Yearly Archives: 2005

Texas landowners sue Sprint Nextel

WASHINGTON-A Texas law firm said it filed a class-action lawsuit today against Sprint Nextel Corp. on behalf of thousands of landowners in the state....

Simply Wireless touts HSN success

FAIRFAX, Va.-Simply Wireless said it sold 19,500 mobile phones on the Home Shopping Network the week of Sept. 28, making it the top mobile-phone...

Skype partners with GoRemote for mobile enterprise service

MILPITAS, Calif.-GoRemote Internet Communications Inc. will partner with Skype to offer free wireless Internet voice services to business users.GoRemote, which provides managed broadband services,...

Nokia signs FMC agreement in Brazil

ESPOO, Finland-Nokia Corp. said it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Telemar Oi, a Brazilian telecommunications company, to start trials of Nokia's Fixed...

Lucent signs manufacturing agreement with Celestica

Lucent Technologies Inc. announced it signed a three-year agreement with electronics manufacturing services company Celestica Corp. giving Celestica exclusive rights to manufacture Lucent's existing...

Wireless Xcessories signs 4 retailers

HUNTINGDON VALLEY, Pa.-The Wireless Xcessories Group Inc., which manufacturers and distributes electronic and cellular accessories, said it has signed supply agreements with four wireless...

Sprint Nextel terminates HP contract

Sprint Nextel Corp. terminated its contract with Hewlett-Packard Co., according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing by 724 Solutions Inc. Tuesday. 724 Solutions...

Centennial increases quarterly customer adds, revenues

Regional wireless operator Centennial Communications Corp. said it added 6,600 domestic net customers during its first fiscal quarter of 2006, which ended Aug. 31....

Mforma gains $30M in third financing round

SAN FRANCISCO-Mforma Group Inc. said it raised $30 million in a third round of institutional financing.The round was led by venture-capital firm Institutional Venture...

MetroPCS attracts $739M equity investment

Regional wireless operator MetroPCS Communications Inc. attracted $600 million in private-equity funding from Madison Dearborn Partners L.L.C. and TA Associates as part of a...

Amp’d selects Card Player for mobile poker

LAS VEGAS-Amp'd Mobile, a mobile virtual network operator that expects to launch service later this year, chose Card Player Media as its exclusive poker...

Polish carrier awards 3G contracts to Ericsson, Siemens

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson and Siemens AG have been granted third-generation network contracts from Polish-operator Polska Telefonia Cyfrowa. The value of the contracts was not...

Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile USA fare best in retail sales satisfaction: Overall consumer dissatisfaction on the rise

Verizon Wireless and T-Mobile USA Inc. provide the highest retail sales satisfaction among the wireless industry's six largest operators, according to the J.D. Power...

Motorola plans job cuts to improve supply chain

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Motorola Inc. said it would cut 1,900 jobs as part of its ongoing efforts to restructure and improve its supply chain. The company...

PriceGrabber.com launches cell-phone shopping service

LOS ANGELES-PriceGrabber.com, a comparison shopping Web site launched its Cell Phones, Plans & Accessories Channel, in conjunction with InPhonic Inc. PriceGrabber said the new...

WFI joins Google on San Fran bid, AnchorFree submits proposal

Wireless Facilities Inc. said it's joining forces with Google Inc. to bid on San Francisco's municipal Wi-Fi project. WFI specializes in the design, deployment...

Sprint Nextel subsidiary files patent suit against Vonage

Sprint Nextel Corp. reported that one of its subsidiaries has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Voice over Internet Protocol service providers Vonage Holdings...

Covad enters wireless arena with $25M NextWeb buy

DSL provider Covad Communications Group Inc. announced it purchased pre-WiMAX carrier NextWeb Inc. for $24.7 million in cash and stock. NextWeb offers wireless broadband...

Jamdat partners with ATI on 3D apps

LOS ANGELES-Jamdat Mobile Inc. said it will work with ATI Technologies Inc. to develop three-dimensional wireless entertainment applications."3D games are an important part of...

Weak initial demand for Rokr, says analyst: Other Motorola products remain strong

Initial shipments of Motorola Inc.'s long-anticipated iTunes-capable phone appear somewhat sluggish, according to a recent analyst report from Piper Jaffray. The firm said its...

Power-One files patent lawsuit against Artesyn

CAMARILLO, Calif.-Power-One Inc. said it filed a patent infringement lawsuit last week against Artesyn Technologies Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern...

Crown Castle ponders Australian stake

Tower giant Crown Castle International Corp. said it's considering whether it should hang onto its 77.6-percent ownership in Crown Castle Australia, which is Australia's...

Boost Mobile offers black i835 from Motorola

IRVINE, Calif.-Boost Mobile unveiled its latest phone for the youth market, the glossy black i835 from Motorola Inc. The phone features Boost's Walkie-Talkie service...

Motorola scores iRadio content agreement, pushes back launch date

Motorola Inc. scored its first content agreement for its forthcoming iRadio service, a deal that will make Universal Music Group's extensive music catalog available...

Casio Hitachi selects InnoPath’s OTA technology for phones

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Casio Hitachi Mobile Communications Co. Ltd. announced it will use over-the-air updating technology from InnoPath Software Inc. The technology will allow CHMC...
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