Yearly Archives: 2003

Visto acquires Jarna messaging technology

Wireless enterprise company Visto Corp. announced another financial transaction, this time the acquisition of the intellectual property and technology assets of wireless e-mail company...

AT&T Wireless takes texting global

In a further promotion of its text messaging services, AT&T Wireless Services Inc. announced plans to expand its services globally to allow users to...

AT&T Wireless’ Dobson stake shrinks to 4%

NEW YORK-Due to the recent issuance of new stock by Dobson Communications Corp., AT&T Wireless Services Inc.'s stake in the rural operator has dropped...

Siemens to sell $3B in bonds in U.S.

MUNICH, Germany-Siemens AG said it plans to sell $3 billion of bonds in the United States to enhance its investments in the country.The vendor...

NTT DoCoMo to offer video calling to U.K.

TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo Inc. said it plans to offer FOMA video-phone handsets beginning Oct. 1, allowing users to make international video phone calls and 64...

Clooney lends support for 211 act

WASHINGTON-High-power, star power and political power were on hand Wednesday when actor George Clooney lent his support for the Calling for 211 Act. Clooney...

DigiPortal, Nokia products target mobile spam

LA JOLLA, Calif.-The threat of spam on wireless devices continues to drive new industry products, with startup DigiPortal Inc. and stalwart Nokia Corp. both...

Sprint outlines $1B cost-reduction plan

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint Corp. unveiled an outline for a three-year growth and cost-reduction plan designed to save the company more than $1 billion per...

Bridgewater releases 1x, Wi-Fi roaming system

KANATA, Ontario-Bridgewater Systems released its Clearinghouse Solution, a solution for telecommunications clearinghouses that allows CDMA 1x and Wi-Fi service providers to offer roaming data...

Apple launches Bluetooth keyboard, mouse

PARIS-Apple launched its Bluetooth-based Apple Wireless Keyboard and Apple Wireless Mouse. The products use Adaptive Frequency Hopping (AFH) software that eliminates interference between Bluetooth...

Operators claim Calif. rights bill to increase consumer costs

WASHINGTON-California mobile-phone operators say a proposed bill of rights for telecom consumers will increase subscribers' bills by nearly $4 a month and result in...

Cingular announces AOL partnership

Cingular Wireless and instant messaging company America Online Inc. announced an expansive partnership to allow Cingular subscribers to send and receive AOL instant messages...

Wireless industry paints rosy picture of blackout response

WASHINGTON-The wireless industry painted a rosy picture Monday of what happened to its networks during last month's blackout."The wireless industry really is a veteran...

Trade talk collapse could hurt wireless firms

WASHINGTON-The collapse of global trade talks in Mexico could hurt exports of the wireless industry and other high-tech sectors in the United States.The Telecommunications...

Motorola adds to i.MX multimedia processor line

AUSTIN, Texas-Motorola Inc. said it has unveiled an addition to its i.MX line of multimedia applications processors with the i.MX21, which is based on...

Qualcomm expected to hit high end of guidance

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. said it expects its revenue and earnings per share for the fourth fiscal quarter and fiscal 2003 to achieve the high...

Bush proposes Commerce reorg to stem trade deficit

WASHINGTON-The Bush administration, charging Chinese trade practices hurt U.S. tech firms and facing mounting criticism about layoffs heading into the 2004 election season, has...

Powell prefers best practices over mandates for network outages

WASHINGTON-FCC Chairman Michael Powell said he does not favor mandating the use of best practices developed by the FCC's Network Reliability & Interoperability Committee...

Court dismisses Verizon Wireless contempt charge against CWA

WASHINGTON-The Communications Workers of America today applauded a federal court's dismissal of a contempt-of-court charge brought by Verizon Wireless against CWA Executive Vice President...

Sprint details Wi-Fi coverage, pricing

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint Corp. reported the availability of its previously announced PCS Wi-Fi Access service in hundreds of locations across the country, including all...

Nortel, Lucent continue to target China

In a simultaneous score for China's stride to third-generation technology, Nortel Networks Ltd. announced a carrier contract and a research and development investment, while...

EV-DO to gain traction faster than W-CDMA

OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-Despite the dominance of the GSM family of network technologies over the CDMA family of technologies in the wireless market, next-generation CDMA,...

Carrier information online could facilitate churn

BOSTON-Online information from competing wireless carriers will actually facilitate churn and could lead to more than $3 billion in revenue loss for the industry...

MetroPCS to offer Ztango ring tones

DALLAS-MetroPCS Inc. signed a service agreement with wireless multimedia and messaging solutions provider Ztango to provide downloadable ring tones to MetroPCS customers. MetroPCS said...

Cingular to buy some US Unwired assets

Sprint PCS affiliate US Unwired Inc. said it has entered into agreements to sell certain "non-core operating assets," including its cellular operations that served...
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