Yearly Archives: 2003

Qwest expected to launch VoIP service in Minn. markets

DENVER-Qwest Communications International Inc. is expected to launch VoIP consumer telephone service next week in select Minnesota markets allowing customers to move their current...

Alamosa hit with another class-action suit

The law firm of Goodkind Labaton Rudoff & Sucharow L.L.P. said it has been retained to file a class action lawsuit in the U.S....

TI teams with STMicroelectronics for 1x chip market

Adding to recent optimism surrounding the uptake of CDMA technology-based products, Texas Instruments and STMicroelectronics announced they have created an open solution that supports...

Mobility Electronics buys InVision components business

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.-Mobile computing company Mobility Electronics Inc. announced it purchased the hardware components of InVision Software's handheld computing business for 70,000 shares of common...

Verizon quarterly dividend to remain unchanged

NEW YORK-Verizon Communications Inc. announced a quarterly dividend of 39 cents per outstanding share, unchanged from the previous quarter, payable Feb. 2, 2004, to...

Calif. town to have citywide hot zone

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Citizens of the City of Cerritos, Calif., will ring in the new year in a Wi-Fi city, according to a recent announcement...

Nextel renews customer care contract with ACS

DALLAS-Nextel Communications has renewed its business process outsourcing (BPO) contract with ACS, allowing the company to continue to handle Nextel's customer care operations. The...

Automotive Bluetooth market poised for growth

OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-Although the automotive Bluetooth market has largely stalled due to a lack of Bluetooth-capable handsets, new research shows the market is poised...

S&P expects upswing in churn due to LNP

NEW YORK-Carrier churn rates will likely increase during at least the next 12 months as subscriber contracts expire and users switch providers as a...

Ericsson to supply 3G equipment in Malaysia

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson said it will upgrade Malaysian operator Maxis Communications' second-generation network with a third-generation deployment, including GSM/GPRS/EDGE/W-CDMA technology. The contract will include...

Dobson commences exchange offer

OKLAHOMA CITY-Dobson Communications Corp. said it commenced an offer to exchange up to $650 million principal amount of its 8.875-percent senior notes due 2013...

Qualcomm ups financial guidance for fiscal 1Q

Providing an upbeat glimpse of what the year-end will bring, Qualcomm Inc. has amended its financial guidance for the first fiscal quarter ending Dec....

Companies team for telephony for hearing impaired

DENVER-Able Planet Inc., HighSpeed Communications Inc. and Mitel Networks have teamed to install Able Planet's micro-technology, which allows people with hearing losses to access...

Lucent’s Russo snags $3.24M annual bonus

MURRAY HILL, N.J.-Lucent Technologies Inc. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Patricia Russo received a $3.24 million bonus for fiscal-year 2003, ended Sept. 30, according...

U.S. Cellular reports sale of $444M in notes

U.S. Cellular Corp. reported the sale of $444 million of 6.7-percent senior notes due 2033 priced at a discount to yield approximately 6.83 percent....

Motorola blames slow camera-phone sales on component shortage

In a candid release, Motorola Inc. blamed a shortage of camera components for its inability to meet sales demands."The Motorola V300 and V500 began...

Senate bill to prohibit mobile-phone listings without consent

WASHINGTON-Sens. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) and Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) introduced legislation identical to a House bill that would prohibit the listing of mobile-phone numbers in...

Crown Castle to offer $200M in private notes

HOUSTON-Crown Castle International Corp. said it plans to offer $200 million of senior notes due 2013 through a private transaction. The company expects to...

IDEN carriers add ruggedized handset to portfolios

PLANTATION, Fla.-A trio of iDEN-based technology carriers announced plans to offer Motorola Inc.'s i305 ruggedized handset, which reportedly meets military specifications for shock, vibration,...

Adelstein: Wireless carriers should allow auditing for universal service funds

WASHINGTON-Wireless carriers that receive universal service support should submit to auditing to ensure that the subsidies they receive are being used to upgrade and...

Comverse reports increase in sales

WOODBURY, N.Y.-Network infrastructure and technology provider Comverse Technology Inc. reported sales of $194 million and a net loss of $3.4 million for its third...

Wireless group offers code of conduct for mobile spam

The Mobile Marketing Association trade group announced its new code of conduct for wireless advertising campaigns, a move that comes shortly after the launch...

BelAir secures additional $15M in financing

SAN JOSE, Calif.-BelAir Networks said it has secured $15 million in financing, bringing total investments in the company to $22 million.BelAir plans to use...

Siemens wins $26M GSM order in Pakistan

MUNICH, Germany-Pakistan Telecom Mobile, which offers mobile service under the Ufone brand, contracted Siemens to expand its network under a $26 million deal.Siemens will...

ADC 4Q results bump up stock

MINNEAPOLIS-Network infrastructure company ADC Telecommunications Inc. reported its fourth-quarter results of $193 million in net sales and net earnings of $9.3 million. The company...
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