Yearly Archives: 2004

T-Mobile USA expands Treo distribution to retail stores

BELLEVUE, Wash.-T-Mobile USA Inc. has expanded its distribution of palmOne Inc.'s popular Treo 600 smart phone, making it more readily available to retail consumers.T-Mobile,...

MBA students gain access to BlackBerrys via Nextel

COLLEGE PARK, Md.-The University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business said it will provide Nextel Communications Inc.'s Research In Motion Ltd. BlackBerry...

Syniverse to acquire EDS subsidiary

TAMPA, Fla.-Syniverse Technologies announced it will acquire EDS Interoperator Services North America, a subsidiary of Electronic Data Systems Corp., for $57 million cash.IOS North...

Cingular Wireless names Axalto SIM supplier

AUSTIN, Texas-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. has named Axalto a supplier of Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards for its GSM wireless services, extending the companies' previous...

Siemens signs two GSM contracts

MUNICH, Germany-Siemens AG has announced two contracts, one in Russia and another in South Africa.The German wireless supplier signed a $73 million GSM contract...

Companies offer HSDPA test products

DRESDEN, Germany-Two companies announced High Speed Downlink Packet Access test products yesterday.Radioplan announced a commercial simulation and optimization toolset for W-CDMA's HSDPA technology.WiNeS 3.1...

Prepaid company acquires Global Payment Systems

MIAMI-Emida Technologies, which provides an electronic transactional network for prepaid services for the Hispanic market, said it has acquired the assets of Global Payment...

eXI Wireless offers RFID products to OEMs

RICHMOND, British Columbia-eXI Wireless Inc., which provides wireless identification and location technologies, said its radio-frequency identification technology and services are now available to original...

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...

Russian carrier to acquire Kazakhstan operator

MOSCOW-Russian wireless carrier VimpelCom announced it has won a tender against international bidders to purchase KaR-Tel, the second-largest cellular operator in Kazakhstan, for $350...

Data Burst system certified for AWS network

WOODLAND PARK, Colo.-Data Burst Technologies reported that its iTRAK Internet vehicle tracking system has been certified for use on AT&T Wireless Services Inc.'s GPRS...

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...

Vodafone Australia to share 3G network with Optus

SYDNEY, Australia-Following a similar announcement by rivals earlier this month, Vodafone Australia and Optus said they agreed to share third-generation network sites and infrastructure....

Valista offers premium content billing software

DUBLIN, Ireland-Payment software provider Valista introduced its Valista OffersPlus software.OffersPlus allows providers to package their products and services in a variety of targeted consumer...

WLAN hardware revenue rises 3 percent in 2Q

LONDON-Worldwide wireless local area network hardware revenue reached $719.5 million during the second quarter, a 3-percent increase from the previous quarter, according to a...

Motorola becomes first foreign FOMA handset maker

Motorola Inc. and Motorola Japan Ltd. will work with NTT DoCoMo Inc. to develop a handset for business users on the Japanese carrier's high-speed...

Kyocera allies with Kodiak on PTT CDMA handsets

Kyocera Wireless Corp. reported an alliance with push-to-talk platform provider Kodiak Networks to jointly market Kyocera handsets supporting Kodiak's Real-time Exchange platform to CDMA...

Verizon adds new games to download service

SANTA MONICA, Calif.-With the Summer Games in Athens drawing to a close this weekend, Mforma Group Inc. and Verizon Wireless have teamed to launch...

Downloadable games to drive wireless gaming market

BOSTON-The number of downloadable games will grow six-fold during the next five years, generating 82 percent of an expected $8 billion mobile gaming market,...

Speakeasy gets funding from Intel

SEATTLE-National independent broadband company Speakeasy will use a new infusion of investment capital from Intel Corp. to expand its WiMax network capabilities, the company...

Nextel Partners opens Fla. customer care center

KIRKLAND, Wash.-Nextel Communications Inc. affiliate Nextel Partners Inc. reported the completion of its 30,000-square-foot customer care center expansion in Panama City Beach, Fla., which...

Alcatel targets next-generation networks in China

BEIJING-Alcatel Corp said it has won a major contract with China Netcom and launched a center for Next Generation Network in China.The wireless vendor...

Nortel scores contract extension with T-Mobile USA

Nortel Networks Ltd. said it has won a contract extension with T-Mobile USA to provide GSM, GPRS, EDGE and packet core wireless data network...
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