Yearly Archives: 2004

Motorola introduces Project 25 system, buys Crisnet

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Motorola Inc. introduced the ASTRO 25 LE solution, which it said brings the benefits of Project 25 to smaller towns, cities and counties,...

Nokia reclaims 30% handset market share: Motorola edges out Samsung for No. 2 spot

Nokia Corp.'s broad range of products helped it snag 31.3 percent of the worldwide mobile phone market, according to a report from analyst group...

Rogers Wireless gains regulatory approval for Microcell buy

TORONTO-Canadian wireless operator Rogers Wireless Inc. said it received clearance from the Canadian Competition Bureau for its pending $1.3 billion acquisition of rival Microcell...

MetroPCS receives approval for delay in debt payment

DALLAS-MetroPCS Inc. said it received and accepted consents from a majority of holders of its $150 million aggregate principal amount of outstanding 10.75-percent senior...

Motorola to supply 3 U.K. with new UMTS phones

BASINGSTOKE, United Kingdom-Motorola Inc. said it will provide three new handsets later this year to U.K.-based wireless operator 3's UMTS network. Motorola noted the...

Qwest reports 13% wireless revenue drop

Qwest Communications International Inc. reported a 13.2-percent drop in wireless segment revenues during the third quarter from $152 million in 2003 to $132 million...

Orange awards 3G contracts to Nortel, Nokia

BRUSSELS, Belgium-Orange S.A. announced two new third-generation contracts for its wireless subsidiaries in Belgium and Switzerland.Belgium wireless carrier Mobistar selected Nortel Networks Ltd. as...

Mobile Media acquires TV content provider

OSLO, Norway-The Mobile Media Co. announced the acquisition of Cee.tv Format, a developer of interactive television shows and mass marketing applications.Mobile Media said it...

Voters say yes to some E911 taxes, no to others

WASHINGTON-Voters across the country had a decidedly mixed view about whether their telecommunications bills should increase to upgrade their local 911 systems.The most-watched vote...

Ericsson wins follow-on EDGE contract in Malaysia

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson said it will be the prime supplier to upgrade and expand DiGi Telecommunications' nationwide GSM/GPRS network with EDGE. The upgrade will...

Qualcomm reports increasing revenues, but misses expectations

Qualcomm Inc. said Wednesday its earnings rose 35 percent in the fourth quarter, but the mobile chipmaker's forecasts for 2005 fell below Wall Street's...

SBC sells stake in Danish carrier for $740M

SAN ANTONIO-SBC Communications Inc. Thursday said it has completed the sale of its remaining 20.6 million shares in Danish telecommunications provider TDC A/S for...

SpectraSite rides strong tower-sector quarter with increased profit

SpectraSite Inc. continues to ride a wave of positive momentum following its emergence from Chapter-11 bankruptcy protection earlier this year.The company followed an improved...

Chinese carrier selects Lucent’s IMS solution

BEIJING-Lucent Technologies Inc. said Shandong Unicom will deploy an Internet Protocol Multimedia Subsystem-based solution from Lucent, allowing the Chinese wireless carrier to offer Voice...

Lucent, LG, Huawei join WiMAX Forum

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Lucent Technologies Inc., LG Electronics and Huawei Technologies have joined the WiMAX Forum, joining fellow telecom suppliers Nortel Networks and Cisco Systems...

Lockheed Martin to use W-CDMA technology for U.S. military system

WASHINGTON-Lockheed Martin Corp. said it is heading a team that will use third-generation wireless technology to build the Mobile User Objective System, an advanced...

Racal, Continuous Computing integrate 3G products

LONDON-U.K.-based Racal Instruments Wireless Solutions (RIWS) has announced that it is delivering upgraded third-generation base station test systems with integrated Trillium software from Continuous...

Election results mean likely departure of Adelstein from FCC

WASHINGTON-The Republicans' ability to retain control of the White House and Congress in Tuesday's elections will nonetheless prompt changes at the GOP-led Federal Communications...

SpectraSite names Slaven CFO

CARY, N.C.-SpectraSite Inc. named Mark A. Slaven chief financial officer.Slaven most recently was CFO of 3Com Corp. Before that he served in several executive...

Vodacom to offer 3G services in South Africa

LONDON-South African wireless carrier Vodacom intends to be the first African carrier to offer third-generation services through a deal announced Wednesday with Vodafone Group...

3 U.K. rocks on with first wireless concert

LONDON-Rock band Rooster has made history with the first live concert in the United Kingdom to be broadcast live via mobile phone. A 45-minute...

High churn hits Cincinnati Bell 3Q results

CINCINNATI-Cincinnati Bell Wireless said it lost 15,000 subscribers during the third quarter as higher-than-expected postpaid customer churn of 3.68 percent offset a 16-percent year-over-year...

Industry next week to ask court to dismiss brain-cancer suits

WASHINGTON-Mobile-phone industry lawyers said they intend to ask a court here next week to dismiss six brain-cancer suits on federal pre-emption grounds.In July, U.S....

Wireless gaming firms announce acquisitions, partnerships

The scramble to find allies continued in the mobile gaming arena with two new partnerships and an acquisition. Tiger Telematics, the U.S.-based producer of...

US Unwired reports strong results, narrows loss

Sprint PCS affiliate US Unwired Inc. reported 11,508 net customer additions during the third quarter of this year, which was a significant improvement compared...
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