2005

CHARLOTTE, N.C.-SunCom Wireless Holdings Inc. said it broadened a two-year licensing agreement with Seattle-based Qpass. The two companies agreed to add Qpass’ Content Delivery Platform and Content Management Services to …

NEW YORK-Verizon Wireless launched wireless service in Little Rock, Ark., and expanded its coverage in Manhattan. The carrier’s first three wireless stores in Little Rock will open Dec. 15, with …

TORONTO-Verizon Communications Inc. said it is testing Nortel Networks Ltd.’s Internet Protocol Multimedia Subsystems solution. Nortel said the carrier is looking for IMS-compliant solutions in order to converge voice, video …

LOS ANGELES-MTV Networks will invest $50 million in Amp’d Mobile Inc. and will work with the mobile virtual network operator to offer both repurposed and exclusive, made-for-mobile content from MTV, …

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-AirTight Networks, a security provider for Wi-Fi networks, said it closed on a second round of financing worth $12 million. The round raises the total amount of capital …

ATLANTA, Georgia-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. is among a half-dozen technology and financial companies teaming on a contactless payment and content trial at Atlanta’s Philips Arena. JP Morgan Chase & Co., Nokia …

PALO ALTO, Calif.-Device vendor Danger Inc. announced it is conducting an over-the-air updating campaign for all T-Mobile Sidekick II users in the United States and Germany. Danger said it plans …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission should not discriminate against Voice over Internet Protocol providers when there are more than 100 counties that do not even have wireline 911, Sen. John Sununu …

HOLMDEL, N.J.-Voice over Internet Protocol company Vonage Holdings Corp. released a Wi-Fi telephone it will sell for around $80 with a service plan. The UTStarcom Inc.-sourced phone will allow Vonage …

LONDON-Vodafone won an auction to purchase Turkey’s second largest wireless operator Telsim for $4.55 billion. “With a larger population than every European country except Germany, and [Telsim’s] penetration level of …

By Alice Z. Cuneo SAN FRANCISCO-In an effort to harness mobile phone TV as a major branded entertainment medium, Jeep is launching its own mobile phone channel with MobiTV. The …

BOULDER, Colo.-SpectraLink Corp., which provides workplace wireless telephone services, said it plans to acquire Kirk Telecom, a Denmark-based company that provides on-site wireless communications products. Terms of the definitive agreement …

NEW YORK-Direct-to-consumer wireless content provider Thumbplay Inc. said it raised $7.5 million in second-round funding to go along with an undisclosed amount of first round funding. Thumbplay said it will …

RA’ANANA, Israel-Emblaze Ltd. announced it acquired a stake in European handset distribution company Global Telecoms Distribution plc. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Emblaze, which designs mobile phones, said …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson is defending the actions of its employees after the Swedish National Economic Crimes Bureau expanded on the tax evasion charges it filed against Ericsson employees. SNECB filed …

BELLEVUE, Wash-T-Mobile USA Inc. has pulled job postings with anti-union language from its Web site, after protests from Switzerland-based international union group UNI. T-Mobile USA spokesman Peter Dobrow said that …

PARIS-French media services company Thomson reported plans to acquire Thales’ Broadcast & Multimedia business unit in a move Thomson said will put it in the mobile TV space. The company …

NEW YORK-Soon-to-launch mobile virtual network operator Amp’d Mobile Inc. announced it will offer TV clips from CBS and UPN, news that comes on the heels of several similar deals between …

Dwango Wireless is hoping a change in name helps bring about a change in fortune. After losing $15 million so far this year, the content provider is rebranding this week …

NEW YORK-Siemens AG’s equipment is not part of Cingular Wireless L.L.C.’s 16-city UMTS/HSDPA rollout, according to UBS Investment Research, which stands as a blow to the equipment provider. Further, Siemens’ …

LONDON-Staellium U.K. Ltd. launched a text messaging product sure to please all those amateur spies out there. The company’s StealthText service allows users to send text messages that “self destruct,” …

Promises fulfilled was the message from Cingular Wireless L.L.C. as the industry’s largest operator announced the launch of its UMTS/HSDPA network-dubbed BroadbandConnect-in 16 U.S. markets. The carrier has been touting …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission late last week granted idle 2 GHz mobile satellite service spectrum to ICO Satellite Services and TMI Communications and Co., a stinging defeat with potential competitive …

NEW YORK-Investment banking firm CIBC World Markets raised its 2006 handset sales forecast to almost 1 billion phones, supporting claims that the worldwide mobile-phone market continues to exceed expectations. CIBC …

WASHINGTON-The wireless industry could get an answer from an appeals court on whether the Federal Communications Commission can regulate tower sitings with an eye toward historic preservation and environmental protection, …