Yearly Archives: 2004

Motorola shareholders to get Freescale stock

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-The board of directors of Motorola Inc. said it will distribute about 0.11 of a share of Freescale Semiconductor to Motorola shareholders tax...

Leap boosts content with IM, Spanish services

Leap Wireless International Inc. said it will begin offering its Cricket wireless customers the mobile AOL Instant Messenger service, allowing AOL members and AIM...

Nokia signs follow-on contract with Thailand’s AIS

ESPOO, Finland-Nokia Corp. said it signed a $15.5 million agreement with Thai wireless carrier AIS to expand its GSM network in the northern, western...

Nokia closes Fla. refurbishing plant, cuts 400 jobs

MELBOURNE, Fla.-Citing a drop-off in demand for mobile-phone repairs, Nokia Corp. said Tuesday it will shutter its Florida refurbishing plant, cutting 400 jobs by...

SmartServ to use Sprint PCS network for prepaid offering

PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa.-SmartServ Online Inc. will offer prepaid mobile phone service and handsets on Sprint PCS' nationwide network, the company announced Wednesday.SmartServ will launch...

Lucent to gain $816M in tax refund

MURRAY HILL, N.J.-Lucent Technologies Inc. said it will enjoy a tax refund of about $816 million, or 16 cents per diluted share, following a...

Vodafone Netherlands to offer ringbacks

FRAMINGHAM, Mass.-Mobile software and technology developer NMS Communications will team with IT consultant firm LogicaCMG to introduce ringback tones to subscribers of Vodafone Netherlands,...

InfoSpace, Blue Lava announce winners of Tetris tournament

BELLEVUE, Wash.-InfoSpace Mobile and Blue Lava Wireless announced the winners of a cross-carrier mobile-phone games tournament held in September and October.Competitors in the 'Tetris...

Vodafone launches UMTS service in 13 countries

Vodafone Group plc launched its UMTS-based Vodafone live! service across its operations in 13 countries, including Austria, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Japan, the...

T-Mobile USA adopts Intellisync software for Sidekicks

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Intellisync Corporation's synchronization software is available for T-Mobile USA subscribers carrying Danger's Sidekick devices, the company announced Tuesday.The software, which can be...

Telstra launches i-mode service

MELBOURNE, Australia-Australian operator Telstra Corp. said it launched i-mode services based on technology from Japanese carrier NTT DoCoMo Inc.The content service offers Telstra customers...

Freescale leads supplier effort in Video, Voice over IP

Four companies have come together to push a new technology called Video and Voice over Internet Protocol, which allows videoconference on demand.The companies include...

Jamdat falls 30% on quarterly report

Jamdat Mobile Inc. fell back to earth Tuesday as its stock fell more than 30 percent following a disappointing quarter.In the first quarterly statement...

Xingtone upgrade ringtone software

LOS ANGELES-Mobile music provider Xingtone Inc. announced the launch of the newest version of its software program. Xingtone 4.0 allows mobile users to create...

CDMA2000 users number 127M

COSTA MESA, Calif.-CDMA2000 subscribers surpassed 127 million in September, and the technology's subscriber base is growing by 5 million users per month, according to...

SEC considers civil actions against former Lucent employees

NEW YORK-The Securities and Exchange Commission is considering recommending that civil actions be taken against three former employees of Lucent Technologies Inc., including former...

ROK Entertainment touts media player for handsets

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

Sky Mobile, Sonim gain funding

SAN DIEGO-Investors continued to show their faith in wireless Tuesday with two new funding announcements. Sky Mobile Media Inc. announced it has raised $6.25...

MSV receives license to offer land-based wireless service

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission today said Mobile Satellite Ventures L.P. received the first ever authorization to operate land-based wireless systems to supplement satellite operations,...

Metrocall, Arch Wireless merger expected to close next week

ALEXANDRIA, Va.-Metrocall Holdings Inc. and Arch Wireless Inc. said their respective shareholders have approved the companies' plan to merge. In addition, the companies received...

Leap expands Calif. service, refinances debt

Leap Wireless International Inc., which recently emerged from bankruptcy protection that allowed the carrier to cut more than $2 billion in debt, said it...

Samsung to integrate Oz IM software for Cingular, T-Mobile phones

SEOUL, South Korea-Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. inked a new deal with Oz Communications Inc. to install the company's instant messaging software into select Samsung...

First Avenue to acquire Teligent

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.-First Avenue Networks said it signed an agreement to acquire all of Teligent Inc.'s assets and fixed broadband wireless operations.First Avenue, which intends...

IPWireless partners with Teleca for UMTS TDD devices

Wireless technology companies Teleca and IPWireless announced a new partnership the companies said will speed the development of new mobile phones and data devices...

Western Wireless reports increasing revenue despite roaming drop

Rural wireless provider Western Wireless Corp. reported $276.1 million in domestic revenues during the third quarter of this year, which was a 6-percent improvement...
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