Monthly Archives: August, 2003

InterWave revenues climb, net loss increases

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-InterWave Communications International Ltd. reported growing revenues and a rising net loss for its fourth quarter, news that sent its stock down...

TTPCom releases MIDI solution for handsets

CAMBRIDGE, U.K.-TTPCom said it has unveiled a software-based MIDI solution for handsets, which eliminates the need for separate MIDI hardware.The company said the product...

IEEE increases speeds for WPAN networks

PISCATAWAY, N.J.-The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers has increased the speed of wireless personal area networks to 55 megabytes per second from 1...

Dobson reports slower growth, decreased churn

OKLAHOMA CITY-Dobson Communications Corp. reported 13,000 net subscriber additions during the recently completed second quarter compared with 20,100 net customer additions posted for the...

Siemens ups W-CDMA investment in China

German vendor Siemens AG said it plans to invest $30 million in its telecom factory in Shanghai, China, as part of a strategy to...

Sprint could be barred from government contracts

WASHINGTON-Sprint Corp. responded bitterly to a recommendation from the inspector general of the General Services Administration that it be debarred from future government contracts."We...

Kyocera Wireless announces management shake-up

A delayed initial public offering and the resulting moves toward integration with the company's parent in Japan compelled top executives at mobile-phone maker Kyocera...

Vodafone Spain to deploy Comverse services

WOODBURY, N.Y.-Comverse said Vodafone Spain has deployed its Who Called and Call Return services, elements of Comverse ImPact. Who Called helps recover calls that...

S&P affirms Nextel Partners’ corporate credit ranking

NEW YORK-Standard & Poor's Ratings Services affirmed its 'B-' corporate credit rating and stable outlook on Nextel Partners Inc., and citing a high debt...

ITU partners with TM Forum on OSS standards

GENEVA-The International Telecommunication Union partnered with TeleManagement Forum to allow TM Forum standards to be published by ITU as ITU-T Recommendations. ITU-T is ITU's...

MoviStar Puerto Rico selects TCS E911 technology

ANNAPOLIS, Md.-TeleCommunication Systems (TCS) will provide MoviStar Puerto Rico, a Puerto Rican wireless operator managed by Telefonica Moviles, with enhanced 911 Phase II services.TCS'...

SBC to integrate Wi-Fi with Cingular network

SBC Communications Inc. said it plans to deploy more than 20,000 Wi-Fi hot spots in 6,000 venues during the next three years and create...

Sprint announces new Samsung device

KANSAS CITY, Mo.-Sprint PCS announced it will begin selling the new SPH-i500 mobile phone/personal digital assistant from Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., which features the...

Cramer to provide inventory management solution to Entel PCS

VIENNA, Va.-Cramer Systems will provide Chile's Entel PCS Telecomunicaciones S.A. with an inventory management solution to manage its nationwide network and to automate delivery...

FCC to showcase rural wireless Internet service providers

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission will showcase rural wireless Internet service providers Sept. 17, said Robert Pepper, chief of policy development at the commission."One of...

Tektronix UMTS tester chosen by Beijing Northern Fiberhome

BEAVERTON, Ore.-Tektronix Inc. said its UMTS protocol tester has been chosen by the Beijing Northern Fiberhome Technologies Co. Ltd."UMTS release 4 is the next...

Malaysian operator selects IPWireless technology

SAN BRUNO, Calif.-IPWireless said its Mobile Broadband system has been selected by AtlasOne for its national broadband wireless network in Malaysia. The agreement is...

Moviso to offer prepaid ring tones via 7-Eleven, AT&T Wireless

LOS ANGELES-Under an innovative new marketing agreement, wireless data company Moviso will offer prepaid ring-tone cards featuring musicians from record company BMG. Moviso will...

American Tower closes stock, notes offerings

BOSTON-American Tower Corp. has closed its previously announced offerings of Class A common stock and 3.25-percent convertible notes due 2010.With the closing of the...

Andrew details note sale plans

NEW YORK-Andrew Corp. said it has agreed to sell $200 million in 3.25-percent convertible subordinated notes to undisclosed buyers, while the company will buy...

AAA: All motorists guilty of distracted driving

All motorists engage in potentially dangerous distracting activities while driving, including talking on cell phones, according to a new survey from the American Automobile...

DHS says mobile phones could be used by terrorists

WASHINGTON-The Department of Homeland Security said Tuesday that mobile phones and other small electronic devices could be used by terrorists in government buildings and...

RIM enters appeal of NTP ruling

Research In Motion Ltd. entered the appeals phase of its patent battle with NTP Inc. following a U.S. District Court's order that essentially stalls...

Qualcomm samples GSM/GPRS/W-CDMA chipset

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. said it has sampled to customers its MSM6250 mobile station modem chipset and system software supporting GSM, GPRS, frequency division duplex...

Nokia wins W-CDMA network contract in Switzerland

GENEVA, Switzerland-Nokia Corp. said it has signed an agreement to supply Switzerland's Sunrise with its W-CDMA core network, which will be commercially available by...
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