Yearly Archives: 2005

Sprint Nextel adds Samsung’s WiMAX to 2.5 GHz test

Sprint Nextel Corp. reported a deal with Samsung Telecommunications America L.L.P. to jointly test network equipment based on the 802.16e WiMAX standard using Sprint...

Nokia joins Canadian Eclipse Foundation to boost creation of J2ME apps

Nokia Corp. is hoping to create a framework for Java-based developer tools with this week's expected announcement that it has joined Canada's Eclipse Foundation....

Midwest Wireless selects Whale’s VPN

FORT LEE, N.J.-Midwest Wireless selected Whale Communications' SSL VPN, which will provide secure access to business and sales applications, and network resources to its...

Global Signal increases dividend

SARASOTA, Fla.-Global Signal Inc.'s board of directors increased the company's stock dividend to 50 cents per share for the third quarter of 2005, which...

TCL to use Philips’ UMTS handset solution

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Chinese mobile handset manufacturer TCL Communication Technology plans to use Royal Philips Electronics N.V.'s Nexperia Cellular System Solution as the basis for...

Mobile fuel cells to see strong future

GLEN ALLEN, Va.-Next year could be the "take-off" year for mobile fuel cells, according to a new report from NanoMarkets L.C.By 2010, NanoMarkets predicts...

ATN closes Comnet acquisition

ST. THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands-Atlantic Tele-Network Inc. is putting the finishing touches on its merger with Comnet Wireless LLC., paying about $59 million to...

Vodafone plans to release 15 W-CDMA handsets for holiday season

LONDON-European giant Vodafone Group plc said it will have 15 W-CDMA handsets available for the holiday shopping season, including six at "entry-level" price points....

Southern Telecom to offer broadband wireless in Atlanta

ATLANTA-Southern Telecom is expanding its Atlanta footprint by teaming with First Mile Communications LLC to offer Atlanta-area customers broadband fixed-wireless services. Southern Telecom said...

Mobile TV could clog 3G networks, study warns

CAMBRIDGESHIRE, United Kingdom-Mobile TV and other wireless video services could overwhelm third-generation networks within two years, according to a report from technology consultant firm...

Aquis buys Highland Paging

PARSIPPANY, N.J.-Aquis Communications Group Inc. acquired the assets of Highland Paging Inc., which provides wireless messaging and data services in West Virginia, Tennessee and...

Canadian broadband wireless network hopes to roam with Clearwire: Bell Canada to buy McCaw’s stake in NR Communications

Canadian telecom giants Rogers Communications Inc. and Bell Canada said they plan to jointly build and manage a nationwide wireless broadband network that through...

Deutsche Telekom committed to strengthening T-Mobile USA

German telecommunications giant Deutsche Telekom AG reaffirmed its intention to keep its U.S. mobile subsidiary T-Mobile USA Inc. and said it plans to participate...

Weekly wireless ratings wrap-up

The following information includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.

Sprint Nextel to trial Samsung’s WiBro technology at 2.5 GHz

Sprint Nextel Corp. reported a deal with Samsung Telecommunications America LLP to jointly test network equipment based on the 802.16e WiMAX standard using Sprint...

ESPN renews MLB deal including wireless content

BRISTOL, Conn.-ESPN renewed rights to Major League Baseball across its many platforms through 2013 with an eight-year, $2.4 billion deal announced this week.The pact...

Coral Wireless changes name to Mobi PCS

HONOLULU-Coral Wireless, a Hawaiian wireless voice and data provider, changed its name to Mobi PCS.The company plans to launch service early next year with...

Convergin wins Tekelec contract

MORRISVILLE, N.C.-Israeli-based Convergin, which provides wireless convergence servers, has won a contract with Tekelec, a developer of next-generation fixed and mobile packet networks, to...

Sprint Nextel unveils first EV-DO handset

Sprint Nextel Corp. unveiled its first CDMA EV-DO phone, the PPC-6700 smart phone. The advanced gadget features a 1.3-megapixel digital camera, Microsoft Corp.'s Windows...

Worldwide wireless subscribers to hit 2B this month

LONDON-The number of worldwide wireless subscriber connections is expected to reach the 2 billion mark Sept. 18, according to estimates from Wireless Intelligence, a...

Eloqui Wireless implements One Voice messaging

SAN DIEGO-Eloqui Wireless has launched One Voice Technologies Inc.'s MobileVoice service to its subscribers, according to One Voice.Eloqui is making the service available in...

Advantech AMT buys Allgon microwave unit from Powerwave

MONTREAL-Satellite and terrestrial wireless equipment manufacturer Advantech AMT has acquired Powerwave Technologies Inc.' microwave operation in Gothenberg, Sweden.Advantech said it would resurrect the Allgon...

Groove Mobile to offer white-label music suite

ANDOVER, Mass.-Groove Mobile said it will launch a comprehensive, white-label mobile music suite for carriers looking to offer full-track downloads and other services.The mobile...

Cingular Wireless adds music stores to distribution network

Cingular Wireless L.L.C. reported an agreement with national entertainment retailer Musicland Group Inc. to sell Cingular's postpaid and prepaid GoPhone products in nearly 400...

Qpass offers content stores for carriers

LONDON-M-commerce software developer Qpass Inc. introduced an offering designed to manage digital content stores for wireless operators and media companies.The Seattle-based company launched Qpass...
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