Wireless carriers and handset manufacturers could save millions each year if they abided by the common adage-If it ain't broke, don't fix it.Wavetek Wandel Goltermann, a manufacturer of communications test solutions, said a surprisingly high number of handsets returned for repair have nothing wrong...
SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. reported company revenue fell slightly in the second quarter, to $727.7 million, compared with $932.4 million for the same period in 1999.Even with the loss of revenue, Qualcomm reported company net income increased from a loss of $42.6 million during the...
NEW YORK-Price Communications Corp. said its subsidiary, Price Communications Wireless, added 22,677 net new cellular subscribers in the first quarter, compared with 18,720 in the first quarter of 1999, representing an increase of 21 percent.The company said it now has 476,661 subscribers and an...
Bidders in the U.K. third-generation license auction appeared to exceed their budgets last week. Bidding for the five licenses totaled an eye-popping $35 billion, and the auction will linger on into this week.The auction seems eerily reminiscent of the U.S. personal communications services C-block...
SAN FRANCISCO-A poll conducted by Wirthlin Worldwide, commissioned by online wireless retailer LetsTalk.com, found more than half of wireless phone users surveyed did not use their phones in movie theaters, restaurants or restrooms.The study also found more than half of those surveyed find it...
CUPERTINO, Calif.-Pixo Inc. a developer of mobile commerce solutions, announced it has appointed Dave Rothschild its new president and chief executive officer.Rothschild most recently served as vice president of client products for America Online Inc., having been brought along as part of AOL's merger...
DALLAS-Paging Network Inc. said it was not able to make its Securities and Exchange Commission 10-K filing containing 1999 audited financial results by April 14 as previously expected.The company noted it would make the filing and release its 1999 audited results by the end...
HARTFORD, Conn.-Paradigm4 Inc. announced it filed for an initial public offering with the Securities and Exchange Commission to sell $125 million of common stock. The company also has applied to list its stock on the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol PFOR.
PITTSBURGH-Marconi plc agreed to acquire MSI, a provider of consultancy and planning services and business and operational support services software for the wireless telecommunications industry, for $618 million in cash and company stock.Marconi said the acquisition will enhance its ability to win and execute...
ALEXANDRIA, Minn.-Rural Cellular Corp. said quarterly dividends on its 11.375-percent senior exchangeable preferred stock and 12.25-percent junior exchangeable preferred stock will be paid May 15 to holders of record May 1.The company noted the senior preferred stock dividend would be paid in shares of...
WASHINGTON-The National Telephone Cooperative Association has created the Competitive Communications Carriers Alliance to help its members transition from monopolies to successful competitors."The traditional marketplace that are used to is evolving and they must rethink the way they conduct business. will assist our...
TORONTO-Nortel Networks announced an agreement to acquire all of the common shares of Architel Systems Corp., a provider of software systems to Internet service providers, for an estimated $395 million in Nortel common shares.Nortel noted that with the acquisition it will expand its Preside...
HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Networks and Cap Gemini have agreed to develop mobile Internet solutions together, integrating Nokia's Wireless Application Protocol products and solutions with Cap Gemini's system integration expertise.
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As it becomes increasingly clear that users will access the Internet from a variety of devices, wireless included, more and more companies are stepping forward with ideas on how to help manage all that data across various devices.One, NetSanity Inc., began trials this week...
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.-Scottsdale, Ariz., residents Neal Sutz and Stephanie Holmes are giving away the domain name "WirelessStockTrading.com" during a raffle to be held June 1.Tickets for a chance to win the domain name are being sold for $25 each through Sutz's and Holmes' Web site,...
EDINBURGH, Scotland-Motorola Inc. announced plans to acquire a manufacturing site in Dunfermline, Scotland, for its European semiconductor operations.The facility, currently owned by Hyundai, is expected to employ 1,350 people and will produce the company's DigitalDNA solutions, based on 8-inch wafers and utilizing submicron technology...
SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Motorola Inc. reported it will invest $15 million in Point.com Inc., an online retailer of wireless phones, accessories and service plans."Point.com's private-labeled business-to-business strategy will further grow retail opportunities for Motorola products and services by reducing the cost-of-entry barriers into e-commerce for retailers,"...
NEW YORK-Mobilestop.com, the newborn Internet offspring of Strax Inc., a Miami-based wireless phone and accessory distributor, launched its Web site this month and plans operations on four continents within a year. The company intends to be a one-stop shopping and information site for all...
EDISON, N.J.-MobilCom CityLine said it selected Call Sciences Inc. to provide its Personal Assistant solution throughout MobilCom's German network.Personal Assistant allows subscribers to consolidate multiple contact numbers-including a mobile, office and home phone number, as well as fax-into a single telephone number with additional...
Microsoft Corp. released its Pocket PC platform for handheld personal computers powered by its Windows CE operating system.Microsoft hardware partners Casio Computer Co. Ltd., Compaq Computer Corp., Hewlett-Packard Co. and Symbol Technologies Inc. each introduced devices using the platform. Prices for the new devices...
SAN JOSE, Calif.-Metricom Inc. and National Semiconductor entered a strategic alliance to develop Metricom's Ricochet modem technology for the information appliance market.National will integrate Ricochet technology into its information appliance reference designs, such as the Geode and WebPad wireless Internet access devices, to develop...
Less than a week after Qwest Communications International Inc. and U S West Inc. conquered a major regulatory hurdle in Minnesota regarding their pending merger, Qwest reported its first-quarter revenues increased 39 percent to $1.22 billion, compared with $878.4 million for the same quarter...
Taking a cue from its past, Lucent Technologies Inc. announced it plans to spin off segments of the company in an attempt to streamline its operations.The communications equipment manufacturer originally was spun off in 1996 from AT&T Corp. in a move by the telecom...
