Yearly Archives: 2003

Crown Castle to pay dividend Nov. l7

HOUSTON-Crown Castle International Corp. said the quarterly dividend on its 6.25-percent convertible preferred stock will be paid Nov. 17 to holders of record Nov....

Western Wireless seeks compensation for defunct African mobile network

WASHINGTON-Western Wireless Corp. and other investors today said they will ask the Cote d'Ivoire government to compensate them for having to shut down a...

Aiirnet releases Hot-Spot-In-A-Box for retail

LAS VEGAS-Aiirnet Wireless L.L.C., which provides and deploys high-speed Wi-Fi Internet service, made several announcements at this week's CTIA Wireless I.T. show in Las...

Audiovox to demo camera phone in Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS-Audiovox Corp. will demonstrate its new CDM-8900 camera phone at the Wireless I.T. show in Las Vegas. The CDMA2000 1x-capable handset features a...

Motorola announces partnerships with mobile video players

LAS VEGAS-Motorola Inc. announced it will use a streaming video player from RealNetworks Inc. in upcoming mobile phones, including new phones using its Linux/Java...

KDDI to launch EV-DO network next month

TOKYO-KDDI Corp. plans to launch its third-generation CDMA2000 1xEV-DO network Nov. 28, offering a flat-rate fee of $38 a month. The launch will mark...

U.S. Cellular reports increasing revenues, lower sub adds

U.S. Cellular reported an increase in service revenues of 12 percent for the third quarter of 2003 to $628.4 million over the same period...

Court approves Leap’s bankruptcy plan

SAN DIEGO-Leap Wireless International Inc.'s amended joint plan of reorganization has been confirmed by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of California....

Churn could reach long-distance churn rates with WLNP

MOUNTAIN LAKES, N.J.-Wireless carriers might see churn the likes of that experienced by long-distance service providers once wireless local number portability is implemented, according...

Lucent sees first profit in 3 years

Lucent Technologies Inc. stopped its three-year trend of quarterly losses by turning a profit and bringing cheer to its shareholders as the company's shares...

Cingular offers new NCAA Football content

ATLANTA-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. announced several promotions in conjunction with NCAA Football, offering new content for the operator's football fans.NCAA Football Alerts will offer text...

Nellymoser releases new mobile music tools

LAS VEGAS-Nellymoser Inc. announced the availability of MedleyTunes and MedleyTones, mobile music distribution solutions for the new generation of mass-market Java-enabled handsets, at this...

Nextel hit with another consumer lawsuit

WASHINGTON-A consumer group Tuesday filed a billing lawsuit against Nextel Communications Inc. in Los Angeles Superior Court, claiming the carrier billed subscribers for errant...

Qualcomm adds new carriers to BREW list

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. added two U.S. carriers to its list of BREW clients, with both Metro PCS and Western Wireless Corp. signing agreements with...

UTStarcom to use Motorola technology for W-CDMA

AUSTIN, Texas-UTStarcom said it will use Motorola Inc.'s network processors and wireless network interface software for its W-CDMA solutions."We consider Motorola network processors to...

Vodafone teams with Oracle to target enterprise market

LONDON-Vodafone Group plc announced a joint initiative with Oracle Corp. to offer enterprise customers integrated mobility solutions based on Oracle 10g and Vodafone Network...

Chippendales men coming to mobile phones

ORLANDO, Fla.-ClearSky Mobile Media Inc. announced a partnership with Chippendales Entertainment L.L.C. to feature the men of Chippendales on mobile phones.With the service, wireless...

NEC enjoys 65% jump in profit

TOKYO-Japanese vendor NEC Corp. said it enjoyed a 65-percent leap in its quarterly profits with a net income of $55.41 million on strong phone...

StarCore unveils wireless DSP platforms

AUSTIN, Texas-StarCore LLC said it has unveiled synthesizable, modular DSP solutions known as the SC1200 and SC1400 lines for wireless handsets and personal digital...

Nextel Partners narrows losses

KIRKLAND, Wash.-Nextel Partners Inc. reported strong third-quarter 2003 financial results, reflecting improved revenues and subscriber additions and narrowed losses.The company said its total revenues...

Fastap technology used in CTIA keynote

LAS VEGAS-Digit Wireless said its Fastap technology was used by the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association at its keynote session at the I.T. show...

Premium content market on the rise

SAN FRANCISCO-Interest from U.S. wireless consumers in downloading premium content and using value-added services is on the rise, according to research from business system...

Wireless data arena consolidates with two separate acquisitions

LAS VEGAS-Two new acquisitions highlight the potential of the wireless data market, as well as the growing valuations for the players involved. First, wireless...

Handspring, Palm close to settlement related to acquisition

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-Handspring Inc. and Palm Inc. have entered a memorandum of understanding for a settlement with the plaintiffs in two lawsuits related to...

Mobliss announces new mobile marketing campaigns

SEATTLE-Mobile application company Mobliss announced two new marketing campaigns around its premium short message service and downloadable mobile services. Fox Broadcasting Co. will offer...
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