Yearly Archives: 2004

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

LG Electronics enjoys strong growth in handset sales

SEOUL, South Korea-Handset juggernaut LG Electronics Co. Ltd. continued its sales expansion in the third quarter, announcing 64.2-percent year-on-year growth in its mobile-phone business...

People

BoingoWireless local area network provider and aggregator Boingo Wireless Inc. named David Hagan chief executive officer, replacing company founder Sky Dayton, who will remain...

NEC looks to develop dual-mode W-CDMA/GSM chipsets

TOKYO-NEC Electronic Corp. wants to make chips off its old block.The semiconductor unit of NEC Corp said it will work together with the parent...

Alcatel to supply 3G video gateway in Spain

PARIS-Alcatel Corp. said it has won a contract with Telefonica Moviles to deploy and integrate a video gateway solution into the carrier's third-generation network...

Alltel expands recycling program

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel said it is expanding its efforts cell-phone recycling program, which aims to keep about 1 million pounds of electronic waste out...

InPhonic raises $109M in IPO, Syniverse eyes public offering

Wireless technology and service company InPhonic Inc. enjoyed a major initial public offering last week, raising a total of $108.9 million in net proceeds....

Ad group recommends changes to Verizon ‘IN-Network’ claims

The National Advertising Division of the Council of Better Business Bureaus Inc. recommended that Verizon Wireless modify or discontinue its "anytime, anywhere" claim for...

Vodafone reports growth, nearly $6B in losses for half-year

LONDON-The world's largest mobile operator said it grew its proportional customer base to 146.7 million at the end of September and will double its...

Adelstein enjoys bipartisan support at confirmation hearing

WASHINGTON-Democratic Federal Communications Commission Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein won strong bipartisan support for a new term at a Senate confirmation hearing, with Senate Commerce Committee...

Vendors offer rash of devices just in time for holidays

DALLAS-Handset makers opened the floodgates on new phones and carrier deals for the holiday season, with Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Nokia Corp., Research In...

Products

ROK Entertainment Group said its ROK Player allows multimedia memory card-capable mobile phones to play content-loaded multimedia chips on the full screen of their...

PalmOne opens Calif. retail store for Treos

MILPITAS, Calif.-PalmOne Inc. said it opened a retail store in a mall in San Jose, Calif., designed specifically to sell its line of Treo...

Business Briefs

Sprint PCS affiliate iPCS Inc. closed on the sale and leaseback of 51 towers as part of an agreement reached in September to sell...

Alamosa makes merger bid for fellow Sprint PCS affiliate

Fed up with what it said were sluggish negotiations, Sprint network affiliate Alamosa Holdings Inc. took its bid to merge with fellow affiliate AirGate...

Virgin Mobile IPO rumor circulating

Virgin Mobile USA is considering an initial public offering worth up to $2 billion, according to a report in the Financial Times.A Virgin Mobile...

Mobile e-mail still untapped, Yankee says

BOSTON-E-mail is the most common business application U.S. mobile workers use on a daily basis, but the mobile e-mail market remains relatively untapped, according...

Gracenote launches new music services

LONDON-Gracenote, a 6-year-old digital entertainment technology provider, has put its huge musical database to use for a song identification system for mobile users. Earlier...

Committee calls plan to take Rogers Wireless private ‘fair’

TORONTO-Rogers Wireless Communications Inc. said its independent committee of directors has called the plan to take Rogers Wireless private "fair and reasonable" to minority...

Wi-Fi component becoming integral piece of mobile chips

Wi-Fi is quickly taking the place of integrated cameras and push-to-talk functions as the new hot technology for the handset market. As a result,...

Wireless issues left out of spending bill: Spectrum relocation, E911 funding get another chance in Dec.

WASHINGTON-Congress failed to pass relocation trust fund and wireless enhanced 911 legislation over the weekend, but House and Senate members will try again in...
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