Monthly Archives: May, 2003

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...

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...

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...

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...

Global semiconductor market to grow 8.3% in 2003

STAMFORD, Conn.-The worldwide semiconductor market is expected to show 8.3-percent year-over-year growth in 2003, with revenue totaling $168 billion, up from $152 billion in...

Tropos Networks unveils technology for Wi-Fi ‘hot zones’

Tropos Networks Inc., formerly operating in stealth mode as FHP Wireless Inc., has unveiled its new Tropos technology, products and services to enable metro-scale...

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...

Appeals court pushes brain cancer suit to September

WASHINGTON-The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has rescheduled for late September oral argument in the $800 million brain cancer suit against Motorola Inc....

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,...

Nextel targets public safety with new iDEN handset

RESTON, Va.-Nextel Communications Inc. said it will sell a new rugged Motorola Inc. iDEN handset designed for public-safety and law enforcement workers.The new Motorola...

3D inches closer to wireless

The wireless industry inched closer to the third dimension with two new major announcements on the 3D front.First, technology company HI Corp. said it...

Crown Castle announces dividend details

HOUSTON-Crown Castle International Corp. announced that the quarterly dividend on its 12.75-percent senior exchangeable preferred stock will be paid June 16 to holders of...

Alcatel agreement to target m-commerce, telemetry

LONDON-Alcatel said it has entered a cooperation with Vianet Group plc to ensure Vianet's vOpen telemetry platform is interoperable with Alcatel's mPayment application solution....

U.S. Wireless Online completes reorganization as public company

LOUISVILLE, Ky.-U.S. Wireless Online Inc., which provides wireless last-mile high-speed Internet access, said it completed its reorganization as a public company, and its stock...

Deutsche Telecom reaffirms commitment to reduce debt

COLOGNE, Germany-Deutsche Telekom chief Kai-Uwe Ricke sought to reassure the firm's shareholders that debt reduction is high on his priority list at the company's...

Public-safety interference resolution likely drawn out

ARLINGTON, Va.-It will probably take the Federal Communications Commission until the end of the year to decide what to do about public-safety interference in...

724 wins messaging upgrade in Estonia

SANTA BARBARA, Calif.-724 Solutions announced Radiolinja Eesti of Estonia will upgrade its messaging gateway to 724's X-treme Mobility Gateway (XMG) to enable its advanced...

DoCoMo to release new handheld PC May 28

TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo said it will begin offering its Sigmarion III handheld PC May 28. The device, which uses the Microsoft Windows CE .NET operating...

Comptel wins global contract with Telefonica Moviles

HELSINKI, Finland-Finnish company Comptel Corp. said it won a global contract with Telefonica Moviles for Comptel's mediation and provisioning software. Under the agreement, Comptel's...

Orange to expand relationship with Microsoft

European carrier Orange SA said it will expand its relationship with Microsoft Corp. to offer text-messaging-based access to Microsoft's instant messaging and e-mail programs...

LightSurf releases MMS exchange product

SANTA CRUZ, Calif.-Picture messaging company LightSurf Technologies Inc. released its new Global Exchange for MMS product, which the company said offers a real-time content...

Siemens, Agilent lead round of OSS news

PALO ALTO, Calif.-Siemens Information and Communication Mobile said it created a new operations support system for its wireless carrier customers, a move the company...

Philips announces new handsets

SANTA CLARA, Calif.-Royal Philips Electronics announced several new mobile-phone products, including three new handsets based on technology from Cellon International.Targeting the Asian and European...

RF Micro Devices, Silicon Wave team on Bluetooth

GREENSBORO, N.C.-RF Micro Devices Inc. and Silicon Wave have entered a partnership to manufacture and distribute Bluetooth solutions.Under the agreement, Silicon Wave will license...

Webraska, Tower Semiconducter get funding

PARIS-Webraska Mobile Technologies has received an additional investment of $5.26 million from its current investors. The company said the capital will be used to...
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