Yearly Archives: 2005

Eatoni names RIM, T-Mobile USA in patent lawsuit

Startup Eatoni Ergonomics Inc. filed a patent infringement lawsuit against BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion Ltd., alleging the company's 7100 Series devices infringe on its...

Blue Frog Mobile nets $16M in financing

SEATTLE-Blue Frog Mobile Inc. snared $16 million in a Series A financing round, the wireless content company said Wednesday.Blue Frog sells ringtones, images, games...

Carriers must tackle pricing to make money at music

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.-Operators looking to cash in on mobile music services must first establish a viable business model, according to a report from Pyramid Research....

Sprint Nextel estimates Katrina’s impact at $150M-$200M

Sprint Nextel Corp. said the financial impact of Hurricane Katrina will be between $150 million and $200 million net of expected insurance recovery. The...

Virgin Mobile offers IM service on UTStarcom phone

Instant messaging continued to move into wireless Wednesday, as Virgin Mobile announced a deal to bring America Online Inc.'s Instant Messaging to subscribers who...

Cingular teams with Sendia for sales app

SAN FRANCISCO-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. and Sendia Corp. teamed to provide real-time, on-demand wireless access to account information within Salesforce.com targeted at sales professionals.Cingular will...

Brightpoint, CellStar to distribute Treo

PLAINFIELD, Ind.-Palm Inc. authorized two mobile-phone distributors to distribute its Treo smart phone in the United States.The company signed agreements with Brightpoint Inc.'s North...

Verizon Wireless agent location opens in Atlanta

ATLANTA-Verizon Wireless announced an authorized agent location devoted specifically to the Spanish-speaking population in Atlanta.The company said the store, called ToDo Communications, is the...

Cingular Wireless taps SmartTrust OTA for 3G rollout

Cingular Wireless L.L.C. has tapped SmartTrust AB's over-the-air technology to simplify Cingular's third-generation network rollout, the companies said Tuesday. The software developer will manage...

Cingular offers camera-phone printing service with Fuji

VALHALLA, N.Y.-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. and Fuji Photo Film U.S.A. Inc. are partnering for a service that allows subscribers to order photo prints from their...

Nokia raises revenue, EPS expectations on strong phone sales

ESPOO, Finland-Nokia Corp. raised its revenue expectations due to what the company said were stronger-than-expected sales of mobile phones. Nokia's stock jumped almost 4...

Alltel swaps rural markets with U.S. Cellular in $50M deal

Alltel Corp. reported a deal with U.S. Cellular Corp. to swap 15 rural markets in Nebraska and Kansas that Alltel acquired when it purchased...

IDT enters prepaid wireless arena targeting Hispanic market

NEWARK, N.J.-IDT Corp. unveiled its TuYo Mobile prepaid wireless service targeting the rapidly growing-and increasingly targeted-Hispanic community. IDT said the TuYo Mobile service will...

Canada to implement WNP in 2007

OTTAWA-Canadian wireless carriers will join their peers to the south when they implement wireless number portability in September 2007.The Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association said...

Nokia takes on enterprise market with wireless e-mail product

Nokia Corp. released a new, low-priced wireless e-mail product that will work with almost any new mobile phone. The offering sets Nokia squarely in...

Fixed wireless should be target market for WiMAX vendors

KINGS PARK, N.Y.-WiMAX vendors and service providers shouldn't forego traditional fixed wireless markets as they target wireless opportunities, according to a report from Visant...

NMS reaches media server supply deal with Ericsson

FRAMINGHAM, Mass.-NMS Communications, a mobile applications solution developer, reached a deal with Ericsson Inc. to supply its Vision Media Server. NMS said its carrier-grade...

Viaero Wireless launches mobile entertainment offering

ORLANDO, Fla.-Mobile entertainment services provider ClearSky Mobile Media Inc. and Viaero Wireless, which provides wireless service in Colorado and Nebraska, have launched a mobile...

TapRoot Systems adds second funding round

MORRISVILLE, N.C.-TapRoot Systems Inc., which provides software for smart phones, said it has secured a second round of venture financing.The round was led by...

Marconi to supply Airspan WiMAX gear in Italy

BOCA RATON, Fla.-Marconi Corp. plc and Airspan Networks Inc. announced plans to work together to deploy WiMAX connectivity in Italy's Piedmont and Sicily regions.Marconi...

72% of rural youth use mainly wireless

WASHINGTON-Youth in rural America consider cell phones to be their most essential telecommunications service, according to a survey released Monday by the Foundation for...

Rural wireless carriers warn FCC on upcoming auctions

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission and Congress may have differing opinions on upcoming auctions of third-generation and digital TV spectrum, warned the Rural Telecommunications Group...

Good reports job cuts in sales

Wireless e-mail vendor Good Technology Inc. said it cut an unspecified number of jobs due to the company's transition from direct to indirect sales....

Dobson launches data packages on EDGE network

OKLAHOMA CITY-Dobson Communications Corp. subsidiary Dobson Cellular Systems launched its Signalink data packages. The services include wireless Internet, text messaging, picture messaging and downloadable...

Tower industry rolls up sleeves, pitches in

Most wireless communications towers were able to remain at least upright through Katrina's wrath. Power and telecommunications facilities sustained widespread damage from water in...
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