Monthly Archives: August, 2003
Motorola looks to exit Symbian
Despite just releasing a phone based on the Symbian operating system, Motorola Inc. said it will exit the OS venture.Nokia Corp. said it and...
Moyes to head Siemens phone division
MUNICH, Germany-Siemens AG named Ian Moyes as the new head of its mobile-phone segment, one of its five divisions within Siemens Mobile. Rudi Lamprecht,...
T-Mobile couples music, cameras in new promo
T-Mobile USA Inc. will continue its innovative marketing campaign with five simultaneous music concerts across the country, all in an effort to help sell...
Philips, T-Com join forces to develop wireless home market
BERLIN, Germany-Philips Consumer Electronics and T-Com, Deutsche Telekom AG's fixed-networks division, will cooperate to develop the market for broadband wireless home networks, connected devices...
Wireless2Web begins LinkPush licensing program
LOS ANGELES-Wireless2Web has launched a licensing program for its newly patented LinkPush technologies, potentially benefiting handset manufacturers, wireless carriers, wireless application service providers, Internet...
Acterna to sell Itronix to Golden Gate Capital
SPOKANE, Wash.-Acterna Corp. announced it plans to sell its subsidiary Itronix Corp., which develops rugged mobile computing systems, to private equity firm Golden Gate...
Messagers want music-related capabilities, says poll
SAN DIEGO-Wireless consumers who use text messaging represent a target market for the music industry, according to research from SMS.ac Inc., a mobile community...
Court dismisses NCR claim against Palm, Handspring
NEW YORK-A claim from NCR Corp. that Palm Inc. and Handspring Inc. violated its patents in their handheld computers has been dismissed by the...
Verizon settles Detroit class-action suit
WASHINGTON-A Michigan state judge has approved a settlement of a class-action suit against Verizon Wireless entitling about 2 million mobile-phone users in the Detroit...
Andrew, Kathrein cross license downtilt antenna technology
ORLAND PARK, Ill.-Andrew Corp. and Kathrein-Werke KG will cross license their relevant patents related to remote electrical downtilt antenna technology so both companies can...
America Movil buys Brazil’s BCP
MEXICO CITY-Continuing its buying spree, Mexico-based mobile operator America Movil said its $625 million offer to acquire Brazilian mobile operator BCP was accepted. Telemar...
Customer-care problems lead to churn, J.D. Power asserts: Photo messaging, PTT are most desired features
Wireless customers unhappy with their carriers' customer care are more likely to switch service providers, according to J.D. Power and Associates' 2003 Wireless Customer...
Ericsson wins 1x deal in Kazakhstan
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson and Kazakhstan operator Altel signed a CDMA2000 1x contract for a nationwide network under a $30 million deal.The contract includes Ericsson's...
Daewoo enters wireless home space
BERLIN, Germany-Daewoo Electronics is making its debut in wireless home entertainment products using ViXs Systems' XCode video processor and Matrix dual-channel 802.11a chipsets....
MetroPCS offers 511 transportation service
SAN FRANCISCO-MetroPCS Inc. said its customers now can access the Metropolitan Transportation Commission's 511 service, which provides transportation information in the San Francisco Bay...
Intel announces new facilities in China, South Korea
Intel Corp. this week announced plans to build a $375 million assembly and test plant in western China's Sichuan province and a research and...
Siemens, Huawei to invest $100M in TD-SCDMA joint venture
Continuing the string of announcements surrounding the potentially lucrative Chinese market during the past few weeks, Siemens AG and Chinese company Huawei Technologies Co....
Nokia offers first Chinese CDMA handset
BEIJING-Nokia introduced its first CDMA phone for the Chinese market, the 2280, during a signing ceremony between Nokia, operator China Unicom and China Putian,...
Motorola cuts 200 jobs in chip division
AUSTIN, Texas-Motorola Inc. said it cut 200 jobs in its semiconductor division as part of its effort to cut costs and move back to...
Verizon Wireless can’t block union ads, demonstrations
WASHINGTON-A federal arbitrator has denied Verizon Wireless' effort to block organized labor from running ads critical of the No. 1 mobile-phone carrier and holding...
VimpelCom begins potential consolidation in Russia
MOSCOW-An announcement by Russian operator VimpelCom today could potentially change the landscape of the Russian mobile market. VimpelCom said it agreed that its major...
Comarco releases system for drive, in-building testing
IRVINE, Calif.-Comarco Wireless said it has launched what it describes as the world's first drive-test and in-building-test solution called Seven.Five for CDMA2000 1x."Our test...
WorldCom now faces state court actions
WASHINGTON-After settling with the federal government and admitting to more than $11 billion in accounting misdeeds, WorldCom Inc., parent to SkyTel Paging and recipient...
NEC grants Hop-On a GSM/GPRS license
IRVINE, Calif.-NEC Corp. said it has granted Hop-On a worldwide license to make, have made, use, sell, lease or otherwise dispose of wireless devices...
BARI Holdings offers competing bid for i3 Mobile
BARI Holdings Irrevocable Trust said it will attempt to purchase i3 Mobile Inc. as part of its effort to develop and manufacture a new...