Monthly Archives: January, 2004

Nokia to supply EDGE network in Finland

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. said it has won a contract to supply Finnish network operator Finnet Networks Ltd. with an EDGE system for data services.No...

Brightstar raises $61M

MIAMI-Brightstar Corp. said it has raised more than $61 million in gross proceeds through a private placement of securities. Brightstar plans to use the...

Multiple offers could set off AWS bidding war

AT&T Wireless Services Inc.'s popularity as a dance partner has apparently increased as published reports claim a handful of wireless carriers are now targeting...

CPUC member decides against competing bill of rights

WASHINGTON-California Public Utilities Commission member Susan Kennedy has decided not to offer a competing bill of rights for telecom consumers-one that would have exempted...

InfoSpace loses ruling in battle with founder

BELLEVUE, Wash.-A superior court judge ruled largely against wireless and Internet technology company InfoSpace Inc. in its legal battle with Naveen Jain, its founder...

Mblox buys Swapcom's SMS business

LONDON-U.K.-based wireless messaging company mBlox announced it acquired Swapcom SMS, the French text messaging transmission business of Swapcom. MBlox said the move will help...

Intel reports record 4Q earnings

SAN FRANCISCO-Intel Corp. jumped to record earnings in its fourth-quarter results with $2.17 billion, or 33 cents a share, a contrast to its $1.05...

Strong quarterly results boost Plantronics stock

SANTA CRUZ, Calif.-Plantronics Inc.'s financial results for its fiscal-year 2004 third quarter, released this week, sent the company's stock soaring. Shares of Plantronics were...

AirGate PCS begins exchange offer under recap plan

As part of its previously announced recapitalization plan, Sprint PCS affiliate AirGate PCS Inc. commenced an exchange offer for all of its outstanding discount...

Budget troubles ahead at FCC

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission is facing a budget crisis that FCC Commission Jonathan Adelstein said Thursday would be "a major hit." Because Congress has...

Atsana raises $10M in financing

OTTAWA-Atsana Semiconductor Corp. said it has raised $10 million in equity financing. The company, which makes multimedia processors for mobile phones and personal digital...

WiMax Forum grows

SAN JOSE, Calif.-The WiMax Forum, which certifies broadband wireless access product interoperability, said its membership has leaped from 28 to 67 members in five...

Motorola charges Micron Technology with patent infringement

AUSTIN, Texas-Motorola Inc. filed a lawsuit alleging Micron Technology Inc. is infringing on Motorola's patents for dynamic random access memory. Motorola, which plans to...

Nextel Partners breaks ground on care center expansion

KIRKLAND, Wash.-Nextel Partners Inc. said it broke ground on a 30,000-square-foot expansion of its Panama City Beach, Fla., customer-care center. The expansion, which is...

Yahoo! sells back stake in Zed portal

Internet portal Yahoo! dropped its stake in TeliaSonera's Zed wireless data portal, but said it will continue to offer co-branded services with Zed across...

Verizon converts Phone Marts, enhances S.D. coverage

Verizon Wireless reported customers can now pay their wireless bills and establish new or add advanced Verizon services at 76 Verizon Plus retail locations...

NeoMedia, 12snap U.K. to team on retail camera phone app.

LONDON-NeoMedia Technologies Inc. said it will team with European wireless marketing company 12snap U.K. Ltd. to offer a technology that would allow camera-phone users...

Wireless stocks up on merger speculation, sector upgrade

Wireless stocks posted strong gains in early Wednesday trading following renewed rumors of a possible merger between Cingular Wireless L.L.C. and AT&T Wireless Services...

U.K. panel finds phones safe, more research needed

WASHINGTON-A U.K. government advisory panel said research indicates mobile phones and base stations do not pose health risks to citizens, but cautioned that limitations...

Minn. sues Cellular One for overcharging

WASHINGTON-Minnesota Attorney General Mike Hatch has sued Cellular One in state court for alleged billing overcharges. The lawsuit, according to sources, claims the Oklahoma...

U.S. telecom spending up 4.7% in 2003

WASHINGTON-Total spending in the U.S. telecom sector rose 4.7 percent in 2003 to an estimated $720.5 billion, according to a new figures released today...

Senator requests review of FTS contracting

WASHINGTON-Senate Finance Committee Chairman Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) has demanded a "thorough housecleaning" at the federal agency that contracts for information technology equipment-including wireless gear-for...

TCS completes Aether EMS acquisition

ANNAPOLIS, Md.-TeleCommunication Systems Inc. (TCS) announced it has completed its previously announced acquisition of the Enterprise Mobility Solutions (EMS) division of Aether Systems Inc.,...

Verizon names Zipperstein VP

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless named Steven Zipperstein vice president of legal and external affairs, general counsel and secretary, where he will be responsible for the...

Verizon Wireless S.D. tax suit thrown out

WASHINGTON-A South Dakota judge granted a state request to throw out a suit filed by Verizon Wireless that challenged a new tax on mobile-phone...
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