Yearly Archives: 2003

Dell, Good release partnership details

ROUND ROCK, Texas-Dell Computer Corp. and Good Technology Inc. released some details of their previously reported partnership, including plans to develop reference designs for...

Uclick, PaletSoft to offer mobile Garfield comics

KANSAS CITY, Mo.-Licensing company Uclick and content developer PaletSoft Inc. announced they will offer daily Garfield comic strips to mobile phone users under the...

Telefonica Moviles Espana selling Blackberrys in Spain

MADRID-Telefonica Moviles Espana is now offering Research In Motion's BlackBerry handheld to provide corporate customers in Spain with access to wireless e-mail, data and...

Research firm says London businesses not technologically ready for crisis

LONDON-Businesses in London are prepared to shut down within 48 hours in the event of a terrorist threat or outbreak of illness like SARS,...

Russo named to NSTAC

MURRAY HILL, N.J.-President George W. Bush has appointed Patricia Russo, chairman and chief executive officer of Lucent Technologies Inc., to the 30-member National Security...

AT&T Wireless announces spending-limit program

REDMOND, Wash.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. launched its GoPhone spending-limit program that allows credit challenged customers to sign-up for a wireless service plan with cheaper...

Handset sales ranking sees shift

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...

TI converter supports 4 W-CDMA carriers

DALLAS-Texas Instruments Inc. unveiled a digital to analog converter known as DAC5686 that supports up to four W-CDMA carriers' base stations."The DAC is coupled...

Telus sees sales increase despite customer add decrease

VANCOUVER, British Columbia-Canadian telecommunications provider Telus Corp. reported that its Telus Mobility division added 66,700 customers during the first quarter of 2003, which was...

IBM releases new WebSphere version

NEW YORK-IBM Corp. said it has released a new version of WebSphere Everyplace Access software that enables a wide range of wireless devices to...

Research Room says carriers should focus on Java, BREW download technologies

SYDNEY, Australia-New and established wireless players should look to Java and BREW application download technologies and the mobile gaming market as the next big...

NII Holdings reports Q1 profit

RESTON, Va.-NII Holdings, which operates mobile services in Latin America, reported consolidated net income of $9 million in the first quarter compared with a...

EC gives OK on U.K. 3G network sharing

BRUSSELS, Belgium-The European Commission approved third-generation network sharing in the United Kingdom following an investigation that found national roaming between licensed operators benefits consumers...

FCC suggests cooperation on migratory birds issue

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday sent a letter to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service suggesting that the two agencies work together to...

Verizon Wireless boasts 8.5M application downloads since Get It Now launch

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-According to Verizon Wireless, consumers have downloaded 8.5 million applications since its Get It Now wireless data services were launched six months ago,...

Bush administration urges Internet gambling ban on all platforms

WASHINGTON-The Bush administration said legislation to ban Internet gambling should apply to all communications platforms, a position that runs headlong into the growing global...

Disney announces BREW applications

NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Calif.-Walt Disney Internet Group announced the titles of its first Disney-, ABCNews.com- and Movies.com-branded applications developed for Qualcomm's BREW platform. WDIG also...

NTT DoCoMo to take orders for wristwatch PHS phone

TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo Inc. said it will begin taking orders for its Wristomo wristwatch-style PHS phone beginning May 7 exclusively through a wristomo.com Web site...

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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