BORDEAUX, France-Looking to cash in on the massive success of “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King” motion picture, wireless games company In-Fusio said it reached a …

Two chip companies say their chips have been selected for wireless devices, while another has begun shipments of its products. Nvidia Corp. said its multimedia graphics processor known as GoForce …

European-based wireless operator Orange announced plans to launch its Kodiak Networks Inc.-based Talk Now push-to-talk service in 10 countries this year starting with the carrier’s operations in the United Kingdom …

WASHINGTON-Motorola Inc. today signed deals totaling $1.1 billion with China’s top mobile-phone carriers, and other U.S. wireless firms picked up multimillion contracts in the world’s largest wireless market. The transactions …

NEW YORK-Andrew Corp. said it has sold some of its wireless assets to Wireless Acquisition LLC. The sale includes the name and intellectual property of its Conifer brand, as well …

OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-This will be a busy year for RFID technology, according to ABI Research. As manufacturers ready for the 2005 deployments of RFID by Wal-Mart and the U.S. Department …

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Operating system company PalmSource Inc. announced it plans to offer 2.75 million shares of common stock. PalmSource’s stock was down almost 10 percent after the news to about $21.50 …

Citing pricing pressure, CellStar Corp. said it will discontinue providing fulfillment and logistics services for Leap Wireless International Inc.’s Cricket Communications’ company-owned and indirect sales channels when the current agreement …

LONDON-Incumbent Omani operator Omantel, has awarded a contract to Siemens AG to modernize its telecom network. The deal is worth about $23 million. The project will enable Omantel to meet …

SARASOTA, Fla.-Pinnacle Holdings, parent company of Pinnacle Towers, announced it has changed it name to Global Signal Inc., effective immediately. “With a full portfolio of communications infrastructure services and new …

Several wireless software firms said this week they have garnered new funding. DoOnGo technologies Inc., provider of over-the-air mobile device software management, announced it has closed $18 million in venture …

WASHINGTON-CTIA’s Steve Largent used the biggest news in the nation’s capital last week-Joe Gibbs returning to coach the Redskins-to justify his actions as he fired five people and named three …

WASHINGTON-Two bankruptcy courts handling the aftermath of the debacle created when the Federal Communications Commission auctioned off C-block spectrum to small businesses in 1996 saw action as 2003 was winding …

MUNICH, Germany-The head of Siemens’ mobile-phone business died Dec. 28, the company said. Siemens could not immediately elaborate on the death of Ian Moyes, 48, president of Siemens’ Mobile Phones …

LONDON-British Telecommunications plc said it will expand its Wi-Fi network to 500 U.K. McDonald’s restaurants during the next few months. Plans call for BT Openzone access points to be installed …

SEOUL, South Korea-LG Electronics Inc. announced it will reorganize and centralize its U.S. business under a new chief executive based in Englewood Cliffs, N.J. Michael Ahn, who has worked with …

WASHINGTON-Top mobile-phone operators told a federal appeals court the Federal Communications Commission went astray of the law by awarding additional mobile satellite service licenses despite the sector’s desperate financial condition. …

In the eyes of market research firm IDC, wireless chips are on a roll. And semiconductor companies want to match this zeal with solutions and initiatives. In its report released …

WASHINGTON-The United States and South Korea appear headed for a showdown over Bush administration allegations that Seoul is violating global trade law by trying to impose wireless standards that would …

As the broadband market begins to sizzle, carriers are shifting from the comfort of tried technologies to the speed of alternatives. But challenges abound. So while Verizon Wireless announced its …