Yearly Archives: 2005

Inland Cellular launches ad campaign for messaging service

LEWISTON, IDAHO-Rural operator Inland Cellular has launched a TV ad campaign touting its new MobileVoice offerings, the company said Thursday.MobileVoice, which is provided by...

Incentives won’t speed DTV transition, says expert

WASHINGTON-Even if the TV broadcasters are given incentives to speed the digital TV spectrum transition, it probably will not help, according to a draft...

InPhonic to launch MVNO targeting Hispanic market

InPhonic Inc. said it plans to launch a Spanish version of its Liberty Wireless mobile virtual network operator prepaid wireless service exclusively targeting the...

FCC approves NextWave’s sale to Verizon

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission Wednesday approved the sale of NextWave Telecom Inc.'s remaining PCS licenses to Verizon Wireless for $3 billion.NextWave now expects to...

UWB groups merge

MANHASSET, N.Y.-The WiMedia Alliance said it has merged with the MultiBand OFDM Alliance Special Interest Group.The combined group will be known as the WiMedia...

NTU asks FCC to reject carrier proposal to prohibit regulatory fees

WASHINGTON-The National Taxpayers Union today urged the Federal Communications Commission to reject a proposal to prohibit mobile-phone operators from adding regulatory recovery fees or...

Nextel approves bonuses for Donahue, Kelly

WASHINGTON-Nextel Communications Inc.'s board of directors approved a $1.8 million bonus for Tim Donahue, company president and chief executive officer, and a $800,000 bonus...

Motorola invests $5M in Brazilian R&D efforts

SAO PAULO, Brazil-Motorola Inc. said it has invested $5 million for research and development during the next three years to pursue two new initiatives.The...

New CPUC commissioner supports reinstating bill of rights

WASHINGTON-New California Public Utilities Commission member Dian Grueneich signaled she is not prepared to throw out the bill of rights for telecom consumers, saying...

T-Mobile USA enjoys revenue increase

T-Mobile USA Inc. reported $3.2 billion in revenues for the fourth quarter of last year, which was a 37-percent improvement compared with the $2.4...

Virgin Radio offers tunes to U.K. 3G handsets

Virgin Radio launched what it claims is the first third-generation radio player, enabling listeners around the world to tune in to the U.K. station's...

Phone makers enjoy solid growth in 2004

Numbers show that the worldwide mobile-phone market increased to 674 million units in 2004, a 30-percent increase from sales in 2003. The research comes...

Symbol hits record revenues, but outlook dips

HOLTSVILLE, N.Y.-Symbol Technologies Inc. reported record revenues for the fourth quarter, but its outlook dipped slightly below analyst expectations. Symbol's stock was down almost...

Intellisync, Sony Ericsson team on joint e-mail solution

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Intellisync Corp. announced it teamed with Sony Ericsson and Ingram Micro to offer out-of-the-box wireless push e-mail services working on the Sony...

EWI Holdings, PRE Solutions settle patent dispute

SAN DIEGO-EWI Holdings Inc. and PRE Solutions Inc. said they have agreed to settle a patent dispute between them that is pending in Federal...

Skilled RFID workers needed

OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill.-Companies involved in the radio-frequency identification market largely believe there are not enough available employees skilled in RFID technology, according to a...

TeleSym, Active Voice enter mobile VoIP manufacturing deal

SEATTLE-TeleSym, which provides mobile Voice over Internet Protocol solutions said it has entered a manufacturing agreement with Active Voice L.L.C. Active Voice will manufacture...

Sprint to hold funds for buybacks, downplays Virgin IPO

SAN FRANCISCO-Sprint Corp. Chief Operating Officer Len Lauer said the company plans to hold some cash in reserve following its pending acquisition of Nextel...

Alltel launches flat-rate messaging

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel Corp. launched an all-inclusive, flat-rate messaging offering, allowing users to send and receive text, picture and video messaging at one monthly...

Qualcomm, Ericsson partner on GSM 1x trials in South Africa

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. said it is partnering with L.M. Ericsson to support CDMA technical trials in South Africa, covering residential neighborhoods, business parks and...

Smart teams with Hollywood producer on wireless marketing

HOLLYWOOD, Calif.-Internet marketing company Smart Entertainment said it will team with noted producer Larry Klein on mobile marketing campaigns.The joint venture will spawn a...

Ring-back service finds success in Turkey

OTTAWA-Two suppliers said a new color ring-back tone service is proving successful for Avea, a mobile service provider in Turkey. One month after launching...

MetroPCS sells San Fran spectrum to Verizon, inks nationwide roaming deal

Regional wireless provider MetroPCS Inc. has reportedly agreed to sell 10 megahertz of spectrum in the San Francisco Basic Trading Area to Verizon Wireless...

Vivendi charges Deutsche Telekom, Elektrim with fraud in Poland

PARIS-French company Vivendi Universal has filed a complaint in Poland against its co-owners of wireless carrier Polska Telefonia Cyfrowa. Vivendi Universal filed a complaint...

Patent Office rejects one of Visto’s patents, says rival

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-Seven said the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office rejected the claims of one of rival Visto Corp.'s patents, a move Seven said...
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