Cingular Wireless L.L.C. reported an agreement with national entertainment retailer Musicland Group Inc. to sell Cingular's postpaid and prepaid GoPhone products in nearly 400 Sam Goody and Media Play stores beginning next month. The companies also said they would collaborate on "new approaches to...
Nortel Networks Ltd. announced its market strategy for WiMAX product development, saying it has formed alliances with Intel Corp. for mobile WiMAX and Airspan Networks Inc. for fixed WiMAX development. Nortel said these new alliances will complement WiMAX work already under way with LG...
NEW YORK-L-3 Communications announced it will build BlackBerry-style devices for the U.S. Department of Defense and other U.S. government users under a new $18 million multi-year contract with the National Security Agency. The gadgets, dubbed Secure Mobile Environment-Portable Electronic Device (SME-PED)-will support voice calls...
MIAMI-Hispanic-focused operator Movida Communications Inc. continues to expand, announcing plans to move into 20 more states later this year. The mobile virtual network operator said it will distribute its prepaid service through Wal-Mart Stores Inc. stores and other outlets in Florida, New Jersey, Pennsylvania,...
TAMPA, Fla.-Sprint Nextel Corp. renewed a contract with Syniverse Technologies Inc. that calls for the company to provide back-office and network-related capabilities for wireless voice roaming services.Syniverse has worked with Sprint PCS since 1997. The renewed contract calls for Syniverse to continue to provide...
MILPITAS, Calif.-Aperto Networks, which provides WiMAX equipment, said it raised $17 million in the first tranche of series E financing. The funding was led by Canaan Partners and included participation from existing investors including JK&B Capital, Alliance Ventures, Innovacom, Tyco Ventures, Labrador Ventures and...
PALO ALTO, Calif.-The installed base of corporate wireless e-mail mailboxes is expected to increase from 6.5 million this year to more than 123 million in 2009, according to a study by The Radicati Group called "Corporate Wireless E-mail Market, 2005-2009." In addition, The Radicati...
LONDON-M-commerce software developer Qpass Inc. introduced an offering designed to manage digital content stores for wireless operators and media companies.The Seattle-based company launched Qpass Content Services, which performs content sourcing and management, merchandising and storefront management, financial controls, supply-chain management and customer care. The...
TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo Inc. said it will offer an information-capture function called ToruCa in the Osaifu-Keitai when compatible handsets are released this winter.Osaifu-Keitai refers to mobile phones equipped with a contactless IC card for functions such as electronic money, credit card payments, electronic ticketing and...
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 patents for predictive text entry. Along with the suit, Eatoni's chief executive officer offered some choice words on the issue....
DALLAS-Regional wireless provider MetroPCS Communications Inc. unveiled a prepaid Visa card issued through a relationship with the Meta Payment Systems division of MetaBank and Galileo Processing. MetroPCS said the reloadable debit card will allow customers to make everyday purchases, pay bills, send and transfer...
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 and voice services through branded storefronts such as Ringtopia.com, Edgetones.com and Macktones.com. The company counts Cingular Wireless L.L.C., Sprint PCS...
ATLANTA-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. is selling the advanced 6682 from Nokia Corp. for $300 with a service plan. The device features a 1.3-megapixel digital camera, Bluetooth and an MP3 player, as well as the Symbian operating system.In other device news, European audio/video company Bang &...
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. While the buzz surrounding wireless music grows deafening, carriers will have to fight hard to strike workable deals with publishers...
WASHINGTON-The top U.S. business lobbying group told the Bush administration China needs to remove barriers to telecommunications trade and to better protect intellectual property rights of American companies.In its fourth annual report on China's implementation of World Trade Organization rules, the U.S. Chamber of...
WASHINGTON-In a change to his previously proposed bill, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) wants to move up by two years the date that broadcasters must give back the extra spectrum they were given for the transition to digital TV to the original date of Jan....
Dobson Communications Corp. reported that its American Cellular Corp. subsidiary has acquired the non-licensed wireless assets of Endless Mountain Wireless L.L.C. covering Pennsylvania Rural Service Area 4 for $12.2 million. Dobson noted that it initially will operate under a spectrum manager lease using Endless...
Infrastructure vendor Siemens AG and PC card maker Novatel Wireless Inc. announced they jointly will sell High-Speed Downlink Packet Access products. Siemens will supply the HSDPA infrastructure gear, and Novatel will offer compatible PC cards as a "preferred partner." "To ensure the economic success...
TAMPA-FTS Group Inc. said it plans to spin off its FTS Wireless Inc. subsidiary into a new publicly traded company. The new company will include the Internet, retail and wholesale wireless operations of FTS Group.Domestic and international business consulting, business development, and mergers and...
SAN FRANCISCO-WebSky Inc. said it has entered long-term leases to use licensed Educational Broadband wireless frequency spectrum on a commercial basis in four small markets in the United States.The company signed leases with Shekinah Network covering Pierre, S.D.; LaGrande, Ore.; Del Rio, Texas; and...
BOISE, Idaho-Phones continue to represent a major opportunity for electronics suppliers, with Micron Technology Inc., Spansion L.L.C. and Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. all announcing new components for handset makers.First up, Micron released new image sensors for 3.1-megapixel and 5-megapixel gadgets, including camera phones. The...
SAN DIEGO-Axesstel Inc., which designs fixed wireless voice and broadband data products, said it does not expect to meet its previous revenue guidance for the third quarter.The company based the announcement on revenues received to date.Axesstel further said it does not expect to show...
BOULDER, Colo.-Wireless software developer GetLisa Information Services Inc. launched a mobile Web-based messaging service for families and friends of those impacted by Hurricane Katrina.The service, dubbed KatrinaNetwork.org, allows users seeking information to create listings about missing people in the Gulf Coast. Subscribers then can...
SAN DIEGO-RF Industries Ltd. said it has acquired the assets of Worswick Industries Inc., a privately held manufacturer of custom and standard computer cabling and wire harness assemblies.The acquisition was completed Sept. 1 for cash and equity consideration, said RF Industries. Further terms of...
