January 2005

WASHINGTON-The 800 MHz Transition Administrator said that ESMRs have until Jan. 21 to decide how they want to be relocated as part of the Federal Communications Commission’s plan to solve …

NEW YORK-Nokia Corp. added a new device to its messaging portfolio. The new 6822 model opens into a full messaging keyboard, and it has an advanced VGA camera and 65K …

TEL AVIV, Israel-Broadband solutions provider Alvarion Ltd. said it has developed a mobile WiMAX solution based on the 802.16e standard with plans for a demonstration system within a year. The …

FREMONT, Calif.-Pegasus Wireless Corp., which manufactures 802.11 products, said it will begin shipping its TRIMAR tri-mode radio during the first quarter. “This is the first tri-mode radio developed which operates …

Leap Wireless International Inc. said it scored almost 29,000 net customer additions during the fourth quarter of 2004, bringing its total number of net additions for the year to 97,000. …

Investors lashed out at wireless vendor UTStarcom Inc.-sending the company’s stock down more than 23 percent to around $15.32 per share-following the company’s announcement that its fourth-quarter revenues will be …

SAN DIEGO-Mobile chipmaker Qualcomm Inc. won a preliminary injunction against the northern California company it accused of infringing on its technology patents. A U.S. District Court judge said evidence indicated …

NEW YORK-Mobile marketing company Swagger Wireless said Friday it will offer a series of promotional applications for an upcoming U.S. tour by singer Alicia Keys. Swagger, which specializes in urban-themed …

TOKYO-Always at the forefront of handset innovation, NTT DoCoMo Inc. released its 2G mova N506iS mobile phone, which the carrier said is the first phone to contain a flat-panel display …

LAS VEGAS-Filling in for Motorola Chief Executive Officer Ed Zander who missed the conference due to a death in the family, Ron Garriques, president of the company’s personal devices business, …

VIENNA, Austria-Nortel Networks Ltd. won a contract to replace T-Mobile Austria’s existing packet core network with a GPRS network. Nortel did not disclose the value of the contract but said …

LAS VEGAS-Verizon Wireless will offer video, audio and three-dimensional games over its EV-DO third-generation network beginning next month. The carrier also announced plans to expand the cities in which it …

BEIJING-Chinese vendor ZTE Corp. said it will supply CDMA gear for a network covering the three provinces of Tizi Ouzou, Bouira and Bejaia in northern Algeria. The contract value was …

LAS VEGAS-Kodak announced a new digital camera with Wi-Fi capability for e-mailing and viewing pictures. Kodak said the EasyShare-One camera will also have integrated access to T-Mobile USA Inc.’s HotSpot …

The stampede toward mobile video continued Thursday at the International Consumer Electronics Show as content providers, carriers and TV networks announced alliances to bring televised content to wireless handsets. SmartVideo …

The U.S. carrier market appears to be headed for further constriction on news that regional carrier Alltel Corp. is in advanced negotiations to buy Western Wireless Corp. for $4 billion. …

WASHINGTON-A newly configured California Public Utilities Commission next week is set to vote on a proposal by Commissioner Susan Kennedy to suspend the bill of rights for telecom consumers, a …

OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-Fixed-line operators should be concerned about competition from High-Speed Downlink Packet Access technology, according to a report from ABI Research titled, “HSDPA-Mobile Broadband.” Trial systems using the technology-which …

LAS VEGAS-In conjunction with the Consumer Electronics Show, Motorola Inc. announced a series of new, advanced wireless handsets, as well as new Bluetooth products and automotive gadgets. “Motorola is bringing …

LOS ANGELES-Entertainment publisher Jamdat Mobile Inc. said Thursday it has acquired mobile casino game developer Downtown Wireless L.L.C. Downtown Wireless’s portfolio includes video slots and roulette titles, as well as …

LAS VEGAS-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. said it will sell additional devices running Microsoft Corp.’s operating system in 2005. The carrier already offers Windows Mobile devices from Motorola Inc., Audiovox and Siemens …

Sprint PCS said Thursday it is including embedded over-the-air technology with seven of its Vision handsets, enabling the carrier to perform remote software upgrades and fix bugs on devices already …

TORONTO-Nortel Networks Corp. said it will file its 2003 results Jan. 10. The company also said it expects revenues for its fourth quarter to clock in around $2.8 billion, slightly …

DENVER-A technology licensing firm said Thursday it had reached a tentative agreement with five companies on the terms of a joint patent portfolio to protect digital film and music on …

WASHINGTON-The Bush administration today directed federal agencies to provide estimated spectrum-relocation costs by mid-September, a key step prompted by a new law that clears the way for the auction of …