January 2005

Whittled down from 49 total applicants, 35 certified bidders placed more than $325 million in deposits with the government for a crack at 242 spectrum licenses up for bid in …

WASHINGTON-Sprint Corp. said it has decided to delay its participation in the controversial wireless directory this year due to continued legal challenges to the service. The company, which said it …

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico-Centennial Communications Corp. said it selected Nortel Networks Ltd. to replace and upgrade its existing wireless networks in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands with CDMA2000 1x …

OKLAHOMA CITY-Dobson Communications Corp. said it lost 25,600 customers subscribers during the fourth of last year compared with a gain of 14,400 net subscribers during the fourth quarter of 2003. …

ALGERIA 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 …

Although consolidation continues to thin out the carrier crowd, the actual number of companies offering wireless services soon could increase. At least, that’s what Matt Johnson is hoping. Johnson is …

WEYMOUTH, Mass.-Worldwide camera-phone shipments are expected to grow from 178 million units last year to more than 860 million units in 2009, according to projections from InfoTrends/CAP Ventures. During the …

NORWALK, Conn.-Wireless companies will continue to invest heavily in their networks in the United States and abroad for at least the next several years, according to two new studies. A …

In addition to strengthening its position as the nation’s third-largest wireless operator, Sprint Corp.’s planned merger with Nextel Communications Inc. will bring together the industry’s two most aggressive targeters of …

For all of the talk about how wireless telephony brings people closer together, it has the opposite effect too. And that’s not necessarily a bad thing. Yes, wireless services enable …

LUBBOCK, Texas-Sprint PCS affiliate Alamosa Holdings Inc. said it added 49,000 net customers in the fourth quarter of 2004, a 44-percent improvement compared with the 34,000 subscribers the carrier added …

From the consumer’s point of view, 2005 is shaping up to be the year mobile music goes big-time. And nearly everyone in the wireless industry is scrambling to make sure …

DENVER-RCR Wireless News is moving to new offices effective Monday, Jan. 17. The newspaper’s new address is 1746 Cole Blvd., Suite 150, Golden, Colo., 80401. All telephone numbers and e-mail …

A computer hacker broke into T-Mobile USA Inc.’s network in 2003 and stole the names and social security numbers of about 400 T-Mobile subscribers, the carrier said. The hacker also …

OSLO, Norway-The Mobile Media Co., which provides entertainment services and mobile marketing applications, acquired gaming developer MindX. The acquisition gives Mobile Media access to MindX’s interactive crossword puzzle and quiz …

PALO ALTO, Calif.-More than 3 billion mobile instant messages were sent and received through Danger’s Hiptop devices last year, the developer and manufacturer said. Danger’s line of Hiptop handsets, which …

TAMPA, Fla.-Syniverse Technologies Inc. set its previously announced initial public offering at 17.6 million shares selling between $20 and $22 each. Its underwriters have options to buy an additional 2.6 …

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless launched Novatel Wireless Inc.’s V620 Wireless PC card for use on the carrier’s CDMA2000 1x EV-DO network, which Verizon Wireless said provides average throughput speeds of between …

Mobile messaging company Vidiator Technology Inc. will announce its first big step into the mobile content market this week when it unveils a deal with noted comic book author Stan …

President Bush has withdrawn certain trade benefits accorded Cote d’Ivoire, the western African nation that stormed Western Wireless Corp.’s offices in 2003 and forced the firm to shut down mobile-phone …

WASHINGTON-New Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) intends to eliminate the communications subcommittee, a move that would strengthen the lawmaker’s influence over the planned re-write of the 1996 telecom …

A California lawsuit claims that Verizon Wireless displayed “willful, deceptive and oppressive conduct” in limiting the capabilities of its Bluetooth-capable Motorola Inc. V710 camera phone. Law firm Kirtland & Packard …

WASHINGTON-The U.S. Supreme Court Wednesday is expected to hear oral argument as it decides whether a city has to pay attorney fees if it loses a tower-siting case. Mark Abrams, …

WASHINGTON-A U.K. health group said there is no solid evidence mobile phones pose health risks, but recommended cell-phone use by children and others be minimized and urged the public to …

LONDON-U.K. content company Wasted said it has partnered with MmO2’s U.K. division to offer music, wallpapers, logos, pictures and text competitions on O2’s Web site to customers. “We are launching …