January 2006

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.-The flurry of legal wrangling in the wireless e-mail space continued as Visto Corp. filed a patent infringement suit against competitor Good Technology Inc. The software developer accused …

RALEIGH, N.C.-Summus Inc. launched a mobile portal designed to allow users to purchase and manage digital content. The company unveiled OasysMobile.com, which it described as a “virtual locker” to store …

SANA’A, Yemen-Motorola Inc. said it plans to supply and install its end-to-end push-to-talk over cellular (PoC) offering in partnership with a public sector telecommunications company in Yemen. The Illinois-based manufacturer …

ESPOO, Finland-Nokia Corp. announced a workforce reorganization that will affect almost 300 total employees in its infrastructure and enterprise businesses. The company said the reorganization is due to increasing technological …

TOKYO-Japanese telecom giant NTT DoCoMo Inc. posted weaker year-over-year third quarter fiscal 2005 results. For the nine months ended Dec. 31, 2005, the consolidated results for DoCoMo and its subsidiaries …

NEW YORK-Two emerging mobile players announced new funding this week. Broadband network Heavy.com closed a $10 million round of financing led by Polaris Venture Partners. The funds are earmarked for …

ATLANTA-Following the success of its wildly popular Razr, Motorola Inc. is expanding its range of sleek, four-letter phones with the retail release of its Pebl through T-Mobile USA Inc. and …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson posted $1.1 billion in net income for the fourth quarter, a 52-percent increase over the $738 million the company reported for the same quarter of 2004. “We …

OTTAWA-SIPquest, a developer of Session Initiation Protocol applications, said its Mobile Console application has been optimized for Microsoft Corp.’s Windows Mobile 5.0 operating system. The company said the product is …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission proposed fining AT&T Inc. and Alltel Corp. each $100,000 for not having certifications on file showing that they are protecting their customers’ call records. The FCC …

Three Christmases ago, Sue Nokes received a call from a T-Mobile USA Inc. customer who had been bumped up through the customer care system until he reached her. The man, …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission authorized Globalstar L.L.C. to operate land-based cell phone networks to augment its existing mobile satellite services, a significant enhancement that should allow the company to reduce …

WASHINGTON-Morgan O’Brien, the industry pioneer who built Nextel Communications Inc. into a multibillion-dollar national wireless force, is joining a start-up firm seeking to leverage a patented geographic location-based technology for …

You’d think Chuck Schumer, the Democratic New York senator actually from New York, would have been so busy trying to pin down Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito on issues near …

TAOYUAN, Taiwan-In a surprising turnaround, Japanese carrier NTT DoCoMo Inc. announced it will sell phones running Microsoft Corp.’s Windows Mobile operating system. DoCoMo previously had allowed only phones running either …

The U.S. wireless industry is on track to chronicle its best-ever quarterly customer growth, with more than 5.4 million net adds already reported by four of the largest carriers. In …

The worldwide mobile-phone market roared to another record finish in the fourth quarter as unit shipments reached a staggering 245 million, according to research and consulting firm IDC. For the …

Wireless carriers ultimately are responsible for keeping information about their customers private and should address the matter with internal controls instead of waiting for a government mandate. In light of …

BROOMFIELD, Colo.-Level 3 Communications Inc. said it will spend $137 million to acquire Progress Telecom L.L.C., a regional wholesale network services company. Level 3 said it intends to pay for …

The legal options for Research In Motion Ltd. continued to dwindle last week as the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear its case against patent holder NTP Inc. The high …

The evolution of the wireless industry has had a profound effect on the players involved. Within all levels of the market, companies have had to scramble to adapt to changing …

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.-Investors sent shares of InterDigital Communications Corp. skyward after the technology firm announced a $285 million deal with South Korean manufacturer LG Electronics Co. Ltd. In a …

LONDON-Vodafone Group plc reported solid numbers for the quarter ended Dec. 31, and the company said its guidance for the full year of 2005 and outlook for 2006 remain unchanged. …

WASHINGTON-Both the House and Senate said they plan to hold hearings on the ever-burgeoning privacy scandal regarding the disclosure and sale of customers’ telecommunications records. The House Commerce Committee is …

SAN MATEO, Calif.-Wireless trailblazer Craig McCaw and other high-tech heavyweights are backing a new company looking to let business users reach colleagues through mobile phones, e-mail or instant messaging. The …