype regarding the future of wireless data. But there’s also plenty of uncertainty. News Corp. President and …

LOS ANGELES-Sprint Nextel Corp. unveiled a pair of CDMA2000 1x EV-DO Revision A laptop cards this week—including one that consumers can get for free after rebate—and has more device and …

IRVINE, Calif.—Boost Mobile expanded its prepaid service plans to cover price tiers at the $30, $50 and $70 levels. Current Analysis’ Weston Henderek, in a note about the move, said …

BASKING RIDGE, N.J.—Technology distributor Ingram Micro Inc. announced it will begin reselling services from Verizon Wireless, including the carrier’s VZOffice voice and data products and services. “We are very pleased …

LOS ANGELES—Mobile virtual network operator Amp’d Mobile announced it will begin selling advertising spots within its video content offerings. The carrier said it partnered with advertising vendor Rhythm NewMedia for …

LOS ANGELES—Mobile Entertainment company WAAT Media and mobile games developer Charismatix formed a parent company, Twistbox Entertainment Inc., which the companies said will represent the operating unit and brand for …

WASHINGTON—The Senate unanimously approved an amendment to integrate mobile phones and other wireless devices into the emergency alert system, but passage of the port security bill to which it is …

LOS ANGELES—Verizon Wireless and Alltel Wireless each announced that new search tools are available to their subscribers for free. Verizon Wireless said its Get It Now Search application, developed by …

LOS ANGELES—New York City handed Northrop Grumman a five-year $500 million contract to build and maintain a wireless broadband public-safety network that will add high-speed data and video capabilities to …

BOSTON—Third-generation W-CDMA and CDMA2000 1x EV-DO networks are on pace to reach 167 million users by the end of this year, and could pass 1 billion subscribers by 2010, according …

And welcome to a special CTIA Wireless I.T. & Entertainment 2006 edition of our column, Worst of the Week. There’s a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this …

SEATTLE—Melodeo Inc. announced that its Mobilcast podcast and radio-listening service is now available to Cingular Wireless L.L.C. customers for $5 a month. In addition, the companies said they’re launching a …

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.—Sprint Nextel Corp. launched a made-for-mobile sports and entertainment video programming network called Sprint Power View. The offering includes original programming focused on sports and entertainment updates. The …