Monthly Archives: December, 2003

Edge Wireless deploys Alcatel MMS system

DALLAS-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. network partner Edge Wireless L.L.C. deployed Alcatel's Multimedia Messaging Services system designed to enable Edge Wireless customers to send and...

Audiovox settles with blind user, Verizon still negotiating

WASHINGTON-Audiovox Corp. and Dr. Bonnie O'Day have reached a settlement and are asking the Federal Communications Commission to dismiss a complaint filed by Dr....

Customer unhappy with T-Mobile

Dear Editor,Last month I got a new cell phone from T-Mobile. At the time of purchase, I was with my boyfriend helping him pick...

Lucent hires Giere as CMO

MURRAY HILL, N.J.-Lucent Technologies Inc. said it has appointed John P. Giere as chief marketing officer. The vendor said Giere, who will report to...

Ericsson snags EDGE contracts in Hungary, Ukraine

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson said it is the sole supplier for a full commercial EDGE network for Hungarian wireless operator Westel. The value of the...

Forums update UMTS numbers

Harnessing a protocol synergy, the UMTS Forum and 3G Americas are trumpeting the achievement of their brand of technology as the wireless industry migrates...

MIC to overlay L.A. TDMA networks with GSM technology

NEW YORK-Millicom International Cellular said it plans to overlay its TDMA networks in Guatemala (Comcel) and Paraguay (Telecel) with GSM 800 MHz networks. The...

T-Mobile Deutschland begins mobile TV service

BONN, Germany-T-Mobile Deutschland became the first German operator to offer television on mobile phones through an agreement with n-tv news channel signed earlier this...

Nextel Partners refinances credit facility

KIRKLAND, Wash.-Nextel Partners Inc. reported that its Nextel Partners Operating Corp. subsidiary refinanced its $475 million senior secured credit facility in an attempt to...

Critics complain new RIM devices are proprietary

Although Research In Motion Ltd. promotes its BlackBerry wireless e-mail device as an open and extensible platform for developers, those competing against RIM in...

Rogers AT&T Wireless to distribute LG handsets

TORONTO-Canadian wireless operator Rogers AT&T Wireless reported an agreement with LG Electronics Canada Inc. to provide LG GSM/GPRS handsets to Rogers AT&T Wireless customers.The...

Nokia inks $125M expansion contract in China

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. said it has signed a $125 million GSM expansion contract that will increase the network capacity of Henan Mobile Communications Corp....

Apple adds wireless capabilities to QuickTime, signs KDDI

CUPERTINO, Calif.-Apple Computer Corp. said the newest version of its QuickTime video player technology supports wireless video standards, including those from the 3GPP and...

TCS buys Aether’s enterprise mobility unit

TeleCommunication Systems Inc. announced it bought the enterprise mobility division of Aether Systems Inc. for $19 million, a move TCS said will boost its...

DoCoMo invests $350M in FOMA handset development

TOKYO-In an attempt to further spur handset development for its next-generation FOMA network, Japanese wireless operator NTT DoCoMo Inc. said it will invest approximately...

TCS acquires Aether’s enterprise mobility division

TeleCommunication Systems Inc. announced it bought the enterprise mobility division of Aether Systems Inc. for $19 million, a move TCS said will boost its...

SEC declares Nextel Partners debt, stock sale effective

KIRKLAND, Wash.-Nextel Partners Inc. reported that its registration statement covering the sale of selling security holders of its 1.5-percent senior convertible notes due 2008...

Pentagon IG refers Iraq mobile-phone inquiry

WASHINGTON-The Department of Defense inspector general has referred "to appropriate investigative authorities outside the Defense Department" the results of its preliminary inquiry into the...

Former FCC Commissioner Washburn dies

WASHINGTON-Former FCC Commissioner Abbott McConnell Washburn, 88, died Dec. 11 of complications following a stroke, it was announced Thursday.Washburn, who served on the Federal...

GoAmerica finds new financing, refocuses on Wynd subsidiary

Struggling wireless enterprise company GoAmerica Inc. said it will give up trying to sell its Go.Web business and assets and will instead retreat into...

T-Mobile Deutschland begins mobile TV service

BONN, Germany-T-Mobile Deutschland Friday became the first German operator to offer television on mobile phones through an agreement with n-tv news channel signed earlier...

Mobility Electronics announces distribution agreement with RadioShack

FORT WORTH, Texas-Mobility Electronics Inc. and RadioShack Corp. announced a global distribution agreement under which Mobility can sell RadioShack-manufactured power products to non-RadioShack outlets.Under...

Altera develops reference design for OBSAI specs

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Altera Corp. said it has developed a reference design that conforms to the interface specification of the Open Base Station Architecture Initiative.The...

Oftel sends mobile-charge recommendations to EC

LONDON-U.K. telecom agency Oftel sent its proposals for reducing the prices of mobile calls to the European Commission for comment. The proposals are in...

AirGate PCS loses customers in 4Q

Sprint PCS affiliate AirGate PCS Inc. said it lost 4,697 net subscribers during its fourth fiscal quarter ending Sept. 30, compared with a net...
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