Yearly Archives: 2004

AT&T Wireless signs data provider agreement with CDW

HERNDON, Va.-CDW Corp.'s government and education subsidiary CDW Government Inc. signed a data solutions provider agreement with AT&T Wireless Services Inc. to stock, sell...

ILoop to offer Olympics premium SMS service through U.S. carriers

SAN FRANCISCO-ILoop Mobile Inc. will partner with sports information provider STATS Inc. to deliver sports-related premium short message service subscription services beginning this week.The...

Flextronics subsidiary buys Sheldahl

SAN JOSE, Calif.-In a stock-for-stock merger, Multek Inc. has entered into an agreement to acquire Sheldahl.Multek, a Flextronics subsidiary, makes rigid circuit boards while...

Global mobile data revenue to reach $189B by 2009

LONDON-The global wireless industry is expected grow mobile data revenue from $61 billion this year to more than $189 billion by 2009 with person-to-person...

Verizon profiles real-life network testers

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless said it has begun profiling on the carrier's Web site its real-life test men and women who inspired its "Can you...

American Tower to sell notes

BOSTON-American Tower Corp. said it will sell $300 million in aggregate principal amount of its 3-percent convertible notes due Aug. 15, 2012, through an...

SK Telecom, SiRF to market LBS platform

SAN JOSE, Calif.-SiRF Technology Holdings Inc. will partner with Korean operator SK Telecom Co. Ltd. to develop and market a new location-based services platform,...

SpectraSite closes SBC purchase contract

SpectraSite Inc. said it has purchased 191 wireless communications towers from affiliates of SBC Communications for $50 million in the final closing in its...

AWS launches European summer promotion

BASKING RIDGE, N.J.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. launched a European calling summer promotion that provides customers signed up to its Discounted International Roaming offering calling...

Nortel committee to probe shareholder accusations

The board of directors of Nortel Networks Ltd. said it has appointed a special committee to investigate, review and evaluate shareholder complaints about some...

MetroPCS withdraws IPO

MetroPCS withdraws IPOFollowing a previously announced delay in its planned initial public offering due to accounting issues, regional wireless operator MetroPCS Communications Inc. has...

All quiet on 800 MHz front

WASHINGTON-The official wireless world was strangely silent last week with everyone from Nextel Communications Inc. to Verizon Wireless refusing to say what happens now...

Ex-Verizon employee charged with prepaid fraud

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-A former Verizon Wireless customer service representative was indicted on 10 fraud and money laundering charges that he stole more than $20 million...

TDC plans U.K. MVNO service

COPENHAGEN, Denmark-TDC, a Danish telecom carrier, said it will launch a mobile virtual network operator service in the United Kingdom in cooperation with U.K....

Erickson joins Telcordia to direct wireless sales

PISCATAWAY, N.J.-Telcordia Technologies Inc. said it has appointed Scott K. Erickson as corporate vice president of sales for wireless.Erickson most recently was president of...

Public-safety’s place in technology curve

Is the public-safety community at the forefront of the technology revolution or picking up the rear? It depends on your perspective, who you ask...

Old ban lifted so Cingular can buy AWS properties in L.A., Indianapolis

WASHINGTON-The Department of Justice, SBC Communications Inc. and BellSouth Corp. have agreed to change certain aspects of an antitrust consent decree to allow Cingular...

Brightstar files for $115 million IPO

Distributor Brightstar Corp. is planning an initial public offering of up to $115 million, according to a new filing with the U.S. Securities and...

Xpherix sells e-mail apps to rural carriers

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Mobile applications provider Xpherix Corp. said its Remo, iPhonebook and iDatebook applications are now available to Western Wireless Corp.'s Cellular One subscribers,...

UTStarcom lays out U.S. plans

UTStarcom Inc.'s $165.1 million purchase of U.S.-based Audiovox Communications Corp.'s wireless handset business establishes the company as a player in the global CDMA market,...

SIM cards get smarter

As North American wireless service providers increasingly tout value-added services in an attempt to differentiate themselves from the competition, widespread 32-kilobit subscriber identity module...

U.S. Cellular’s Rooney cares about focus rather than size, definitions

In an industry where size is often viewed as a result of success, especially when it comes to the bottom line and customers, U.S....

PalmOne plays up Treo as Palm.Net replacement

MILPITAS, Calif.-PalmOne Inc.'s Palm.Net service is ceasing operations, effective Aug. 31, meaning Palm.Net handhelds, including the VII, VIIx and i705 devices, will no longer...

Dobson stock falls as tier-two carriers post financials

Tier-two wireless carriers reported diverse second-quarter financials. Dobson Communications Corp., the nation's ninth largest carrier, saw its stock plunge on full-year guidance, while No....

U.S. gets global access to Olympic content Will users bite?

European content provider Acotel is going to Athens to target American consumers. The 12-year-old Italian company is taking the Olympic Games wireless, delivering updates...
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