Monthly Archives: January, 2004

Wireless stocks rise on Verizon EV-DO expansion

Positive stock activity is greeting Verizon Wireless' announcement to launch its CDMA2000 1x EV-DO in major cities across the country, even though the carrier...

Audiovox, Siemens lead handset news at CES

LAS VEGAS-As usual, mobile phones formed a major part of the ongoings at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this year. Samsung Electronics...

2 new executives join CTIA

WASHINGTON-CTIA's Steve Largent moved swiftly Thursday to announce his new communications vice president and lobbyist after confirming to RCR Wireless News that he was...

Visa, Philips offer wireless payment solution

It is payment without tears and without contact, thanks to a new technology Philips Semiconductor and Visa International are showcasing at the Consumer Electronics...

KDDI adds most new users in December

TOKYO-KDDI Corp., Japan's second-largest mobile operator, gained more than double the number of new users that its competitors added during December. KDDI added 289,600...

UTStarcom raises $475M in stock sale

ALAMEDA, Calif.-UTStarcom Inc. said it has raised about $475 million in cash from selling 12.1 million shares of its common stock to Banc of...

Wherify Wireless to offer GPS locator

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.-Wherify Wireless Inc. announced plans to offer a GPS Locator Phone. The device, about the size of a quarter, has two buttons,...

Thousands take advantage of LNP in Korea

SEOUL, South Korea-Nearly 83,000 South Korean mobile-phone subscribers have taken advantage of local number portability in that country, which began Jan. 1, although in...

Gates cites wireless in CES keynote

LAS VEGAS-Bill Gates told a packed audience at the Consumers Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week that technology has become commonplace. Because as...

Sprint's Forsee focuses on integrated services during CES keynote

LAS VEGAS-Sprint Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Gary Forsee focused on integrated communication services during his closing keynote address at the Consumer Electronics Show...

Sprint boosts gaming, music content

Sprint PCS made several gaming announcements related to its popular PCS Vision service, through which it said more than 5 million games were purchased...

Infowave to acquire Telispark

VANCOUVER, British Columbia-The mobile enterprise market continued its contraction with Infowave Software entering an agreement to acquire Telispark, an Arlington, Va.-based provider of enterprise...

Prism buys TGA's one-way paging business

ATLANTA-Prism Systems International Inc. said it purchased the Prism one-way paging products business from TGA Technologies Inc. Terms of the deal were not disclosed."The...

Seven firms enter bids for Lebanese GSM licenses

LONDON-Seven international operators will compete for two new GSM licenses that will allow them to offer mobile services in Lebanon during the next 20...

GSA re-instates MCI/WorldCom

WASHINGTON-The General Services Administration Wednesday removed MCI/WorldCom from the exclusion list, allowing the company, which is emerging from bankruptcy after an accounting scandal, to...

Nokia raises outlook for handset, network sales

Nokia Corp. has raised its outlook for its fourth quarter in sales and profits, noting that it performed above its previous guidance. The upbeat...

Verizon to expand EV-DO service to major cities by summer

Building on the momentum of its initial two-city launch last year, Verizon Wireless said it will spend $1 billion to launch its CDMA2000 1x...

Motorola to license Wheels of Zeus personal location platform

LAS VEGAS-Motorola Inc. said it will develop personal wireless location solutions using a platform developed by Wheels of Zeus Inc., the startup founded last...

Axesstel expects mixed financial results

SAN DIEGO-Axesstel Inc., which manufactures CDMA-based fixed-wireless local loop terminals, hybrid phones and engineering solutions, said it expects to record mixed results for its...

Andrew says quarterly performance to exceed previous guidance

ORLAND PARK, Ill.-Andrew Corp. said results for the first quarter of fiscal-year 2004 are estimated to exceed its previously provided guidance. The company's stock...

Audiovox launches PTT handsets

Audiovox Communications Corp. has pitched into the push-to-talk market by unveiling two new handsets with PTT capabilities, the CDM-8425 and CDM-8475.Top phone makers like...

Largent's CTIA tenure takes shape with senior layoffs, new hires

WASHINGTON-When the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association moves into its new headquarters Jan. 20, there will be a new team in place, said CTIA...

AAT to acquire Signal One tower assets

ST. LOUIS-AAT Communications Corp. announced it plans to acquire all tower assets of Signal One L.L.C., a privately held Chattanooga, Tenn.-based tower owner and...

BT expands Wi-Fi network to 500 McDonald's locations

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...

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,...
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