Yearly Archives: 2004

Wi-Fi system for tracking school bus riders released

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.-National Scientific Corp. has released a Wi-Fi-enabled version of its IBUS school bus passenger authentication system, which allows school districts to track and...

Starent signs China Unicom contract

TEWKSBURY, Mass.-Starent Networks said it has signed a contract with China Unicom to provide infrastructure to address its added subscriber base, using its ST16...

HeyAnita releases Rapid Message Service

LOS ANGELES-Voice recognition company HeyAnita Inc. is moving away from its roots with a new product the company describes as "text messaging without the...

Lucent announces 3G wins

MURRAY HILL, N.J.-Lucent Technologies Inc. showed its prowess in two third-generation technologies through two contract announcements, one for CDMA2000 1x EV-DO and the other...

Northeast Asia to dominate region's broadband, says BroadGroup

LONDON-Northeast Asia will dominate future growth in the public broadband market, according to a new report from the BroadGroup. The four countries in the...

General Dynamics acquires TriPoint

FALLS CHURCH, Va.-General Dynamics will acquire TriPoint Global Communications Inc., a Newton, N.C.-based privately held provider of satellite and wireless communication equipment and integration...

Aliph releases headset for mobile phones

CARLSBAD, Calif.-Start-up Aliph released its new Jawbone headset for mobile phones, which the company said allows users to hear conversations in noisy environments. The...

CSI Wireless technology helps Texas police recover stolen goods

CALGARY-CSI Wireless Inc.'s Asset-Link asset-tracking hardware has been used by Texas police to recover more than $2.7 million in stolen goods, make arrests and...

Symbol reaches licensing agreement with Hand Held Products

HOLTSVILLE, N.Y.-Rugged mobile computing company Symbol Technologies Inc. announced it reached a cross-licensing agreement with Hand Held Products Inc. as a way to resolve...

'West Wing' gives Sprint users interactive texting

Fans of "The West Wing" TV series with Sprint wireless service will be able to participate in text messaging polls due to a new...

Alltel offers second PTT handset

Alltel Corp. is set to launch Kyocera Corp.'s Slider SE44 as its second push-to-talk handset for the carrier's Touch2Talk walkie-talkie service. The carrier recently...

Verizon Wireless dumps BCGI for internal prepaid billing platform

Boston Communications Group Inc. said it has received notice that Verizon Wireless will move forward with a national launch of an internal prepaid platform,...

US Unwired prices debt offering

LAKE CHARLES, La.-Sprint PCS affiliate US Unwired Inc. said it has priced an offering of $360 million aggregate principal amount of senior secured notes,...

Wireless LNP, telemarketing nearly double complaints at FCC

WASHINGTON-Ironically, the two pro-consumer initiatives undertaken by the Federal Communications Commission last year led to a strong increase in consumer complaints for the fourth...

Bank approves loan for Colombia cellular equipment

WASHINGTON-The Export-Import Bank of the United States approved a $15 million long-term loan guarantee to support the sale by U.S. suppliers of cellular equipment,...

Zeevo, Smart partner on Bluetooth

SANTA CLARA, Calif.-Zeevo Inc. and Smart Modular Technologies Inc. said they have entered a strategic alliance to develop and sell Bluetooth modules.The companies will...

Intel to deploy WiMax technology in China

DALIAN, China-Intel Corp. said it has signed an agreement to deploy WiMax broadband wireless technology with the Dalian and Chengdu Chinese municipal governments."Technology and...

TeliaSonera to delist from Nasdaq

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Nordic operator TeliaSonera said it will delist from the U.S. Nasdaq Stock Market due to low trading volumes.The company is also listed on...

Seattle ferry offers Wi-Fi service

SEATTLE-The Klickitat, a boat in the Washington State Ferries' fleet, has been equipped with Wi-Fi service, powered by Port Townsend, Wash.-based Mobilisa Inc., allowing...

SBA withdraws from intermodal LNP appeal

WASHINGTON-The Small Business Administration said late Thursday it was withdrawing from a court case that rural wireline carriers had filed against the Federal Communications...

Cingular scrambles to fix security problem

Cingular Wireless L.L.C. said it has fixed a security problem with a recently deployed Internet and telephone-based payment system that drew concern from customers...

InterDigital to repurchase stock

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.-Wireless technology vendor InterDigital Communications Corp. announced it plans to repurchase up to 1 million shares of the company's outstanding common...

M1 expands W-CDMA contract with Nokia

ESPOO, Finland-MobileOne in Singapore has awarded Nokia a W-CDMA contract to supply equipment and services for the third phase of its third-generation rollout.The value...

Intrado releases public-safety platform

LONGMONT, Colo.-Intrado Inc. unveiled its Intelligent Emergency Network (IEN), an enhanced architecture for advanced voice and data technologies, including streaming video and location mapping...

Russian regional carrier contracts with Alcatel

PARIS-Alcatel Corp. signed a contract with regional Russian operator CJSC Nizhegorodskaya Cellular Communication to extend the operator's GSM network.The value of the deal was...
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