Monthly Archives: March, 2005
Eloqui chooses InterOP ringback solution
FORT MYERS, Fla.-Eloqui Wireless, which provides wireless service in Tennessee, selected InterOP Technologies' Ringback solution to provide customers an alternative to conventional ringing sounds.InterOP's...
British TV station offer mobile palm readings
LONDON-U.K. wireless subscribers with camera phones can submit a picture of their hands for a palm reading, a British psychic television channel said Thursday.Your...
Wireless Valley announces product enhancements
AUSTIN, Texas-Wireless Valley Communications said it has enhanced its SitePlanner and EnterprisePlanner products.The new functionality adds cdmaOne, W-CDMA, UMTS and CDMA2000 third-generation capabilities. Key...
AirCell plans flight demonstrations
LOUISVILLE, Colo.-AirCell said it will begin conducting flight demonstrations in July with a prototype of its system that allows commercial airline passengers to use...
UTStarcom stock down on delayed financials
ALAMEDA, Calif.-UTStarcom Inc.'s stock dropped almost 10 percent to $10.78 on news that the company will again delay its annual reports for 2003 and...
Shareholder suit against Alamosa dismissed
LUBBOCK, Texas-The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas has dismissed a class-action lawsuit against Alamosa Holdings Inc., the Sprint PCS affiliate...
V-Comm assists Aloha Partners in securing 700 MHz waiver
CRANBURY, N.J.-Telecommunications engineering firm V-Comm said it helped Aloha Partners secure an approved waiver from the Federal Communications Commission to provide service in the...
Eloqui announces network expansion plans
KNOXVILLE, Tenn.-Eloqui Wireless announced it will expand the size of its network by 15 percent in 2005, moves that follow the company's investment of...
Driving and dialing legislation considered in many states
OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-The Bluetooth Special Interest Group said more than 30 states are considering or have enacted legislation dealing with the use of wireless...
Zi predictive text technology adopted by TTPCom
CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom-Zi Corp. and TTPCom Ltd. announced plans to integrate Zi's eZiText predictive text input technology with TTPCom's Ajar application platform.The pre-integration of...
T-Mobile offers software to fix glitch in iPAQ device
BELLEVUE, Wash.-T-Mobile USA Inc. is offering a software upgrade for the iPAQ h6315 Pocket PC from Hewlett-Packard Co. The carrier recently suspended sales of...
Colubris to acquire Kiwi
NEW YORK-Colubris Networks said it has agreed to acquire Kiwi Networks, while Wireless Telecom Group Inc. said it has modified the deal to acquire...
CBO lays out USF issues for Senate committee
WASHINGTON-The Congressional Budget Office said that financing universal-service subsidies out of general revenues would have a lesser economic cost than the current system of...
ZTE opens R&D center in India
BEIJING-ZTE Corp. said it has opened what it describes as a flagship factory and research and development center in India.The center, which is located...
Linktone sponsors mobile content contest in China
SHANGHAI, China-Linktone Ltd., which provides interactive entertainment services to Chinese consumers, said it is sponsoring a nationwide contest to find original mobile content.Linktone said...
COLED offers new display technology
LONGMONT, Colo.-COLED Technologies Inc. announced a new display technology that the company said could eventually replace liquid crystal displays. The company said it uses...
T-Mobile again fights for access to unbundled network elements
WASHINGTON-T-Mobile USA Inc. told the Federal Communications Commission that since it is actively trying to compete with wireline carriers, it should be able to...
CellStar supplies Samsung phones in Mexico
CARROLLTON, Texas-Phone distribution company CellStar Corp. announced it is currently distributing Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. phones in Mexico. The company is supplying the phones...
Microsoft offers wireless content
Microsoft Corp. will provide daily downloadable video content including news, sports and entertainment programming for Windows Mobile-based devices, the company announced Wednesday.MSN Video Downloads...
Nokia pursuing different chip strategies?
Nokia Corp. is in advanced discussions to purchase CDMA EV-DO phones from the phone-making subsidiary of Korean CDMA carrier SK Telecom, according to a...
Dianet completes $25 M financing facility
NEW YORK-Dianet Communications Inc. said it has completed a $25 million financing facility with investment firm Wexford Capital L.L.C. Daniels & Associates arranged the...
Message911 reports MARTA contract
AUGUSTA, Ga.-Message911, which provides emergency communications solutions, said it will provide notification services to the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority. MARTA provides bus, rail...
IPWireless announces Orange trial
PARIS-IPWireless Inc. said Orange has launched technical and marketing trials using its UMTS TDD technology targeting the enterprise market in Lille, France.Orange will test...
Ericsson wins 1x contract in Sri Lanka
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson and Suntel Ltd. have signed a sole supplier agreement for a turnkey islandwide CDMA2000 1x network for voice and data services...
Wireless Internet use up in 2004
NEW YORK-The number of wireless Internet users last year grew 29 percent, according to a study from market research firm Ipsos."The Face of the...