Monthly Archives: January, 2004

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.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...

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...

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...

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...

ABI says RFID developments will surge in 2004

OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-This will be a busy year for RFID technology, according to ABI Research. As manufacturers ready for the 2005 deployments of RFID...

PalmSource stock drops on news of common stock offer

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Operating system company PalmSource Inc. announced it plans to offer 2.75 million shares of common stock. PalmSource's stock was down almost 10 percent...

CellStar drops Leap contract citing pricing issues

Citing pricing pressure, CellStar Corp. said it will discontinue providing fulfillment and logistics services for Leap Wireless International Inc.'s Cricket Communications' company-owned and indirect...

Omantel signs contract with Siemens

LONDON-Incumbent Omani operator Omantel, has awarded a contract to Siemens AG to modernize its telecom network. The deal is worth about $23 million. The...

Pinnacle Holdings changes name to Global Signal

SARASOTA, Fla.-Pinnacle Holdings, parent company of Pinnacle Towers, announced it has changed it name to Global Signal Inc., effective immediately. "With a full portfolio...

Wireless firms rack up venture capital

Several wireless software firms said this week they have garnered new funding.DoOnGo technologies Inc., provider of over-the-air mobile device software management, announced it has...

Andrew sells some assets to Wireless Acquisition

NEW YORK-Andrew Corp. said it has sold some of its wireless assets to Wireless Acquisition LLC. The sale includes the name and intellectual property...

Chips selected by handset makers

Two chip companies say their chips have been selected for wireless devices, while another has begun shipments of its products.Nvidia Corp. said its multimedia...

European Wi-Fi tariffs high, buildout slow

LONDON-The average price for one-hour connectivity to public access wireless local area networks in Europe is $8.24, according to a new report by London-based...

Wireless Matrix chief executive resigns

CALGARY, Alberta-John Herring, president and chief executive officer of wireless enterprise company Wireless Matrix Corp., resigned his position to "pursue other opportunities." The company...

Device intends to reduce radiation from cell-phone antennas

MANCHESTER, N.H.-CelluSAFE, a safety device intended to reduce the electromagnetic radiation emitted from external cell-phone antennas, is now available across the United States. CelluSAFE,...

SBA launches new credit facility

BOCA RATON, Fla.-SBA Communications Corp. is launching a new $350 million senior secured credit facility that will consist of a $75 million revolving credit...

In-Fusio to distribute 'Rings' game in Europe

BORDEAUX, France-Looking to cash in on the massive success of "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" motion picture, wireless games...

Orange to offer PTT in 10 countries

European-based wireless operator Orange announced plans to launch its Kodiak Networks Inc.-based Talk Now push-to-talk service in 10 countries this year starting with the...

Motorola, others pick up $2.3B in Chinese contracts amid rising trade tensions

WASHINGTON-Motorola Inc. today signed deals totaling $1.1 billion with China's top mobile-phone carriers, and other U.S. wireless firms picked up multimillion contracts in the...

Siemens' mobile-phone president dies

MUNICH, Germany-The head of Siemens' mobile-phone business died Dec. 28, the company said. Siemens could not immediately elaborate on the death of Ian Moyes,...

BT expands Wi-Fi network to 500 McDonald's

LONDON-British Telecommunications plc said it will expand its Wi-Fi network to 500 U.K. McDonald's restaurants during the next few months. Plans call for BT...

LG to centralize U.S. operations in New Jersey

SEOUL, South Korea-LG Electronics Inc. announced it will reorganize and centralize its U.S. business under a new chief executive based in Englewood Cliffs, N.J.Michael...

Carriers take FCC to court over 'terrestrial' MSS use

WASHINGTON-Top mobile-phone operators told a federal appeals court the Federal Communications Commission went astray of the law by awarding additional mobile satellite service licenses...
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