Yearly Archives: 2003

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 (MIC) to merge SK Telecom and SK IMT, the...

ART demos speech technology

TEL AVIV, Israel-ART, Advanced Recognition Technologies Inc., announced its smARTspeak XG speech is now available on wireless phones based on Nokia's Series 60 platform.The...

Cingular Wireless launches special plan in Louisiana

NEW ORLEANS-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. launched its Louisiana Statewide Home Plans that provide customers with no roaming or long-distance charges for calls originating from within...

Telus launches WLAN solutions

VANCOUVER, British Columbia-Telus Corp. launched turnkey and managed wireless local area network solutions for small, medium and enterprise customers designed to provide wireless access...

IMan completes UMS tests

CRYSTAL LAKE, Ill.-IMan Inc. announced it has successfully completed testing of next-generation UMS (unlimited messaging system) text messaging.The company sent a text message that...

Sprint completes metropolitan rings

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint Corp. completed three metropolitan area network rings connecting the carrier's network to several local telecom exchange facilities as well as a...

DoCoMo reports 10M camera phones sold

TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo Inc. said it has sold more than 10 million camera phones since June 1, 2002, adding that approximately 60 percent of total...

Qualcomm cheers BREW progress, but some want more

SAN DIEGO, United States-Industry players trumpeted a range of new applications and technologies for Qualcomm's BREW download service in conjunction with the company's developer...

Wi-Fi Alliance security standard gathers support

MOUNTAIN VIEW, California, United States-Several companies have announced support for the new Wi-Fi Alliance security standard known as Wi-Fi Protected Access, which replaces Wired...

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

BRUSSELS, Belgium-The European Commission approved third-generation (3G) network sharing in the United Kingdom following an investigation that found national roaming between licensed operators benefits...

NII Holdings reports Q1 profit

RESTON, Virginia, United States-NII Holdings, which operates mobile services in Latin America, reported consolidated net income of US$9 million in the first quarter compared...

Tele2 announces UMTS launch in Luxembourg

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Tele2 said its subsidiary in Luxembourg has launched its third-generation (3G) Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) network. Tele2 described the launch as a...

Moviso to supply content to Motorola ‘moto’ site

LOS ANGELES-Moviso L.L.C. said it will provide content solutions for Motorola Inc.'s mobile media Web site, www.hellomoto.com. Moviso will supply a ring tone and...

BIA Digital Partners invests in Towers of Texas

CHANTILLY, Va.-Private investment fund BIA Digital Partners L.P. invested $5.7 million in Towers of Texas Inc., facilitating the creation of a new $20 million...

Psion Teklogix, Telispark target enterprises

MISSISSAUGA, Ontario-Psion Teklogix and Telispark have partnered to market their wireless products to offer field service management solutions to industries including utilities, telecommunications, government...

Powell hopes E911 roundtable leads to cooperation

WASHINGTON-FCC Chairman Michael Powell said that Tuesday's Wireless Enhanced 911 Coordination Initiative Roundtable represented "a new era of coordination in the E911 debate." The...

Berkeley Varitronics offers Rhino3

METUCHEN, N.J.-Berkeley Varitronics Systems introduced Rhino3, a low-cost, GPS-based frequency standard for scientific, military and engineering wireless applications.According to BVS, the portable unit "is...

U.S. counts most broadband users

WASHINGTON-The United States counts more broadband wireless users than all of the G-8 nations combined, said Bruce Mehlman, assistant Commerce secretary for technology. Mehlman,...

Sprint plans to introduce Sony Ericsson T608

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint PCS reported plans to introduce Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications' T608 handset during the second quarter. The carrier noted the device, which...

Price board authorizes share repurchase

NEW YORK-Price Communications Corp.'s board of directors authorized the company to purchase up to one million shares of its common stock in the open...

SBA refinances credit, American Tower to resell shares

BOCA RATON, Fla.-SBA Communications Corp. has received a $195 million credit facility from GE Structured Finance and affiliates of Oak Hill Advisors Inc. to...

Ericsson to cut more jobs on declining sales

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson said it plans to cut thousands of jobs that will reduce it workforce to about 47,000 from its previously projected 54,000...

U.S. Cellular to launch BREW data services this year

SAN DIEGO-U.S. Cellular Corp. signed a definitive agreement with Qualcomm Inc. to launch BREW-enabled wireless data services on its cdma2000 1x network in Tennessee...

Smart to offer BlackBerrys on GPRS network

Manila, Philippines-Philippine wireless operator Smart Communications Inc. plans to introduce Research In Motion Ltd.'s BlackBerry wireless platform and device on its GSM/GPRS network for...

Samsung plans upgrade of DRAM plant

SEOUL, South Korea-Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. said it plans to spend $500 million to upgrade its dynamic random access memory chip plant in Texas.The...
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