Yearly Archives: 2005

Manassas to deploy first BPL network

WASHINGTON-Communication Technologies Inc. announced it completed a citywide commercial broadband-over-powerline technology deployment in Manassas, Va. The company and City of Manassas officials plan to...

Cingular shows interest in San Fran, EarthLink wins Philly contract

Cingular Wireless L.L.C., the nation's largest wireless carrier, gave a "suggestion" to San Francisco that the city let Cingular's EDGE network complement its planned...

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...

Sprint Nextel closes Gulf Coast Wireless buy

Sprint Nextel Corp. said it has closed on its $287.5 million acquisition of network affiliate Gulf Coast Wireless Ltd. Partnership that was originally announced...

T-Mobile expands Starbucks Wi-Fi deal to Austria

BONN, Germany-T-Mobile International AG said it expanded its agreement with Starbucks Corp. to Austria, allowing T-Mobile Austria to provide its HotSpot Wi-Fi service in...

Verizon Wireless to launch TV service on Crown Castle network, says analyst

Verizon Wireless is expected to launch a streaming television service early next year using a network being deployed by tower company Crown Castle International...

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...

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...

Alamosa to pay cash dividend

LUBBOCK, Texas-Sprint Nextel Corp. wireless affiliate Alamosa Holdings Inc. set a record date of Oct. 17 for the dividend payment on its 7.5-percent series...

MobiTV hits 500,000 wireless TV subscribers

SAN FRANCISCO-Mobile television company MobiTV announced it crossed the 500,000-subscriber mark, news that coincides with the launch of its new multimedia software platform. "Things...

Trio partners for Treo

SAN FRANCISCO-One of the device market's worst-kept secrets was let out of the bag last week as Palm Inc. announced plans to launch a...

Motorola wins second GSMA contract for low-end phones

SINGAPORE-Motorola Inc. won a second contract from the GSM Association to supply an additional 6 million ultra-cheap mobile phones to emerging markets like India,...

Big promises for mobile music, wireless games

SAN FRANCISCO-Mobile entertainment took center stage for CTIA's Wireless I.T. & Entertainment Day 2 keynote as music, data and gaming executives took their turns...

Patent office rejects NTP patent, clouding RIM legal battle

The battle between BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. and patent-holding company NTP Inc. took another strange turn as the U.S. Patent and Trademark...

MetroPCS launches service in Tampa, Sarasota

TAMPA, Fla.-Regional wireless operator MetroPCS Communications Inc. said it has launched its flat-rate, unlimited calling service in Tampa and Sarasota, Fla. The carrier noted...

M/A-Com to build $2B public-safety system for N.Y.

LOWELL, Mass.-M/A-Com, a division of Tyco International Ltd., will build a unified public-safety communications system for the State of New York in a $2...

ESPN, Amp’d detail MVNO rollout plans

SAN FRANCISCO-Several highly anticipated mobile virtual network operators last week revealed plans to begin rolling out services in time for the upcoming holiday shopping...

VeriSign lowers forecast, Dwango Wireless cuts jobs

The high-flying mobile content industry is experiencing some turbulence as two leading content providers issued sobering announcements. Disappointing earnings from its content business led...

Warranted praise

Wireless carriers certainly take their fair share of abuse from consumers and lawmakers. Consumer and other complaints range from billing to early termination fees...

Inmarsat applies for 2 GHz MSS license

WASHINGTON-U.K.-based Inmarsat Ltd. applied to the Federal Communications Commission for a 2 GHz mobile satellite service license that would allow it to offer interoperable...

Wireless complaints down in 2Q

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission said wireless complaints dropped in the second quarter, a shift the agency attributed to a reduction in consumer gripes about...

Sprint Nextel says iDEN system won’t make E-911 handset deadline

WASHINGTON-Living up to a warning it made in 2004, Sprint Nextel Corp. asked for a waiver for its iDEN network of the enhanced 911...

Nortel reorganizes into 2 product units, 4 regional teams

Nortel Networks Ltd. is reorganizing, forming two new product groups and four regional teams to strengthen its enterprise focus, drive product efficiencies and deliver...

Boost Mobile unveils hybrid plan

Sprint Nextel Corp.'s youth-oriented prepaid service Boost Mobile L.L.C. unveiled its Boost Premium Plan hybrid plan that combines the no-contract or credit check features...
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