Yearly Archives: 2005

Three vendors announce new funding

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Three wireless industry vendors announced new funding this week. Roamware Inc., which provides mobile roaming solutions, said it raised $14 million in...

NeuStar scores GSM carrier directory contract

The GSM Association signed an agreement with NeuStar Inc. to offer Root Domain System services to more than 680 global GSM mobile operators. NeuStar's...

First mandatory negotiations begin in 800 MHz transition

WASHINGTON-Mandatory negotiations between Sprint Nextel Corp. and 800 MHz licensees it must pay to move as part of the Federal Communications Commission's rebanding process...

Mobi PCS selects Equinix for switching center

FOSTER CITY, Calif.-Equinix Inc., which provides network-neutral data centers and Internet exchange services, signed an agreement allowing Hawaiian operator Mobi PCS to establish operations...

Most wireless users support limiting phone use in schools

BOCA RATON, Fla.-The majority of cell-phone users support policies that limit wireless usage in schools, according to an survey of 2,400 consumers by Amplitude...

Philadelphia pushes Wi-Fi announcement to next week

PHILADELPHIA-Hewlett Packard Co. and Earthlink Inc. will have to wait another few days for the City of Philadelphia's announcement of which company wins the...

PetroCom offers wireless data in Gulf of Mexico

MINNETONKA, Minn.-Digi International said it has partnered with PetroCom to deliver high-speed GSM wireless connectivity on PetroCom's network to offshore oil and gas industry...

Amp’d, Disney ready MVNO wireless services

Amp'd Mobile Inc. and Disney both offered details this week about their upcoming mobile virtual network operator services. Amp'd Mobile said it's on track...

Cingular selects RealNetworks platform for W-CDMA wireless TV service

Cingular Wireless L.L.C. plans to launch additional mobile TV services later this year using a platform from RealNetworks Inc. The supplier said its new...

Global mobile numbers to hit 2.3B by 2010, half to use 3G

KINGS PARK, N.Y.-By 2010, worldwide subscribers will reach 2.3 billion individual wireless subscribers, according to Visant Strategies "World Mobile Subscriber Markets 2005" report.Of those...

Wireless vendor execs provide future technology glimpses

Unlike the freewheeling and sometimes thought-provoking keynotes of previous CTIA Wireless I.T. shows, Tuesday's opening keynote session was a trio of rudimentary company presentations...

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...

Women slightly more likely to download ringtones, says study

SAN FRANCISCO-Men and women alike use ringtones, but there are big differences between the sexes when it comes to other mobile services.A new study...

SouthernLinc offers new iDEN phone

ATLANTA-SouthernLinc Wireless announced it is offering the Motorola Inc. i76 phone, which offers features such as Linc View and Java-enabled pre-loaded programs and games.Linc...

Aeris.net inks deal with Qualcomm for new AerFrame platform

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Aeris.net, a machine-to-machine wireless services provider, announced that its new AerFrame service delivery platform is available, and already is being used by...

ESPN to launch wireless service with Sanyo EV-DO phone

ESPN Inc. today announced it will unveil its first mobile phone and limited service later this year, teaming with Japanese handset maker Sanyo...

Zed re-launches content biz in U.S.

MIAMI-Mobile value-added services developer Zed announced plans to re-launch service in the United States next month. Zed's origins go back to LaNetro, which was...

Worldwide hot spots to number 100,000

LONDON-The worldwide public Wi-Fi market is expected to reach 100,000 hot spots by the end of this year, according to Informa Telecoms & Media's...

MTV, Warner Music go back to video roots

Most industry insiders look at wireless and see the future. Van Toffler looks at wireless and sees 1981. The president of MTV Networks Music...

Carrier execs offer mobile content advice

SAN FRANCISCO-Executives from Cingular Wireless L.L.C., VeriSign Inc. subsidiary Jamster!, WiderThan, Orange SA and others took turns discussing the future of wireless content and...

Gateway to sell 52 EBS leases to Pegasus

CARSON CITY, Nev.-Gateway Access Solutions Inc. said it has signed a definitive agreement to sell 52 Educational Broadband Service channel leases to Pegasus Broadband...

GSM Association, Motorola aim to push low-end handsets to $30

SINGAPORE-The GSM Association Tuesday said it will begin offering handsets for less than $30 as the second phase of its program to bring affordable...

Verizon Wireless settles class-action lawsuit regarding Motorola phone

The Superior Court of California in Los Angeles issued an order earlier this month that preliminarily approves a settlement in a class-action lawsuit against...

MobiTV hits 500,000 wireless TV subscribers

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

Sports Illustrated takes Swimsuit Issue mobile

SAN FRANCISCO-AG Interactive and SI Mobile announced an exclusive multiyear partnership that calls for the companies to distribute premium content from Sports Illustrated's Swimsuit...
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