Yearly Archives: 2003

Verizon begins picture-messaging service

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless entered the camera phone race with a new picture-messaging service and advanced phone from LG Mobile Phones.The move was expected, as...

Sports link-ups winning proposition for carriers

With a competitive environment similar to a high-profile sporting event, an increasing number of wireless carriers have recently thrown their marketing and sponsorship efforts...

European mobile portal use on the increase

LONDON-More than 42 million consumers in Western Europe will use mobile portals by 2007, bringing the market's value to more than $1 billion, according...

Western Wireless to restructure debt

BELLEVUE, Wash.-Western Wireless Corp. said it intends to sell $600 million worth of senior unsecured notes with maturities in 2010 and 2013 to qualified...

Fujitsu joins Symbian OS camp with DoCoMo phone

LONDON-Operating company Symbian claimed another win with the Fujitsu F2102V phone for NTT DoCoMo Inc.'s high-speed FOMA network.The mobile phone includes two digital cameras...

AT&T Wireless names branding agency

REDMOND, Wash.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. said it has named San Francisco-based advertising agency Goodby, Silverstein & Partners to handle the carrier's corporate branding advertising.AT&T...

Industry needs WLNP clarification

WASHINGTON-When the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association initially reacted to a clarification letter sent by the FCC's Wireless Telecommunications Bureau regarding wireless local number...

M/A-COM wins dispatch contract worth $25.7M

LOWELL, Mass.-M/A-COM Inc. announced it will install an 800 MHz voice and data communications system for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) under a...

UWB to overtake WLAN, CDMA

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-Ultra-wideband (UWB) products will inevitably dominate the high data rate wireless marketplace, according to recent analysis from West Technology Research Solutions L.L.C.,...

AT&T Wireless names branding agency

REDMOND, Wash.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. said it has named San Francisco-based advertising agency Goodby, Silverstein & Partners to handle the carrier's corporate branding advertising.AT&T...

AirMagnet includes 802.11g standard into WLAN product

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-AirMagnet Inc. has incorporated the recently approved 802.11g standard into the AirMagnet Distributed, a distributed wireless local area network administration and management...

S&P removes Western Wireless from CreditWatch, assigns ratings

Standard & Poor's Ratings Services assigned its CCC rating to Western Wireless Corp.'s aggregate $600 million senior notes offering, reaffirmed the carrier's B- corporate...

GSA forms Asia-Pacific chapter

LONDON-The Global Mobile Suppliers Association launched an Asia-Pacific Chapter in the Philippines to support the growth of third-generation W-CDMA technology.The GSA also has an...

Powerwave posts $15.2M loss

LOS ANGELES-Wireless equipment maker Powerwave Technologies Inc. posted a net loss of $15.2 million, or 23 cents per share, in the second quarter as...

EDS announces enterprise agreement with Orange

EDS said it signed an agreement with Orange plc for a set of managed mobility products for enterprise customers. The two companies will jointly...

Japanese operators update multimedia phone portfolios

TOKYO-Two Japanese operators announced additions to their multimedia messaging handset portfolios. KDDI said it released the A1304T manufactured by Toshiba Corp. and the A1401K...

Fujitsu joins Symbian OS camp with DoCoMo phone

Operating company Symbian claimed another win with the Fujitsu F2102V phone for NTT DoCoMo Inc.'s high-speed FOMA network.The mobile phone includes two digital cameras...

Southeast Airlines signs deal for in-flight Wi-Fi

Passengers on Southeast Airlines may soon be able to surf the Internet using wireless Wi-Fi network capabilities as well as talk on their mobile...

Gent to join Lehman Brothers board

NEW YORK-Global investment bank Lehman Brothers said it appointed Sir Christopher Gent as a non-executive director to its board of directors. His appointment will...

Metawave asks court for permission to sell patents

WASHINGTON-Metawave Communications Corp. is seeking to make some money before the court finally approves its Chapter 11 bankruptcy case.The wireless player asked the bankruptcy...

Korean government considers regulating camera phones

A group of Korea's major mobile-phone makers, including heavyweights Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and LG Electronics, are protesting a possible government plan that would...

Japanese companies detail advanced phones

TOKYO-The Japanese wireless industry continues to see massive innovation in the mobile-phone area, with technology giants NTT DoCoMo Inc. and NEC Corp. releasing notable...

DoCoMo to resell Seven e-mail technology

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-Wireless e-mail company Seven announced it scored a major deal with Japanese wireless data giant NTT DoCoMo Inc., which will package and...

JP Morgan calls Vodafone ‘overvalued,’ reduces rating

LONDON-JP Morgan reduced its rating on Vodafone Group plc from "overweight" to "underweight" noting the company's stock is overvalued among its peer group and...

FCC requires half of phones to be hearing-aid compatible

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission today voted to require some digital mobile phones to be compatible with hearing aids under a phased-in approach calling for...
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