Monthly Archives: May, 2003

AT&T Wireless launches 411 text messaging service

REDMOND, Wash.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. introduced its TXT-411 text messaging-based directory assistant service that the carrier said provides text-access to the White and Yellow...

Lone Star Phones sues Dobson

DALLAS-LSPCS Inc., which does business as independent retailer Lone Star Phones, filed suit in federal court against Dobson Cellular Systems Inc. claiming the wireless...

Sprint PCS to offer Yahoo content to Vision customers

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint PCS and Yahoo Inc. reported an agreement to distribute Yahoo products and services to Sprint PCS' Vision customers. The Yahoo products...

Cingular appoints Baker to VP position

ATLANTA-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. appointed Joe Baker vice president where he will lead the company's nationwide business voice and data sales and operations, oversee support...

T-Mobile USA to allow bundling of Hot Spot service

BELLEVUE, Wash.-T-Mobile USA Inc. said it will now allow subscribers to bundle unlimited access to its HotSpot service to their current wireless voice and...

Psion to integrate Wavetrend RFID technology

LONDON-Psion Teklogix will integrate Wavetrend Technologies' active RFID reader technology into its Workabout handheld devices to offer the companies' combined customer base enhanced identification...

Dobson gets loan extension

OKLAHOMA CITY-Dobson Communications Corp. reported that Bank of America N.A. has extended the time for the completion of an amended and restructured loan with...

Nextel Partners launches in Georgia, South Carolina markets

AUGUSTA, Ga.-Nextel Partners Inc. said it launched wireless service in Augusta, Ga., and Aiken, S.C., allowing customers to use the service along Interstate 20...

Nextel Partners increases note sale amount

KIRKLAND, Wash.-Nextel Partners Inc. increased the amount of its previously announced agreement to sell $100 million of convertible senior notes due 2008 to $150...

Wireless Retail to sell Sprint PCS products

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Independent wireless agent Wireless Retail Inc. reported a deal with Sprint Corp. to begin selling Sprint PCS devices and services in its...

Nortel to upgrade T-Mobile USA networks

BELLEVUE, Wash.-Nortel Networks Ltd. said it has signed a $300 million, four-year contract to upgrade the networks of T-Mobile USA Inc. with GSM/GPRS/EDGE and...

Wavecom, Atmel release GSM/GPRS baseband processor

ISSY-LES-MOULINEAUX, France-Wavecom SA and Atmel Corp. released their first jointly-developed solution, a GSM/GPRS baseband processor.The processor is the first in a planned range of...

Class action lawsuit filed against Nokia for allegedly defective screens

LOS ANGELES-A U.S. law firm has filed a class action lawsuit against Nokia Corp. in a California Superior Court alleging several of the company's...

Starhome partners with Rogers Wireless

WOODBURY, N.Y.-Mobile applications service provider and Comverse Technology Inc. affiliate Starhome reported a partnership to provide roaming services for international travelers with Canadian wireless...

PCTel releases soft access point module for Wi-Fi

CHICAGO-PCTel Inc. said it has unveiled a soft access point module, known as Segue, to enable notebooks or desktop PCs to function as Wi-Fi...

Motorola pagers become Kool

LOUISVILLE, Ky.-Paging is now Kool. In fact, it's so Kool it's smokin'.Brown & Williamson Tobacco, the company behind the Kool cigarette brand, said it...

Intel reaffirms 2Q outlook

WASHINGTON-Intel Corp. has reaffirmed its second-quarter revenue outlook of between $6.4 billion and $7 billion with a gross margin projection of 50 percent, according...

Vocera raises $8M in fourth round

CUPERTINO, Calif.-Vocera Communications Inc. has raised $8 million in its fourth round of funding that the company plans to use to fund its operations...

Tahoe releases CDMA IP blocks for multiple wireless standards

AUBURN, Calif.-Tahoe Semiconductor Inc. said it has unveiled its CDMA radio-frequency front end and integrated VCO Internet Protocol blocks for multiple wireless standards.The blocks...

Robert Gold Comm Systems introduces wireless security technology

LOS ANGELES-Robert Gold Comm Systems introduced the Gold Algorithm, a new technology that offers security for wireless communications networks. The technology, developed under contract...

Wayport gets Palm Beach resort contract

AUSTIN, Texas-Wayport was chosen to provide high-speed Internet access at The Breakers Palm Beach resort.Since April, guests have been able to connect to the...

Reality Wireless Networks, DONOBi announce merger

BREMERTON, Wash. - Reality Wireless Networks Inc. and DONOBi Inc. say they intend to merge to build broadband service provider to commercial and residential...

NEC, Agilent enter mobile phone display agreement

PALO ALTO, Calif.-NEC Corp. has selected Agilent Technologies Inc. to supply it with infrared transceivers with remote control capability for full-color display mobile phones."With...

Wireless priority access phones being returned due to budget woes

ARLINGTON, Va.-Since the National Communications System no longer pays for wireless priority access service, some phones are being returned because agencies can no longer...

CPS products enhance satellite accuracy

CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom-Cambridge Positioning Systems announced new products it said will improve the performance of satellite-based high accuracy location technologies for GSM networks.The new...
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