Yearly Archives: 2003

Study looks at hot-spot demand, value

STAMFORD, Conn.-The 71,000 public wireless local area network hot spots expected to exist in 2003 will not meet the needs of the projected 9.3...

Broadband Central, ACC enter sponsorship agreement

DRAPER, Utah-Broadband Central completed a $17.5 million sponsorship agreement with Accelerated Communications Corp. (ACC) of Lehi, Utah, under which ACC will market Broadband Central's...

U.K. company bypasses carriers with porn offering

A pornographic newspaper in the United Kingdom said it has managed to develop a business around wireless porn by sending adult content to mobile-phone...

MetroPCS to offer Nokia 2270 1x phone

DALLAS-Wireless operator MetroPCS Inc. said it has begun taking delivery of Nokia Corp.'s 2270 handset and will be the first carrier to offer the...

SAS to offer in-flight wireless Internet

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Scandinavian Airlines signed a contract with Connexion by Boeing to install wireless broadband onboard its aircraft.Installation will begin in February 2004, with SAS's...

Pumatech acquires Loudfire assets

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Synchronization company Pumatech Inc. solidified its role as one of the industry's consolidators with the announcement it would acquire the assets of...

MI International launches U.K. location service

LONDON-Software and solutions company MI International said it launched a new location service in the United Kingdom, allowing users to track mobile-phone owners.MI said...

Lithuania operator selects Motorola base station

LONDON-Motorola Inc. has said that Baltic States wireless operator Omnitel in Lithuania is the first to commercially deploy its new-generation base station, the Horizon...

WRC gives final approval to 5 GHz Wi-Fi allocation

WASHINGTON-World Radiocommunication Conference delegates in Geneva today gave final approval to a global allocation of 455 megahertz at 5 GHz for Wi-Fi and other...

Pickering decides against CTIA post

WASHINGTON-Rep. Chip Pickering (R-Miss.) has dropped out of the running to head the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association. "This past week, my family and...

AT&T Wireless expected to cut 1,000 jobs

AT&T Wireless Services Inc. is expected to cut about 1,000 jobs, or approximately 3 percent of its current work force, this year as part...

Nextel expands in Oregon

PORTLAND, Ore.-Nextel Communications Inc. said it expanded its wireless network to areas along the Oregon coastline, including the towns of Astoria, Seaside, Tillamook, Lincoln...

iPass plans IPO

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.-Enterprise software company iPass Inc. looks to file an initial public offering and said it expects to file 7 million shares for...

Verizon to launch LG color handset with MMS support

Verizon Wireless is set to launch a color-screen mobile phone from LG Electronics that includes an integrated digital camera and support for multimedia messaging...

Half of people rude on cell phones, but only 15 percent admit it

According to a new Harris Interactive survey, 86 percent of wireless phone subscribers believe they rarely or never engage in discourteous cell-phone use. However,...

MmO2 boasts strong data growth

LONDON-European operator MmO2 offered details on uptake of its mobile data services. The company said it has 643,000 GPRS users and 60,000 active customers...

GoAmerica looks to shed enterprise biz, focus on deaf services

HACKENSACK, N.J.-GoAmerica Inc. announced it is working to sell its wireless enterprise business, including its Go.Web software and services, but said that the prospects...

Metrocall retires all debt connected with bankruptcy

ALEXANDRIA, Va.-Paging and messaging carrier Metrocall Holdings Inc. retired its remaining $11.5 million outstanding aggregate principal, marking its final retirement of all debt balances...

8 companies team to support Linux for mobiles

Eight of the world's largest consumer electronics companies-including the world's No. 3 mobile-phone maker-said they will team together to promote and standardize Linux technology...

Verizon Wireless launches 1x in Colorado

DENVER-Verizon Wireless launched its cdma2000 1x-based Express Network service in Colorado, providing customers with access to the wireless data network at average speeds between...

Qualcomm licenses Dilithium’s multimedia software

LARKSPUR, Calif.-Dilithium Networks said it has licensed its videotelephony and conferencing protocol software to Qualcomm Inc. for UMTS customers."Qualcomm's selection of Dilithium Networks' multimedia...

XO buys part of Global Crossing’s debt

RESTON, Va.-XO Communications Inc. announced it now owns approximately $790 million of Global Crossing's $2.214 billion debt after $495 million of Global Crossing senior...

Q Comm closes on public offering, ups production

OREM, Utah-Q Comm International Inc. has closed on its previously announced public offering of 1.1 million units, which priced at $13 per unit yielded...

D.C. Circuit sides with FCC regarding rural licenses

WASHINGTON-A federal appeals court said Tuesday that the Federal Communications Commission was correct when it opened an auction for rural cellular licenses rather than...

Tele2 launches GSM service in St. Petersburg

NEW YORK-Tele2 AB said it officially launched its third Russian GSM network under the Tele2 brand in St. Petersburg. The license covers 5 million...
- Advertisment -

Most Read