Yearly Archives: 2003

Bluetooth shipments hit milestone

Countering claims that the technology has yet to gain a foothold, the Bluetooth Special Interest Group reported shipments of the short-range wireless technology exceeded...

T-Mobile USA exploits niche as value leader Carrier could win in WLNP rollout

With hundreds of wireless operators spread throughout the country, T-Mobile USA Inc.'s position as the sixth-largest carrier would seem to be one of the...

New player enters mobile marketing game

ESSEX, Conn.-Interest in mobile marketing continues to grow, with new entrant Mynamics announcing its official launch.The new company is based in London and counts...

Wi-Fi doesn’t worry Monet

Becky Welke had a problem. As general manager of the Plaza Hotel & Suites in Eau Claire, Wis., Welke wanted to offer her guests...

Nortel to trial WLAN system with MIT, BT

OTTAWA-In tune with its "Business Without Borders" vision, Nortel Networks Ltd. said it plans to trial its public wireless local area networks architecture with...

Record, wireless cos. team to promote musicians

Record companies Def Jam Recordings and Elektra Records will team with two wireless companies to develop wireless marketing campaigns to promote various musicians. The...

11th hour effort to delay WLNP

WASHINGTON-Some wireless carriers are hoping the fat lady has yet to sing.Lobbyists staged a last-ditch effort to delay the Nov. 24 wireless local number...

Verizon: Consensus Plan would give Nextel $6.5B, Nextel begs to differ

WASHINGTON-Verizon Wireless last month said that if the Federal Communications Commission agrees to the Consensus Plan to solve the public-safety interference problem in the...

New player enters mobile marketing game

Interest in mobile marketing continues to grow, with new entrant Mynamics announcing its official launch.The new company is based in London and counts offices...

Record, wireless companies team on marketing campaigns

SAN FRANCISCO-Record companies Def Jam Recordings and Elektra Records announced they will team with two wireless companies to develop wireless marketing campaigns to promote...

US Unwired modifies credit, receives approval for PCS sale

LAKE CHARLES, La.-Sprint PCS affiliate US Unwired Inc. said it reached an agreement with its senior credit lenders modifying certain provisions of its $170...

Agent losses hit Triton PCS’ 3Q customer adds

Triton PCS Holdings Inc. posted a disappointing 3,567 net customer additions during the third quarter of this year, which was well below the 33,000...

Motorola signs 1x contract in Brazil

SAO PAULO, Brazil-Motorola Inc. said it has won a contract to supply base stations and transmission equipment for Brazilian carrier Vivo's CDMA2000 1x network...

Western Wireless requests new system for USF support

Western Wireless Corp. said it has asked the Federal Communications Commission to discontinue using the Rate-of-Return regulatory system for setting rural telephone companies' universal...

Telematics company AirIQ to expand into consumer arena

TORONTO-Enterprise telematics company AirIQ Inc. announced it plans to expand its business into the consumer market with both white-label offerings and its own MobileIQ...

Bill proposes stiff antitrust violations

WASHINGTON-The wireless industry and other business sectors face stiffer penalties for antitrust violations under a new bill sponsored by Sens. Mike DeWine (R-Ohio) and...

Vodafone Italy begins enhanced conferencing service

LONDON-Vodafone Italy has begun a new voice conference service that allow participants to join, leave, re-join, and involve friends and colleagues through technology from...

Senate could tinker with USF as revenues plummet

WASHINGTON-A powerful lawmaker called for wireless carriers to get universal-service subsidies for deploying towers in rural America."We should let cell-phone companies get additional price...

Siemens invests in mobile storage software company

MUNICH, Germany-Siemens Mobile Acceleration said it invested in Singapore-based software company PurpleACE. The proceeds of the financing will be used to commercialize PurpleACE's flagship...

RFI approves Panasonic Bluetooth phone

LONDON-Radio Frequency Investigation Ltd. said it has accredited Panasonic's first Bluetooth-enabled mobile phone, the X70. RFI approved the phone through testing and regulatory compliance...

Sony Ericsson launches GPRS/Wi-Fi card

RALEIGH, N.C.-Sony Ericsson Corp. said it has launched a combined GPRS and Wi-Fi PC card known as GC79, which enables notebooks users to access...

Tecnomen to supply messaging system in Bahrain

HELSINKI, Finland-Tecnomen said it will deliver a voicemail and unified messaging system to MTC-Vodafone's new GSM network in Bahrain through a contract with Siemens...

Cincinnati Bell posts revenue drop in wireless division

CINCINNATI-Cincinnati Bell Inc. reported that its wireless division, which is an AT&T Wireless Services Inc. network partner, posted a 6-percent year-over-year drop in revenues...

Sun teams with TI for next-gen handset technology

DALLAS-In what both companies see as a signal of future collaboration, Sun Microsystems Inc. and Texas Instruments Inc. are working together to deliver optimized...

SK Telecom to offer OTA upgrades through Bitfone

LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif.-South Korean wireless carrier SK Telecom announced it will offer over-the-air software upgrades to its customers through a new deal with OTA...
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