Yearly Archives: 2004

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...

Virgin Mobile U.K. plans July IPO

LONDON-Virgin Mobile U.K. is planning an initial public offering of about $2 billion in July, according to international press reports. The mobile virtual network...

Siemens announces two new handsets

BERLIN-Siemens Information and Communication Mobile announced the launch of two new mobile handsets, the CFX65 and the SL65.The CFX65 is a clamshell phone targeted...

Firm nixes steel for lighter weight composite to construct towers

AeroSolutions L.L.C. has found its niche in the oft-neglected wireless tower infrastructure industry. The company said it is being discovered by bigger players that...

High volume key to success in China

As China continues to grow as the world's biggest wireless market, virtually all segments of the industry have been attracted to the country's prospects....

Satellite players satisfied with FCC's spectrum-sharing plan

WASHINGTON-The two main players in the mobile satellite services market reacted favorably to the Federal Communications Commission's spectrum-sharing plan.The FCC approved a plan for...

Wi-Fi system for tracking school bus riders released

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.-National Scientific Corp. has released a Wi-Fi-enabled version of its IBUS school bus passenger authentication system, which allows school districts to track and...

Global Briefs

BANGLADESHSiemens AG said it has signed a $41 million contract with state-owned carrier BTTB to set up a mobile network in the key districts...

Business Briefs

InPhonic Inc., which sells wireless services and devices online, plans to raise as much as $100 million in an initial public offering, according to...

Wireless designed for nurses could streamline healthcare IT

Wireless solutions designed specifically for nurses, the largest healthcare group in the U.S. and the biggest users of IT systems in hospitals, could streamline...

LBS morphs from sexy apps to practical ones

It appears that location-based service applications for finding local coffee shops, specialty stores, banks and the like have fallen short in intriguing consumers in...

Roadpost extends services to Greece

TORONTO-Roadpost Inc. announced its oneRoam Country service is now available for travelers to Greece.OneRoam Country, available to rental and subscription customers, includes priced airtime...

Security company detects virus that can affect Symbian-based handsets

Information security company Kaspersky Labs said it has detected a new computer worm that can affect Symbian-based smart phones. Although the software firm said...

OMA releases new specs

SINGAPORE-The Open Mobile Alliance wireless standards group announced the release of several new specifications covering Web services, location-based services and other hot-button technologies. Founded...

Fastmobile, Spectel partner for PTT interoperability solution

CHICAGO-Mobile instant communications provider Fastmobile Inc. reported a development partnership with integrated conferencing solutions provider Spectel to develop interoperability between Spectel's MobileConneXion mobile conferencing...

Ericsson nabs series of global contracts

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Wireless gear supplier L.M. Ericsson announced a series of contracts around the world, assuring its place as the world's premier infrastructure player.In the...

Lucent signs three Asian contracts

SINGAPORE-Lucent Technologies Inc. flexed its muscles at the CommunicAsia trade show with a series of contracts with Indian, Vietnamese and Korean operators.In India, Lucent...
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