Yearly Archives: 2004

Judge approves NextWave private auction results

WASHINGTON-A bankruptcy judge has approved the private-auction sale of three of bankrupt NextWave Telecom Inc.'s licenses including a 10-megahertz license to serve New York...

Qualcomm revenue buoyed by 3G momentum

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. has reasserted itself as one of the wireless industry's success stories with third-quarter financial results marked with outstanding figures.The proprietor of...

Western Wireless, U.S. Cellular add Webdate service

MIAMI-Webdate Inc. said it was launching its Webdate Mobile application on Western Wireless Corp. and U.S. Cellular Corp.'s CDMA2000 1x-based data networks, providing users...

Alltel posts 5-percent wireless revenue gain

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel Corp. posted a 5-percent increase in wireless service revenues from $1.195 billion during the second quarter of 2003 to $1.253 billion...

Fujitsu announces A-GPS chipset

TOKYO-Fujitsu Microelectronics Europe has announced a two-chipset solution for global positioning system/assisted-GPS receivers that generate high performance and low power in wireless handsets.It consists...

Siemens to build GSM network in Pakistan

MUNICH, Germany-Siemens AG said it will build a GSM network for Telenor Pakistan in the southern part of the country. The value of 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...

Alamosa bolsters new quarterly subscribers

LUBBOCK, Texas-Sprint PCS affiliate Alamosa Holdings Inc. released preliminary second-quarter results showing that it added approximately 40,000 net customer additions during the second quarter...

Consumer advocates say carrier settlement with states is insufficient

WASHINGTON-Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.) and leading consumer groups said settlements reached by 32 state attorneys general with three national mobile-phone carriers on advertising and...

Telstra signs Nortel for EV-DO gear

MELBOURNE, Australia-Australian carrier Telstra said it plans to boost network capacity and enable high-speed services in capital cities across the country, using Nortel Networks...

Freescale spin-off hits Motorola results

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Motorola Inc.'s second-quarter 2004 earnings reflected strong year-over-year growth with the exception of a hefty net loss due to the spin-off of its...

Some 3G deployment plans come with risks

CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom-Some operators are implementing third-generation deployment strategies that face risky consequences, according to a report from Analysys."Early 3G launches suggest that many...

Padcom wins public-safety customers

BETHELEM, Pa.-Padcom Inc., which provides connectivity software for mobile workers, said three public-safety agencies in the Denver area have implemented its TotalRoam mobile data...

Kneuer appointed NTIA deputy director

WASHINGTON-Wireless attorney John Kneuer has been appointed deputy director of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration. Kneuer joined the agency last October as counselor...

Wireless data demand continues despite user concerns

CHICAGO-Demand for wireless data services is growing rapidly despite consumers' fears about security, pricing and slow network speeds, according to results of a study...

Relm rejects merger offer from Wireless Age

WEST MELBOURNE, Fla.-Two-way radio manufacturer Relm Wireless Corp.'s board of directors Wednesday unanimously rejected an unsolicited merger proposal from Wireless Age Communications Inc. July...

Nextel disables Phase II E911 on some phones due to handset glitch

A "software issue" is affecting assisted global positioning satellite (A-GPS) location services for some Motorola Inc. phones sold by Nextel Communications Inc., forcing the...

Companies plan to unite on in-flight communications

Airbus, SITA Inc. and Tenzing announced plans to form a company to address the market for in-flight passenger communications, including the use of mobile...

AWS rebounds with 2Q results

REDMOND, Wash.-Following a dramatic first quarter in which it lost more than 380,000 subscribers and was acquired by rival Cingular Wireless L.L.C., AT&T Wireless...

TV exec argues for market-based DTV transition

WASHINGTON-A hard nationwide date for the end of the transition to digital TV will reduce the value of the spectrum to be auctioned to...

Legislators charge DHS with public-safety interoperability coordination

WASHINGTON-The Department of Homeland Security needs to step up and do a better job of coordinating public-safety interoperable communications, said Rep. Christopher Shays (R-Conn.),...

TI triples profit in 2Q results

DALLAS-Texas Instruments Inc. unveiled a second-quarter profit that tripled last year's figures, owing to strong demand for wireless handsets and its semiconductor products.TI roared...

DoCoMo’s FOMA base hits 5M

TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo Inc. said it third-generation FOMA users exceeded 5 million July 19. The carrier had 4 million 3G subscribers at the end of...
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