Yearly Archives: 2005

Verizon Wireless wins Ga. state contract

ALPHARETTA, Ga.-Verizon Wireless said it has won a contract to provide wireless voice and data to all state, local and county government agencies and...

4 carriers sue Baltimore seeking wireless tax refund

WASHINGTON-Four national mobile-phone carriers have filed suit in Maryland Tax Court against the City of Baltimore seeking more than a $2 million refund of...

Sprint overhauls stores to improve wireless shopping experience

As part of a movement designed to improve the shopping experience, Sprint Corp. said it is overhauling many of its company-owned retail outlets. The...

Calif. lawmakers introduce bill-of-rights legislation

WASHINGTON-State lawmakers have introduced legislation to make the controversial bill of rights for telecom consumers the law of the land in California.The measure-SB 1068-is...

Motorola provides trial UMTS network on Portuguese island

LISBON, Portugal-Motorola Inc. said it is providing a trial UMTS network for TMN on the island of Madeira.The vendor will provide the equipment and...

Top U.S. carriers battle on price: Verizon releases updated rates to counter Cingular

The battle for wireless supremacy heated up this week as current No. 2 operator Verizon Wireless unveiled a slew of rate plan and service...

New MVNO targets Hispanic market: Service to rely on Sprint, Wal-Mart

Movida Communications Inc. reported an agreement with Sprint Corp. and Wal-Mart to provide nationwide prepaid wireless voice and data services to the U.S. Hispanic...

Sprint enhances picture-messaging service

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint PCS Picture Mail subscribers can manage photos taken from both digital cameras and cell phones with an enhancement to the carrier's...

Ericsson awarded ratings rebound, cuts 460 jobs

LONDON-L.M. Ericsson enjoyed a ratings rebound that it attributes to its three years of restructuring after the telecom meltdown.Fitch Ratings awarded the vendor an...

Cingular looks to boost ‘American Idol’ success

ATLANTA-This year's "American Idol" text-message voting will likely surpass last year's groundbreaking campaign, as Cingular Wireless' 49 million subscribers can take part in the...

Zuckerman joins CTIA government affairs team

WASHINGTON-CTIA said Tuesday that Laura Zuckerman, communications director and legislative assistant for Rep. Steve Buyer (R-Ind.), will join as a director of government affairs...

Sequans gains $9M in financing

PARIS-Semiconductor company Sequans Communications said it has secured and closed about $9 million in its Series B financing round from major Venture capital firms.Add...

LG readies second sliding phone for Sprint

News on the phone front continues in anticipation of the upcoming CTIA trade show, with Motorola Inc., LG Electronics Co. Ltd., Samsung Electronics Co....

Cingular offers EDGE WAN connectivity for enterprises

ATLANTA—Cingular Wireless L.L.C. launched its EDGE-based wireless wide area network connectivity service, which the carrier said is the first commercially available solution using a...

DoCoMo to end prepaid service, begin m-commerce pilot

TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo, Inc. said it will stop accepting new prepaid customer at the end of March, citing the use of prepaid phones for fraudulent...

Nortel provides communications for Navy’s tsunami efforts

WASHINGTON-Nortel Networks Ltd. said it is providing the U.S. Navy with a mobile communications system for humanitarian relief efforts in areas of Indonesia affected...

Nextel to invest in Fla. network enhancements

MAITLAND, Fla.-Nextel Communications Inc., which is in the process of merging with Sprint Corp., said it plans to invest $384 million in its Florida...

T-Mobile investigates Paris Hilton’s information leak

T-Mobile USA Inc. is investigating what appear to be pictures, phone numbers and other information taken from socialite Paris Hilton's phone and posted...

SBC files with FCC for AT&T Corp. merger

SBC Communications Inc. said it made a joint filing with the Federal Communications Commission as part of its pending $16 billion acquisition of AT&T...

Chinese company takes surprise stake in wireless firm

SHANGHAI, China-Internet game operator Shanda Interactive Entertainment Ltd. caught the attention of the Chinese wireless market Tuesday after announcing it had taken a 19.5-percent...

Customers seeking Motorola products give handset maker U.S. market edge over Nokia

Nokia Corp.'s longtime stranglehold on the U.S. mobile-phone market appears to be broken-at least for now-by a major surge in sales from Motorola Inc....

CMO Council forms wireless marketing forum

CANNES, France-An industry group of marketing executives announced an effort to drive consumer uptake of new mobile applications. The Chief Marketing Officer Council announced...

Sprint wins Convergys deal

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint Corp. reported a three-year, multimillion dollar agreement with integrated billing services provider Convergys to provide domestic wireless, global data networking and...

International group sets standard for testing radiation compliance

WASHINGTON-The International Electrotechnical Commission, a Geneva-based group, has published the first global standard for testing mobile-phone compliance with radiation safety guidelines. "Until now, there...

Carriers, vendors strive for balance between new and old

In the juggling act between GSM and W-CDMA, dilemma is beautiful.But it is a terrible kind of beauty because both vendors and carriers must...
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