Monthly Archives: December, 2003

Verizon to take $2.8B charge related to layoffs

NEW YORK-Verizon Communications Inc. said it expects to record an after-tax fourth-quarter charge of approximately $2.8 billion related to a voluntary separation plan under...

Tropos participates in NASA research on Wi-Fi

Even as wireless-industry watchers debate whether Wi-Fi technology will be long for this Earth, the Wi-Fi business is preparing to send its wireless communication...

Saab selects CSR’s Bluetooth technology

Cambridge Silicon Radio said its BlueCore Bluetooth silicon is being used by Saab to supply Bluetooth wireless technology in the automotive manufacturer's 9-3 models....

Analysys outlines scenarios for industry’s evolution

CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom-The wireless industry is at a crossroads, according to new research from Analysys Research that investigates three plausible scenarios for the evolution...

LGP Allgon to supply antennas in San Francisco

FORT WORTH, Texas-LGP Allgon has been awarded a contract to provide an indoor distributed antenna system to improve wireless phone and data coverage at...

Telcordia acquires DAX intellectual property

PISCATAWAY, N.J.-Telcordia Technologies Inc. has acquired intellectual property from DAX Technologies Corp. related to the DAX Optima Performance platform.With the acquisition, Telcordia will create...

Crown Castle updates on tender offer

HOUSTON-Crown Castle International Corp. announced it has received consents for amendments to the terms of its 10.375-percent senior discount notes and its 11.25-percent senior...

Scanbuy service turns camera phones into bar code scanners

NEW YORK-Software company Scanbuy announced a new service that allows camera-phone users to scan bar codes. The company said the technology could allow users...

BellSouth selects Openwave for messaging in Latin America

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-Openwave Systems Inc. said its messaging technology will be used by BellSouth International across its Latin American properties.Openwave will supply its Multimedia...

Motorola announces new version of text input system

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-Motorola Inc. announced a new version of its text input system the company said could predict and suggest entire sentences based on...

Intel brings wireless into Communications Group

SANTA CLARA, Calif.-Intel Corp. said it has brought its wireless operations under a larger group known as the Intel Communications Group.With this announcement, the...

New group forms to focus on Java phones

SAN RAMON, Calif.-Industry leaders have formed the Mobile Expert Group with a view to promoting Java technology in the mobile space. The focus will...

Siemens to supply telecom gear in Nigeria

MUNICH, Germany-Siemens AG said GSM infrastructure is part of a "triple-digit million of euros" contract it signed with Nigerian carrier Globacom Ltd. The contract...

Cingular argues that $12M CPUC fine is flawed

WASHINGTON-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. told the five California Public Utility Commission members that findings leading to a record $12 million fine against the mobile-phone carrier...

Alcatel wins CDMA, GSM contracts from China Unicom

PARIS-Alcatel Corp. said it won multiple mobile expansion contracts from China Unicom valued at $40 million.Under the terms of the contracts, Alcatel will provide...

Christensen named to Action Engine board

REDMOND, Wash.-Former Microsoft Corp. pointman Juha Christensen again popped into the limelight, this time as an appointment to the board of directors for wireless...

Fujitsu develops W-CDMA base station amp

KAWASAKI, Japan-Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd said it has developed an amplifier with the world's highest output for W-CDMA base stations. It is known as a...

Avis, Motorola expand location-based service to new markets

PARSIPPANY, N.J.-Avis Rent a Car System Inc. and Motorola Inc. announced the "Avis Assist" navigation service has been expanded, with premieres this week in...

Verizon Wireless takes CDG awards

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless received a pair of 3G CDMA Industry Achievement Awards from the CDMA Development Group, including industry leadership and service innovation.The CDG...

AT&T Wireless says improvements made to porting process

AT&T Wireless Services Inc., which last week received an inquiry request from the Federal Communications Commission regarding consumer complaints related to its local number...

New Qualcomm BREW partners include AOL

Qualcomm Inc. announced a series of new partners for its BREW application download service, including Internet heavyweight America Online Inc.AOL said it will sell...

Spam legislation headed to White House for Bush’s signature

WASHINGTON-Legislation designed to curb unwanted commercial e-mails to mobile-phone subscribers is headed to the White House for President Bush's signature.Congressional approval of the anti-spam...

SBC to cut thousands

NEW YORK-SBC Communications Inc. told investors at the Lehman Brothers Fifth Annual Telecom, Trends & Technology Conference that it plans to reduce its workforce...

Lucent launches customer management tool

MURRAY HILL, N.J.-Lucent Technologies Inc. said it has unveiled a solution to enable service providers to manage customer data such as subscriber profiles and...

Qualcomm approves 7-cent quarterly dividend

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. said its board of directors has approved a quarterly dividend of 7 cents per common share, which will be payable March...
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