Yearly Archives: 2003

Radiation protection companies settle FTC charges

Safety Cell Inc. and Rhino International Inc., which marketed and sold cell-phone radiation protection patches, have settled Federal Trade Commission charges that they made...

Visant predicts smart-antenna market growth

NEW YORK-Smart-antenna technology is now deployed in one of every 10 base stations in the works, according to new research from Visant Strategies Inc....

Report says U.S. hot-spot market to garner $800M

DALLAS-The hot-spot service market in the United States will garner revenues in excess of $800 million by 2007, according to a new report from...

European Commission urges Microsoft to untie Media Player from Windows

The European Commission gave Microsoft Corp. one more chance to remedy monopolistic behavior."The commission has gathered additional evidence from a wide variety of consumers,...

TTPCom releases MIDI solution for handsets

CAMBRIDGE, U.K.-TTPCom said it has unveiled a software-based MIDI solution for handsets, which eliminates the need for separate MIDI hardware.The company said the product...

InterWave revenues climb, net loss increases

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-InterWave Communications International Ltd. reported growing revenues and a rising net loss for its fourth quarter, news that sent its stock down...

Acotel to supply MMSC to FastLink Jordan

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates-Acotel Group will supply FastLink Jordan with a multimedia message service center, including a WAP Gateway and several MMS applications, following...

DoCoMo reports profit on cautious outlook

NTT DoCoMo Inc. reported a net income of $1.65 billion in the first quarter ending June 30 in its first quarterly financial report.DoCoMo said...

Judge approves WorldCom’s SEC settlement amid continued bickering

WASHINGTON-The judge overseeing the bankruptcy of WorldCom Inc. on Wednesday approved the company's settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission."It represents additional validation of...

IDC: Vertical markets offer IT bright spots

FRAMINGHAM, Mass.-Although the sluggish economy has hurt a variety of information-technology companies-including those selling wireless wares-research firm IDC said verticals such as manufacturing, banking,...

IEEE increases speeds for WPAN networks

PISCATAWAY, N.J.-The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers has increased the speed of wireless personal area networks to 55 megabytes per second from 1...

Kyocera Wireless announces management shake-up

A delayed initial public offering and the resulting moves toward integration with the company's parent in Japan compelled top executives at mobile-phone maker Kyocera...

Sprint could be barred from government contracts

WASHINGTON-Sprint Corp. responded bitterly to a recommendation from the inspector general of the General Services Administration that it be debarred from future government contracts."We...

Dobson reports slower growth, decreased churn

OKLAHOMA CITY-Dobson Communications Corp. reported 13,000 net subscriber additions during the recently completed second quarter compared with 20,100 net customer additions posted for the...

Sprint announces new Samsung device

KANSAS CITY, Mo.-Sprint PCS announced it will begin selling the new SPH-i500 mobile phone/personal digital assistant from Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., which features the...

Cramer to provide inventory management solution to Entel PCS

VIENNA, Va.-Cramer Systems will provide Chile's Entel PCS Telecomunicaciones S.A. with an inventory management solution to manage its nationwide network and to automate delivery...

FCC to showcase rural wireless Internet service providers

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission will showcase rural wireless Internet service providers Sept. 17, said Robert Pepper, chief of policy development at the commission."One of...

Qualcomm samples GSM/GPRS/W-CDMA chipset

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. said it has sampled to customers its MSM6250 mobile station modem chipset and system software supporting GSM, GPRS, frequency division duplex...

DHS says mobile phones could be used by terrorists

WASHINGTON-The Department of Homeland Security said Tuesday that mobile phones and other small electronic devices could be used by terrorists in government buildings and...

AAA: All motorists guilty of distracted driving

All motorists engage in potentially dangerous distracting activities while driving, including talking on cell phones, according to a new survey from the American Automobile...

Andrew details note sale plans

NEW YORK-Andrew Corp. said it has agreed to sell $200 million in 3.25-percent convertible subordinated notes to undisclosed buyers, while the company will buy...

Nokia wins W-CDMA network contract in Switzerland

GENEVA, Switzerland-Nokia Corp. said it has signed an agreement to supply Switzerland's Sunrise with its W-CDMA core network, which will be commercially available by...

American Tower closes stock, notes offerings

BOSTON-American Tower Corp. has closed its previously announced offerings of Class A common stock and 3.25-percent convertible notes due 2010.With the closing of the...

Moviso to offer prepaid ring tones via 7-Eleven, AT&T Wireless

LOS ANGELES-Under an innovative new marketing agreement, wireless data company Moviso will offer prepaid ring-tone cards featuring musicians from record company BMG. Moviso will...

Malaysian operator selects IPWireless technology

SAN BRUNO, Calif.-IPWireless said its Mobile Broadband system has been selected by AtlasOne for its national broadband wireless network in Malaysia. The agreement is...
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