Yearly Archives: 2004

Brightstar pulls the plug on IPO

WASHINGTON-Another wireless company has pulled the plug on its initial public offering. Handset distributor Brightstar Corp. canceled its planned IPO Wednesday, citing "market conditions...

TracFone to offer extended warranties through Asurion

MIAMI-Wireless prepaid provider TracFone Wireless Inc. said it will begin offering its customers extended warranty protection for handsets through an agreement with Asurion. The...

MetroPCS audit finds unreliable financial statements

Following an internal audit of its previously issued financial statements, regional wireless provider MetroPCS Inc. reported that financial statements issues in 2002 and 2003...

Mixipix launches spooky wireless content

GLASGOW, Scotland-Mixipix, which enables delivery of animated content to mobile devices, launched a range of Halloween-themed content. Users can visit Spooksville, the company's Halloween-themed...

Forsee says tower sale could be done by year-end: EV-DO rollout moving aggressively forward

Sprint Corp. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Gary Forsee said the company's highly anticipated sale of its more than 6,200 wireless towers could be...

Nokia to expand Indian network

ESPOO, Finland-Nokia Corp. said it will expand the GSM/EDGE and GPRS networks for India's Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. under a $246 million contract. Under...

Sprint PCS adds Digital Bridges games to The Game Lobby

LA JOLLA, Calif.-M7 Networks Inc. and Digital Bridges together announced the availability of Digital Bridges' first two games for The Game Lobby from Sprint...

Roper Industries buys RFID firm

DULUTH, Ga.-Roper Industries Inc. said it signed a definitive agreement to acquire TransCore Holdings Inc. from an investor group led by KRG Capital Partners...

First Hop gains $9M in second-round financing

HELSINKI, Finland-Wireless middleware provide First Hop said it closed its second round of funding for $8.9 million. Partech International was the lead investor, with...

Qualcomm signs W-CDMA agreement with DoCoMo

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. said it has signed a cooperation agreement with NTT DoCoMo Inc. to promote the global deployment of W-CDMA technology.The announcement follows...

Airborne Entertainment buys Tira Wireless’ publishing division

Tira Wireless has sold the rights to its mobile publishing division to Airborne Entertainment in a move Tira said will allow it to focus...

AWS replaces problem Motorola phones with new models

REDMOND, Wash.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. launched a trio of new GSM quad-band Motorola Inc. handsets that are set to replace the previously offered V600...

Centennial reports U.S. customer loss, but increased income

Centennial Communications Corp. reported that its U.S. wireless operations lost 3,600 subscribers during its first financial quarter of 2005 ended Aug. 31 of this...

Lott looks to eliminate E911 handset penetration requirement

WASHINGTON-Carriers that chose the handset solution to comply with the Federal Communications Commission's wireless enhanced 911 Phase II rules may not be required to...

Sinclair plans to merge with Comprod

MONTREAL-Sinclair Technologies and Comprod Communications have agreed to merge, although no terms have been disclosed.Since the deal will not be signed until the end...

Siemens shows e-mail push solution

MUNICH-Siemens AG unveiled an open e-mail push solution for a variety of wireless devices like mobile phones and personal digital assistants, building on open...

Motorola introduces fashion in a diamond-encrusted phone

NEW YORK-Motorola, Inc. is teaming with urban fashion label Baby Phat and Bloomingdale's to make bling-bling that rings. The companies introduced the Motorola i833,...

TIA announces new telecom trade show for 2006

WASHINGTON-The Telecommunications Industry Association, which recently pulled its support of the Supercomm trade show, today announced its new telecom-focused event, Globalcomm.The annual exhibition and...

Nextel partners with Symbol on wireless devices

Nextel Communications Inc. and Symbol Technologies Inc. will partner to develop and co-market mobile computing solutions, including embedding the carrier's iDEN technology into future...

T-Mobile USA garners top retail sales rating from J.D. Powers

J.D. Power and Associates reported that T-Mobile USA Inc. ranked highest in overall retail sales customer satisfaction among the nation's seven largest wireless operators,...

Litigation ends among vendors in two separate suits

DALLAS-Two victors, two vanquished.Broadcom Inc. agreed to take a charge of $27.5 million in settling all outstanding litigation with Agere Systems Inc. In another...

MobileAccess debuts multiservice platforms for enterprises

VIENNA, Va.-In-building solutions provider MobileAccess Networks introduced its MobileAccess-2000 multiservice platform for enterprises and wireless operators. The product can be deployed in two configuration...

Appeals court agrees to review wiretap decision

WASHINGTON-The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit has agreed to rehear a case that potentially created a loophole in e-mail privacy."The 1st...

Siemens invests in Propagate

ACTON, Mass.-Propagate Networks Inc. today announced that Siemens Venture Capital has joined its investor group. Propagate has raised approximately $14 million in venture funding...

SBC president opposes divesting wireless assets in merger

WASHINGTON-SBC Communications Inc. President Edward Whitacre today said he opposes having to divest any wireless assets as a condition of winning government approval of...
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