Yearly Archives: 2004

Mforma continues buying spree, PowerByHand buys Mobile2Day.de

BELLEVUE, Wash.-Two U.S. content companies made European purchases. Mforma Group Inc.'s spending spree continued as the mobile entertainment publisher acquired U.K. gaming company Blue...

Nextel Partners OK’ed for universal-service subsidies

WASHINGTON-The FCC's Wireline Competition Bureau granted Nextel Partners Inc. eligible telecommunications carrier status, making it eligible to receive universal-service subsidies for the customers it...

Sprint, SBC sign Wi-Fi roaming pact

Sprint Corp. and SBC Communications Inc. announced they have entered a reciprocal Wi-Fi roaming agreement. Through the partnerships, the carriers' customers will be able...

Complaint by blind woman leads to new handset, settlement

WASHINGTON-Verizon Wireless said it reached a settlement with Dr. Bonnie O'Day over a 2003 complaint filed with the Federal Communications Commission in which she...

Health issue rises over fire stations Firefighter union seeks $1M for study

WASHINGTON-Mobile-phone firms are again confronting a health issue that industry lawyers have successfully beaten back in court to date.The controversy over whether radiation-emitting wireless...

Trivo Wireless launches prepaid wireless service

CHARLESTON, S.C.-Trivo Wireless L.L.C. debuted its wireless voice and data services in Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida. The company's "Free Plan"...

Utilities urged to ask lawmakers for 700 MHz spectrum

WASHINGTON-The United Telecom Council is urging members to tell their lawmakers that utilities need a 10-megahertz allocation of spectrum in the 700 MHz band."UTC's...

Vendors raise solutions, applications stakes with M&A buys

No company is an island. With three major acquisitions last week, Cisco Systems Inc., ARM Ltd. and Eastman Kodak Co. have demonstrated that many...

Verizon Wireless wins permanent injunction against spammer

WASHINGTON-A judge in New Jersey has granted Verizon Wireless a permanent injunction against Jacob Brown, a text-message spammer from Rhode Island. "We got him...

Sprint, SBC sign Wi-Fi roaming pact

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint Corp. and SBC Communications Inc. announced they have entered a reciprocal Wi-Fi roaming agreement.Through the partnerships, the carriers' customers will be...

Mesh networks deployed in two cities

MAITLAND, Fla.-Two wireless mesh networks were announced yesterday.MeshNetworks Inc. and Cheetah Wireless Technologies Inc. said they have deployed a trial mesh wireless broadband network...

T-Mobile, Oz partner on pre-loaded IM

MONTREAL-T-Mobile USA has partnered with mobile messaging company Oz to deliver four pre-loaded instant message services on a new Nokia phone, the companies announced...

Japanese record companies suspected of ringtone blocking

TOKYO-More than 10 top Japanese record companies are suspected of illegally blocking other firms from offering ringtone services to wireless users.Japan's anti-monopoly agency raided...

Symbian lines up sponsors for smartphone show

LONDON-Symbian Ltd. announced its sponsors for its Smartphone Show scheduled to take place Oct. 5-6 in London.The sponsors are Vodafone, UIQ Technology in association...

Community enhancement, not revenues, goal of many Wi-Fi deployments

ATHENS, Ga.-The majority of Wi-Fi systems springing up across the United States were created to enhance the communities being served rather than to generate...

FCC staff approves Nextel Partners for universal-service subsidies

WASHINGTON-The FCC's Wireline Competition Bureau Wednesday granted Nextel Partners Inc. eligible telecommunications carrier status, making it eligible to receive universal-service subsidies for the customers...

Verizon settles O’Day complaint

WASHINGTON-Verizon Wireless today said it reached a settlement with Dr. Bonnie O'Day over a 2003 complaint filed with the Federal Communications Commission in which...

AOL: Wireless IM on rise

Mobile instant messaging is going mainstream. Maybe.Wireless IM use is growing, with 32 percent of all mobile messaging using an IM service in addition...

Carriers pull Siemens 65-series phones on software worries

MUNICH-Several wireless carriers, including T-Mobile, Vodafone, mmO2 and E-Plus, have stopped selling Siemens' 65-series mobile phones as a result of the software malfunction the...

Trivo Wireless launches service

CHARLESTON, S.C.-Trivo Wireless L.L.C. has debuted its wireless voice and data services in Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida.The company's "Free Plan"...

Utilities are urged to ask lawmakers for 700 MHz spectrum

WASHINGTON-The United Telecom Council Thursday urged its members to tell their lawmakers that utilities need a 10-megahertz allocation of spectrum in the 700 MHz...

FCC requires MSS to file 911 reports

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission Wednesday said it would require mobile satellite service carriers to file reports regarding the implementation of its MSS 911 call...

Moody’s ups Sprint outlook

Moody's Investor Services affirmed its long-term debt rating and raised its outlook from stable to positive for Sprint Corp., citing higher free cash flow...

ICOA to integrate hot spots into iPass network

WARWICK, R.I-ICOA Inc. said it will integrate its hot-spot networks into the iPass Global Broadband Roaming Network.ICOA said it provides solutions for high-traffic locations...

Intel offers tri-mode Wi-Fi chipset

SANTA CLARA, Calif.-Intel Corp. has unveiled a tri-mode chipset for Wi-Fi technology, joining the fray of other companies competing in that space.Other chip companies...
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