Monthly Archives: November, 2003

Cable & Wireless to offer Hiptop in the Caymans

PALO ALTO, Calif.-Danger Inc. said Cable & Wireless will offer its Hiptop mobile-phone device through its Cayman Islands mobile operation. Cable & Wireless is...

TelePlus acquisition gives it 19 retail outlets

TelePlus Enterprises Inc. said its subsidiary TelePlus Retail Services Inc. will acquire all the assets of TelePlus Services, providing the company with a network...

Nextel to highlight services in Vegas monorail venue

RESTON, Va.-Nextel Communications Inc. signed an agreement with the Las Vegas Monorail Co. to house a 15,000-square-foot theme venue in the Las Vegas Convention...

NEC supplies platform, handsets for i-mode launch

NEC Corp. said its mobile Internet platform and i-mode handsets are being used by Wind Telecomunicazioni for its i-mode launch, announced earlier, in Italy....

Realtor turns data application into advantage

Rick Rothman describes his business as real estate without walls. Wireless technology tore down the wall. He can reach his customers, pen contracts, make...

Rethinking the new math

Aside from blockbuster deals and major product/service announcements, big stories in telecom and tech sectors tend to be about rules-the ones made and re-made...

Nextel, Sprint PCS billing lawsuits consolidated

WASHINGTON-A group of judges transferred seven billing lawsuits against Nextel Communications Inc. and Sprint PCS to a federal court in Missouri, a change of...

FTC fines RF blockers

WASHINGTON-The Federal Trade Commission said two New York firms that claimed their devices blocked harmful radiation from cell phones and other electronic gadgets agreed...

Qwest to deploy Lucent solution merging voice, MMS

MURRAY HILL, N.J.-Lucent Technologies Inc. said Qwest Communications Inc. plans to deploy the Accelerate voice over Internet Protocol solutions the vendor just introduced for...

Motorola shows camera phone, Samsung trumpets N.A. success

LIBERTYVILLE, Ill.-The world's handset makers continue to make news at a frantic pace, with Motorola Inc. announcing a range of new products and Samsung...

AT&T Wireless updates mMode

With more than 1 million active users contributing a reported $7 to $8 in average revenue per month, AT&T Wireless Services Inc.'s mMode offering...

Gallagher approved as NTIA head

WASHINGTON-The Senate Commerce Committee last week approved the nomination of Michael Gallagher to head the National Telecommunications and Information Administration. The nomination now goes...

Wireless Bureau reorganized

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission today said the Wireless Bureau has been reorganized to more effectively support strategic goals regarding broadband, competition, spectrum, media, homeland...

Boost founder leaves claiming broken promises

Citing disagreements over strategy, direction and claims that Nextel Communications Inc. failed to keep a promise made to him, Peter Adderton, Boost Mobile L.L.C....

Vendors offer LNP products for easy switching

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-As local number portability finally becomes a reality, a variety of players are looking to cash in on the opportunity. VeriSign, Telespree...

Military SDR implements OFDM on two platforms

IRVINE, Calif.-Military Communications Technologies Inc. said its affiliate, Military SDR Technologies, has implemented its OFDM waveform on two of its platforms known as SpectruCell...

Europe forced to decide on technologies

CAMBRIDGE, U.K.-A plethora of emerging technologies is forcing mobile operators in Europe to make difficult investment choices, according to a new report from Analysys.Operators...

CPA behind schedule in awarding Iraqi mobile licenses

CRYSTAL CITY, Va.- Like most everything else in Iraq these days, wireless telephony in the country is not going according to plan.The official wireless...

Sprint PTT service falls short of Nextel’s, but tops Verizon’s

Sprint PCS' recently launched Ready Link walkie-talkie service drew mixed performance reviews last week from industry analysts who noted that while the service was...

Carriers worldwide to enjoy PTT benefits

OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-Push-to-talk services will likely represent a major boon to wireless operators worldwide, and Nokia Corp. could benefit greatly from the introduction of...

PalmSource begins development program for carriers

LAS VEGAS-PalmSource Inc. announced the launch of the Palm Powered MobileWorld program for mobile operators, infrastructure providers and software developers focused on the smart-phone...

T-Mobile, Verizon to offer new Motorola phones

LIBERTYVILLE, Ill.-With the holiday season around the corner, Motorola Inc. made several device-related announcements. The company said the new Motorola V300 camera phone will...

Cesky Telecom finds funds for AT&T Wireless, Verizon stake purchase

PRAGUE, Czech Republic-Cesky Telecom said it closed with five banks a $1 million syndicated credit facility, which it will use to purchase the 49-percent...

U.S. partially agrees with Europeans over navigational systems

WASHINGTON-The European Commission and the United States said that progress was made in talks last week (month for the paper) that will allow the...

STMicroelectronics sampling Java chip

WESTPORT, Conn.-STMicroelectronics said it is sampling the Java-based smart card chip known as ST22FJ1M from NCT Group Inc.ST believes it "opens up a host...
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