Monthly Archives: October, 2004
U.S. Cellular details its Kyocera phones with recalled batteries
CHICAGO-U.S. Cellular said it believes it has already accounted for all batteries in question in Kyocera Wireless' recent battery recall.U.S. Cellular said its handsets...
Cellular One to open kiosks in Kmart stores
BELLEVUE, Wash.-Western Wireless Corp.'s Cellular One subsidiary said it will open more than 40 authorized dealer locations in Kmart retail stores by the end...
First Cellular CEO Terry Addington to chair CTIA in 2005
WASHINGTON-The chief executive officer of First Cellular of Southern Illinois, Terry Addington, will be the 2005 chairman of the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association,...
CTIA’s board votes to appeal tower-siting rules
WASHINGTON-The Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association's board of directors Wednesday voted to appeal rules recently adopted by the Federal Communications Commission meant to streamline...
FCC fines company for not making USF payments
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission said Thursday that Ton Services Inc. has agreed to pay $400,000 for not making regular contributions to the universal-service fund...
Andrew exits mobile antenna biz with sale to PCTEL
ORLANDO PARK, Ill.-Andrew Corp. said it has agreed to sell its mobile antenna product business to PCTEL Inc. for $10 million in cash. This...
Novatel wins 3G deal with Vodafone, posts increasing revenue
SAN DIEGO-Novatel Wireless Inc. will provide Vodafone with third-generation wireless data products. Novatel will integrate its Merlin 3G UMTS Wireless PC Card Modems with...
SBA sees increasing revenues
BOCA RATON, Fla.-SBA Communications Corp. wrapped up this week's round of earnings results from wireless tower companies. The company said it garnered total revenues...
Qualcomm alters royalty-revenue measurements
Qualcomm Inc. said it has decided to change the way it measures royalty revenue to reflect what accrues to it from its licensees around...
Sagem explores merger with French aerospace company
PARIS-Wireless handset maker Sagem and aerospace propulsion and equipment company Snecma are examining the potential of a merger between the two companies.A merger would...
McDonald’s offers Jamdat games as Monopoly prizes
LOS ANGELES-McDonald's restaurants are dangling wireless and PC games from Jamdat Mobile Inc. as prizes through its promotional Monopoly game.The fast-food chain is offering...
DoCoMo reports declining revenue, income
TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo Inc. released consolidated financial results for the first six months of fiscal year 2004, ended Sept. 30.The company said operating revenues were...
Nokia dominates smart-phone market in new research
Worldwide mobile device shipments in the third quarter were up 83 percent from a year ago, with Nokia Corp. leading the charge, according to...
Boost Mobile to offer Dwango content
SEATTLE-Nextel Communications Inc. subsidiary Boost Mobile will offer mobile entertainment from developer and publisher Dwango Wireless, the companies announced Friday.Dwango will provide downloadable Java-based...
Cingular Wireless launches new ad campaign integrating AWS elements
Cingular Wireless L.L.C. began a new advertising campaign that includes links to recently acquired AT&T Wireless Services Inc. and represent the carrier's new position...
M-commerce to become $51B industry
LONDON-M-commerce transactions will ring up $51 billion in annual global sales by 2009, according to a report released Thursday by U.K. mobile analyst firm...
Sony partners with Revolution Studios for movie content
SAN FRANCISCO-Sony Pictures Digital announced an exclusive partnership with Revolution Studios to develop mobile content for its future movies, including the action sequel "XXX:...
724 names Luna CTO
SANTA BARBARA, Calif.-724 Solutions appointed Michael E. Luna chief technology officer where he will lead all engineering, architecture and product development initiatives for the...
Telular wins $9M contract in Latin America
VERNON HILLS, Ill.-Telular Corp. signed a $9 million contract with Cellpoint, one of its distribution partners in Latin America, to supply fixed wireless products.Telular...
Nextel offers interoperability with Raytheon LMR technology
RESTON, Va.-Nextel Communications Inc. reported a strategic alliance with Raytheon JPS Communications to allow push-to-talk interoperability between Nextel's iDEN-based service and land mobile radio...
BellSouth transfers five more Latin American properties to Telefonica
ATLANTA-BellSouth Corp. and Telefonica Moviles S.A. said they have completed the transfer of BellSouth's ownership interest in five wireless operations in Latin America. Telefonica...
UbiquiTel touts ‘prime’ customer growth
CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa.-Sprint PCS affiliate UbiquiTel Inc. said it added 17,500 net subscribers during the third quarter compared with 13,200 net additions during the third...
On2 Technologies raises $4M with share sale
NEW YORK-Video compression company On2 Technologies Inc. said it has raised $4 million through the sales of its shares to two investors. Midsummer Investment...
Zeevo announces audio-based reference design
SANTA CLARA, Calif.-Zeevo announced a new reference design using Wolfson audio CODECs that will allow original device manufacturers to design wireless stereo headsets, speakers...
Audiovox offers ‘affordable’ 1x handset
SAN FRANCISCO-Audiovox Communications Corp. introduced its new CDM-8615 handset at the CTIA Wireless I.T. and Entertainment 2004.The clamshell-style dual-LCD phone is geared toward consumers...