Monthly Archives: August, 2005
Airpath deal extends Wi-Fi to Singapore McDonald’s restaurants
WALTHAM, Mass.-Open access to Wi-Fi hot spots is now be available in 128 of Singapore's McDonald's restaurants thanks to a deal between Airpath Wireless...
ADC reports $24M quarterly net profit
MINNEAPOLIS-ADC Telecommunications Inc. released its fiscal third-quarter results Tuesday, reporting net income of $23.9 million, or 20 cents per, a considerable increase from last...
Wireless operators scramble to recover from Katrina
Wireless carriers continue to struggle with service outages in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, which devastated the Gulf Coast region when it came ashore...
FTS Wireless to sell Metro PCS service
TAMPA, Fla.-Wireless retailer FTS Wireless Inc. reported a deal with regional wireless operator MetroPCS Inc. to sell MetroPCS' unlimited calling service in the Tampa,...
Orange offers wireless customers cheap broadband service
LONDON-French mobile-phone company Orange plc teamed with broadband provider Wanadoo to offer Orange customers home broadband service for about $17.86 a month.The offer is...
BMI, Gracenote make wireless music moves
Music rights company Broadcast Music Inc. said it has acquired the music recognition technology from U.K. software developer Shazam Entertainment Ltd. Financial terms of...
Lucent receives $900M tax refund
NEW YORK-Lucent Technologies Inc. said it received a $901 million tax refund from the Internal Revenue Service Tuesday. The payment included a refund of...
Nortel to supply Coral’s Hawaiian 1x network
Nortel Networks Ltd. is going to Hawaii as the sole infrastructure supplier for Coral Wireless, a new mobile operator planning to launch an unlimited-use...
Vuico gains new funding
HOUSTON-Mobile-software company Vuico Inc. said it closed a preferred equity investment led by Aegis Capital through its Aegis Texas Ventures Fund. The company's mobile...
Microsoft buys Internet phone company
REDMOND, Wash.-Microsoft Corp. said late Tuesday it is buying into the Internet-calling arena with the acquisition of 2-year-old startup Teleo Inc. The software behemoth...
New research finds no initial link between cell phones and brain tumors
WASHINGTON-European researchers said a major study found consumers are not apt to have a nervous-system tumor known as acoustic neuroma develop during the first...
Union makes progress with Cingular Wireless workers
WASHINGTON-The Communications Workers of America said progress is being made unionizing Cingular Wireless L.L.C. 's workers in the South, particularly former AT&T Wireless Services...
Las Vegas drivers can pay for parking with cell phones
IRVINE, Calif.-Las Vegas gamblers will be able to pay for parking using their mobile phones and credit cards under a new service from Reino...
Boingo expands airport Wi-Fi network
SANTA MONICA, Calif.-Boingo Wireless Inc. reported roaming agreements that will add 36 airports in North America and Europe to its roaming system that now...
Group asks for better wireless subscriber privacy controls
WASHINGTON-A privacy group petitioned the Federal Communications Commission to require mobile phone operators and other telecom carriers to better safeguard subscribers' calling records. The...
Carriers should segment wireless data market, says research
RARITAN, N.J.-Wireless data and content delivery will account for as much as 25 percent of overall wireless revenues in five years, generating $50 billion...
Manx selects Cerillion for HSDPA mediation
LONDON-Billing company Cerillion Technologies Inc. said it signed a contract with Manx Telecom that calls for the company to provide a new mediation solution...
Pantech to merge 2 cell-phone subsidiaries
Electronics manufacturer Pantech announced it will bring its various mobile-phone operations closer together. The company said its mobile-phone affiliate Pantech Co. Ltd. will merge...
Nickelodeon teams with FunMail for content
BURBANK, Calif.-Nickelodeon is teaming with wireless entertainment publisher FunMail to offer images of popular characters from the children's network.FunMail, which markets ringtones, animated ringers...
VoIP providers receive E911 delay
WASHINGTON-Internet-based telephone companies have joined cellular carriers in having difficulty meeting federal enhanced 911 requirements, prompting the Federal Communications Commission to give Voice over...
Motorola announces $1B debt offering
SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Motorola Inc. announced cash tender offers for up to $1 billion of certain of its outstanding debt.The company said the offer included all...
Camera phones set to boost digital camera sales
FRAMINGHAM, Mass.-Camera phones are more gateways to digital cameras than replacements for them, according to a study released from IDC.The survey found that 30...
iLoop Mobile, MyMoneyPlus partner for mobile content payments
SAN JOSE, Calif.-Mobile application service provider iLoop Mobile Inc. and MyMoneyPlus, an ATM/Debit card technology company, formed a partnership that will allow iLoop clients...
Analyst predicts Cingular Wireless will offer iTunes phone
Motorola Inc. plans to unveil its long-awaited iTunes-capable mobile phone Sept. 7, said an analyst familiar with the company's plans. The device will sell...
Commercial EDGE networks number nearly 100
LONDON-In a new report, the Global mobile Suppliers Association confirmed that commercial GSM/EDGE network launches have tripled since last year to reach 96 EDGE-enabled...