Yearly Archives: 2004

Verizon Wireless receives approval for Qwest buy

Qwest Communications International Inc. confirmed that it has received anti-trust approval from the federal government for the $418 million sale of its wireless assets...

Lumileds offers improved camera-phone flash

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Lumileds Lighting has introduced new camera-phone flashes that produce more light, allowing cell-phone users to take higher quality pictures in low-light environments.Lumileds...

Sony Ericsson to embed Red Bend OTA phone software

FRAMINGHAM, Mass.-Red Bend Software announced a global agreement with Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications L.P. to embed Red Bend's vCurrent Mobile over-the-air software update technology...

Wallpaper Universe now on mMode

PLEASANTON, Calif.-FunMail Inc. said its Wallpaper Universe offering is now available on AT&T Wireless Services Inc.'s mMode service.The service allows users to select backgrounds...

Swisscom ends merger talks with Telekom Austria

BERNE, Switzerland-Swisscom AG said it will not make an offer to merge with Telekom Austria and said talks regarding a possible merger between the...

New player launches WiMax product line

SEATTLE-Newly formed company Adaptix Inc. commercially launched its broadband wireless product lines, including point-to-multipoint, broadband, non-line-of-sight, last-mile access and backhaul solutions.The company's products conform...

Western Wireless upgrading Mont. network with 1x

CHEYENNE, Wyo.-Western Wireless Corp. doing business as Cellular One said it is in the process of upgrading its Montana network with digital technology to...

Access browser available on 12 Sanyo phones

TOKYO-Access Co. Ltd., which provides mobile content delivery, said its NetFront embedded browser is now available on 12 Sanyo handset models in the United...

FCC to propose service rules for H-block in Sept.

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission hopes to adopt proposed service rules for the H-block at its September meeting despite concerns expressed by the wireless industry...

Mforma uses recent funding to buy FingerTwitch

Flush from two recent successful rounds of funding, Mforma Group Inc. has acquired FingerTwitch, Inc., a San Francisco-based company that adapts games and other...

Contactless payment options reach consumers through sports venues, McDonald’s

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology is being used to enable contactless payment solutions for consumers in various venues, all in the name of making...

MSGI acquires wireless software firm

NEW YORK-Media Services Group Inc. has acquired Innalogic, L.L.C. to help develop wireless anti-terrorism and emergency response applications, the companies announced.MSGI hopes to integrate...

Motorola signs tennis star in marketing deal

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Motorola Inc. said it has entered a multi-year global marketing agreement with Wimbledon champion, 17 year-old Maria Sharapova.The deal will also include event...

Qualcomm drops TI lawsuit seeking damages

LOS ANGELES-Qualcomm Inc. has dropped its $18 million lawsuit seeking damages against Texas Instruments over its CDMA licensing agreement.TI had allegedly publicly discussed the...

AWS begins amendment solicitation at Cingular’s request

AT&T Wireless Services Inc. reported the commencement of a solicitation of consent to certain indenture amendments relating to its senior notes in connection with...

Nortel releases financials, slashes 3,500 positions

Nortel Networks Ltd. unveiled some of the mysteries regarding its financial performance since the year began, coupling the figures with a restructuring plan that...

Sprint implements Wi-Fi network at UC-Davis med center

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint Corp. said it has implemented a private Wi-Fi network covering more than 1 million square feet at the University of California-Davis...

Hutchison reports 3G loss, 3.2M subscribers

HONG KONG-Third-generation operator Hutchison Whampoa Ltd. said its 3G subscriber base now totals more than 3.2 million users worldwide, although the carrier reported a...

Indonesian carrier launches 1x network

LONDON-Chinese supplier ZTE Corp. said Indonesian mobile carrier PT Telkom has launched its CDMA2000 1x network supplied by ZTE.The network covers a 500,000-line first...

AWS renews corporate contract with carpet company

REDMOND, Wash.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. reported that carpeting manufacturer Shaw Industries Inc. renewed its contract designating AWS as its primary wireless service provider. The...

GoConnect launches wireless search access to online directories

MELBOURNE, Australia-A subsidiary of Australia's GoConnect Ltd. has launched a search tool to help users with Windows-enabled phones access phone numbers from online directory...

UTStarcom provides softswitch for Qualcomm airline test

ALAMEDA, Calif.-UTStarcom Inc. said it provided its wireless softswitch solution for Qualcomm Inc.'s proof-of-concept test to allow passengers aboard an American Airlines commercial flight...

Unity Wireless to supply power amps to Flarion

BURNABY, British Columbia-Unity Wireless Corp. said it has agreed to supply power amplifiers to Flarion Technologies Inc. The amplifiers will be used in Flarion's...

Wireless carriers upset over traffic compensation plan

WASHINGTON-A group of wireline companies, two of which have wireless affiliates, are proposing to radically change the way carriers compensate each other to carry...

Iowa landline carrier plans to stop delivering wireless calls

WASHINGTON-East Buchanan Telephone Cooperative located in Northeast Iowa said that as of last Monday it was no longer going to allow wireless calls to...
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