Monthly Archives: May, 2003

Reliance Infocomm launches 1x service in India

NEW DELHI, India-After a one-month delay, Reliance Infocomm rolled out nationwide commercial cdma2000 1x "limited mobility" services in India. The operator has coverage in...

Samsung releases Matrix phone

DALLAS-A day before the highly anticipated release of "The Matrix: Reloaded" movie, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. said it will begin selling its unique n270...

SEC filing reveals Nextel Partners class-action lawsuits

KIRKLAND, Wash.-In its quarterly Securities and Exchange Commission filing, Nextel Partners Inc. reported it is currently involved in a pair of class-action lawsuits.The first...

FCC proposes fining Western Wireless for N.D. tower

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission on Monday proposed fining Western Wireless Corp. $200,000 for constructing and continuing to operate a 180-foot tower in Medora, N.D.,...

Burns to propose broadband expensing amendment to tax-cut legislation

WASHINGTON-Sen. Conrad Burns (R-Mont.), chairman of the Senate communications subcommittee, said on Monday he will offer an amendment to the Senate version of the...

Wayport opens business center in Philly airport

AUSTIN, Texas-Public Wi-Fi access provider Wayport opened a new Laptop Lane airport business center at Philadelphia International Airport.The business center's private offices include Internet...

ART provides speech solution to TI

ATLANTA-Advanced Recognition Technologies Inc.'s SmARTspeak XG phonemic speech recognition solution has been ported to the latest additions to Texas Instruments' TCS line of antenna-to-applications...

Good to expand enterprise biz with Neomar buy

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Wireless e-mail company Good Technology Inc. is acquiring the assets of wireless enterprise software provider Neomar Inc. Financial details of the deal were...

Gaming steps into mobile spotlight

LOS ANGELES-The wireless industry is looking to make a major show at the Electronic Entertainment Expo, the main trade conference for the video game...

SpectraSite reports increased site leasing revenues

CARY, N.C.-SpectraSite Inc. late last week reported first quarter 2003 results reflecting increased site leasing revenues and net income.Revenues were $81.4 million, up from...

Smart Card Alliance adds 26 members

ORLANDO, Fla.-The Smart Card Alliance announced it has admitted 26 new members."For the alliance to be gaining these highly respected commercial and government organizations...

Leap survey shows increase in mobile users without wired phones

SAN DIEGO-A Leap Wireless International Inc. survey conducted by an independent research firm showed customers of the carrier's Cricket service who do not also...

Standards group consolidation continues

SAN RAMON, Calif.-The PAM Forum plus Parlay Group now equals the Parlay Group. Both standards groups are merging into the Parlay Group in a...

Verizon activates 150 NYC hot spots

NEW YORK-Verizon Communications Inc. activated 150 of a planned 1,000 Wi-Fi transmission stations throughout New York City, which the company said would allow its...

Carriers dedicated to moving to packet-based networks

SAN RAMON, Calif.-A recent Yankee Group study of global wireline and wireless carriers commissioned by the International Packet Communications Consortium, showed that both groups...

First GSM/TD-SCDMA chipset may be ready next year

BEIJING-The first GSM/TD-SCDMA chipset may be ready for rollout by mid-2004, according to RTX Telecom, which plans to make the products."The GSM/TD-SCDMA chipset will...

Siemens signs expansion contract with China Mobile

MUNICH, Germany-Siemens AG said it has signed a $36 million contract to expand GSM networks for China Mobile in Shanghai and Anhui provinces."Following this...

Nokia continues MasterCard m-commerce trial in U.S.

DALLAS-Nokia Corp. announced it is continuing its mobile-commerce trial with credit card company MasterCard International through a new trial in Nokia's home base of...

InterDigital 1Q revenue rise attributed to Ericsson, Sony Ericsson agreements

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.-InterDigital Communications Corp.'s first quarter results reflected an improved financial performance during the past year.InterDigital reported revenues of $37.3 million, a...

Forsee takes on chairman post at Sprint

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint Corp. announced Gary Forsee, recently named president and chief executive officer, will replace William Esrey as chairman of its board of...

Hop-On appoints new interim president

IRVINE, Calif.-Disposable phone maker Hop-On announced it appointed Samuel Demissie as its interim president. Demissie joined Hop-On in February 2003 as president of its...

Verizon Wireless to offer multi-language chatting

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless reported an agreement to join Latin American wireless "infotainment" provider Blah!'s multilanguage mobile chat service. Verizon Wireless said the agreement will...

NTT DoCoMo acquires 100% of Sentsu

TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo Inc. entered a share exchange agreement making Sentsu Inc., which is currently a consolidated subsidiary of NTT, a wholly owned subsidiary of...

Rural Cellular reports revenue increase: Both CDMA, GSM likely in TDMA migration

ALEXANDRIA, Minn.-Rural Cellular Corp. reported $112.7 million in total revenues for the first quarter of 2003 compared with the $103.8 million the carrier reported...

Russia’s mobile penetration tops 15%

MOSCOW, Russia-The overall mobile penetration in Russia reached 15.3 percent of the population, or 22.23 million users, in April, according to newly released statistics...
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