Yearly Archives: 2003

AT&T Wireless, Sprint PCS expect to offer push-to-talk this year

NEW YORK-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. and Sprint PCS told analysts and investors at a Merrill Lynch communications conference that they expected to launch push-to-talk...

Boingo adds partners

SANTA MONICA, Calif.-Boingo Wireless Inc. added three new hot-spot operator partners, bringing its total to 25 worldwide. The latest additions to its Wi-Fi network...

S&P takes Lucent off credit watch

TRENTON, N.J.-Rating agency Standard and Poor's has removed Lucent Technologies Inc. from its credit watch list, explaining that the vendor's cash flow has stabilized...

California Lutheran University deploys ReefEdge system

FORT LEE, N.J.-California Lutheran University has deployed at its Thousand Oaks campus the ConnectSystem developed by ReefEdge Inc., Fort Lee, N.J., which is designed...

InPhonic to create activation service for Palm Tungsten

WASHINGTON-InPhonic said it will create and provide the Palm Tungsten Activation Service, a self-service customer activation process combining online and call center support for...

NMS survey connects voice quality to number of calls

FRAMINGHAM, Mass.-In a recent survey of 450 active mobile-phone users nationwide, 72 percent of respondents said they would take and place more calls in...

Samsung to develop device for “Matrix” sequel

SEOUL, South Korea-Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. scored a deal to make a specialized device to be used in the upcoming "The Matrix: Reloaded" movie...

Qualcomm expands BREW program

SAN DIEGO, United States-Qualcomm increased its wireless footprint with announcements in China and Japan.In China, the CDMA proprietor signed a joint venture with China...

M1 offers GPRS roaming with China Mobile

SINGAPORE-Singapore operator MobileOne (M1) said it has launched General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) roaming with China Mobile, the largest operator in China. The new...

Dubliners to pay for parking with mobiles

DUBLIN, Ireland-Dublin has become the first city in the world to allow motorists to pay for parking via parking meters through their mobile phones....

Thuraya to launch free service in Russia in March

MOSCOW-The Arabic Thuraya satellite communications company said it is ready to launch a free service in Russia in March. The service will be free...

Texting survey tracks Southeast Asia’s romance level

MANILA, The Philippines-Filipinos are considered the most romantic "texters" in the Southeast Asia region, according to a recent survey commissioned by handset manufacturer Siemens....

Ukraine operators to stop using direct numbers following CPP decision

DUBLIN, Ireland—Following on from the Ukrainian parliament’s decision to override the veto of the president on a bill legitimizing calling party pays (CPP) (see...

RIM expected to add color to BlackBerry

TORONTO-Research in Motion (RIM) is expected to soon add color to a new line of low-cost BlackBerry handheld computers, according to analysts that follow...

DAMAX, United Plastics enter antenna alliance

LAS VEGAS-Antenna manufacturer DAMAX International and United Plastics Group announced a strategic alliance through which UPG will manufacture and sell new DAMAX antennas for...

AT&T Wireless chooses XcelleNet for internal device management

ATLANTA-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. will use a mobile infrastructure solution from XcelleNet to manage and control wireless devices used by AT&T Wireless sales and...

Nokia camera phone coming to U.S.

HELSINKI, Finland-Wireless users in the United States will soon get to try out Nokia Corp.'s first camera phone for the U.S. market, the 3650....

Lucent introduces new base station system

MURRAY HILL, N.J.-Lucent Technologies Inc. has introduced a new base station system known as the Flexent CDMA High Density 4.0 that it says will...

HP revenues slip slightly

PALO ALTO, Calif.-Computing giant Hewlett-Packard Co. reported first-quarter revenues of $17.9 billion, down from the $18 billion it scored in the prior quarter. The...

FutureDial products available at Best Buy

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-FutureDial said its mobile phone software products and mobile phone data cable accessories are now available in more than 500 Best Buy retail...

Nextel Partners ARPU falls, revenue increases

KIRKLAND, Wash.-Nextel Partners Inc. said it added 93,100 customers during the fourth quarter, an increase from the 81,700 subscribers the carrier added in the...

Tektronix extends China partnership

BERVERTON, Ore.-Tektronix Inc. said it has agreed to extend its partnership with China's Research Institute of Telecommunications Transmission to develop GPRS networks and elements."Tektronix'...

RPA Wireless to offer ClickSoftware products

JERSEY CITY, N.J.-RPA Wireless Inc. said it has entered a strategic alliance to offer ClickSoftware's product known as ClickSchedule to deliver wireless messaging to...

Agere board approves reverse stock split

PHILADELPHIA-Agere Systems Inc. shareholders have followed recent industry trends to approve proposals allowing the board of directors to undertake a reverse stock split.The board...

Intrado, Mobilaris team for location solution

CANNES, France-Intrado Inc. said it teamed with location-services provider Mobilaris to offer a bundled location-service solution, which the companies said will be capable of...
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