Monthly Archives: January, 2004

Infotainment services could hit $7.2B by 2008

DALLAS-New research shows the worldwide market for wireless "infotainment" services will grow from $1.5 billion in 2005 to $7.2 billion in 2008, but such...

PalmSource ships Palm OS 6

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Operating system company PalmSource Inc. announced it is now shipping the latest version of the Palm OS, version 6, to its licensees.Palm's licensees...

PDA market to level off at 7% penetration

NEW YORK-The market for personal digital assistants should level off to only 20 million in the United States by 2008, with population penetration around...

Nextel adds BlackBerry 7510 to handset portfolio

RESTON, Va.-Nextel Communications Inc. announced the availability of Research In Motion Ltd.'s BlackBerry 7510 wireless handheld, the first BlackBerry equipped with a speakerphone. The...

Lucent announces two new hires

MURRAY HILL, N.J.-Lucent Technologies Inc. announced two new executive appointments Tuesday. The company has appointed Jan M.K. Jaferian as its new intellectual property business...

UWB company secures $31.5M in funding

AUSTIN, Texas-Ultra-wideband semiconductor company Alereon said it has received $31.5 million in the first round of its series A financing.The financing, which was led...

China Airlines signs agreement for in-flight Internet service

SEATTLE-Connexion by Boeing said it signed a letter of intent with China Airlines to bring high-speed connectivity to travelers on commercial flights in and...

Globile Wireless to offer Bluetooth hands-free kit

AUSTIN, Texas-Globile Wireless announced it will distribute a new Bluetooth hands-free car kit and speaker product in North America. The portable solution allows users...

Telular receives $25.3M in Latin American orders

VERNON HILLS, Ill.-Telular Corp. said it has received $25.3 million in purchase orders from Latin American wireless network operators since Sept. 1. The orders...

Verizon Wireless to pick up American Wireless licenses in Ark.

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless signed a definitive agreement to acquire 10-megahertz PCS licenses from American Wireless License Group L.L.C. covering 1.1 million potential customers in...

Picks, pans for '03

What were the best five things to happen to the wireless industry in 2003? What were the worst? Here are my picks (for better...

AlertsUSA offers wireless homeland security updates

WILMINGTON, N.C.-AlertsUSA L.L.C. gathers information related to terrorism threats to the United States and its interests abroad and delivers them to subscribers via mobile...

Cork pops on RIM stock following 1Q forecast

Santa came a few days early for Research In Motion Ltd.The company became the star of the Nasdaq Dec. 23, the day after RIM...

Sprint PCS to sell Sony Ericsson CDMA handset

It appears Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications L. P. will be able to unload some of its final CDMA phones in North America as Sprint...

Schwarzenegger seeks delay on telecom bill of rights

WASHINGTON-Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger-despite lacking jurisdiction over the California Public Utilities Commission-is quietly pressing regulators to follow an executive order freezing pending regulations until their...

Midwest Wireless begins 1x service in Iowa

Midwest Wireless has launched its CDMA2000 1x digital network in 17 counties in Iowa. Midwest Wireless has 28,000 customers in the counties, which the...

Dobson to acquire Michigan properties

OKLAHOMA CITY-Dobson Communications Corp. said it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the assets of NPI-Omnipoint Wireless L.L.C., which provides GSM service...

Swedish 3G license holder takes on second license

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Swedish company Svenska UMTS-nat AB, jointly owned by TeliaSonera and Tele2, has agreed to purchase the fourth third-generation license in Sweden from Orange...

World Briefs

Qualcomm Inc. announced Pegaso Comunicaciones y Sistemas S.A. de C.V., a wholly owned subsidiary of Pegaso Telecomunicaciones, S.A. de C.V., a Mexican wireless operator...

Business Briefs

Billing and customer retention management provider Amdocs Ltd. said it has reached an agreement to acquire privately held mediation software provider XACCT Technologies for...

Rogers to distribute LG handset

TORONTO-Canadian wireless operator Rogers AT&T Wireless reported an agreement with handset supplier LG Electronics Canada Inc. to provide LG GSM/GPRS handsets to Rogers AT&T...

Verizon Wireless, Vodafone to launch transatlantic text messaging

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless and minority interest parent company Vodafone Group plc said they plan to launch transatlantic text messaging capabilities between Verizon Wireless' CDMA...

Obigo bets on WAP

Even as some are predicting the impending demise of WAP, others are betting their futures on it.One such player is Obigo, a longtime participant...

Business in China a matter of respect, relationships

Succeeding with a business partner in China is not always about great business acumen. Sometimes, it boils down to opening a taste bud for...

Globalstar ready to launch with new MSS owner

New ownership has provided mobile satellite services company Globalstar L.P. with hope in the new year.The company last month announced plans to be acquired...
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