May 2005

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson said it sold all its shares in Anoto Group AB to Norden Technology AS for an undisclosed amount. Ericsson previously owned 17.9 percent of Anoto Group AB, …

SAN DIEGO-LG Electronics Co. Ltd. announced a new U.S. advertising campaign, which will include ads during movie previews and TV shows and in magazines including ESPN Magazine, Entertainment Weekly, Jane, …

The domestic prepaid market is set for explosive growth during the next five years as the industry continues to refine offerings based on so-called hybrid plans and increasingly popular mobile …

NEW YORK-Media giant Primedia Inc. will provide games, ringtones, live video and editorial content for planned mobile virtual network operator Amp’d Mobile, the companies announced Tuesday. Amp’d, which is expected …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Mobile marketing company iLoop Mobile Inc. will team with software developer Cenuco Inc. to deliver live streaming video and still slide shows to mobile phones, the companies said …

ATLANTA-SmartVideo Technologies Inc. said it has purchased the intellectual property rights to five new games from Pixiem. SmartVideo will offer the games, developed specifically for smart phones, for download or …

Cingular Wireless said it will directly sell Good Technology’s wireless e-mail service to its corporate accounts. The carrier will be the first operator in North America to directly offer GoodLink, …

LONDON-Vodafone Group plc announced that its wholly owned subsidiary Vodafone International Holdings B.V. has completed the acquisition of two mobile holdings from Telesystem International Wireless first announced earlier this year. …

WASHINGTON-Nearly a year after the Federal Communications Commission adopted rules to solve the public-safety interference problem in the 800 MHz band, the reconfiguration will begin June 27, said the FCC’s …

Despite increasing competition and spectrum concerns T-Mobile USA Inc. said it expects to continue posting around 1 million net customer additions per quarter through the rest of 2005 and with …

WASHINGTON-Unless you are a technology company with a business plan calling for the use of wireless devices on airplanes, you are against the idea, according to comments filed last week …

OCALA, Fla.-RMS Communications Group Inc. is offering to buy Star Wars cell phones sold by Cingular Wireless for cash. Through its www.CellForCash.com subsidiary, RMS is offering $250 for the Sony …

DALLAS-Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. is using Texas Instruments’ OMAP multimedia processor chip in its mobile TV phones. Samsung is currently selling phones in South Korea that work on the Digital …

DENVER-A new online service at www.gigaringtones.net allows cell-phone users to download ringtones, wallpaper and mobile games. Users are charged monthly fees after they sign up and can then download unlimited …

Nokia Corp., Motorola Inc. and L.M. Ericsson all announced infrastructure contracts Monday. Nokia said it will supply High-Speed Downlink Packet Access gear to Kuwaiti mobile operator Wataniya Telecom. Nokia said …

CANADA Canada’s Minister of Industry, David Emerson, announced a full review of Industry Canada’s spectrum policy framework. The initiative aims to bring Canadian policy and regulatory regimes overseeing telecom and …

Verizon Wireless announced an agreement with Clear Channel Entertainment Properties to broadcast concert footage of Velvet Revolver, Avril Lavigne, the Moody Blues and other artists. The carrier added a channel …

The Mobile Marketing Association and wireless carrier association CTIA released guidelines outlining policies for wireless carriers and content providers marketing to consumers. A committee including all five Tier 1 operators …

TEL AVIV, Israel-Nortel Networks Ltd. said it completed a trial of High-Speed Downlink Packet Access technology with Israeli wireless carrier Partner Communications Company Ltd. over its live cellular network in …

WASHINGTON-U.S. District Judge Catherine Blake stopped cold the Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions’ legal efforts to shut down IFAST Ltd., the Maryland-based firm that assigns codes enabling foreigners to operate …

Three test and measurement companies last week announced acquisition plans in separate deals. JDS Uniphase Corp. announced it purchased network testing and measurement company Acterna Inc. for $760 million in …

HAMPSHIRE, United Kingdom-Mobile entertainment revenues are expected to grow to more than $59 billion by 2009, driven by a rapid expansion in mobile content and sharp increases in 2.5- and …

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-A new multimedia messaging service interoperability agreement will allow Verizon Wireless and Leap Wireless International Inc. subscribers to exchange photos and video clips, the carriers said. The service is …

WASHINGTON-The White House policy of banning Democratic donors from U.S. telecom delegations appears at odds with a new government report that stresses the importance of having industry experts on the …