Monthly Archives: July, 2003

GSM Association welcomes spam initiatives

LONDON-The GSM Association said it welcomed the European Commission's recent initiative to combat spamming. GSM Europe, the regional interest group, said the new EU...

Lucent posts 13th consecutive loss

MURRAY HILL, N.J.-Telecom equipment maker Lucent Technologies Inc. suffered its 13th consecutive loss with a fiscal third-quarter loss of $295 million, or 7 cents...

Cingular enjoys bright quarter

Cingular Wireless L.L.C. reported strong second-quarter results after more than a year of sluggish growth highlighted by a 50-percent increase in customer additions and...

Somera signs supply agreement with Cingular

SANTA BARBARA, Calif.-Somera Communications announced it has signed a master supplier agreement with Cingular Wireless L.L.C. under which Somera will supply equipment support for...

MarketWatch.com acquires Pinnacor

SAN FRANCISCO-MarketWatch.com Inc. announced it purchased news and information provider Pinnacor Inc. for about $103 million. Pinnacor, formerly known as ScreamingMedia, offers a range...

Telstra to deploy hot spots in Australia

MUNICH, Germany-Siemens announced that Australia's Telstra has selected a solution from Siemens and Juniper Networks to provide new public wireless local area network services....

Nokia requests arbitration with InterDigital on licensing dispute

Nokia Corp. has requested international arbitration in a licensing disagreement with wireless technology company InterDigital Communications Corp., news that sent InterDigital's stock down almost...

Telecom Americas selects Harris network management system

MELBOURNE, Fla.-Brazil's Telecom Americas has chosen Harris Corp.'s NetBoss network management software to manage its TDMA and GSM networks, which cover a population of...

Comarco releases dual-calling test system

IRVINE, Calif.-Comarco Wireless Test Solutions has unveiled what it describes as the first dual-calling module system known as Seven.Five Duo.The company describes the product...

U.S. Cellular has solid quarter, further reduces guidance

U.S. Cellular Corp. reported solid operational and fiscal growth during the recently completed second quarter compared with the same three months of 2002, though...

Wireless service prices continue to drop

The price of wireless service dropped 1.9 percent last month compared with the month of May in the top 25 U.S. markets to $36.54...

Palm releases Tungsten T2, Handspring reports 2Q earnings

Palm Inc. released its new Bluetooth-capable personal digital assistant, while fellow handheld maker Handspring Inc. reported declining revenues and losses. Further, research firm IDC...

McCaw invests in NextNet Wireless

MINNEAPOLIS-NextNet Wireless Inc., a provider of non-line-of-sight broadband wireless access systems, has raised an additional round of funding it plans to use to expand...

Bayer subsidiary deploys Everypath automation product

SANTA CLARA, Calif.-Pharmaceutical company Bayer Yakuhin Ltd., the Japanese-based subsidiary of Bayer, has deployed Everypath's mobile task automation products for use by 600 mobile...

Wi-Fi use to grow, ARPU to plummet

CAMBRIDGE, U.K.-Global Wi-Fi use will grow at a record pace, reaching 707 million users by 2008, according to predictions from Pyramid Research. However, the...

Iridium authorized to operate in Iraq

ARLINGTON, Va.-Iridium Satellite L.L.C. has been authorized by Iraq's office of the Coalition Provisional Authority, the current governing authority in the country, and the...

Irish can now get Papal Thought of the Day via SMS

ROME-Not only can your mobile phone keep you in touch with friends, family and co-workers, it can also keep you closer to the Holy...

MmO2 boosts subscribers, ARPU

European operator MmO2 reported strong customer and data growth across its operations at the end of June. The mobile carrier added 504,000 customers, a...

Sendo to drop patent lawsuit against Orange

Mobile-phone startup Sendo said it will drop its patent lawsuit against European carrier Orange due to a new licensing deal with Texas Instruments Inc.,...

U.S. users unimpressed with smart phones: Sales grow in Europe

A new consumer study finds that U.S. wireless users show little to no interest in advanced smart phones, and that handset makers and carriers...

Cable & Wireless launches first Caribbean GPRS network

KINGSTON, Jamaica-Cable & Wireless Jamaica has become the first Cable & Wireless Caribbean operation to begin GPRS service, according to a statement from technology...

Report: Opportunities for non-voice revenue abound

CEDAR KNOLLS, N.J.-There are now significant opportunities for carriers to generate revenue from non-voice content and services, according to a new report from Probe...

Western Wireless to redeem senior notes

BELLEVUE, Wash.-Western Wireless Corp. said it will redeem all of its 10.5-percent senior subordinated notes due 2006 valued at $187.1 million and 10.5-percent senior...

BT rumored to be linking with T-Mobile on MVNO

LONDON-British Telecommunications plc, a fixed-line operator that spun off its mobile division as MmO2, is in its second mobile virtual network operator deal to...

Comverse adds call management solution to ImPact product line

WOODBURY, N.Y.-Comverse announced the addition of the Notify Me call management solution to its ImPact product portfolio. According to Comverse, Notify Me can increase...
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