November 2004

Canadian wireless provider Rogers Wireless Communications Inc. launched its TXT 2 Landline service, which will allow customers to send text messages to landline phones anywhere in Canada and the United …

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- and Windows Mobile-based smart phones. Samsung …

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 $104 billion in 2003 from $92 …

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 of the intercarrier compensation system …

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 consumers. Cricket, which serves the California …

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 signed a $200 million contract …

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 new deal, P-Com said it will …

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 LG 6190 phone is available for …

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, the company announced Tuesday. InterOp said …

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 as its OnlineLink solution for real-time …

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 Street Journal Mobile will provide …

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

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 29 percent during the first three …

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 a variety of new Wi-Fi-ready phones. …

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 management solutions, as well as associated …

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 between U.K.-based MmO2 plc and Japan’s …

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 Greetings, will provide Univision Movil …

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 importance of such teamings for 3G …

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 new security technology can scan for …

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 Sigman said. In an interview with …

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 that more than 2 million people …

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 primary lines. “Now that the primary-line …

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 the $192.9 million the carrier posted …

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 related services. The contract covers Sweden, …

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 FCC said Wednesday that twice …