• AT&T announced that analysis firm Gartner has positioned it in the Leaders Quadrant of the 2007 "Magic Quadrant for U.S. Wireless Service Providers" report. According to Gartner, the U.S. Wireless Services Provider Magic Quadrant report assesses suppliers of wireless and mobile enterprise networking solutions in the U.S. based on their ability to execute and completeness of vision. Gartner defines the leaders as wireless companies that impact competitors by the choices they make in technology and handset offerings, their focus on the enterprise segment and their capability to differentiate and be first to market with unique products.

• Nokia announced that its N95 handset has been voted The European Media Phone of the Year by the European Imaging and Sound Association (EISA). The judging panel cited the N95 features such as GPS, a 5-megapixel camera and MPEG4 video capture of up to 30 fps. EISA also highlighted the device's data access of up to 3.5 Mb/s, advanced Web browser, Wi-Fi and microSD slot. The EISA is a consumer technology awards association and comprises of nearly 50 prominent Photo, Video, Audio, Home Theater and Mobile Electronics magazines from 18 European countries.

• Vercuity, a provider of telecom expense management solutions, announced the acquisition of iWave Wireless, the New York-based provider of wireless expense management services and solutions. Vercuity hopes the addition of iWave resources, intellectual property and sales channel will strategically advance its position and ability to deliver best-in-class products and services in the expanding mobile market. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Former iWave managing partners Frank Madonna and Robert McGuire will assume the new positions of president and executive vice president, respectively, for Vercuity's newly formed Wireless Services organization.

• Interop Technologies, a provider of advanced wireless technology solutions, announced agreements with the Rural Independent Network Alliance (RINA), Appalachian Wireless and Leaco Wireless. All three companies will use Interop solutions to offer commercial wireless services. RINA, a Utah-based switching consortium, has purchased Interop-modified hosted solutions, enabling RINA member companies to deliver SMS, MMS and WAP services to its customers. Appalachian Wireless is also transitioning from a hosted to turnkey Interop SMS solution. Leaco Rural Telephone Cooperative has purchased hosted SMS, MMS, WAP and over-the-air (OTA) Device Management solutions from Interop.