Yearly Archives: 2004

UWB camps still sparring, another deadlock expected

With each side of the ultra-wideband technology conflict ratcheting up rhetoric and maneuvers, the turf of war is sizzling with less love and more...

Marconi Rocks! Future of wireless is unlimited, unrestricted and (of course) untethered

The future of wireless could be the future of most everything. Wireless technology has evolved in leaps and bounds since the first transmission of...

Fingerprint technology gets helping hand from wireless

Still sounding like something from a sci-fi flick, fingerprint-recognition technology is coming to fruition in the wireless arena, with funding from top technology firms...

Telus Mobility squeaks past Verizon in analyst’s ranking

Canadian athletes may not have matched the total number of medals hauled from Athens as its southern neighbor, but the Great White North did...

Cellular One offers Kyocera’s Aktiv handset

SAN DIEGO-Kyocera Wireless Corp. and Cellular One have made the Kyocera Aktiv wireless handset available to Cellular One subscribers.The durable, rubbberized CDMA phone is...

New 3G siting technology to save E-Plus $72M

German wireless operator E-Plus has developed and applied for a patent for a new system to expand its UMTS network called Ultra High Sites,...

Crown completes U.K. sale, ponders Sprint buy

As expected, Crown Castle International Corp. completed the sale of its U.K. subsidiary, including 3,600 tower sites, to British utility company National Grid Transco...

Clubbing, SMS style From virtual girlfriends to real ones, mobility adds social twists

Whether you're looking for true love or virtual love-or simply want to play hooky from work-your mobile phone can help.While handset manufacturers and carriers...

Shark to exit AMTA

WASHINGTON-Alan Shark is resigning as president of the American Mobile Telecommunications Association to become executive director of Public Technologies Inc., a nonprofit association that...

Zi offers downloadable multilingual software

CALGARY-Zi Corp. has released an updated version of its eZiTap Front End Processor, a downloadable version of its embedded eZiTap predictive text software.Version 2...

Smartcom offers EV-DO service in Chile

SANTIAGO, Chile-Smartcom, a wireless operator in Chile has deployed CDMA2000 1x EV-DO technology from Nortel Networks Ltd. to boost its wireless network capacity and...

Sony Ericsson K500 to feature snowboarding game

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications has teamed with Finnish mobile game developer Sumea to launch a three-dimensional snowboarding game."Extreme Air Snowboarding," which will be...

Nextel donates RNC phones to schools

NEW YORK-Nextel Communications Inc. said it planned to donate the 1,200 wireless handsets it provided to the Republican National Convention to New York City...

Western Wireless appeals Colo. conditions on universal-service subsidies

WASHINGTON-Western Wireless Corp. is appealing a decision by the Colorado Public Utilities Commission to impose conditions on it receiving universal-service subsidies, arguing the conditions...

Jamdat agrees to cell-phone games starring Dora, Blue

LOS ANGELES-Mobile entertainment publisher Jamdat Mobile Inc. will partner with Nickelodeon to develop and distribute games based on the network's most-watched shows, the companies...

Nortel supplies VoWLAN solution at Korean hotel

SEOUL, South Korea-The W Seoul Walkerhill Hotel has implemented a voice-over-wireless local area network solution from Nortel Networks Ltd. and its channel partner ECS...

Alphamosaic launches multimedia processor

CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom-Building on its original VideoCore solution, Alphamosaic has launched the VC02 Mobile Multimedia Processor chip. The solution is designed to display video...

Copps continues to call spectrum-leasing rules illegal

WASHINGTON-Most of the Federal Communications Commission continues to hail the leasing of spectrum rights-known as secondary markets-as a way to ensure that spectrum is...

Lucent could see $816M tax refund

Lucent Technologies Inc. may enjoy a tax windfall of $816 million in refunds if the Internal Revenue Service and the Congressional Joint Committee on...

Intel revision blamed on drop in flash memory

Intel Corp's shares fell on the news that its third-quarter revenue will come short of its forecast, casting a blight of doubt on the...

New 3G siting technology to save E-Plus $72M

THE HAUG, The Netherlands-German wireless operator E-Plus has developed and applied for a patent for a new system to expand its UMTS network called...

Carriers prepare for impact of second hurricane

With the second hurricane in the past several weeks set to hit Florida in the next 24 hours, a number of wireless carriers announced...

Gaming company forced to liquidate

LONG ISLAND, N.Y.-Acclaim Entertainment, which boasted a string of console gaming successes last decade with hits including "Mortal Kombat" and "Turok: Dinosaur Hunter," filed...

Cingular in settlement talks with CPUC over $12M fine

WASHINGTON-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. is negotiating with the California Public Utilities Commission to settle a proposed $12 million fine against the No. 2 mobile-phone carrier...

Digital Bridges continues mobile gaming partnership with EA Sports

LONDON-British mobile entertainment provider Digital Bridges will continue to partner with U.S. gaming company EA Sports to bring console video games to handsets.The announcement...
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