Monthly Archives: October, 2003

Nextel hit with another consumer lawsuit

WASHINGTON-A consumer group Tuesday filed a billing lawsuit against Nextel Communications Inc. in Los Angeles Superior Court, claiming the carrier billed subscribers for errant...

NEC enjoys 65% jump in profit

TOKYO-Japanese vendor NEC Corp. said it enjoyed a 65-percent leap in its quarterly profits with a net income of $55.41 million on strong phone...

StarCore unveils wireless DSP platforms

AUSTIN, Texas-StarCore LLC said it has unveiled synthesizable, modular DSP solutions known as the SC1200 and SC1400 lines for wireless handsets and personal digital...

Wireless data arena consolidates with two separate acquisitions

LAS VEGAS-Two new acquisitions highlight the potential of the wireless data market, as well as the growing valuations for the players involved. First, wireless...

Handspring, Palm close to settlement related to acquisition

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-Handspring Inc. and Palm Inc. have entered a memorandum of understanding for a settlement with the plaintiffs in two lawsuits related to...

Nellymoser releases new mobile music tools

LAS VEGAS-Nellymoser Inc. announced the availability of MedleyTunes and MedleyTones, mobile music distribution solutions for the new generation of mass-market Java-enabled handsets, at this...

Premium content market on the rise

SAN FRANCISCO-Interest from U.S. wireless consumers in downloading premium content and using value-added services is on the rise, according to research from business system...

Nextel Partners narrows losses

KIRKLAND, Wash.-Nextel Partners Inc. reported strong third-quarter 2003 financial results, reflecting improved revenues and subscriber additions and narrowed losses.The company said its total revenues...

Aiirnet releases Hot-Spot-In-A-Box for retail

LAS VEGAS-Aiirnet Wireless L.L.C., which provides and deploys high-speed Wi-Fi Internet service, made several announcements at this week's CTIA Wireless I.T. show in Las...

Court approves Leap’s bankruptcy plan

SAN DIEGO-Leap Wireless International Inc.'s amended joint plan of reorganization has been confirmed by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of California....

Cingular offers new NCAA Football content

ATLANTA-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. announced several promotions in conjunction with NCAA Football, offering new content for the operator's football fans.NCAA Football Alerts will offer text...

Mobliss announces new mobile marketing campaigns

SEATTLE-Mobile application company Mobliss announced two new marketing campaigns around its premium short message service and downloadable mobile services. Fox Broadcasting Co. will offer...

Lucent sees first profit in 3 years

Lucent Technologies Inc. stopped its three-year trend of quarterly losses by turning a profit and bringing cheer to its shareholders as the company's shares...

KDDI to launch EV-DO network next month

TOKYO-KDDI Corp. plans to launch its third-generation CDMA2000 1xEV-DO network Nov. 28, offering a flat-rate fee of $38 a month. The launch will mark...

Qualcomm adds new carriers to BREW list

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. added two U.S. carriers to its list of BREW clients, with both Metro PCS and Western Wireless Corp. signing agreements with...

Audiovox to demo camera phone in Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS-Audiovox Corp. will demonstrate its new CDM-8900 camera phone at the Wireless I.T. show in Las Vegas. The CDMA2000 1x-capable handset features a...

UTStarcom to use Motorola technology for W-CDMA

AUSTIN, Texas-UTStarcom said it will use Motorola Inc.'s network processors and wireless network interface software for its W-CDMA solutions."We consider Motorola network processors to...

Acotel launches U.S. initiative, releases new product

BOSTON-Mobile multimedia platform provider Acotel is making its U.S. debut at the CTIA Wireless I.T. & Entertainment show in Las Vegas this week.The company...

Sendo releases Symbian-based smart phone

BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom-Sendo has released its multimedia smart phone, the Sendo X, featuring video, audio, camera, connectivity and Internet functionality. The release comes amid...

Bell Mobility hires The Wireless Experience for sales training

LOS GATOS, Calif.-Wireless data sales training company The Wireless Experience has been selected by Canada's Bell Mobility to create and implement a sales training...

Audiovox introduces 2 new handset lines, Verizon to offer CDM-8600

LAS VEGAS-Audiovox Communications Corp. is introducing its CDM-9900 series of wireless handsets featuring video capabilities at the CTIA Wireless IT & Entertainment show in...

New Treo includes Access Web browser

LAS VEGAS-Access Systems announced at this week's CTIA Wireless I.T. and Entertainment show that Handspring's newly-released Treo 600's Blazer Web Browser will use Access'...

PeopleSoft, IBM target Europe with customer retention program

BARCELONA, Spain-PeopleSoft Inc. and IBM announced the expansion of their Customer Loyalty and Retention (CLR) program into the European telecommunications service provider market. The...

InterOP signs short-code partnerships

FORT MYERS, Fla.-InterOP Technologies L.L.C. recently announced it has signed multi-year service partnerships with Cellcom, First Cellular of Southern Illinois and thumb Cellular to...

MetroPCS adopts upgraded VeriSign billing package

LAS VEGAS-VeriSign announced MetroPCS will use its upgraded speedSUITE billing and customer care solution. In addition, MetroPCS will implement SmartPay, VeriSign's secure database solution...
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