Monthly Archives: March, 2004
AWS partners with RE/MAX for EDGE access
REDMOND, Wash.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. reported a strategic partnership with RE/MAX International providing RE/MAX affiliates in the United States with access to the carrier's...
Bluegrass Cellular buys AWS licenses in Kentucky, Tenn.
DENVER-Bluegrass Cellular has purchased PCS licenses from AT&T Wireless Services Inc., the Michelman Divestiture Trust, Skagit Wireless and the Derby Divestiture Trust. The sellers...
Carrier inventory levels rise at year-end
LITTLETON, Colo.-Wireless carrier inventory levels increased 13 percent between the third quarter of 2003 and the final three months of last year, which translated...
Consumer group wants carriers to end regulatory-related surcharges
WASHINGTON-A leading consumer group asked the Federal Communications Commission to ban mobile-phone and long-distance carriers from hitting consumers with regulatory-related surcharges not mandated by...
Aptilo team with Gemtek on WLAN solutions
AMSTERDAM-Aptilo Network and Gemtek Systems said they have entered into a partnership to provide wireless local area networks solutions for carriers.Gemtek will offer its...
San Fran Giant baseball fans have free Wi-Fi access
SAN FRANCISCO-SBC Communications Inc. and Nortel Networks Ltd. installed 121 Wi-Fi access points at SBC Park in San Francisco, providing free wireless Internet access...
Seven software to be installed on NEC handsets for KDDI
TOKYO-Following its plans for an initial public offering, Seven Networks Inc. announced its mobile e-mail software will be installed on NEC Corp.'s BREW-based handsets...
CTIA board agrees to pursue ad campaign
WASHINGTON-The Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association's board of directors agreed to move forward with plans to pursue a new ad campaign, but no decisions...
M-Systems, Emblaze team on security solutions
KFAR SABA, Israel-M-Systems' Fortress Security Division and Emblaze Semiconductor have teamed to develop embedded security solutions for next-generation multimedia processors for the mobile industry.Emblaze...
KDDI offers new DO card
TOKYO- Operator KDDI Corp. said it has launched a card that complies with the CDMA2000 1x EV-DO standard at a 2 GHz frequency band....
Nextel, Xora win Chicago building contract
RESTON, Va.-Nextel Communications Inc. and Xora Inc. reported that the City of Chicago has deployed Xora GPS TimeTrack on Nextel's GPS-enabled handsets in an...
Virgin targets left-handers with new phone
LONDON-Virgin Mobile in the United Kingdom said it will sell the first phone designed exclusively for left-handed users. The phone, a Sony Ericsson LH-Z200,...
PalmOne releases Java software
MILPITAS, Calif.-Personal digital assistant maker PalmOne Inc. released Java runtime software from IBM Corp. for its device customers. The runtime will allow Treo 600...
Navio buys DVNO
CUPERTINO, Calif.-Internet commerce company Navio Inc. announced it purchased wireless content distribution company DVNO, a further sign of the consolidation in the wireless content...
Study looks at telecom's regulatory landscape
WASHINGTON-The U.S. Chamber of Commerce today launched a new study to analyze different regulatory changes in the telecom sector that could boost investment, innovation...
Sparco named Centurion distributor
LINCOLN, Neb.-Centurion Wireless Technologies Inc., which designs and manufactures antennas for wireless communications, has signed Sparco Technologies Inc. as an authorized distributor.Sparco, which distributes...
Dobson to pay dividend
OKLAHOMA CITY-Dobson Communications Corp. said it will pay an in-kind dividend of .03250 shares of its 13 percent senior exchangeable preferred stock for each...
Three states to try new Cingular billing format
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. introduced a new monthly billing format for customers in Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana designed to increase customer satisfaction while reducing...
TechnoCom nets $6.75M in funds
LOS ANGELES-TechnoCom Corp., which provides wireless location operations support systems and business support systems, announced the completion of a $6.75 million round of financing....
Aligo enhances mobile groupware app
SAN FRANCISCO-Aligo Inc. announced enhancements to its Mobile Access mobile groupware application offering for the enterprise.The enhanced application features speech-recognition capabilities, standards-based security, integrated...
DoCoMo says no decision made on Hutchison stake
TOKYO-Responding to news reports that it planned to end its investment in Hutchison 3G UK Holdings Ltd., NTT DoCoMo released a statement that it...
Mexican gov't plans spectrum auction
MEXICO-The Mexican government plans to auction spectrum in the 800 MHz and 1900 MHz bands this year for PCS and radio trunking services, according...
LG to make handsets to support Qualcomm's Push-to-Chat
SAN DIEGO-Handset maker LG Electronics Co. Ltd. announced it will build phones that support Qualcomm Inc.'s BREWChat push-to-talk technology."By adding BREWChat capabilities to our...
Broadcom early winner in WLAN chips, study says
TEMPE, Ariz.-In spite of price declines, wireless local area networks chip market witnessed a 176-percent growth in 2003 with Broadcom Inc. as the big...
Fujitsu announces upgraded MMP, others build for telematics
FRANKFURT, Germany-As the mobile-phone sales increase, the world's chipmakers continue to look to take advantage of the market opportunity.For example, Fujitsu Microelectronics Europe released...
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