Yearly Archives: 2005

Nokia releases phone for emerging markets, delays music phone

ESPOO, Finland-Nokia Corp. released its new 2652 phone for emerging markets, which the company said will sell for around $122. The new phone comes...

U.S. mobile device users cite long battery life as must-have feature

NEW YORK-More than 75 percent of U.S. mobile phone and personal digital assistant users say 48 hours of active battery life would be the...

T-Mobile USA tops 20 million subscribers

BELLEVUE, Wash.-T-Mobile USA Inc. said it has surpassed the 20 million wireless subscriber plateau, two and a half years after it reached the 10...

U.K. regulator blasts Jamster! for marketing practices, upholds consumer complaints

Third-party content provider Jamster! has once again come under fire as an independent U.K. regulator upheld nearly 300 consumer complaints about the company. Jamster!,...

Companies merge to form repair firm Touchstone Wireless

SOUDERTON, Pa.-Eastern Wireless L.P. and Image 1 Wireless Inc. announced they have merged operations. The resulting company, Touchstone Wireless L.P., provides handset repair and...

Palm hit with lawsuit filed by Treo users

LOS ANGELES-A group of Treo smart-phone users filed a class-action lawsuit against Treo maker Palm Inc. for making "inherently defective" devices. The suit, filed...

BellSouth launches pre-WiMAX trial in Ga.

RICHARDSON, Texas-Navini Networks Inc. reported that BellSouth Corp. has launched a wireless broadband trial in Athens, Ga., using Navini's pre-WiMAX Ripwave equipment to transmit...

Siemens plans 2,400 job cuts

Siemens AG, one of Europe's largest employers, announced it will cut 2,400 jobs in Germany during the next two years as the company sets...

Virgin Mobile opens Internet access via 3G handsets

Virgin Mobile USA Inc. said it has torn down the walls surrounding its mobile Web browser, allowing users with third-generation handsets to freely surf...

Wireless users to pay premium for music

PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y.-Wireless users will pay substantially more to download full songs to their handsets than to their PCs, according to a study by...

Ruckus Wireless raises $9M in new funding

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-Ruckus Wireless, which provides a wireless multimedia system that works on standard Wi-Fi technology in the home, raised $9 million in its...

Verizon Wireless continues EV-DO push to laptops

Verizon Wireless continued to increased the number of laptops that can access its CDMA2000 1x EV-DO network with two new agreements with computer makers....

Convergin offers mobile platform for softswitch-based networks

BOSTON-Convergin unveiled its core network convergence solution that provides mobile capabilities for softswitch-based networks.The Accolade core WCS platform creates a unified fixed and mobile...

CallWave offers mobile rewards program

BOSTON-CallWave Inc., which provides Voice over Internet Protocol enhanced services, launched its CallWave Mobile Rewards pay-as-you-go cell-phone program.The program allows subscribers to earn bonus...

FCC approves Cisco’s SDR product

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Cisco Systems Inc. said the Federal Communications Commission approved the industry's first Wi-Fi software defined radio, a new product touted as enabling...

RIM to offer Mirapoint Message Server for Internet service

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Research In Motion Ltd. will offer Mirapoint's Message Server as a component of its BlackBerry Internet Service, the companies announced. The deal will...

Sequoia releases 3G phone transceiver

SAN DIEGO-Chipmaker Sequoia Communications today released an RF transceiver for mobile phones that supports W-CDMA, HSDPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM technologies. The company said...

Nortel plans African wireless broadband network

LONDON-Nortel Networks Ltd. announced a plan to build a wireless broadband network in an African community, allowing the company to highlight the "positive impact...

North American wireless growth to slow

NEW YORK-The North American wireless industry is expected to surpass 240 million subscribers by 2009, though year-over-year growth is forecast to slow as customer...

European airlines to trial in-flight cell-phone use

HAMBURG, Germany-Two European airlines announced plans to trial in-flight mobile-phone use using technology from OnAir, a joint partnership between airplane maker Airbus and SITA...

Global Signal signs remote data monitoring agreement

RESTON, Va.-Tower company Global Signal Corp. signed an agreement with Wireless Matrix Corp. and Stratos Global Corp. for 3,500 SDX 1100 wireless data terminals...

Verizon Wireless to see strong 3Q growth at expense of Sprint Nextel: Merrill Lynch maintains guidance for Cingular Wireless, T-Mobile USA

Verizon Wireless is on track to post another record quarter of net additions driven by back-to-school and family-plan additions, according to a report from...

T-Mobile USA gains extension for offering hearing-aid-compatible phone

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission granted T-Mobile USA Inc. a short extension of time to comply with last Friday's deadline for national mobile-phone carriers to...

Google readies further entry into wireless arena

Google Inc. looks ready to stroll onto the Wi-Fi playground. Several pages on the Internet search company's site indicate Google is set to launch...

Verizon Wireless to sell LG EV-DO phone

SAN DIEGO-Verizon Wireless announced it will sell the innovative VX9800 from LG Electronics Co. Ltd. starting in October. The candybar-style phone flips open to...
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