Monthly Archives: August, 2003

Motorola touts Symbian-based 3G phone for 3

CHICAGO-Motorola and 3 together introduced the Motorola A920 third-generation handset featuring a full-color widescreen display designed to showcase 3's person-to-person video calling capabilities and...

Senators join rural-carrier quest to change E911 accuracy standard

WASHINGTON-Rural wireless carriers are different; they use different technology, and they should not be held to the same accuracy standards for wireless enhanced 911...

WorldCom now faces state court actions

WASHINGTON-After settling with the federal government and admitting to more than $11 billion in accounting misdeeds, WorldCom Inc., parent to SkyTel Paging and recipient...

Verizon Wireless to resell AirLink telemetry products

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Wireless data company AirLink Communications Inc. announced three of its products, AirLink Redwing CDMA, AirLink Raven CDMA and AirLink Pinpoint CDMA, have received...

BARI Holdings offers competing bid for i3 Mobile

BARI Holdings Irrevocable Trust said it will attempt to purchase i3 Mobile Inc. as part of its effort to develop and manufacture a new...

Tecnomen deploys messaging services in Indonesia

HELSINKI, Finland-In its second contract win this week, Finnish messaging company Tecnomen said it deployed its multimedia messaging service center and voice mail system...

Verizon Wireless offers iPhonebook for picture messaging

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless announced iPhonebook will be available with its Get It Now service for the LG VX6000 handset, allowing customers to use their...

VimpelCom begins potential consolidation in Russia

MOSCOW-An announcement by Russian operator VimpelCom today could potentially change the landscape of the Russian mobile market. VimpelCom said it agreed that its major...

Amalfi Semiconductor secures $12M in financing

LOS GATOS, Calif.-Amalfi Semiconductor announced it has secured $12 million in Series A financing, which it will use to develop and market a new...

WLAN company Mobility Networks shuts down

Privately held Mobility Networks, which sold technology to wireless carriers that linked wide area networks with Wi-Fi hot spots, has shut down and ceased...

THB Bury to offer hands-free equipment in North America

CORAL GABLES, Fla.-THB Bury, through its subsidiary THB USA Inc., announced it will offer its hands-free wireless equipment in North America. THB's product line,...

Sprint offers bundling details

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-In a direct response to a recent Federal Communications Commission order on UNE-P, Sprint Corp. said it will begin offering its Complete...

Serynade to offer Wi-Fi in laundromats

SAN FRANCISCO-Serynade Wireless announced it will offer its Wi-Fi Internet access service in coin-operated laundromats on university campuses and in neighborhoods nationwide. The service...

Taiwan’s APBW launches CDMA2000 services

TAIPEI, Taiwan-Taiwanese newcomer Asia Pacific Broadband Wireless Communications Inc. has launched CDMA2000 1x EV-DO services in Taiwan. The company is the first to market...

Eutelsat powers in-flight Web access for Connexion by Boeing

SEATTLE-Satellite operator Eutelsat will supply Connexion by Boeing with satellite transponder capacity, allowing airline passengers high-speed wireless connectivity to e-mail, company intranets, the Internet...

Nokia, Qualcomm test rival technologies

SAN DIEGO-Nokia Corp. and Qualcomm Inc. performed trials on what have been known to some degree as rival technologies for the respective companies, Nokia...

Visage Mobile selects Convergys billing solution

CINCINNATI-Mobile virtual network operator provider Visage Mobile will use Convergys Corp.'s Infinys billing services, including Geneva, the rating and billing component of the system."Convergys...

Tessco receives insurance payment for flooding

HUNT VALLEY, Md.-Tessco Technologies Inc. has received a final installment of $5.8 million from its insurance carrier for the claim related to the October...

NARUC asks CTIA to coordinate on code of conduct

WASHINGTON-State regulators Tuesday urged the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association to coordinate CTIA's soon-to-be-released voluntary consumer code of conduct with wireless best practices resolutions...

Nokia blitzes emerging markets

In a strategic blitz to take advantage of the revenue streams in what industry experts call emerging or new-growth markets, Nokia Corp. has rolled...

Govt. won’t release Iraqi mobile-contract bidder list

WASHINGTON-The U.S.-led administration in Iraq decided not to release the names of consortia that bid last week on three regional mobile-phone licenses up for...

Rural carriers say CTIA’s WLNP guidelines discriminate

WASHINGTON-The rural wireless carriers Tuesday said recent implementation guidelines for wireless local number portability developed by the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association will put...

Cingular opens call center in Jacksonville

JACKSONVILLE, Fla.-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. said it opened a new customer care call center in Jacksonville, Fla., which the carrier said is its third call...

Mobile gaming space revs up

Due to a rash of deals in recent days, wireless users the world over will soon have access to games and content ranging from...

NYPD uses iXP services for E911

NEW YORK-iXP Corp., a national systems integration and consulting company serving public-safety markets, said it won a contract from the New York City Police...
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