Yearly Archives: 2003

Samsung may join Nokia in Interdigital battle

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. is looking to join Nokia Corp. in its legal disagreement with wireless technology company InterDigital Communications Corp. Samsung is requesting...

DoD begins Iraqi mobile-license investigation

WASHINGTON-The Department of Defense Tuesday said it has begun to investigate allegations of wrongdoing in connection with the award of three mobile-phone licenses in...

Susteen software transfers contact info between devices

IRVINE, Calif.-Susteen Inc. said it has released a software solution that enables handset users to transfer contact information between devices. The company said it...

T-Mobile to pay $4.8M in back overtime pay

WASHINGTON-T-Mobile USA Inc. has reportedly agreed to pay $4.8 million in back wages to employees in 13 call centers after a Department of Labor...

Senate passes anti-spam bill

WASHINGTON-Legislative relief from spam, including wireless devices, moved one step closer Tuesday when the Senate passed the Can Spam Act by voice vote."We have...

Orange enters streaming-video game with PacketVideo deal

European carrier Orange announced it will offer wireless streaming video services starting early next year through a new deal with PacketVideo Network Solutions, which...

Cellular One settles Pa. lawsuit with subscriber refunds

WASHINGTON-Pennsylvania Attorney General Mike Fisher today said thousands of Cellular One subscribers in the state will be entitled to refunds as part of a...

Qualcomm licenses chip technology from France Telecom

SAN DIEGO-France Telecom said it has granted Qualcomm Inc. a worldwide license to its Turbo Code patents for both CDMA2000 and W-CDMA chipsets.The Turbo...

First day of LNP sees few porting requests, fewer successful ports

Despite wireless carrier-generated public-relations hype surrounding the success of initial number porting, which was helped by only a slight increase in customer traffic, a...

DoCoMo to offer 3G card for PDA users

TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo Inc. said it will begin marketing a new flash card to enable personal digital assistant users to use its FOMA third-generation services....

Linux mobile platform announced

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-MontaVista's Linux consumer electronic edition will support Renesas Technology Corp.'s multimedia application processor for mobile phones, according to both Renesas and MontaVista Software...

Good offers annual per-subscriber pricing model

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Corporate wireless e-mail company Good Technology Inc. announced a new pricing model under which it will charge on an annual basis per subscriber...

Cingular names de la Vega COO

ATLANTA-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. named Ralph de la Vega, current BellSouth Corp. president of Latin America operations, its chief operating officer effective Jan. 1, 2004,...

FCC warns telemarketers not to use autodialers to call mobiles

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission Monday told telemarketers that they must make arrangements to obtain mobile-phone numbers because it is illegal to use autodialers to...

Plantronics releases 900 MHz headset

SANTA CRUZ, Calif.-Plantronics Inc. launched its CS 50 Wireless Headset System, which uses 900 MHz digital transmission technology, allowing office professionals to communicate up...

Verizon to charge 40-cent monthly LNP fee

Verizon Wireless is reportedly set to charge customers an additional 40 cents per month beginning in March to cover ongoing local number portability costs,...

Andrew to supply Samsung with 3G amps

ORLANDO PARK, Ill.-Andrew Corp. said it will supply Samsung Electronics Co.'s third-generation base stations with multi-carrier power amplifier units.Both companies say they are jointly...

Nokia outlook doesn’t impress investors

Nokia Corp. offered its first market outlook for its newly reorganized business divisions, including its new Enterprise Solutions and Multimedia segments, but the news...

Thai operator launches IM service over BREW

BOSTON-MessageVine said Thai mobile operator Hutchison CAT Wireless MultiMedia will use its technology to deploy instant messaging and presence services on its CDMA2000 1x...

FCC denies Western Wireless LNP waiver request

WASHINGTON-Western Wireless Corp. is not substantially different from other Tier II carriers, so it should not be exempted from the wireless local number portability...

Study indicates 21% of Americans consider cutting the cord

WASHINGTON-More than one in five people with a mobile phone has considered cutting the cord, the Pew Internet & American Life Project said Sunday."For...

SBA begins offer for $153.3M in notes

BOCA RATON, Fla.-SBA Communications Corp. said it has commenced a cash tender offer for up to $153.3 million of its senior discount notes due...

Nextel to highlight services in Vegas monorail venue

RESTON, Va.-Nextel Communications Inc. signed an agreement with the Las Vegas Monorail Co. to house a 15,000-square-foot theme venue in the Las Vegas Convention...

Intel drops in flash memory sales ranking

SAN FRANCISCO-Intel Corp. has recorded a negative first as it has dropped from the first place in flash memory sales to fourth place, according...

Realtor turns data application into advantage

Rick Rothman describes his business as real estate without walls. Wireless technology tore down the wall. He can reach his customers, pen contracts, make...
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