Yearly Archives: 2004

Midwest to launch CellStar Web viewer

CARROLLTON, Texas-CellStar Corp. announced Midwest Wireless will be the first carrier to launch its PocketSurfer wireless Web viewer. The device uses Bluetooth technology to...

Island Cruises to keep Mediterranean passengers wirelessly connected

REDMOND, Wash.-Island Cruises said its Island Escape cruise ship will begin providing passengers with wireless communications services developed by Wireless Maritime Services, which is...

Sprint confirms it may sell towers

Sprint Corp.'s often-rumored plans to sell its significant tower holdings could be getting closer to a reality as the company reported during its second-quarter...

UbiquiTel reports fewer net subscriber additions in 2Q

Sprint PCS affiliate UbiquiTel Inc. said it added 16,900 net subscribers during the second quarter of this year, which was slightly less than the...

Telus extends Microcell buyout offer

Canadian telecommunications provider Telus Corp. extended its $780 million all-cash offer to purchase wireless rival Microcell Telecommunications Inc. until Aug. 20. The unsolicited offer...

Aether to exit wireless biz

OWINGS MILLS, Md.-Aether Systems Inc. said it has agreed to sell its transportation division to an affiliate of Platinum Equity for $24 million in...

‘Honey, I shrunk the base station’

As chips and mobile handsets shrink in size, so do base stations. Major infrastructure vendors believe it is the wave of the future.Nokia Corp....

World Briefs

Lucent Technologies Inc. said it will begin production and systems integration capabilities for CDMA2000 base stations for the 450 MHz band at its facility...

Market share mayhem

Market share mayhemA two-way pager. A digital handset. A clamshell phone. A camera phone. All fine devices, and all devices whose introductions-and delays-have the...

Aether plans transportation, wireless division sales

OWINGS MILLS, Md.-Aether Systems Inc. said it has agreed to sell its transportation division to an affiliate of Platinum Equity for $24 million in...

SoundPix launches audio-imaging technology for wireless market

INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev.-SoundPix Inc., which develops audio-imaging software solutions, announced its first product for the wireless market, the SoundPix Mobile-Treo Edition.The product is designed...

Ilium releases eWallet 4.0

ANN ARBOR, Mich.-Ilium Software announced eWallet 4.0 for Microsoft Windows Mobile-based pocket PCs, smart phones and Windows operating systems.The product allows users to store...

Legend Mobile upgrades motor sport news service

ANN ARBOR, Mich.-Legend Mobile Inc. released a new version of its Racemobile.com motorsports news service.Racemobile provides a daily text message with news about stock...

PowerByHand names best-selling apps.

DURHAM, N.C.-PowerByHand, which provides mobile content and solutions, announced the best-selling applications from three of its mobile online properties.Utilities were the most popular category...

Lawmaker sides with industry against mandatory outage reporting

WASHINGTON-The chairman of the House Government Reform Committee told the Federal Communications Commission Wednesday that its proposed outage reporting requirements for wireless carriers...

Sprint confirms it may sell towers

Sprint Corp.'s often rumored plans to sell off its significant tower holdings could be getting closer to a reality as the company reported during...

Danger snags VC financing, teams with Sharp

PALO ALTO, Calif.-Danger, Inc. has snagged $37 million in venture capital and a new corporate ally.The Palo Alto-based company has joined forces with Sharp...

U.S. Cellular names new communications directors

CHICAGO-U.S. Cellular Corp. named Jeffrey Smith and John Simley to its Public Affairs and Communications Department in an attempt to support its community outreach...

ZTE chosen for international IP standards development

GENEVA-ZTE Corp. said the International Telecommunication Union has chosen it to draft two important international standards for next-generation networks.The company will draft the requirements...

SBC launches Wi-Fi at Hopkins Int’l Airport

CLEVELAND-SBC Communications Inc. launched its FreedomLink Wi-Fi service at Cleveland's Hopkins International Airport, providing high-speed wireless Internet access to the facility's gates, ticket counters...

UbiquiTel reports fewer net subscriber additions in 2Q

CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa.-Sprint PCS affiliate UbiquiTel Inc. said it added 16,900 net subscribers during the second quarter of this year, which was slightly less than...

Telus extends Microcell buyout offer

VANCOUVER, British Columbia-Canadian telecommunications provider Telus Corp. extended its $780 million all-cash offer to purchase wireless rival Microcell Telecommunications Inc. until Aug. 20. The...

Cingular deploys Tekelec signaling and HLR technology

MORRISVILLE, N.C.-Tekelec said that Cingular Wireless L.LC. has deployed its Eagle 5 Signaling Application System and G-Flex home location register in its new signaling...

Billing companies merge

COPENHAGEN, Denmark-Two billing services companies, Dan Net A/S and Mach Sarl, have reached an agreement to merge their businesses.The deal is subject to regulatory...

Increase in churn hits Cingular customer adds

Cingular Wireless L.L.C. said it added 428,000 new customers during the second quarter, which was short of the 540,000 subscribers the carrier added during...
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