Yearly Archives: 2004

Products

ComarcoComarco Wireless Test Solutions introduced Seven.Five for EvDO, a comprehensive test system for North American EV-DO cellular systems. Seven.Five for EvDO provides drive-test and...

Marketing group forms anti-spam committee

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.—The Mobile Marketing Association formed an anti-spam committee, marking the organization's work to keep wireless content and applications spam-free. The committee is...

Nationwide carriers on pace to record best growth since 2000

The wireless industry is expected to take its customary third-quarter breather this year. The nation's six largest operators are forecast to post relatively strong...

Verizon offers Audiovox video/camera phone

BEDMINSTER, N.J.—Verizon Wireless and Audiovox Communications Corp. have launched the Audiovox CDM-9900 digital video and camera phone. The device features a 2.2-inch high-resolution color...

CDG honors companies for CDMA achievements

MIAMI—The CDMA Development Group announced winners of the 3G CDMA Industry Achievement Awards this week at the CDMA Americas Congress taking place in Miami....

Lucent, ZTE score CDMA2000 wins

SAO, PAULO, Brazil—Lucent Technologies Inc. and ZTE Corp. announced contract awards for CDMA2000 equipment. Financial details were not disclosed. Lucent said it was awarded...

Infineon, VW team for in-car wireless LBS

MUNICH, Germany—Infineon Technologies AG and the Volkswagen Group announced they have developed a platform concept for wireless location-based information services for vehicles. The platform,...

People

Nortel Networks said it has appointed Clent Richardson to the post of chief marketing officer. Richardson will lead the company's newly formed global marketing...

Win the lottery? Find out on your mobile

CINCINNATI—Lottery.com has teamed with Games Inc. to launch a text-messaging application that distributes nationwide state lottery results to mobile devices, the companies announced. The...

Landline group predicts consumers will see price increase from Cingular/AWS merger

WASHINGTON-The leading association of competitive landline carriers told the Federal Communications Commission that wireless consumers will see an annual increase of $2.7 billion if...

RIM reports strong quarterly results

Research In Motion Ltd.'s revenues for the second quarter of fiscal year 2005 far exceeded year-ago quarterly revenues, according to the company's financial results...

AirGate PCS expects about 9,000 quarterly customer adds

ATLANTA-Sprint PCS affiliate AirGate PCS Inc. said it expects to post between 8,500 and 9,500 net customer additions and between $88 million and $92...

ESMRs complain about Nextel’s 800 MHz rebanding proposal

WASHINGTON-Two ESMRs with 800 MHz operations objected to Nextel Communications Inc.'s request that the Federal Communications Commission clarify how they would be treated as...

Rogers mails offer documents to Microcell security holders

TORONTO-Canadian wireless operator Rogers Wireless Inc. said it has mailed offering documents to Microcell Telecommunications Inc. security holders in connection with Rogers' $1.1 billion...

First cell-phone recycling law passes in Calif.

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger this week passed the nation's first cell-phone recycling bill into law in the state of California. Bill AB 2901, dubbed the...

Companies take content direct to consumers

BERLIN-Content providers are working to make it easier than ever for wireless users to buy ring tones, images and mobile games.At the Popkomm exhibition...

Telecom carriers win decision on subscriber privacy

WASHINGTON-The Bush administration is expected to appeal a federal judge's decision striking down a Patriot Act provision empowering law enforcement to force telecom carriers...

HP, Nokia extend outsourcing pact

PALO ALTO, Calif.-Hewlett Packard Co. said it has signed a five-year, $100 million agreement with Nokia Corp. to continue to provide global information technology...

Remec names financial advisor, readies unit sales

SAN DIEGO-Remec Inc. announced it has engaged Needham & Co. Inc. as a financial advisor to assist it in exploring strategic and financing alternatives...

New SEC rules likely to lower Vodafone’s Verizon Wireless stake value

Due to new accounting rules implemented by the Securities and Exchange Commission, Vodafone Group plc said it will likely report a reduction in the...

Qualcomm buys Spike Technologies

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. said it has acquired chip design company Spike Technologies Inc. for $19 million in cash to enable it to provide third-generation...

ESPN teams with BASS on mobile fishing game

BRISTOL, Conn.-ESPN has teamed with BASS, the world's largest fishing organization, to offer a new mobile fishing game.Developed by Dwango North America, Bassmaster Legendary...

Appeals court hears oral argument on headset class actions: Starr on the hot seat over federal pre-emption question

RICHMOND, Va.-A federal appeals court judge today cast doubt on whether U.S. District Judge Catherine Blake was within the law in dismissing on federal...

Alvarion decides against interWave acquisition

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-Alvarion Ltd. said it will not pursue the acquisition of interWAVE Inc. because interWAVE has not been able to meet the conditions...

Airpath offers Wi-Fi roaming platform

WALTHAM, Mass.-Airpath Wireless Inc. introduced a new services platform designed to allow for easier Wi-Fi roaming.The company launched InterRoam, which helps manage contracting, rating,...
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