Yearly Archives: 2003

Sprint offers bundling details

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-In a direct response to a recent Federal Communications Commission order on UNE-P, Sprint Corp. said it will begin offering its Complete...

Nokia blitzes emerging markets

In a strategic blitz to take advantage of the revenue streams in what industry experts call emerging or new-growth markets, Nokia Corp. has rolled...

Nokia, Qualcomm test rival technologies

SAN DIEGO-Nokia Corp. and Qualcomm Inc. performed trials on what have been known to some degree as rival technologies for the respective companies, Nokia...

Verizon Wireless, Audiovox in settlement talks in disability suit

WASHINGTON-Verizon Wireless and Audiovox Communications Corp. are in settlement negotiations with a blind woman who earlier this year filed a complaint against the two...

Taiwan’s APBW launches CDMA2000 services

TAIPEI, Taiwan-Taiwanese newcomer Asia Pacific Broadband Wireless Communications Inc. has launched CDMA2000 1x EV-DO services in Taiwan. The company is the first to market...

THB Bury to offer hands-free equipment in North America

CORAL GABLES, Fla.-THB Bury, through its subsidiary THB USA Inc., announced it will offer its hands-free wireless equipment in North America. THB's product line,...

Cingular opens call center in Jacksonville

JACKSONVILLE, Fla.-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. said it opened a new customer care call center in Jacksonville, Fla., which the carrier said is its third call...

NYPD uses iXP services for E911

NEW YORK-iXP Corp., a national systems integration and consulting company serving public-safety markets, said it won a contract from the New York City Police...

Rural carriers say CTIA’s WLNP guidelines discriminate

WASHINGTON-The rural wireless carriers Tuesday said recent implementation guidelines for wireless local number portability developed by the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association will put...

WLAN company Mobility Networks shuts down

Privately held Mobility Networks, which sold technology to wireless carriers that linked wide area networks with Wi-Fi hot spots, has shut down and ceased...

Govt. won’t release Iraqi mobile-contract bidder list

WASHINGTON-The U.S.-led administration in Iraq decided not to release the names of consortia that bid last week on three regional mobile-phone licenses up for...

Tecnomen to reduce staff, wins contract in Ecuador

HELSINKI, Finland-Messaging supplier Tecnomen Corp. said it began employee negotiations to reduce its staff by 80 people in different offices during 2003 and 2004....

Sprint PCS to offer Virgin Mobile services at its stores

WARREN, N.J.-Sprint PCS said it will start offering mobile virtual network operator partner Virgin Mobile USA L.L.C. prepaid products and services at more than...

AgileMobile.com application to detect liars

NEW YORK-Worried that your mechanic is giving you the runaround, or that your teenager might be fibbing? Soon, you may just be able to...

SkyCross closes financing

MELBOURNE, Fla.-Wireless antenna developer SkyCross said it has closed a second round of financing totaling $10.5 million. The company plans to use the funding...

Inmarsat to install ADC billing platform

LONDON-Mobile satellite service provider Inmarsat Ltd. will install ADC's Singl.eView rating and billing software for its new Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN) service, which...

Schumer calls for mobile-phone capacity regulations

WASHINGTON-In response to the massive power outage Aug. 14, Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) sent a letter to the Federal Communications Commission Aug. 24 urging...

Frost & Sullivan examines unified messaging potential in Latin America

PALO ALTO, Calif.-Although the Latin American unified messaging market has developed more slowly than expected, potential still exists, especially in enterprise solutions, according to...

TeliaSonera buys Motorola’s stake in Lithuania

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-TeliaSonera said it reached an agreement with Motorola Lithuania Telecom to acquire Motorola's 35-percent shareholding in Lithuanian mobile operator UAB Omnitel. TeliaSonera will...

WorldCom, Verizon Wireless settle differences

WASHINGTON-Long before WorldCom Inc. admitted to billions in accounting fraud, it was trying to become a major wireless carrier by reselling service from Verizon...

Wireless companies continue Chinese investments

BEIJING-In a post-SARS world, China seems to be coming back to its own as businesses try to rekindle the old gusto of investment in...

Swisscom Mobile launches business-focused SMS service

SYDNEY, Australia-Australia software development company Red Oxygen said Swisscom Mobile has launched its e-mail-to-short message service product to its 3.6 million subscribers in Switzerland.The...

Viaero combines Colo., Neb. operators

A recently renamed Viaero Wireless announced it has combined the previously known NE Colorado Cellular Inc. doing business as Cellular One of Northeast Colorado...

AOL blog service includes mobile component

DULLES, Va.-Internet service provider America Online Inc. launched its new Journals service, which allows users to maintain online diaries-also called Web logs or blogs-about...

Harris reports dividend increase

MELBOURNE, Fla.-Harris Corp. announced a 25-percent increase to its quarterly dividend, bringing it to 10 cents per share and bringing the annual rate to...
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