Yearly Archives: 2004

AWS bundles devices, EDGE services

AT&T Wireless Services Inc. said it will begin offering a bundled device and services package allowing business customers to use Bluetooth-enabled Hewlett-Packard iPAQ Pocket...

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...

Political conventions select Nextel as wireless provider

Nextel Communications Inc. was named the official wireless provider of the upcoming 2004 Democratic National Convention in Boston and 2004 Republican National Convention in...

Left Right Marketing acquires NeoLink Wireless

LAS VEGAS-Left Right Marketing Technology Inc. said it expects to close its acquisition of NeoLink Wireless Content Inc. by July 31. NeoLink Wireless offers...

Siemens wins Indian GSM contract

MUNICH, Germany-Siemens AG said it signed a $50 million contract with India's Bharti Tele-Ventures, India's largest GSM carrier. Siemens will expand the carrier's GSM/GPRS...

Voice Genesis finds investor for messaging product launch

LAFAYETTE, Calif.-Nationwide angel investor network Keiretsu Forum said it will make an investment to support the Sept. 1 launch of mobile messaging software company...

ACS expands EV-DO coverage

ANCHORAGE, Alaska-Following up on its CDMA2000 1x EV-DO launch in select Alaskan cities last month, Alaska Communications Systems Group Inc. said it has rolled...

3G Americas hires D.C. legal firm

WASHINGTON-GSM technology wireless trade organization 3G Americas hired Harris, Wiltshire & Grannis L.L.P. to lead its government affairs advocacy on wireless legal and regulatory...

Broadband wireless suppliers ahead of game, says Probe

CEDAR KNOLLS, N.J.-Broadband wireless access equipment vendors have a head start on standards bodies in developing products ready for market, according to a new...

EC: Europe should increase wireless R&D

BRUSSELS, Belgium-The European Commission said this week that its member states must improve their research and development contributions for "mobile broadband services" to maintain...

Samsung releases 3D gaming device

Playing on the growing demand in the mobile gaming space, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. released the SCH-V450, a new three-dimensional gaming phone.The device comes...

SEC inquiry highlights importance of wireless subscriber numbers

WASHINGTON-Subscriber numbers are an important metric for the wireless industry because the industry is still growing, so an inquiry by a federal agency into...

FCC lists 800 MHz plan on July 8 agenda

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission said late Thursday it will vote July 8 on its solution to the public-safety interference problem in the 800 MHz...

CEA looks to standard to allow phone use on airplanes

Use of wireless devices may soon be allowed during commercial airline flights if the Consumer Electronics Association's recently announced standardization project goes as planned.The...

Nextel, SouthernLinc reach agreement for 800 MHz rebanding

WASHINGTON-Nextel Communications Inc. and SouthernLinc have reached an agreement that would change the channel allocations in the retuning of the 800 MHz band, putting...

Sprint snags airport Wi-Fi contract from T-Mobile USA

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint Corp. was awarded a multiyear contract to deploy and operate Wi-Fi services at Louisville International Airport, adding to the company's previous...

Orange U.K. to launch W-CDMA July 19

LONDON-Orange U.K. said it will launch its third-generation W-CDMA network July 19. The launch will include the country's major cities. The company's French subsidiary...

Appeals court says companies can intercept e-mail

WASHINGTON-A federal appeals court ruled Wednesday that companies that provide e-mail services can intercept messages before they are delivered to the recipient, a potential...

InfoSpace buys gaming company Atlas Mobile

BELLEVUE, Wash.-The mobile gaming industry continued its contraction, with the announcement that InfoSpace Inc. acquired the assets of Atlas Mobile Inc., a provider of...

Court sides with Qualcomm on patent dispute with TI

The Delaware Court of Chancery has ruled Texas Instruments Inc., and not Qualcomm Inc., was in breach of the companies' patent portfolio agreement. The...

Verizon to buy Qwest’s wireless assets

In a move that could relieve its spectrum needs ahead of upcoming auctions by NextWave Telecom Inc. and the Federal Communications Commission, Verizon Wireless...

CPS, Xion partner on child-safety watch

CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom-Cambridge Positioning Systems Ltd. and Xion said they plan to work together on development of a new wristwatch-based child safety communicator and...

Cingular extends GSM network to La.

NEW ORLEANS-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. said its GSM network is available throughout Louisiana as part of the carrier's plan to invest $85 million in its...

Global Signal completes Tower Ventures acquisition

SARASOTA, Fla.-Global Signal Inc. announced it has completed the acquisition of Tower Ventures III L.L.C. for $52 million in cash, plus fees and expenses....

Study shows gals got game

BOSTON-The majority of U.S. mobile gamers are women, according to a new study from the Yankee Group that shows 58 percent of mobile gamers...
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