Yearly Archives: 2004

Report says fixed carriers could retake traffic from wireless

WHEATON, Md.-In-building coverage and bundled offerings have given fixed network and cable operators grounds to battle wireless carriers for subscribers, according to a new...

Nextel adds details to latest 800 MHz offer

WASHINGTON-Nextel Communications Inc. late Wednesday provided more details of how it plans to give up 2 additional megahertz of spectrum in the 800 MHz...

Australia's Telstra licenses i-mode technology

SYDNEY, Australia-Australia's leading wireless carrier said it will license i-mode technology from NTT DoCoMo Inc. in the Japanese carrier's ninth partnership for the wireless...

FCC opens 2.5 GHz spectrum for wireless broadband

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission today opened a huge swath of spectrum for wireless broadband services, creating incentives for businesses to invest in a third...

Sidekick user petitions for synch technology

A Sidekick device fan has set up an online petition asking Sidekick vendor T-Mobile USA Inc. and creator Danger Inc. to offer synchronization technology...

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...

AppGate to release VPN for mobile roaming

GOTHENBURG, Sweden-AppGate Network Security AB announced plans to release a new version of its virtual private network system that will enable roaming for mobile...

Mobile technologies most likely to succeed in wireless broadband arena

Mobile technologies like WiMax (802.16), MobileFi (802.20) and Flarion's OFDM are poised to garner the most success in the wireless broadband space, according to...

Cingular to add 80 cell sites in South Texas

SAN ANTONIO-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. said it plans to spend $100 million this year to expand and upgrade its network in South Texas, including the...

Nokia's bid for Symbian stake approved by German authority

Nokia Corp.'s bid to buy Psion plc's stake in operating system company Symbian moved one step closer to fruition as the German authority Bundeskartellamt...

Senate committee discusses digital TV transition

WASHINGTON-Five percent of the nation's broadcasters are holding the nation's hostage by refusing to give back their spectrum, which has been allocated to public...

Nokia launches PTT consultation service directed at businesses

Amid suspicion it plans to walk a lone path on the Push-To-Talk over Cellular technology, Nokia Corp. has launched a PoC consultancy service to...

U.S. to review if MSS, wireless can share spectrum at 2.5 GHz

WASHINGTON-Though the next World Radiocommunication Conference is several years off, the United States already faces a potential controversy over whether mobile-phone carriers and mobile...

Airpath offers carriers free alliance membership

WALTHAM, Mass.-Airpath Wireless Inc. announced it is offering free membership to the Airpath Provider Alliance to service providers offering service on its hot spots,...

Xingtone scores funding from Siemens

LOS ANGELES-Ring-tone company Xingtone Inc. announced it scored a first round of institutional financing from Siemens Mobile Acceleration. Terms of the deal were not...

Alltel adds flexibility to nationwide rate plans

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel Corp. updated its nationwide Total Freedom rate plans, allowing customers to access their plans' anytime minutes, 1,000 mobile-to-mobile minutes and 1,000...

Verizon adds minutes to online service

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless said it will provide an additional 100 anytime calling minutes per month for customers who sign up for its re-designed My...

WAV to distribute Interlink Wi-Fi security system

BALTIMORE-Interlink Networks announced Chicago-based distributor WAV Inc. will become the first nationwide distributor of its LucidLink Wireless Security solution, an 802.11 wireless local area...

Comverse offers MMSC for small operators

WOODBURY, N.Y.-Comverse Technology Inc. said it has rolled out its multimedia messaging service center for small wireless operators.The product, known as Compact MMSC, is...

SBC to sell most of TDC stake

SAN ANTONIO-SBC Communications, an owner of U.S. wireless carrier Cingular Wireless L.L.C., said it plans to sell at least 69.4 million shares in Danish...

CellStar partners with content company

CARROLLTON, Texas-Handset distribution company CellStar Corp. and European wireless content company Buongiorno Vitaminic SpA announced an innovative partnership to increase their respective sales opportunities....
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