Yearly Archives: 2005

Navini powers first 2.3 GHz WCS network

RICHARDSON, Texas-Leveraging Navini Networks Inc.'s technology, MegaBroadband of Massachusetts said it is launching what it describes as the first commercial use of the 2.3...

PalmOne opens research center in Dublin

MILPITAS, Calif.-PalmOne Inc. said it will open an engineering center in Dublin, Ireland, the company's first such facility in Europe.The center will focus on...

Novatel announces convergence product for Europe, Asia

SAN DIEGO-Novatel Wireless Inc. announced the development of the Ovation MCU1200 3G Wireless Multimedia Application Console, powered by Conversa proprietary software suite. The company...

MCI to continue discussions with Qwest

ASHBURN, Va.-MCI Inc. said Thursday that its board of directors plans to continue its discussions with Qwest. Qwest presented a revised proposal to buy...

Metalink lowers 1Q guidance

YAKUM, Israel-Metalink Ltd. announced executive management changes even as it said it will lower its earlier guidance for the first quarter of 2005. The...

Rural wireless carriers get Phase II E911 waivers

WASHINGTON-In a report to Congress obtained by RCR Wireless News, the Federal Communications Commission told lawmakers late Wednesday that it had granted 32 whole...

Supreme Court rules telecom cases do not include attorney’s fees

WASHINGTON-In a stunning 9-0 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday told Mark Abrams he is not entitled to attorney's fees and other damages even...

Ericsson files patent lawsuit against Sendo

BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom-A licensing disagreement between GSM phone maker Sendo Holdings plc and wireless technology giant L.M. Ericsson has blossomed into a full-blown legal...

InterOp signs 4 regional carriers for messaging services

FORT MYERS, Fla.-InterOp Technologies announced it has secured contracts with four more U.S. regional carriers.The mobile data company said it will provide advanced messaging...

Company behind avatars for cell phones gains funding

LONDON-Saw-You Ltd., a mobile technology company focusing on social networking, said Wednesday it has secured a multimillion-dollar investment from European venture capitalist Benchmark Capital....

Swisscom Mobile delivers ringback service

FRAMINGHAM, Mass.-NMS Communications and LogicaCMG said Wednesday they're powering a new ringback tone service for Swisscom Mobile.The service allows users to purchase song clips...

Partnership to bring Amber alerts to mobile devices

MANDEVILLE, La.-Mobile technology company Smart-Traveler Solutions Inc. is teaming with Amber Alert broadcaster Code Amber to bring the child abduction alerts to mobile devices....

PokerRoom.com gambles on interactive version for cell phones

NEW YORK-PokerRoom.com announced plans to launch an interactive cell-phone poker application April 11. The application will allow users to play "Texas Hold 'Em" for...

WiMAX market to reach $2B by 2010

MONTREAL-The sub-11 GHz broadband wireless market has grown 30 percent since 2003, from $430 million in 2003 to $562 million last year, according to...

Okla. carrier deploys Jataayu mobile data gear

BELLEVUE, Wash.-Pine Cellular Oklahoma, a family-owned cellular carrier that offers service in McCurtain County in southeastern Oklahoma, plans to deploy Jataayu Software's WAP Gateway...

Iridium launches satellite-based PTT services

Iridium Satellite L.L.C. announced it added push-to-talk services to its worldwide satellite-based network, allowing customers to deploy what the carrier calls "multi-user communication nets."Separately,...

Western Wireless signs WAP contract, offers UTStarcom video phone

Western Wireless Corp. said it signed an agreement with Wireless Services Corp. to provide WAP 2.0 access to more than 1.3 million Cellular One...

Gizmondo wireless gaming device launches in U.K.

Tiger Telematics opened its Gizmondo London flagship store, and its launch party featured celebrities including rapper Busta Rhymes, boxer Lennox Lewis and actor Verne...

Players must move quickly to tap MVNO market

NEW YORK-The next 18 months are crucial for the increasingly crowded field of mobile virtual network operators, according to consulting firm Global Advertising Strategies....

Nortel partners with Trapeze for WLAN portfolio

SANTA CLARA, Calif.-Nortel Networks Ltd. unveiled what it describes as a comprehensive vision for enterprise mobility focusing on wireless local area networks. The company...

University of Texas files patent lawsuit against cell-phone makers

ARLINGTON, Texas-The University of Texas said it has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against 14 electronic manufacturers.The university claims the companies infringed on a...

Nokia signs MMS contract in Saudi Arabia

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. has signed an agreement with Aljawal, the GSM operator of Saudi Telecom Co., to supply the Nokia multimedia messaging service solution....

Memory chip companies enjoy strong 2004 revenue growth

EL SEGUNDO, Calif.-The memory business did not fail chip companies last year, according to an annual semiconductor ranking from iSuppli Corp. The ranking showed...

Canadian text messaging on the rise

TORONTO-Canadians sent more than 710 million person-to-person text messages from their mobile phones in 2004, up from 352 million during the previous year, according...

PlayTV buys Pixel for mobile play

NEW YORK-PlayTV and Pixel Technologies are joining forces to target emerging entertainment platforms such as mobile devices and interactive TV. PlayTV, a publisher of...
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