Yearly Archives: 2004

Verizon expands music options via 2 new pacts

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless expanded its content offerings with two announcements. The carrier launched a new service that allows music fans to view images of...

Cingular works to certify Audiovox smart phone for its network

Cingular Wireless L.L.C. is testing Audiovox's Windows Mobile smart phone for use on its network, a move indicative of the complications surrounding the carrier's...

CoreMedia to supply DRM for Vodafone’s 3G service

HAMBURG, Germany-CoreMedia will provide digital rights management technology for Vodafone Group plc's new third-generation data offerings, the companies announced.CoreMedia's infrastructure, which was developed in...

8.5M customers switch during first year of LNP

WASHINGTON-It has been one year since the Federal Communications Commission ordered carriers to allow customers to churn and take their phone numbers with them....

Superconductor to sell $11M in stock

SANTA BARBARA, Calif.-Superconductor Technologies Inc. has announced the sale of $10.9 million of common stock. It will involve a sale of 15.6 million shares.The...

Nortel attempts to calm fears of possible stock delisting

Nortel Networks Ltd. said both the New York Stock Exchange and the Toronto Stock Exchange are not considering delisting the company as yet.The vendor...

M1 begins 3G trial with data cards

SINGAPORE-MobileOne, a Singaporean wireless carrier, said it will begin a one-month third-generation trial Thursday using data cards and involving mainly corporate customers.A second-phase trial,...

InterDigital expects better Q4

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.-InterDigital Communications Corp. said it is increasing its royalty revenue guidance for the fourth quarter.The company said it now expects to...

CellStar completes sale of Singapore business

CARROLLTON, Texas-Handset distribution company CellStar Corp. said it completed the sale of its Singapore business to a local group of investors. The company said...

Philadelphia Wi-Fi rollout hinges on governor

WASHINGTON-Pennsylvania Gov. Edward Rendell (D) has yet to signal whether he will sign or veto a bill some critics fear will undermine Philadelphia's planned...

SBC expands Wi-Fi network

SAN ANTONIO-Telecom company SBC Communications Inc. will offer Wi-Fi service at Barnes & Noble bookstores and Avis Rent-A-Car locations, the company said in separate...

Report: Liberty Media, Global Signal thought to be bidding for Sprint towers

The stakes for Sprint Corp.'s 6,500 cell-phone towers rose as at least four bidders have offered proposals to buy them in an auction that...

Nokia names Ojanpera strategy officer

HELSINKI-Nokia Corp. said it has appointed Tero Ojanpera as its new chief strategy officer and group executive board member, effective Jan. 1. He replaces...

Wi-Fi hardware revenue sees 9% annual growth

LONDON-Wi-Fi hardware revenue jumped 9 percent to $784.5 million, and units shipped rose 31 percent between the second quarter of last year and the...

Xora releases enhanced software for GPS handsets

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-Xora Inc. announced its second-generation Xora GPS TimeTrack mobile work force service, which is a hosted software application that runs on global...

Cingular to sell Motorola V551

LIBERTYVILLE, Ill.-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. said it will be the exclusive provider of the new Motorola Inc. V551, which supports Cingular's new EDGE network. Cingular...

Tegic updates predictive text software

SEATTLE-Developer Tegic Communications launched the latest version of its popular predictive text software for mobile devices this week. Tegic unveilled T9 7.2, an embedded...

InterNoded deploys BlackBerry server for Lotus Notes

WALTHAM, Mass.-InterNoded, an application enablement company specializing in BlackBerry and IBM technologies, said it has successfully deployed its On-Demand BlackBerry Enterprise Server solution for...

T-Mobile launches PTT service in Germany

BONN, Germany-T-Mobile Deutschland became the first carrier in Germany to offer push-to-talk services. The service lets users simultaneously talk to up to 10 different...

RTX to develop cordless phones for Skype

COPENHAGEN, Denmark-RTX, a wireless product development company, and Voice over Internet Protocol provider Skype Technologies S.A. said they have agreed to develop handsets for...

WPS begins in Canada with Rogers Wireless contract

Canadian officials Tuesday introduced wireless priority service for emergency communications in the North American country. In the United States, the nationwide GSM carriers and...

Motorola ships 900 MHz wireless broadband radios

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Motorola Inc. said it has begun shipping its version of the 900 MHz Canopy wireless broadband radio for last connectivity to remote subscribers.The...

Cingular begins contest for mobile video clips

ATLANTA-Cingular Wireless L.L. C. announced a contest encouraging would-be film directors to create 15-second film clips with their video phones.The carrier is offering $5,000...

Seven withdraws from IPO market

Wireless e-mail company Seven pulled its plans for an initial public offering, but said it plans to hold an IPO at an unspecified later...

Frisby to step down as chief of CompTel/ASCENT

WASHINGTON, D.C.-CompTel/ASCENT announced that H. Russell Frisby Jr. will step down as chief executive officer of the telecom carrier association in 2005.Frisby, who has...
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