Yearly Archives: 2005

Samsung, Siemens make phone news at CeBIT

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and Siemens AG showed off their new wares in conjunction with the CeBIT trade show in Germany. Such announcements are...

Wireless gaming market to see strong North American growth

HAMPSHIRE, United Kingdom-The North American mobile game market will increase tenfold during the next five years, exploding into a $4.1 billion industry, according to...

WiderThan launches global music delivery service

SEOUL, South Korea-Wireless data behemoth WiderThan expanded its mobile music offerings Wednesday, launching a global service to deliver ringtones, ring-back tones, music videos and...

Western Wireless delays full financials report

BELLEVUE, Wash.-Citing the pending completion of a review of its accounting for operating leased towers, Western Wireless Corp. said it is delaying the full...

MBlox gains $7.5M in new funding

SAN FRANCISCO-Mobile messaging and billing company mBlox Inc. scored $7.5 million from Orix Venture Finance L.L.C. The company to date has raised more than...

Kodiak adds BREW, PoC clients to PTT platform

Kodiak Network's rapidly expanding Real-Time Exchange System and accompanying Advanced Voice Services applications received another set of updates, which the company said further advances...

Nextel extends RadioFrame contract for network enhancement

BELLEVUE, Wash.-Nextel Communications Inc. extended its current contract with modular radio solutions provider RadioFrame Networks Inc. to include a multi-million dollar purchase of additional...

Public safety asks Congress for hard DTV transition date

WASHINGTON-A coalition of nine local and public-safety advocacy groups, led by the Association of Public-safety Communications Officials, released a statement urging Congress to pass...

Conn. considers bill to ban cell-phone use at gas stations

WASHINGTON-Connecticut State Sen. Andrea Stillman (D) is pushing legislation that would ban cell-phone use at gas stations and impose a $250 fine for violations....

Vodafone in discussions over Czech, Romanian carrier buys

LONDON-Wireless carriers Vodafone Group plc and Telesystem International Wireless Inc. said they are in discussions regarding the possible sale of TIW's wireless interests in...

American Tower postpones earnings release again

BOSTON-American Tower Corp. said it will postpone its 2004 earnings release for the second time to enable it to complete the year-end audit of...

Nokia demos IP multimedia apps. over CDMA2000 network

IRVING, Texas-Nokia Corp. said it has demonstrated live Internet Protocol multimedia applications over a commercial CDMA2000 network.The announcement underlines Nokia's commitment to CDMA technology....

Digicel adds to Caribbean holdings with Curacao buy

KINGSTON, Jamaica-Fresh off a $408 million investment earlier this week, Caribbean wireless carrier Digicel today announced its acquisition of a wireless carrier in Curacao....

InnoPath, Acrodea to cooperate on OTA solution

SAN JOSE, Calif.-InnoPath Software Inc. and Acrodea Inc. said they plan to cooperate on an over-the-air solution for wireless operators and handset manufacturers to...

U.K.-based Celltick raises $11M

LONDON-Celltick Technologies raised $11 million in series C financing, bringing the company's total funds raised to more than $20 million. Celltick's primary product, LiveScreen,...

Qualcomm names Paul Jacobs CEO

Qualcomm Inc. has appointed Paul E. Jacobs as its new chief executive officer. He succeeds his father, Irwin Jacobs, who will retain his position...

Hiptop users experience glitches with data services

Some users of Danger's innovative Hiptop device are experiencing a "degradation of service" and are unable to use various functions, including e-mail and other...

Qualcomm invests in OTA developer

LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif.-Over-the-air software developer Bitfone Corp. said it has secured an undisclosed amount of funding from Qualcomm Inc. The investment is the latest...

Opportunity to sell majority stakes in Brazilian carriers

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil-A Brazilian company said it is placing its controlling stakes in two Brazilian wireless carriers up for sale in a bidding...

Dwango to gain music, comedy content from The Orchard

SEATTLE-Dwango Wireless will create and deliver master tones and polyphonic ringtones from the library of digital music and comedy distributor The Orchard, the companies...

Newsweek gains wireless e-mail access via JP Mobile, Sprint

DALLAS-Executives, sales professionals and information technology staff at Newsweek use wireless e-mail services from JP Mobile and Sprint, the companies announced."It's not always practical...

Peruvian operator selects Comverse for messaging technology

NEW YORK-Comverse said Telefónica Móviles Perú, the largest carrier in Peru with 2.1 million subscribers, selected it to provide its voice mail and multimedia...

GAO rejects Lucent protest over Iraq wireless contract

WASHINGTON-The Government Accountability Office has rejected Lucent Technologies Inc.'s protest of a $50 million contract awarded to U.K.-based Sepura Ltd. to supply TETRA mobile...

Mobile TV pushes further into European markets

The buzz surrounding mobile TV continues to grow with three separate announcements this week. Nokia Corp. is leading a seven-company team working to launch...

Agere acquires Modern-Art for $145M

ALLENTOWN, Pa.-Agere Systems Inc. said it has acquired Modern-Art Ltd., a privately held maker of processor technology for UMTS devices.The purchase cost Agere $145.1...
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