Monthly Archives: November, 2004

Rogers Wireless service allows texting to landline phones

Canadian wireless provider Rogers Wireless Communications Inc. launched its TXT 2 Landline service, which will allow customers to send text messages to landline phones...

Samsung bundles medical data with handsets

DALLAS-Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. said it developed a variety of software packaged for the medical profession in an effort to sell its Palm OS-...

Wireless industry tops $100B, says U.S. Census Bureau

WASHINGTON-The wireless industry is a $100 billion business. The U.S. Census Bureau today said revenues for cellular and other wireless telecom firms rose to...

CTIA offers inter-carrier recommendations to FCC

WASHINGTON-The mobile-phone industry has recommended to federal regulators six principles that it believes will improve the nation's inter-carrier compensation regime."We believe that fundamental reform...

Cricket requests special relief from Calif. bill of rights

WASHINGTON-Cricket Communications Inc. has created a storm of controversy over a request for special relief from requirements of California's bill of rights for telecom...

Nokia, Siemens sign China Mobile contracts

BEIJING-Nokia Corp. and Siemens AG announced GSM network contract awards in China Tuesday, both with separate divisions of China Mobile Communications Corp.Nokia said it...

P-Com reaches financing deal with Agilent

CAMPBELL, Calif.-Wireless telecommunications company P-Com Inc. said it reached an agreement with Agilent to restructure its $1.7 million obligation to the company. Under the...

Telus sells LG phone for fast texting

SCARBOROUGH, Ontario-Canadian operator Telus Mobility announced it is selling a new LG Electronics Co. Ltd. phone that features Digit Wireless' Fastap keypad technology. The...

InterOp makes messaging headway with regional carriers

FORT MYERS, Fla.-InterOp Technologies is providing products and services for WAP, short message service and multimedia messaging service delivery for eight U.S. mobile carriers,...

Comptel, CSG partner on billing

HELSINKI, Finland-Comptel Corp. and CSG Systems have partnered to offer complementary provisioning and billing solutions. Comptel will provide its InstantLink provisioning solution as well...

WSJ to offer mobile service in 2005

NEW YORK-The Wall Street Journal will provide content for a new business and financial news service for wireless handsets, the company announced Tuesday.The Wall...

Nextel adjusts only pricing claims in ads following watchdog review

Nextel Communications Inc. was able to support marketing claims for its Nationwide Direct Connect service, but modified pricing claims following a ruling by the...

Iridium announces increase in 3Q subscribers, revenue

BETHESDA, Md.-Iridium Satellite L.L.C. announced increased subscribers and revenues for the third quarter as well as new financing. Iridium said its subscriber base increased...

ABI raises handset forecast due to Wi-Fi phones

OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-ABI Research said the Wi-Fi market is benefiting from several forces, including a better economy, handheld devices aimed at niche markets and...

Amdocs scores billing order from Telus

ST. LOUIS-Billing and CRM products and services provider Amdocs Ltd. reported a deal with Canadian telecommunications provider Telus Corp. to provide billing and order...

MmO2 to bring i-mode to three European markets

LONDON-I-mode services are coming to the competitive U.K. market, in addition to Ireland and the second such service in Germany, through a new deal...

Leap launches Latino-themed content

SAN DIEGO-Leap Wireless International announced the launch of a suite of Latino-themed content for subscribers using its Cricket service.AG Interactive, a division of American...

NEC to use Ericsson, Qualcomm chips for 3G phones

NEC Corp. said it plans to use third-generation chipsets and reference designs from Ericsson Mobile Platforms and Qualcomm Inc., moves that indicate the growing...

AirTight offers Wi-Fi security software

SAN JOSE, Calif.-AirTight Networks released its new SpectraGuard 2.0 product, which the company said can protect against Wi-Fi security threats. The company said its...

Cingular to cut 7,000

ATLANTA-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. plans to cut at least 10 percent of its newly combined staff, or around 7,000 of its 68,000-strong workforce, chief Stan...

Blurring business lines

Wireless connectivity is coming to the enterprise, either with the enterprise's tacit approval or without it. Research In Motion Ltd. announced earlier this month...

FCC can’t limit USF funds to primary line

WASHINGTON-Wireless and wireline carriers serving rural America hailed congressional passage of a measure that prohibits the Federal Communications Commission from restricting universal-service subsidies to...

Leap reports rise in revenue, but drop in customers

SAN DIEGO-Leap Wireless International Inc. reported $205.7 million in revenues during the third quarter of this year, which was a 6.7-percent improvement compared with...

Business Briefs

L.M. Ericsson said it has won a $370 million contract extension with third-generation wireless carrier 3 to supply core, radio and transmission equipment and...

8.5M customers switch during first year of LNP

It has been one year since the Federal Communications Commission ordered carriers to allow customers to churn and take their phone numbers with them.The...
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