Monthly Archives: February, 2004

WWLF plans siting teleconference

ALEXANDRIA, Va.-The newly formed Women's Wireless Leadership Forum launched its first educational teleconference-"New Historic Preservation Rules: Impact on Your Bottom Line," scheduled for Feb....

ADC wins Vodafone New Zealand contract

MINNEAPOLIS-ADC Telecommunications Inc. said Vodafone New Zealand plans to deploy the company's Metrica Performance Manager for its GSM and GPRS networks. Vodafone New Zealand...

Report advocates not punishing carriers for missing E911 handset deadline

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission should avoid forcing carriers who have chosen to deploy a handset-based solution to comply with the wireless enhanced 911 Phase...

Sprint says it will not play in merger mania

NEW YORK-Sprint Corp. told industry analysts at an investor conference that the company planned to sit out the merger mania currently sweeping the wireless...

Spring vote expected on Calif. bill of rights

WASHINGTON-A deal has been struck on California's proposed bill of rights for telecom consumers, opening the way for a vote by state regulators in...

Siemens to deliver UMTS equipment in Luxembourg

LUXEMBOURG-Siemens AG said it has entered a contract to deliver UMTS network infrastructure for operator LuXcommunications S.A.The contract will cover both radio and core...

Cisco posts more sales in recent quarter

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Cisco Systems Inc. said it enjoyed a second-quarter net income of $1.3 billion, or 18 cents per share, compared with $991 million,...

Intrado buys bmd wireless

LONGMONT, Colo.-911 infrastructure company Intrado Inc. said it has acquired Swiss company bmd wireless AG to more effectively design, build and deliver messaging platforms.Bmd...

Mobile Diagnostix gets SaskTel customer-care contract

TORONTO-Mobile Diagnostix Inc., which provides a smart-phone customer-care system, said it is introducing its Mobile Care Framework to Saskatchewan wireless carrier SaskTel Mobility. The...

Sprint offers Video Mail phone nationwide

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint is offering a new Video Mail phone to its customers nationwide. The VM4050 phone allows customers to take and send video...

UbiquiTel revenues up, new subs down slightly

CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa.-Sprint PCS affiliate UbiquiTel Inc. reported preliminary full-year 2003 results showing the carrier added 70,700 net subscribers last year compared with 78,200 net...

Vyyo announces China deployments

PALO ALTO, Calif.-Wireless broadband solution provider Vyyo Inc. said China Railway Communication Co. Ltd. has deployed its products in Hohhot and Xining. China Railcom...

Intel, Motorola join MIPI

DALLAS-The Mobile Industry Processor Interface Alliance said two major vendors, Intel Corp. and Motorola Inc., are among its 35 new members.The organization defines and...

U.S. Cellular says LNP aided 4Q

CHICAGO-U.S. Cellular Corp. said it added 141,000 net customers during the fourth quarter of 2003, which was in line with analysts' estimates but a...

Onset acquires InfoClarus app

NEW YORK-Wireless enterprise company Onset Technology announced it acquired InfoClarus Inc.'s METAmessage wireless application, as well as its 1,000 METAmessage customers. Terms of the...

Superconductor Technologies looks forward to profits

SANTA BARBARA, Calif.-Superconductor Technologies Inc. believes it reached profitability during fourth-quarter 2003, according to its preliminary results. Moreover, the company is "looking forward to...

Wireless friend Tauzin stepping down from Congress

WASHINGTON-Rep. Billy Tauzin (R-La.) is resigning as chairman of the House Commerce Committee and will not seek re-election to Congress, creating a vacancy atop...

Rogers awaiting notice from AWS

TORONTO-Rogers Communications Inc. reported that AT&T Wireless Services Inc., which announced last week that it would begin accepting bids for a possible acquisition, has...

Sprint expects wireless profit in '05, IBM taps Convergys to aid Sprint with CRM

NEW YORK-Speaking at its annual investment community meeting in New York a day after reporting fourth-quarter and full-year 2003 results, Sprint Corp. said it...

Ericsson to verify products using PoC standard

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson said it has expanded its programs to verify and integrate products in line with open, cross-vendor specifications for Push to talk...

LinkSpot chooses Bonsai for back-office Wi-Fi support

HERNDON, Va.-LinkSpot Networks has chosen Bonsai Networks' Bonsai Operation Support Service to provide back-office billing and accounting as part of its Wi-Fi access service...

Good upgrades server product

SAN FRANCISCO-Wireless enterprise company Good Technology Inc. called 2004 the "year of the mobile enterprise," and looking to take advantage of the potential of...

eXI nabs hospital contract as research shows RFID poised to grow

RICHMOND, British Columbia-eXI Wireless Inc., provider of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)-based asset management and security solutions, announced its eXI Systems subsidiary has completed an...

TracFone lowers airtime rates

MIAMI-Prepaid wireless provider TracFone Wireless Inc. said it added 374,000 net additions during the fourth quarter of 2003 and passed the 3-million-customer mark less...

Dobson ends 2003 with 1.5M subscribers

OKLAHOMA CITY-Dobson Communications Corp. reported 14,400 net subscriber additions during the fourth quarter of 2003 including its complete ownership of American Cellular Corp., which...
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