Yearly Archives: 2004

Ericsson extends 3G contract with 3 in Europe

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson said it has won a $370 million contract extension with third-generation wireless carrier 3 to supply core, radio, transmission equipment and...

Piper Jaffray up on InfoSpace

NEW YORK-InfoSpace Inc. got some good news Friday as Piper Jaffray maintained an "outperform" rating and $60 target price on the mobile technology company.InfoSpace...

BT launches corporate MVNO service with Vodafone

LONDON-U.K. fixed-line carrier British Telecommunications plc launched a mobile virtual network operator service for the corporate market, dumping its former wireless subsidiary MmO2 for...

Real-estate company takes control of Infowave

VANCOUVER, British Columbia-Wireless enterprise company Infowave Software Inc. announced a complicated business deal that will net the company $4.6 million in new money from...

UMTS TDD alliance increases membership

FREMONT, Calif.-The Global UMTS TDD Alliance announced today that several new operators and vendors have joined the organization, pushing the group past the 50-member...

Messaging company gains $16M in capital

READING, United Kingdom-Mobile messaging and content provider Airwide solutions raised $16.25 in Series C funding, the company announced Thursday. Artiman Ventures, a Silicon Valley-based...

Motorola to offer LBS platform through BREW

LIBERTYVILLE, Ill.-Motorola Inc. announced an agreement with Qualcomm Inc. that calls for it to offer its VIAMOTO location-based services solution via the BREW distribution...

WebTech Wireless signs Saudi telematics contract

BURNABY, British Columbia-WebTech Wireless said it has won a $1.8 million telematics contract in Saudi Arabia. Motabei Electronics System (MES) Co. Ltd., a major...

SAIC sells Telcordia for $1B in cash

SAN DIEGO-Providence Equity Partners and Warburg Pincus have signed a deal to acquire Telcordia Technologies Inc. for $1.35 billion in cash, according to Science...

Telenor demonstrates GSM-based in-flight system

LONDON-Norwegian operator Telenor and U.S. transportation communications provider Arinc Inc. hosted a simulated flight Thursday to demonstrate an onboard aircraft GSM mobile-phone network.During the...

Adelstein enjoys bipartisan support at Senate confirmation hearing

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

Blue Frog Mobile offers content program

SEATTLE-Mobile entertainment company Blue Frog Mobile Inc. has launched an affiliation program in the United States for its ringtones, games, graphics, logos, wallpaper, chat...

Huawei enters 3G handset market with 3 UMTS devices

HONG KONG-Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. said it became the first Chinese vendor to make third-generation handsets with the launch of three new UMTS devices...

Powerwave wins global UMTS supplier agreement with Vodafone

SANTA ANA, Calif.-Powerwave Technologies Inc. announced a global supplier agreement for UMTS infrastructure equipment available to all Vodafone Group plc subsidiaries worldwide. This agreement...

Advertising watchdog recommends changes to Verizon Wireless’ ‘IN-Network’ claims: Nextel challenges truthfulness of Verizon ads

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

Varatouch designs kit for cell-phone joysticks

EL DORADO HILLS, Calif.-Varatouch, which designs input devices for consumer electronics products, announced a reference design kit for analog joysticks for handheld devices. The...

Wireless carriers losing $3B annually from poor marketing communications

Customer confusion over wireless rate plans and services is costing wireless operators $3 billion per year due to increasing customer churn and harmed brand...

GSM technology records strong growth in the Americas

BELLEVUE, Wash.-GSM technology continued its supremacy among wireless technologies, recording an annual growth rate of 124 percent in North, Central and South America and...

DoCoMo takes active role in phone development with 3G platform

TOKYO-Traditionally at the forefront of mobile-phone innovation, NTT DoCoMo Inc. released what it describes as a common software platform for its third-generation FOMA devices....

Motient looks to buy back satellite business

Struggling wireless data carrier Motient Corp. appears to be returning to the industry from which it originally sprang-satellite communications.The company last week raised $126.4...

BlackBerry users number 2M

WATERLOO, Ontario-The BlackBerry wireless platform has surpassed the 2 million active wireless subscriber mark, according to Research In Motion."This is a significant milestone, especially...

New VC-funded wireless entertainment provider enters market

NEW YORK-The mobile entertainment field got a little more crowded Thursday with the launch of ThumbPlay, a venture capital-fueled content provider. Based in New...

SBC extends Yahoo! agreement to wireless

SBC Communications Inc. and Yahoo! Inc. signed a multi-year extension of their current agreement to provide co-branded DSL and Dial services and announced plans...

TI exec touts convergence as 3G driver

HONG KONG-Convergence holds one of the keys for third-generation growth in the wireless industry, spawning applications such as custom ringtones, three-dimensional games, multi-megapixel cameras,...

Mobile gaming buzz continues with $18M Digital Bridges investment

Investors continued to fuel the buzz surrounding mobile gaming Thursday as Digital Bridges closed a third round of funding that raised $18 million.The U.K.-based...
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