June 2005

Sprint Corp. entered into an agreement with Motorola Inc. to conduct joint wireless broadband technology testing and equipment trials using Motorola 802.16e pre-WiMAX technology in Sprint’s 2.5 GHz spectrum holdings. …

Financials from smart-phone makers Research In Motion Ltd. and PalmOne Inc. indicate users are warming up to the expensive, high-end gadgets. However, sluggish results from Palm OS vendor PalmSource Inc. …

U.K.-based DAT Group plc announced a deal Thursday to provide over-the-air device management software for an undisclosed Tier 1 U.S. carrier. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, although it …

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint PCS is offering its voice-dialing service for no charge to users who are blind, visually impaired or physically disabled, the carrier said Thursday. The free service, which …

TORONTO-Nortel Networks Corp. announced a share dividend and a new chairman of the board, but it offered little in the way of strategic guidance during its annual shareholders meeting. Nortel …

CHARLOTTE, N.C.-SunCom Wireless, formerly known as Triton PCS, launched new nationwide and international calling plans with no roaming charges anywhere in the United States, the U.S. Virgin Islands or Puerto …

Nextel Communications Inc., which is in the process of being acquired by Sprint Corp., reported in a government filing that the appraisal process associated with affiliate Nextel Partners Inc.’s put …

SAN DIEGO-Leap Wireless International Inc. said it has expanded the availability of its Travel Time roaming service to all of its Cricket markets. The roaming service allows Cricket customers to …

ALAMEDA, Calif.-UTStarcom Inc. said it successfully completed testing in China for its W-CDMA wireless soft switch. UTStarcom conducted tests of the gear at the MTNet labs with the Research Institute …

REDMOND, Wash.-Vodafone Group plc and MSN will launch an instant messaging service between mobile phones and PCs, the companies said Thursday. The offering will allow users to exchange messages between …

ATLANTA-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. will be the first wireless carrier to offer the updated version of Motorola Inc.’s most popular phone, the RAZR. Dubbed RAZR Black, the camera phone leverages Cingular …

Telecommunications clearinghouse company NeuStar Inc. earned a solid debut on Wall Street Wednesday as its share price rose from its initial pricing of $22 per share to as high as …

Rural telecommunications provider Citizens Wireless reported plans to begin deploying a wireless broadband network using Flarion Technologies Inc.’s Flash-OFDM technology covering parts of Blacksburg, Christiansburg and Radford, Va. Citizens said …

BEIJING-China Mobile has selected Nortel Networks Ltd. to upgrade its optical backbone network in Zhejiang province to address accelerating subscriber growth and prepare for migration to third-generation services. Zhejiang Mobile, …

BONN, Germany-T-Mobile International AG’s subsidiaries in Europe are working with Google to boost wireless Internet use, the companies said Wednesday. The mobile arm of Deutsche Telekom said it is encouraging …

Motorola Inc. purchased the research-and-development operations and patent portfolio of European mobile-phone startup Sendo. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The announcement ends weeks of speculation on the fate …

WASHIGNTON-Members of the Congressional Rural Caucus Tuesday put a marker down in favor of universal service, urging the House Commerce Committee leadership to include reform of the subsidy program in …

OMAHA, Neb.-iSECUREtrac Corp., a provider of global positioning system and wireless monitoring solutions, received $11 million in funding from Mykonos 6420 LP, an affiliate of Sponsor Investments LLC of Dallas. …

WASHINGTON-Auction revenues from the sale of licenses for spectrum in the 700 MHz band made available with the transition to digital TV first should be used to provide set-top boxes …

WASHINGTON-Bills are now pending in both the House and Senate to repeal the 3-percent tax on talking after Sen. Rick Santorum (R-Pa.) introduced a bill Tuesday. “Common sense dictates that …

WASHINGTON-Federal Communications Commission member Michael Copps complained his agency is not doing enough to address gaps in homeland security communications, and he urged FCC Chairman Kevin Martin to appoint a …

FRAMINGHAM, Mass.-Over-the-air updating continues to gain steam as LG Electronics Co. Ltd. announced it will use Red Bend’s OTA technology in its third-generation handsets. LG will use Red Bend’s vCurrent …

PARIS-France Telecom and Microsoft Corp. announced a partnership agreement for the joint development of multimedia products and services for mobile and fixed networks. The companies will produce interactive services on …

Nextel Communications Inc. said it plans to trial a wireless broadband network using IPWireless Inc.’s UMTS TD-CDMA technology and the carrier’s 2.5 GHz spectrum holdings. The trial, which is scheduled …

NORCROSS, Ga.-Nextel Communications Inc. said it has expanded its iDEN network in portions of Georgia covering the towns of Athens, Barrow, Carroll, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, Douglas, Hall, Heard, Henry, Pickens …