Monthly Archives: May, 2003

Air France to offer Wi-Fi in airport lounges

PARIS-Airline carrier Air France plans to offer Wi-Fi service in 54 airport lounges throughout the world through a deal with Orange plc. The hot...

DoCoMo announces m-commerce initiative

TOKYO-Japanese wireless data giant NTT DoCoMo Inc. said it will launch a mobile-commerce service the carrier said will allow its subscribers to purchase accessories,...

NTIA’s Gallagher to be named Evans advisor

WASHINGTON-The Commerce Department later today will announce that Michael Gallagher, deputy head of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration and a key government go-between...

Motorola govt. sector awarded Baldrige award

WASHINGTON-Motorola's Commercial Government and Industrial Solutions Sector was one of three organizations awarded the 2002 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award by Vice President Dick...

Blah to focus on U.S. content, messaging biz

MIAMI-Latin American content provider Blah! said it will open a North American office to seek out business with U.S. wireless carriers. Blah! recently signed...

LogicaCMG, Comverse score MMSC contracts

Two small vendors have made some progress in the multimedia messaging service center arena this week with global wins announced by LogicaCMG and Comverse.LogicalCMG...

Sonic to power Microsoft mobile server access system

CALGARY-Sonic Mobility said Microsoft Inc. has chosen its Sonicadmin software to power the new Windows Server 2003 Mobile Admin Pack. The solution, which will...

Triton PCS renews Convergys customer care contract

CINNCINNATI-Convergys Corp. announced the renewal of a three-year customer care contract with Triton PCS. Convergys said it will continue to supplement Triton PCS' customer...

J-Phone releases first megapixel camera phone

TOKYO-Japanese operator J-Phone has released what it called the world's first megapixel mobile handset, the J-SH53 from Sharp. The operator said it will initially...

Levine joins Sierra Wireless board

VANCOUVER, British Columbia-Wireless modem maker Sierra Wireless said it appointed Charles Levine to its board of directors. Levine was the former head of Sprint...

WLAN hardware market to reach $2B globally in 2003

LONDON-Revenue from wireless local area network hardware will reach $2.01 billion worldwide for this year, according to market research firm Infonetics Research. Total revenue...

Siemens announces Indian focus

NEW DELHI, India-Siemens AG announced a strong push into the India mobile market Wednesday, launching six new mobile phones into the country, which has...

LG outlines U.S. advertising push

LG Mobile Phones further outlined its major advertising campaign for the U.S. market, a move the company has discussed during the past few months...

Qualcomm counters Nokia-backed chip initiative

Barely a week after Nokia Corp. announced an initiative with Texas Instruments Inc. and STMicroelectronics, Qualcomm Inc. has seized the spotlight with a series...

Sanyo SCP-8100 incorporates Aplix Java technology

SAN FRANCISCO-Sanyo is using Aplix Corp.'s JBlend Java virtual machine in its SCP-8100 wireless handset with a built-in camera phone. The handset, which enables...

Judge orders InfoSpace to pay legal costs in Intelius case

BELLEVUE, Wash.-InfoSpace must pay all of the legal fees for Intelius Inc. after a Washington state judge found InfoSpace could not prove that Intelius,...

Wi-Fi amp market to see triple-digit gains

OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-In addition to equipment vendors providing chipsets for the rapidly growing Wi-Fi market, companies providing Wi-Fi power amplifiers can expect triple-digit gains...

Pate nomination to antitrust nears approval

WASHINGTON-The Senate Judiciary Committee today appeared poised to approve the nomination of R. Hewitt Pate to be chief of the Justice Department's antitrust division,...

MmO2 takes $15.8B charge for fiscal year

LONDON-Analysts welcomed 2002 fiscal year results from European operator MmO2 plc even though the company wrote down the value of its third-generation licenses by...

Value-added messaging to generate $8.3B by 2008

FALLS CHURCH, Va.-Value-added services on mobile messaging networks will generate more than $8.3 billion by 2008, compared with almost $5 million in 2003, according...

National Semiconductor closes cellular baseband unit

SANTA CLARA, Calif.-National Semiconductor Corp. reported its progress with restructuring activities designed to improve profits it announced in February. The company expects to save...

Wi-Fi roaming steps into the spotlight

Wi-Fi roaming is garnering more attention this week as more companies announce settlement solutions in the space and a new report points to the...

Carrier execs outline plans at analyst conference

Top execs from Verizon Wireless, AT&T Wireless Services Inc. and Nextel Communications Inc. made appearances at this week's Lehman Brothers conference in New York...

Sprint PCS to strengthen affiliate ties, but no renegotiating plans

NEW YORK-Sprint PCS is focused on strengthening its ties with its financially struggling affiliates while they struggle to overcome their debt loads, according to...

Nextel teams with IBM for mobile VPN offering

RESTON, Va.-Nextel Communications Inc. announced a mobile Virtual Private Network solution that uses IBM Corp. software to provide mobile workers a higher level of...
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