• Sprint Nextel’s Xohm divison, which sells mobile WiMAX services, said its second phase of launch cities will include Boston, Philadelphia and Dallas/Fort Worth.  The first phase, currently underway, includes Baltimore, Chicago and Washington, D.C.

• Virgin Mobile named Daniel Acton as its new Chief Information and Technology Officer.  He previously worked at General Electric, Lockheed Martin, Unisys, Corning and IBM.

• Virgin Mobile France has deployed Miyowa’s MoveMessenger solution for instant messaging and presence-enriched mobile Web 2.0 technologies. Just 2 years old, Virgin Mobile France recently announced hitting the 1 million-customer mark, making it France’s fourth largest mobile operator.

• NEC has received the WiMAX Forum-certified seal of approval for its base station and PC card.

• Buongiorno S.p.A. has reached an agreement with Telefónica Latinoamérica for the exclusive management of the SMS-based competitions, “Superconcurso SMS” in Latin America. The Superconcurso SMS is a game that allows its operators to profit from the reach of mobile SMS messaging, offering subscribers a daily challenge where they can attempt to win prizes that can increase week after week as the competition goes on.