Yearly Archives: 2003

I3 Mobile announces merger intent with ACE*COMM

One day after a surprising surge in its stock price, wireless data company I3 Mobile Inc. announced it has signed a non-binding letter of...

Swiss court rules in Motorola’s favor

CHICAGO-Motorola Inc. won another legal victory over Turkey's wireless carrier Telsim in a Swiss court ruling to freeze the $800 million worth of assets...

Less money, more wireless affects USF

DENVER-Federal and state telecommunications officials prodded almost every aspect of the universal-service program at a hearing here last week, focusing mainly on the major...

As buildout loses steam, professional services grow

In a time of coy spending, infrastructure vendors are warming to professional services as the surprise boon of the sector.In their last quarterly reports,...

Telus Mobility reduces churn to 1.3 percent

VANCOUVER, British Columbia-Telus Corp. reported its wireless division added 102,800 subscribers during the second quarter, bringing the carrier's total customer base to 3.2 million...

The 11th Commandment

Moses came down from the mountain with 11 commandments. Not many people know that. Most people think there were only 10.The eleventh commandment read:...

Symbol acquires Covigo in continued enterprise market activity

HOLTSVILLE, N.Y.-Rugged handheld device maker Symbol Technologies Inc. said it purchased wireless enterprise company Covigo Inc. for an undisclosed amount.The move is the latest...

Music giants will flock to ring-tone market, firm says

LONDON-The worldwide ring-tone market totals an astounding $4 billion, a number that will likely draw music companies like BMG, Sony Music, EMI, Warner Chappell...

Crown suggests site builds may get boost in second half

Second-quarter results from public tower companies reflect improved financial stability and greater optimism that cell-site additions will ramp up in the coming months. Crown...

Verizon, Sprint PCS cheer quality second quarter

The country's two largest CDMA carriers posted strong second-quarter results last week, with customer growth surging past last year's results and customer churn rates...

Taxes on Internet access banned

WASHINGTON-The Senate Commerce Committee Thursday passed a permanent ban on Internet access taxes after committee members agreed to debate the more controversial issue of...

FCC assesses 26 cents per sub fee, wireless to pay $37M total

WASHINGTON-The mobile-phone industry must pay 26 cents per wireless subscriber to the Federal Communications Commission as part its assessment for regulatory fees, the FCC...

Orange revenue up 7 percent, capex down 35%

PARIS-European mobile operator Orange plc reported a revenue increase in the first half of the year of nearly 7 percent, to $9.86 billion, compared...

Verizon tops J.D. Powers list with best network

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif.-Verizon Wireless ranked as the highest-quality network among the seven largest wireless operators, according to the J.D. Powers and Associates 2003 Wireless...

InterDigital acquires Tantivy Communications

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.-InterDigital Communications Corp. said it has acquired all the assets of Tantivy Communications Inc., which develops data-enabling products.The assets cover patents,...

Ericsson wins W-CDMA contract in Singapore

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson said SingTel selected it as the sole supplier for its W-CDMA network in Singapore. Ericsson will expand and upgrade SingTel's current...

Sprint PCS launches camera, gaming bundle

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint PCS launched Samsung Telecommunications America's SPH-A600 camera-enabled handset featuring a rotating screen that allows the color display to swivel 180 degrees...

Voice to drive data uptake: Lucent’s AnyPath passes 8M subs

The hype is data, but the reality is voice.It often comes in the language of converged services or unified platforms, but the inability of...

Like war, Iraqi mobile decisions linger

WASHINGTON-The Coalition Provisional Authority may revisit a ban against government-owned telecommunications companies from winning a wireless license in Iraq, said a top military official...

Churn hurts regional carriers, helps nationwide carriers

MOUNTAIN LAKES, N.J.-Even without wireless local number portability, churn continues to increase, according to a recent study by Solomon-Wolff Associates. Annual churn is 17.7...

Fingerprint authentication goes mobile

The magic is in the finger.Fingerprint technology takes advantage of personal signatures the way current devices use passwords. This saves mobile users the pressure...

Mobile e-mail drives data services in Western Europe

CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom-Mobile e-mail will drive the growth of mobile data services for Western European businesses during the next five years, according to advisory...

NEC expands outsourcing agreement with Solectron

TOKYO-Handset maker NEC Corp. further expanded its outsourcing agreement with electronics manufacturing company Solectron Corp., under which Solectron will provide manufacturing and after-sales services...

MIPI alliance aims to bring standards to device specs

No WinTel animosity is intended. MIPI is just another warm and fuzzy alliance.Never the friendliest of allies, Intel Corp. and Texas Instruments Inc. were...

News Briefs

Motorola Inc. savored a victory in its fraud lawsuit against Turkish carrier Telsim as a U.S. federal judge ordered the Uzan family to pay...
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