Yearly Archives: 2003

Studies predict strong mobile gaming, data opportunities

The worldwide opportunity for mobile data and wireless games is huge, according to two new studies, but wireless carriers will need to accurately price...

Lucent gets mixed reviews from analysts

Two firms released different ratings on wireless vendor Lucent Technologies Inc. Deutsche Bank Securities maintained a hold rating, while Independent Research Group upgraded Lucent...

Tel-Air Interests, Adversoft provide pageant information via wireless alerts

HOLLYWOOD, Fla.-Are you dying to know which Miss Florida USA 2004 contestant will win the bathing suit competition? Well, fear no more.Thanks to a...

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...

Qualcomm ships samples of MSM chipset

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. said it has shipped samples of its Mobile Station Modem chipset and system software that support cdma2000 1x, EV-DO and GSM/GPRS...

Carriers ask court to overturn FCC’s MSS ruling

WASHINGTON-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. and Verizon Wireless asked a federal appeals court here to overturn a Federal Communications Commission ruling permitting mobile satellite service...

Canada’s Microcell to offer Hiptop

MONTREAL-Canadian carrier Microcell Solutions Inc. said it will sell Danger Inc.'s unique Hiptop mobile phone/wireless data device, following the lead of fellow Hiptop sellers...

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...

Tower Semiconductor says shareholder suit ‘without merit’

MIGDAL HAEMEK, Israel-Tower Semiconductor Ltd. has described as "without merit" a legal action filed against it in the U.S. District Court for the Southern...

KTF to offer BREW services to other operators

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. said Korean mobile operator KTF will become a BREW Global Publisher for applications developed for Qualcomm's BREW mobile Internet platform. The...

BeamReach wins wireless broadband contract in Malaysia

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-BeamReach Networks announced an initial contract valued at $4.2 million with BSI Malaysia, a systems integrator. BSI and operator Millenium 2 Communications plan...

China Unicom plans to raise funds

BEIJING-China Unicom plans to raise additional funds, and the money will likely be used to acquire more regional networks or to refinance debt, according...

TSI partners with Boingo on Wi-Fi roaming

TAMPA-Telecommunication Services Inc. (TSI) and Boingo Wireless plan to jointly promote wireless local and wide area network roaming in an effort to drive the...

IEEE certifies eight 802.11g products

The Wi-Fi Alliance said eight 802.11g products from six companies have received certification from the Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers.The companies include Atheros...

Western Wireless unveils marketing campaign

BELLEVUE, Wash.-Western Wireless Corp. unveiled an integrated marketing campaign that the carrier termed a "new brand position and identity using the Cellular One name"...

EDS offers mobile data protection

PLANO, Texas-Technology giant EDS released its new Mobile Information Protection product, which the company said protects information stored on mobile devices, such as laptops...

Anadigics approves stock option plan to retain staff

SAN FRANCISCO-Anadigics Inc. said its board of directors has approved a stock option exchange program to help it keep its staff."Right now probably 90...

3 U.K. adds new NEC handset

LONDON-U.K. third-generation operator Hutchison 3G U.K. Ltd. has added a fourth handset to its phone line-up with a new NEC model. The operator, which...

HipNTasty to offer wireless games at Lollapalooza

NEW YORK-Wireless entertainment company HipNTasty Inc. will provide wireless games at this summer's Lollapalooza rock festival.HipNTasty will offer a wireless scavenger hunt through its...

Radiolinja to use 724 Solutions gateway

SANTA BARBARA, Calif.-724 Solutions said Finnish mobile operator Radiolinja will deploy its XMG gateway to upgrade its wireless data infrastructure to offer a new...

Globalstar lowers rates for U.S. users

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Satellite phone service provider Globalstar announced new lower rates for U.S. customers making international phone calls, which the company said makes it...

Service allows companies to control voice costs

NEWBURY, United Kingdom-U.K. company Cognito has launched a GPRS service called BusinessPhone that encourages users to text message other employees rather than talk directly...

McDonald’s to expand Wi-Fi services

Fast food giant McDonald's Corp. is expected to expand its Wi-Fi initiative into the San Francisco Bay Area this week, according to the Wall...

Verizon snaps into picture-messaging market

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 RCR...

Motorola allies with MontaVista for Linux processors

SAN FRANCISCO-Motorola Inc. said it has entered an alliance with MontaVista Software Inc. to make available an embedded Linux platform for Motorola's i.MX1 line...
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