Monthly Archives: August, 2003

Vodafone agrees to Japan Telecom sale

LONDON-Vodafone Group plc announced it agreed to sell Japan Telecom Co. to an affiliate of RHJ Industrial Partners, a Ripplewood Holdings L.L.C. fund. Japan...

UMC to use Intec’s billing solution

ATLANTA-Intec Telecom Systems said Ukrainian Mobile Communications (UMC) will use Intec's Inter-connecT billing solution to help it charge other carriers for using its network...

Automotive industry to spend $600M on RFID technology this year

OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-The automotive industry will spend about $600 million on radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology this year, according to a new study from market...

SS/L says Optus C1 in-orbit tests are successful

PALO ALTO, Calif.-Space Systems/Loral (SS/L), the satellite manufacturing subsidiary of Loral Space & Communications, announced that its Optus C1 communications, which covers Australia, New...

FCC officials trapped in gondola use cell phones for help

ASPEN, Colo.-Two Federal Communications Commission officials put wireless communications technology to use when stormy weather trapped them in a gondola in Aspen during the...

USURF acquires Pipeline Networks

DENVER-Wireless broadband communications services provider USURF America Inc. will acquire broadband Internet access service provider Pipeline Networks of Colorado L.L.C. The acquisition will include...

Symbian reports increasing OS shipments, revenues

LONDON-Symbian Ltd., which designs operating systems for smart phones, said its Symbian OS unit shipments grew in the first half of the year to...

FCC poised to make 800 MHz decision by year-end

COLUMBIA, Md.-The engineers at the Federal Communications Commission have completed their examination of various proposals to solve the interference problem experienced by public-safety agencies...

DoCoMo to limit e-mail numbers to combat spam

TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo Inc. announced it will limit the number of e-mail messages users can send to 1,000 per day, beginning Oct. 20. The company...

Spreadtrum receives type approval for handset module

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Spreadtrum announced its Spreadtrum GSM/GPRS module, SM5100, has achieved full type approval (FTA) certification and is now in volume production with multiple designs.The...

IDC: PDA makers should prepare for market decline

FRAMINGHAM, Mass.-New research shows wireless overtaking the traditional personal digital assistant market, and the research firm advises PDA players like Dell Computer Corp., Hewlett-Packard...

AT&T Wireless, KDDI launch new music services

SEATTLE-Ring tones and music have become a major part of the wireless industry, as providers from the United States to Japan launch new audio...

Dobson, T-Mobile enter roaming agreement

Dobson Communications Corp. signed a three-year GSM/GPRS roaming agreement with T-Mobile USA Inc. providing both companies with access to each other's networks throughout the...

Sprint extends fixed messaging to mobile devices with new service

Sprint introduced a new messaging offering that extends e-mail and instant messaging services to mobile phones and other devices, news that could help Sprint's...

Radio Waves holds ‘longest mile’ contest

N. BILLERICA, Mass.-Radio Waves Inc. announced it is sponsoring a contest to find the company that can use Radio Waves' antennas to achieve the...

MSNBC gets into Wi-Fi game

REDMOND, Wash.-MSNBC.com announced the launch of its wireless service known as the MSNBC Wireless Traveler to allow users of mobile laptops to access news,...

Nokia acquires Sega gaming technology: Targets multiplayer gaming with N-Gage

Nokia Corp. purchased multiplayer gaming technology from Sega Corp. and will use it to offer multiplayer functions to its upcoming N-Gage mobile-phone/video-game device. Terms...

EchoStar makes offer for Loral satellites

NEW YORK-Bankrupt satellite communications company Loral Space & Communications has received an offer from EchoStar Communications Corp. for its six North American telecommunications satellites....

Verizon Wireless expands board of directors to nine

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless expanded its board of directors from seven members to nine members with the appointment of Lowell McAdam, its chief operating officer,...

Texas officials to re-file distracted driving suit

WASHINGTON-Texas officials plan to re-file criminal charges against a man who allegedly was using his cell phone when his vehicle hit another car, killing...

Batelco partners with investors for Iraqi license bid

WASHINGTON-A Bahrain Telecommunications Co. official said today his firm has entered a joint venture with Iraqi, Arab and Singapore investors to submit bids on...

Nextel upgrade to boost in-building coverage, Wi-Fi access

Nextel Communications Inc. and RadioFrame Networks Inc. launched an integrated cellular/wireless local area network system designed to improve in-building coverage and capacity for wireless...

Stratex Networks scores $3M contract in Bangladesh

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Stratex Networks Inc. will provide solutions for Bangladesh Telegraph & Telephone Board (BTTB) to build high-speed, medium-capacity microwave links to expand the...

Operators to benefit most from content services

LONDON-Mobile operators are positioned to beat other content providers at their own game, according to new research from Ovum. The research firm suggests mobile...

TTP Comm suffers at least $5M pretax loss

NEW YORK-TTP Communications said it suffered a pre-tax loss of between $5 million and $5.5 million for the six months to Sept. 30. In...
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