Yearly Archives: 2003

SDR technical advances may be outweighed by revenue drops

Software-defined radios may be the answer to today's interoperability issues, but carriers and handset makers do not seem overly enthused about adopting the technology...

LG moves into top-5 spot in handset sales

FRAMINGHAM, Mass.-LG Electronics has replaced Sony Ericsson Communications Inc. in the No. 5 spot for worldwide handset sales in the first quarter of the...

SK Telecom to launch W-CDMA service in 2003

SEOUL, South Korea-SK Telecom said it received approval from the Ministry of Information and Communication to merge SK Telecom and SK IMT, the W-CDMA...

RealNetworks turns on streaming video service

Wireless streaming video over mobile phones is now available at a store near you.Internet video company RealNetworks Inc. today planned to launch a wireless...

American Tower losses improve

American Tower Corp.'s first-quarter 2003 results reflected a continued focus on its core rental and management operations and optimism in financial expectations for the...

From Senegal to Switzerland

Though staged at the White House, Commerce Secretary Don Evan's launch of the Digital Freedom Initiative on March 4 did not attract much press...

CommunicAsia 2003 cancelled due to SARS outbreak

SINGAPORE-Asia's largest wireless event scheduled for June has been cancelled due to the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) outbreak in Singapore and the region....

Comverse announces $350M private placement

WOODBURY, N.Y.-Comverse Technology Inc. announced the private placement of $350 million of its zero-yield puttable securities due 2023. The securities are convertible into shares...

Fortress releases WLAN authentication technology

OLDSMAR, Fla.-Fortress Technologies released new "three-factor authentication" technology for securing wireless LANs at the network, device and user levels.The company also enhanced its AirFortress...

Funk upgades secure WLAN access client

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.-Funk Software upgraded its secure wireless LAN access client to add support for the new Wi-Fi Protected Access standard for wireless security.Odyssey Client...

InfoSpace reports declining wireless revenues

BELLEVUE, Wash.-Wireless and Internet software provider InfoSpace Inc. said revenues in its wireless business have declined by $500,000 during the past year and that...

Thompson transitions to VP role at Nextel

KIRKLAND, Wash.-Nextel Partners Inc. reported that chief financial officer John Thompson would transition into a new position of vice president of strategic initiatives in...

Rogers introduces starter service for new customers

TORONTO-Canadian wireless operator Rogers AT&T Wireless Inc. introduced its "No Worries Starter Service" that it said provides new customers with three months of local...

SavaJe licenses ARM client

CAMBRIDGE, England-SavaJe Technologies Inc. said it has licensed ARM i3D graphics client in collaboration with Superscape plc for 2.5G and third-generation wireless devices."Through our...

Swisscom uses Actix solutions

LONDON-Swisscom Mobile announced it will use several wireless network and service performance software solutions from Actix, including Actix' Infrastructure Verification Solution (IVS) for its...

Zi gets extension on credit facility

CALGARY, Alberta-Zi Corp., which provides software for mobile-phone text entry, said it received an extension of its $3.3 million secured credit facility. The company...

Western Wireless to extend network under T-Mobile agreement

BELLEVUE, Wash.-T-Mobile USA Inc. reported that under its recently signed roaming agreement with Western Wireless Corp., the rural operator will build out a GSM/GPRS...

Vodafone Ireland opens UMTS network to trial users

DUBLIN, Ireland-Vodafone Ireland said it opened its third-generation network, although it will initially be available only to several "key business partners." The network provides...

UbiquiTel reports higher revenues

CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa.-Sprint PCS affiliate UbiquiTel Inc. reported $58.5 million in revenues during the first quarter of 2003 compared with $46.1 million during the first...

Nokia to build phone with BREW technology for Verizon

SAN DIEGO-Nokia Corp. will build a mobile phone for Verizon Wireless that will include BREW application download technology from Nokia's archrival Qualcomm Inc.Verizon executives...

Thales to support IPWireless solutions

SOUTHWICK, Mass.-Thales Broadcast & Multimedia said it has signed an agreement to sell and support IPWireless' next-generation broadband wireless access solutions.Under the contract, Thales...

WCA to feature keynote speaker from the Philippines

WASHINGTON-Mel V. Velarde, president and chief executive officer of Next Mobile Inc. in the Philippines, is scheduled to deliver the keynote address July 11...

Tekelec, Santera to merge switching businesses

CALABASAS, Calif.-Tekelec and Santera Systems Inc. announced they will merge their next-generation switching businesses.The new company will be a majority owned subsidiary of Tekelec...

Tele2 announces UMTS launch in Luxembourg

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Tele2 said its subsidiary in Luxembourg has launched its third-generation Universal Mobile Telecommunications System network. Tele2 described the launch as a "soft launch,"...

SK Telecom to launch W-CDMA service in 2003

SEOUL, South Korea-SK Telecom said it received approval from the Ministry of Information and Communication to merge SK Telecom and SK IMT, the W-CDMA...
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