Monthly Archives: July, 2004

Guidance on mobile-phone use in hospitals updated

The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency in London issued updated guidance on the use of mobile phones in hospitals.The report reinforces previous guidance...

Companies that use mobile in the field are more efficient

BOSTON-Companies that use mobile communications to manage in-the-field personnel are retaining more customers and operating more efficiently than competing firms, according to a report...

T-Mobile USA sponsors Summer X Games

BELLEVUE, Wash.-Continuing its marketing focus on the youth segment, T-Mobile USA Inc. reported its Gold Sponsorship of the 2004 Summer X Games in Los...

Cisco drops lawsuit against Huawei

SHENZHEN, China-Cisco Systems Inc. said it has agreed to do away with its copyright lawsuit against Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd.Both companies announced Sept. 30,...

DoCoMo sees 13-percent drop in net profit

TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo Inc. said its net profit dropped 13 percent for the fiscal first quarter due to strong competition in the Japanese wireless market.DoCoMo...

Wherify to use Siemens technology in A-GPS phone

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.-Wherify Wireless Inc., which develops wireless location products and services, said it will use Siemens' wireless GSM technology in its next-generation assisted...

Alcatel sells fraud management group to Subex

PARIS-Alcatel Corp. said it has sold its Fraud Management Group to Subex Systems, an Indian software company for an undisclosed sum.This brings 30 new...

Siemens establishes U.S. business unit

Siemens AG announced an organizational change following its quarterly financial results Thursday. The German-based supplier set up of a new business in the United...

Global Signal to acquire Lattice towers: Financial reports from Global Signal, SBA

Global Signal Inc. will acquire 235 wireless communications towers from private tower venture Lattice Communications L.L.C. for $115 million.The towers are primarily located in...

Wireless lags behind Internet

WASHINGTON-Even as mobility is seen as the greatest benefit to the next generation of the Internet, the wireless world is still trying to get...

KDDI adds Canada’s Bell Mobility as roaming partner

TOKYO-KDDI Corp. said it has partnered with Canada's Bell Mobility Corp. for voice roaming. KDDI's Global Passport international voice roaming service was available in...

Samsung closes in on Motorola in handset market share: PDA sales up 12 percent

Aggressive tactics from some device manufacturers and conservative moves by others are causing a shift in global handset market share, according to new research...

Metro One reports drop in quarterly revenues

PORTLAND, Ore.-Citing a further diversification of its business plans, enhanced directory assistance provider Metro One Telecommunications Inc. reported a drop in second-quarter revenues from...

Brightpoint signs agreement with Motorola’s telematics products

PLAINFIELD, Ind.-Motorola, Inc. has signed Brightpoint North America L.P. to provide logistics services for Motorola's automotive division, the companies announced Thursday.Under terms of the...

FCC’s 24 GHz auction nets $216,000

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission's auction of 24 GHz licenses started and ended Wednesday after four rounds netting more than $216,000 for seven licenses in...

US Unwired reports strong customer adds

LAKE CHARLES, La.-Sprint PCS affiliate US Unwired Inc. reported 17,358 net customer additions during the second quarter of 2004 compared with 8,878 new subscribers...

SpectraSite, Crown Castle show financial improvements

Two tower companies, SpectraSite Inc. and Crown Castle International Corp., reported improved quarterly financials.SpectraSite reported improved second-quarter financial results and announced the search is...

Proxim ordered to pay damages to Symbol in patent lawsuit

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Proxim Corp. will be required to pay $25.9 million in damages to Symbol Technologies Inc. for infringing on patents, according to the U.S....

SmartServ moves to acquire prepaid card distributor

PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa.-SmartServ Online Inc. is negotiating to acquire New York-based distributor of international prepaid calling cards KPCCD Inc. in a deal the company...

AirNet expects to exceed revenue forecasts

MELBOURNE, Fla.-AirNet Communications Corp., a software-defined base station provider, said it expects revenue for the second quarter to exceed its previously forecasted range of...

Strong wireless investment activity continues

This week's flurry of investment activity continued Thursday, as several companies reported successful funding rounds. Some notables among Thursday's announcements include: Sorrent raised $20...

Ericsson to supply IP backbone for China Mobile

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson said it will provide equipment for the second phase of Internet Protocol backbone expansions for China Mobile Communications Corp. The expansion...

Qwest rolls out MVNO services in Oregon

Qwest Communications International Inc. unveiled nationwide wireless voice services to residential and small-business customers in eight Oregon cities as part of its mobile virtual...

AccuWeather launches weather-focused premium SMS service

STATE COLLEGE, Pa.-AccuWeather launched a premium short message service allowing mobile users to receive daily forecasts and severe weather alerts on their cell phones.The...

Sun Network buys m-commerce provider

CORAL SPRINGS, Fla.-Sun Network Group Inc. has agreed to buy m-commerce provider PayCell Inc., a two-month-old subsidiary of Celtron International, in an all-stock transaction.Earlier...
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