Yearly Archives: 2003

Nokia releases PTT handset

NEW YORK-The world's No. 1 handset manufacturer Nokia Corp. released its first push-to-talk mobile phone, the candy bar 5140, and said beginning in 2005...

Lucent, Top Global enter Wi-Fi pact

BEIJING-Lucent Technologies Inc. said it has entered into an agreement with Top Global to provide wireless service providers with a solution that links third-generation...

Ricochet evaluates options to continue service

DENVER-Ricochet Networks Inc. said it is "actively evaluating a number of options relative to its business prospects" to continue to service existing customers and...

Delta Telecom to bring BREW to Russia

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc.'s BREW application download service could soon pop up in Russia through a new agreement between the technology giant and Delta Telecom,...

UbiquiTel sees drop in customer growth

CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa.-Sprint PCS affiliate UbiquiTel Inc. reported 13,200 net customer additions during the third quarter of this year compared with 18,800 net customer additions...

Top players will enjoy gaming success

DALLAS-Although the mobile gaming market will grow from $500 million last year to $2 billion in 2006, the success will only be enjoyed by...

Sun, Siemens announce Java contest

MUNICH-Sun Microsystems and Siemens are inviting students worldwide to participate in the Java Masters 2004 competition. Participants are asked to develop innovative Java applications...

AT&T Wireless says making progress on software glitch

REDMOND, Wash.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. said it was moving towards fixing a software glitch that has prevented the carrier from activating new customers or...

Nextel Partners announces credit facility

KIRKLAND, Wash.-Nextel Partners Inc. reported that its Nextel Partners Operating Corp. subsidiary is launching a $475 million senior secured credit facility that the company...

U.S. Cellular agrees with LNP but thinks industry is unprepared

CHICAGO-Regional wireless carrier U.S. Cellular Corp. said in a statement that while it applauds the Federal Communications Commission's ruling this week providing for wireline...

Sanyo will use Qualcomm chip in UMTS handset

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. said Sanyo Electric Co. Ltd. has agreed to use its MSM6250 for its multimedia-enabled handsets for UMTS markets."Together, Qualcomm and Sanyo...

Rural wireline carriers object to universal-service support restriction to primary lines

WASHINGTON-Five trade associations representing rural wireline carriers objected on Wednesday to a restriction on universal-service support subsidies to only primary lines."Most wireless carriers have...

CTIA ready to accept WLNP

WASHINGTON-The Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association on Wednesday morning threw in the towel and gave up fighting wireless local number portability."This thing is moving...

Partner, Nortel sign UMTS network deal

TEL AVIV-Partner Communications Co. Ltd. said it has signed a $93 million deal with Nortel Networks Ltd. to supply UMTS equipment for its networks.The...

Kodak, Cingular, Nokia embark on camera-phone initiative

ROCHESTER, N.Y.-Eastman Kodak Co. reported agreements with Cingular Wireless L.L.C. and Nokia Corp. to provide mobile imaging services and initiatives designed to help customers...

M-Qube scores $8M financing

BOSTON-Mobile messaging and market company M-Qube Inc. announced it scored $8 million in its latest round of investing, which was led by Sigma Partners."Attracting...

Optimus to launch WAP 2.0 with LogicaCMG technology

LONDON-LogicaCMG said Portuguese mobile operator Optimus has deployed its Wireless Service Broker product, which will enable Optimus to deliver mobile Internet services based on...

N-Gage security compromised

Postings on Internet video games sites indicate that the security settings on Nokia Corp.'s N-Gage mobile-phone/video-game device may have been breached, allowing hackers to...

SBA releases quarterly results, restated annual results

BOCA RATON, Fla.-SBA Communications Corp. has released its third-quarter 2003 financial earnings. The company also released the results of a re-audit of its fiscal...

MMS spec to allow GSM, CDMA interoperability

The Open Mobile Alliance industry standards group announced a major new specifications release aimed at breaking down the barriers between GSM and CDMA carriers....

AT&T Wireless posts additional 3Q revenue

REDMOND, Wash.-Following a Financial Accounting Standards Board directive Oct. 8 on how companies report their interests in certain partnerships, AT&T Wireless Services Inc. posted...

Agere releases EDGE chipset

ALLENTOWN, Pa.-Agere Systems Inc. said it has unveiled what it describes as the smallest and fastest EDGE chipset solution for enhanced mobile handsets and...

FCC rules wireline must port to wireless

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission Monday said wireline carriers must port customers' telephone numbers to wireless carriers even if the wireless carrier does not have...

Cingular: Industry to continue to see competitive pressure

NEW YORK-Cingular Wireless L.L.C.'s minority interest parent company BellSouth Corp. told industry analysts at a New York briefing that while it expects to see...

Sierra Wireless prices offering at $16.25 per share

VANCOUVER, British Columbia-Sierra Wireless Inc. said it has priced its public offering of 4 million shares, announced Nov. 4, at $16.25 per share. Gross...
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