Yearly Archives: 2004

DHS addresses wireless network security

WASHINGTON-Homeland Security Committee Chairman Christopher Cox (R-Calif.) later today will address the importance of l innovation to national security at a technology showcase on...

GenX Mobile announces first product

SAN JOSE, Calif.-The former founders of @Road have announced the first product to emerge from their new business venture, GenX Mobile Inc.The GNX-10 location-based...

Nextel Partners updates intranet with SharePoint Portal Server

REDMOND, Wash.-Nextel Partners Inc. has adopted Microsoft Corp.'s Office SharePoint Portal Server 2003 to run its internal corporate portal that currently serves more than...

T-Mobile selects billing, IP solutions from Nortel

LONDON-Mobile carrier T-Mobile International will deploy intelligent packet core networking equipment from Nortel Networks Ltd. to allow for more flexible mobile-data billing. The value...

CellStar to resell Sierra’s Voq phone in North America

VANCOUVER, British Columbia-Sierra Wireless said the Voq Professional Phone will be available to resellers in North America through a distribution agreement with CellStar following...

Bush to give Gallagher recess appt. to NTIA

WASHINGTON-President Bush said he intends to give a recess appointment to Michael Gallagher to be director of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration.Gallagher currently...

Siemens to expand China Mobile network

MUNICH, Germany-Siemens AG said it will expand the GSM/GPRS network of China Mobile Communications in the Anhui province under a $41 million contract. The...

Nextel offers new real-time NASCAR service

Nextel Communications Inc. unveiled its Java-based PitCommand service offering as part of its NASCAR.com To Go package that allows users to view live information...

Motorola launches PoC solution for small carriers

Motorola Inc. launched its Push-to-talk over Cellular Basic solution, designed to offer small carriers the same functionality and ease-of-use characteristics of the company's original...

TI to implement ARM security software

DALLAS-Texas Instruments Inc. will partner with ARM to develop a security solution to protect software on mobile phones.For the solution, TI will implement ARM's...

EFJohnson wins $1M DOE contract

WASHINGTON-EFJohnson today said it received a $1 million contract to provide the Department of Energy with its Netelligent Infrastructure Systems Project 25 trunked communications...

Jamdat Mobile files for IPO

LOS ANGELES-Wireless gaming publisher Jamdat Mobile Inc. filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a proposed public offering of ...

T-Mobile USA to offer ‘King Arthur’ content

Continuing the content tie-ins between Hollywood movies and wireless carriers, T-Mobile USA Inc. said it will begin offering exclusive content from the Touchstone Pictures/Jerry...

Lucent, Novatel announce 3G agreement with KPN, E-Plus

SAN DIEGO-Lucent Technologies Inc. and Novatel Wireless announced another third-generation win in the European arena. Lucent and Novatel will supply KPN in the Netherlands...

PolyFuel raises $18.4M in new funding

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-PolyFuel Inc. said it closed an $18.4 million third round of funding. The new funds bring the five-year-old company's total investments to...

FCC requests more detail from Cingular, AWS

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission has asked Cingular Wireless L.L.C. and AT&T Wireless Services Inc. a series of highly detailed questions about their proposed $41...

Orange, Vodafone promote Java uses

Sun Microsystems Inc. made several announcements at last week's JavaOne show in San Francisco, including a new version of the Java platform and two...

Hop-on, Brightstar sign Latin American distribution deal

IRVINE, Calif.-Disposable cell-phone and wireless accessory manufacturer Hop-On has signed a distribution agreement with Brightstar Corp., making Brightstar Hop-on's exclusive distributor for select carriers...

Data rollouts will lead to more competition for carriers, MVNOs

The high-speed wireless data field is filling up with contestants as most of the country's larger operators have announced plans to deploy services that...

RIM stock hits 52-week high on positive Q1

Research In Motion Ltd. is trading up more 12 percent at $66.71 per share-surpassing its previous 52-week high by $4-following the release of earnings...

LogicaCMG gets $6M contract with Tata

BANGALORE, India-LogicaCMG has been awarded a $6 million contract to implement a CDMA-based next-generation Short Messaging Solution Center for Tata Teleservices Ltd. Tata Teleservices...

N.J., D.C. distracted-driving laws take effect

New Jersey motorists should think twice before they reach for their cell phones while driving as a state law took effect July 1 banning...

Swedish carriers seek altered license terms

STOCKHOLD, Sweden-A handful of wireless operators lodged a joint application with Sweden's National Post and Telecom Agency that calls for altered license terms for...

Capitol catharsis

Freud is looking down on us, smiling at how the most powerful, the most-manly city on earth has learned to cope with the stress...

Cities and counties deploy Wi-Fi as part of economic strategy

Metro-scale broadband networks based on Wi-Fi technologies are popping up across the country, with big and small industry players alike endorsing the systems for...
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