Monthly Archives: July, 2003

Motorola wins phase 3 Unicom contract

BEIJING-Motorola Inc. said it is the first supplier to sign a contract with China Unicom for the phase three expansion of the carrier's cdma2000...

MetroPCS to offer Nokia 2270 1x phone

DALLAS-Wireless operator MetroPCS Inc. said it has begun taking delivery of Nokia Corp.'s 2270 handset and will be the first carrier to offer the...

U.K. company bypasses carriers with porn offering

A pornographic newspaper in the United Kingdom said it has managed to develop a business around wireless porn by sending adult content to mobile-phone...

Broadband Central, ACC enter sponsorship agreement

DRAPER, Utah-Broadband Central completed a $17.5 million sponsorship agreement with Accelerated Communications Corp. (ACC) of Lehi, Utah, under which ACC will market Broadband Central's...

Study looks at hot-spot demand, value

STAMFORD, Conn.-The 71,000 public wireless local area network hot spots expected to exist in 2003 will not meet the needs of the projected 9.3...

Midwest Wireless reaches 300K subscribers

MANKATO, Minn.-Two and a half years after hitting the 200,000 customer mark, regional wireless operator Midwest Wireless said it has reached the 300,000-subscriber milestone."It's...

New York to require phone recycling

Albany, N.Y.-The New York State Assembly has passed a bill requiring the recycling of wireless phones.The state Legislature unanimously passed the bill 147-0. The...

SAS to offer in-flight wireless Internet

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Scandinavian Airlines signed a contract with Connexion by Boeing to install wireless broadband onboard its aircraft.Installation will begin in February 2004, with SAS's...

Pumatech acquires Loudfire assets

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Synchronization company Pumatech Inc. solidified its role as one of the industry's consolidators with the announcement it would acquire the assets of...

MI International launches U.K. location service

LONDON-Software and solutions company MI International said it launched a new location service in the United Kingdom, allowing users to track mobile-phone owners.MI said...

iPass plans IPO

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.-Enterprise software company iPass Inc. looks to file an initial public offering and said it expects to file 7 million shares for...

Nextel expands in Oregon

PORTLAND, Ore.-Nextel Communications Inc. said it expanded its wireless network to areas along the Oregon coastline, including the towns of Astoria, Seaside, Tillamook, Lincoln...

AT&T Wireless expected to cut 1,000 jobs

AT&T Wireless Services Inc. is expected to cut about 1,000 jobs, or approximately 3 percent of its current work force, this year as part...

Pickering decides against CTIA post

WASHINGTON-Rep. Chip Pickering (R-Miss.) has dropped out of the running to head the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association. "This past week, my family and...

WRC gives final approval to 5 GHz Wi-Fi allocation

WASHINGTON-World Radiocommunication Conference delegates in Geneva today gave final approval to a global allocation of 455 megahertz at 5 GHz for Wi-Fi and other...

Lithuania operator selects Motorola base station

LONDON-Motorola Inc. has said that Baltic States wireless operator Omnitel in Lithuania is the first to commercially deploy its new-generation base station, the Horizon...

FCC closes 12th St. S.W. entrance

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission has closed its main entrance on 12th St. S.W. due to construction. The entrance is expected to re-open in August....

Nextel snags WorldCom spectrum

WASHINGTON-Nextel Communications Inc., desperately seeking spectrum, came out of nowhere to win the auction of bankrupt WorldCom Inc.'s wireless assets with a $144 million...

Verizon to launch LG color handset with MMS support

Verizon Wireless is set to launch a color-screen mobile phone from LG Electronics that includes an integrated digital camera and support for multimedia messaging...

GoAmerica looks to shed enterprise biz, focus on deaf services

HACKENSACK, N.J.-GoAmerica Inc. announced it is working to sell its wireless enterprise business, including its Go.Web software and services, but said that the prospects...

Metrocall retires all debt connected with bankruptcy

ALEXANDRIA, Va.-Paging and messaging carrier Metrocall Holdings Inc. retired its remaining $11.5 million outstanding aggregate principal, marking its final retirement of all debt balances...

8 companies team to support Linux for mobiles

Eight of the world's largest consumer electronics companies-including the world's No. 3 mobile-phone maker-said they will team together to promote and standardize Linux technology...

Verizon Wireless launches 1x in Colorado

DENVER-Verizon Wireless launched its cdma2000 1x-based Express Network service in Colorado, providing customers with access to the wireless data network at average speeds between...

Qualcomm licenses Dilithium’s multimedia software

LARKSPUR, Calif.-Dilithium Networks said it has licensed its videotelephony and conferencing protocol software to Qualcomm Inc. for UMTS customers."Qualcomm's selection of Dilithium Networks' multimedia...

XO buys part of Global Crossing’s debt

RESTON, Va.-XO Communications Inc. announced it now owns approximately $790 million of Global Crossing's $2.214 billion debt after $495 million of Global Crossing senior...
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