Yearly Archives: 2004

Fixed-line carriers ally on fixed-mobile convergence

Following months of behind-the-scenes collaboration, a handful of telecommunications operators announced the formation of the Fixed-Mobile Convergence Alliance in an attempt to accelerate the...

Sports content wins new wireless play

Wireless consumers will soon have more sports-oriented content available through two new deals announced today.Fans of the 2004 Olympic Games will be able to...

Cisco names Giancarlo CTO, announces reorganization

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Cisco Systems Inc. has announced Charles Giancarlo as its new chief technology officer as part of the company's technology reorganization.He becomes the...

Siemens selects Alvarion’s wireless broadband technology

TEL AVIV, Israel-Siemens AG said it has picked Alvarion Ltd. to supply it with its WiMax solution known as BreezeMAX 3500."The agreement with Siemens...

Wi-LAN writes IEEE on Ensemble patents

CALGARY, Canada-Wi-LAN Inc. said it has written a letter to assure the IEEE Standards Association that it plans to grant a license for the...

College students show Bluetooth savvy

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Short-range wireless technologies like Bluetooth have a promising future, according to the Bluetooth Special Interest Group, which recently surveyed 5,000 college students...

Verizon launches multiplayer maze game

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Up to six players will be able to compete in real time in Verizon Wireless' latest arcade-style game, the company announced.Verizon and Blue...

Updated wireless carrier database released

DENVER—RCR Wireless News released its annual updated wireless carrier database, offering the latest details on cellular and PCS markets across the United States, along...

Flight attendants express concern over in-flight wireless use

WASHINGTON-The world's largest flight attendants' union has called on the airline industry to address the growing use of wireless electronic devices onboard commercial aircraft.Concerned...

Boundless pre-teen market growth expected

LONDON-The global market for pre-teen mobile services could reach $43.1 billion by 2009, according to a new report by Visiongain Ltd.The pre-teen market includes...

Virgin Mobile laughs it up with Comedy Central deal

Prepaid wireless provider Virgin Mobile USA L.L.C. added content from Comedy Central to its already extensive data content selection provided by a number of...

AT&T Wireless releases two new LG phones

SAN DIEGO-LG Mobile Phones and AT&T Wireless Services Inc. released two new GSM handsets, the L1150 and the G4015.Both phones include color screens, instant...

Irish investors buy Mobile Tornado

DUBLIN, Ireland-An Irish-led team of investors bought Israeli push-to-talk provider Mobile Tornado. The investors have moved the company's headquarters to Dublin and plan to...

SpectraLink warns on 2Q revenue

BOULDER, Colo.-Shares of SpectraLink Corp., which manufactures and provides wireless phone systems for the enterprise, plummeted more than 20 percent this morning following warnings...

Boingo expands EarthLink partnership

SANTA MONICA, Calif.-Boingo Wireless and EarthLink Inc. announced an expanded platform services agreement that will result in a new integrated Wi-Fi feature in future...

Continental to offer free Wi-Fi in airport lounges

HOUSTON-Continental Airlines said it would begin offering free Wi-Fi Internet access in all of its Presidents Clubs in the United States except for Chicago...

Lucent rises on $5B Verizon deal

Lucent Technologies Inc. reinforced its CDMA profile and its place in the heart of Verizon Wireless with a whopping $5 billion contract with the...

Leucadia seeks MCI control, mum on wireless plans

WASHINGTON-Leucadia National Corp., the New York investment firm seeking to buy at least 50 percent of MCI Inc., is remaining mum on whether it...

Caprio named Commerce privacy officer

WASHINGTON-Commerce Secretary Donald Evans today named Dan Caprio as the agency's chief privacy officer. The department said Caprio would add privacy to his current...

FTS to offer Boost prepaid service

TAMPA, Fla.-Wireless retailer FTS Wireless Inc. reported it will begin offering Nextel Communications Inc. subsidiary Boost Mobile L.L.C.'s prepaid wireless services.FTS, which also operates...

THQ Wireless launches games for i-mode in Europe

WOKING, United Kingdom-Mobile games publisher THQ Wireless said it launched its first DoJa i-mode site for E-Plus' i-mode customers in Germany.The first titles on...

CenturyTel to pay $100,000 WLNP fine

WASHINGTON-CenturyTel Inc. has agreed to pay the Federal Communications Commission $100,000 and set up procedures and systems to properly route ported wireless numbers, according...

DoCoMo makes second chip-company investment with TI deal

TOKYO-In its second such announcement in as many days, Japanese carrier NTT DoCoMo Inc. announced it will invest $50.3 million in Texas Instruments Inc....

Nortel chief optimistic on revenue growth

TORONTO-In its update on the company's financial problems, Nortel Networks Ltd. said business is gaining momentum, and it expects to report a cash balance...

Illinois raids wireless E911 fund to balance budget

WASHINGTON-Illinois has joined the list of states that have raided their enhanced 911 funds to balance their budgets, said the National Emergency Number Association."In...
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