January 2005

SALT LAKE CITY-Wireless users with Palm-powered devices can check Overstock.com Auctions with a new product from mobile software developer Abidia. O-Anywhere allows users to bid, search, browse and monitor live …

TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo Inc. reported an 11-percent decrease in operating income in its quarterly results released Friday, although its net profit more than doubled thanks to the sale of its stake …

DULLES, Va.-Football fans can vote for their favorite commercials with their mobile phones with a service announced this week by American Online Inc. Users can register for the poll by …

WASHINGTON-A California lawmaker said she may seek to write into law a bill of rights for telecom consumers, following yesterday’s Public Utilities Commission vote to suspend a major rule that …

OTTAWA-The second time may be the charm for Peter Currie as he returns as chief financial officer next month to Nortel Networks Ltd. He will replace William R. Kerr, who …

WASHINGTON-As expected, CTIA has told a federal appeals court it wants it to throw out the nationwide programmatic agreement recently entered into by the Federal Communications Commission, the federal Advisory …

FORTH WORTH, Texas-Nokia Corp. said it will cut about 350 employees in its Texas-based Alliance facility as part of its efforts to optimize efficiencies and increase competitiveness. The job cuts …

MEXICO CITY-Prepaid wireless reseller Tracfone Wireless Inc., which is owned by America Movil S.A. de C.V., said it added 551,000 subscribers during the fourth quarter of last year and 1.4 …

Entertainment publisher Jamdat Mobile Inc. said it will sell content through RadioShack Corp. outlets in what may be the first major agreement between a brick-and-mortar retail chain and a mobile …

MUNICH-Siemens said it will cut more than 1,000 jobs in its wireline business, moves the company said would help it focus on its core business as well as growth areas …

HONG KONG-Artificial Life Inc. said it plans to release a virtual disco for third-generation phones in April. The product will appear as a three-dimensional animated virtual building with several floors …

WASHINGTON-Online wireless retailer InPhonic Inc. said it has signed agreements to provide its online wireless store and comparison shopping services to CNET and eCost. For CNET, InPhonic will provide comparison …

REDMOND, Wash.-Microsoft Corp. reported a 7-percent jump in overall revenues to $10.8 billion and an increase in operating income to $4.7 billion in the quarter, news that sent Microsoft’s stock …

A handful of CDMA technology-based rural operators formed the Associated Carrier Group L.L.C. alliance, which they said “will collaborate their efforts to efficiently provide timely and competitive value to consumers …

MUNICH-Siemens AG recorded a net income of $1.3 billion in its first quarter, up 38 percent from the same period a year ago. The company posted loses in its Communications …

HENDERSON, Nev.-Alpha Wireless Broadband Inc. said its Seamless Peer 2 Peer subsidiary has acquired the Phenom software program. The Phenom software provides secure communication over Wi-Fi networks, local area networks …

Wall Street stomped Sierra Wireless Inc. after the company said it expects to post a drop in first-quarter revenues and a huge loss, sending the company’s stock down an astounding …

WASHINGTON-The California Public Utilities Commission today suspended the bill of rights for telecom consumers, with new Commissioner Dian Grueneich casting the deciding vote to put on hold a sweeping rule …

T-Mobile USA Inc. reported 1.019 million net customer additions during the fourth quarter of last year, which was just ahead of the 1.015 million subscribers the carrier added during the …

ATLANTA-AirGate PCS Inc. announced that the consent solicitation for its 9.375-percent senior subordinated secured notes due 2009 and its first priority senior secured floating rate notes due 2011 expired Jan. …

NEW YORK-Porn star Jenna Jameson is moaning, sighing and offering X-rated pillow talk for wireless users in Latin America. Jameson is teaming with Wicked Wireless, a New York-based content provider, …

Verizon Wireless posted 1.7 million net customer additions during the fourth quarter of last year, which the carrier said was its highest quarterly increase for the third consecutive quarter and …

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-Research Group Dell’Oro Group said infrastructure market revenues increased to $36.1 billion in 2004, amounting to a 26-percent leap over the prior year. The report expects revenues to …

HELSINKI-Nokia Corp.’s fourth-quarter results showed a 13-percent drop in net profit, but the company is stressing the positive in its mobile-phone shipments and infrastructure performance. The company reported a net …

WASHINGTON-The Senate Commerce Committee will hold a hearing Feb. 2 on a newly introduced tsunami preparedness bill that directs the Commerce Department and the Federal Communications Commission to examine the …