Monthly Archives: October, 2003

T-Mobile, Gemplus release results from advanced SMS service

LUXEMBOURG-T-Mobile Netherlands and Gemplus announced results from their deployment of a short message service-based information-on-demand service for T-Mobile's Dutch customers. After five months of...

Openwave announces 1:3 reverse stock split

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-Openwave Systems Inc. announced its board of directors has approved a one-for-three reverse split of its common stock.The reverse stock split will...

American Tower’s Taiclet named CEO

BOSTON-American Tower Corp. announced Jim Taiclet, formerly president and chief operating officer, will take over the roll of chief executive officer, replacing Steve Dodge...

Handspring reports declining revenue, increasing Treo shipments

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-Handspring Inc. reported declining revenues and a growing net loss, but said shipments of its new Treo 600 were beginning to ramp...

Handset vendors ramp up holiday offerings

The world's handset makers are ramping up their holiday season devices, with Motorola Inc., Siemens and Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. joining the fray.Motorola and...

DoCoMo leads OTA pack: Service to launch next week

NTT DoCoMo Inc. joins several other major wireless players in introducing an over-the-air updating service that will allow the carrier to remotely send software...

Lithuanian operator orders Ericsson EDGE gear

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Ericsson signed a sole supplier contract with Lithuanian operator Bit GSM for an EDGE network. The value of the contract was not disclosed.Ericsson...

TTPCom achieves 216 kbps download using EDGE equipment

CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom-Using Its EDGE module, TTPCom, said it has achieved a 216 kilobits per second download on L.M. Ericsson's infrastructure."There has been some...

Nokia, Pannon GSM demo W-CDMA call in Hungary

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. and Hungarian operator Pannon GSM said they demonstrated the first public W-CDMA third-generation call in Hungary. A Pannon GSM executive using...

US Airways to allow cell-phone use sooner after landing

ARLINGTON, Va.-US Airways has expanded its onboard wireless phone use policy to allow customers to use their phones sooner after landing.Passengers now can use...

Cingular launches MMS

Cingular Wireless L.L.C. launched its Multimedia Messaging service, allowing customers to attach photos, text, graphics, music, video and voice to traditional text messages, and...

AT&T Wireless dumps mLife for updated ‘reach out’ campaign

AT&T Wireless Services Inc. launched a new brand advertising campaign, which the company said would invoke the carrier's former corporate parent AT&T Corp.'s heritage...

Banc of America sells Dobson shares

OKLAHOMA CITY-Bank of America Corp. subsidiary Banc of America Strategic Solutions Inc. has agreed to sell approximately 28.6 million shares of Dobson Communications Corp.'s...

FCC gives Tier III carriers time to justify E911 waivers

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission said late Friday it is giving rural wireless carriers a chance to make their case why they can't abide by...

Copps worries wireless will be left out of Internet

WASHINGTON-FCC Commissioner Michael Copps issued a clarion call against the deregulatory stance taken by the Federal Communications Commission chaired by Michael Powell."I don't think...

Powell gives no hints on solving 800 MHz band interference

WASHINGTON-If attendees at the Private Wireless Summit, sponsored by the Industrial Telecommunications Association, thought FCC Chairman Michael Powell would tip his hand as to...

Crown Castle completes credit amendment

HOUSTON-Crown Castle International Corp. announced it has completed an amended $1.6 billion credit facility and made certain changes to its capital structure. "This leverage-neutral...

BatteryCorp offers batteries with historical data

NEWTON, Mass.-BatteryCorp announced its high-capacity, front-terminal VRLA Mega series batteries are now available.The new batteries include BatteryCorp's web-based Optimization Management System (OMS), which allows...

Dartmouth deploys wireless data, voice network

BELLEVUE, Wash.-Dartmouth College is deploying a campus-wide wireless Internet Protocol network to serve its 13,000 students, faculty and staff. Initially, the network will allow...

Nextel won’t say whether 800 MHz plan is ‘take it or leave it’

WASHINGTON-Nextel Communications Inc. refused to say today whether it will turn down any plan proffered by the Federal Communications Commission to solve the interference...

S&P reiterates positive outlook for wireless carriers

NEW YORK-Standard & Poor's reiterated its overall positive outlook on wireless telecommunications companies, noting the nation's current economic recovery should benefit the sector with...

Siemens engineers to transfer to Infineon

NEW YORK-Chipmaker Infineon Technologies AG said it has added 145 software engineers from former parent company Siemens AG.The newly redeployed engineers will be posted...

New Horizons ships disposable 911 phone

ORLANDO, Fla.-New Horizons Technologies International Inc., maker of the Cyclone disposable phone, announced its low-cost emergency cellular phone is now shipping. The disposable...

Lucent opens management center in the Netherlands

HILVERSUM, The Netherlands-Lucent Technologies Inc. said it has opened a new center here known as Global Operations Center to manage the networks of its...

Sprint launches PCS Data Link to replace CDPD network

Sprint Corp. launched its PCS Data Link high-speed wireless connectivity solution, which the company said was designed to provide mobile employees with secure, remote...
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