2006

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—Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin confirmed the agency is investigating AT&T Corp. in connection with deceptive means used to obtain the phone records of Hewlett-Packard Co. board members and …

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 …

LOS ANGELES—Verizon Wireless extended Motorola Inc.’s deal to supply the carrier with CDMA equipment, announcing that Motorola will supply it with EV-DO Revision A gear. RCR @ CTIA Click here …

Hello! 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 …

MURRAY HILL, N.J.—Lucent Technologies Inc. announced it agreed to acquire Mobilitec, a privately-held provider of content management software for wireless service providers. Lucent said Mobilitec’s solutions will strengthen its voice, …

LOS ANGELES—News Corp. and VeriSign announced plans to form a mobile entertainment joint venture in which News Corp. will have a controlling interest in VeriSign’s Jamba subsidiary. News Corp. said …

PLAINFIELD, Ind.—Wireless device distributor Brightpoint Inc. announced that its subsidiary, Wireless Fulfillment Services LLC, has agreed to buy all of Texas-based Trio Industries Inc.’s outstanding shares. Trio distributes data products …

Money is flowing again and major corporations often respond to sales pitches when choosing mobile technologies—great news for the wireless industry, according to Tuesday’s speakers at the keynote CIO Roundtable. …

Two forces are creating a market for speaker-independent voice services on the handset, according to a player that believes it is poised to dominate the market. RCR @ CTIA Click …

WASINGTON—Nokia Corp. today announced deals to expand gaming and content offerings on its mobile phones, while also reaching an agreement to supply $580 million worth of GSM/GPRS network for expansion …

Nokia Corp. knows how to get the buzz going. RCR @ CTIA Click here for complete coverage of the CTIA Wireless I.T. show. Click here for the latest headlines from …

In the heart of the world’s entertainment capital, Paul Reddick told content providers it was time to show him the money. RCR @ CTIA Click here for complete coverage of …

RealNetworks Inc. is buying itself a bigger space on the wireless entertainment playground with a $350 million acquisition of South Korean-based developer WiderThan Co. Ltd. The Seattle-based digital media company …

LOS ANGELES—Aeris, which provides machine-to-machine services, said it expanded its strategic agreement with U.S. Cellular Corp. RCR @ CTIA Click here for complete coverage of the CTIA Wireless I.T. show. …

WASHINGTON—Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin agreed to delay a decision on new emergency alert system rules expected to apply for the first time to mobile phone and other communications …

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.—Sprint Nextel Corp. launched a branded, pay-per-view movie service that offers nearly four dozen classic films and recent releases. Sprint Movies, which is powered by mSpot, allows users …

NEW YORK—Bango announced it has partnered with MTV Networks U.K. & Ireland to provide its browse-and-buy technology for MTV’s new WAP site. The MTV WAP site is designed to promote …

WASHINGTON—The Telecommunications Industry Association looked inside and chose Grant Seiffert to succeed Matthew Flanigan as president beginning Jan.1. Seiffert has worked his way up the TIA organization ladder after leaving …

ESPOO, Finland—Nokia Corp. this week announced the pending launch of three new handsets in its L’Amour Collection line of fashion phones aimed at the European market. The new handset models …

SAN FRANCISCO—Mobileplay Inc. said it launched an advertising-supported service that provides free access to news, games, lifestyle content and location-based services on wireless devices. The service supports personal digital assistants, …

The infrastructure industry’s merger of the season looks to be a done deal, as Lucent Technologies Inc. and Alcatel Inc. announced that their shareholders approved Alcatel’s $10.7 billion proposal to …

Minnetonka, Minn.-based US Internet beat out more than 80 other companies for the city of Minneapolis’ contract to build a 54-square-mile citywide Wi-Fi network, beating out notable EarthLink Inc. and …

Shipments of machine-to-machine modules are projected to more than triple by the end of the decade, particularly those modules that connect to a network of nodes via short-range wireless technologies …

Navteq Navteq, which provides digital map data and vehicle navigation solutions, said it has partnered with ACSI to provide campsite information for Navteq’s digital maps. ACSI provides international camping guide …