Monthly Archives: March, 2004

Hutchison 3G U.K. announces live streaming video service

LONDON- Hutchison 3G in the United Kingdom announced it will offer live streaming video to mobile phones through its "Today on 3" mobile news...

Telefonica pursues BellSouth's Latin American operations

ATLANTA-BellSouth Corp. is reportedly in talks with Spanish telecommunications provider Telefonica SA about the possible sale of BellSouth's Latin American operations. The U.S.-based carrier...

CNET buys Wireless Gaming Review

SAN FRANCISCO-CNET Networks Inc. announced it will acquire WGR Media Inc., which operates the Wireless Gaming Review Web site, in a cash transaction. Terms...

Cox technicians use Padcom solution

BETHLEHEM, Pa.-Padcom Inc. announced cable and Internet service provider Cox Communications has implemented Padcom's TotalRoam solution to enable mobile data communications between their home...

Globalstar to track driverless race

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Mobile satellite services company Globalstar has been chosen to provide real-time vehicle tracking for a driverless vehicle competition sponsored by the U.S....

No one using secondary market procedures to transfer spectrum

WASHINGTON-No one has taken advantage of the much-hailed secondary-market rules in their first month of effectiveness, said wireless bureau officials on Wednesday."Thirty days and...

Nortel GSM for Chinese railways

BEIJING-Nortel Networks Ltd. said it has signed a contract to provide GSM networks for the China Ministry of railways on the Quinghai-Tibet Railway. "It...

Spotwave releases repeaters for iDEN

OTTAWA, Canada-Spotwave Wireless Inc. announced the release of its SpotCell 163 and SpotCell 263 adaptive repeaters that support iDEN technology. "We're particularly excited about...

NeoMagic, M-Systems aid MMS for TCL phones

SANTA CLARA, Calif.-NeoMagic Corp. said it has partnered with M-Systems to enable multimedia services in TCL Corp.'s Windows Mobile-based smart phones.NeoMagic will provide its...

FTS adds another property to stable

LEVITTOWN, Pa.-2004 has been a busy year for FTS Wireless Inc., a company that operates retail wireless locations that market next-generation wireless products and...

Chinese content firm has strong IPO on Nasdaq

SHANGHAI, China-Chinese wireless content company Linktone Ltd. made an impressive debut in its Nasdaq initial public offering, with share prices soaring as high as...

Molapo extends TelKom SLA

SAN FRANCISCO-Electronic services company Molapo Technology said it has extended its services-level $130 million agreement with service provider TelKom South Africa. The contract will...

Ratings upgrade boosts PalmOne stock

MILPITAS, Calif.-PalmOne Inc.'s shares jumped almost 15 percent in trading after Wall Street investment firm JP Morgan upgraded the company's stock from "neutral" to...

Barton to revisit E-Rate funding

WASHINGTON-New House Commerce Committee Chairman Joe Barton (R-Texas), vowing to approach telecom and other issues through the lens of budget deficit reduction, today said...

UMTS market set to explode, Lucent, Motorola late to market

OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-Lucent Technologies Inc. and Motorola Inc. are at the short end of wireless infrastructure contracts owing to their late start in the...

Bush throws down gauntlet on China Wi-Fi standard

WASHINGTON-The Bush administration has officially challenged China's homegrown Wi-Fi security standard that industry and government leaders claim is at odds with international guidelines and...

MetroPCS to carry AccuWeather.com content

STATE COLLEGE, Pa.-MetroPCS has signed an agreement to deliver AccuWeather.com's BREW-enabled wireless weather application to its subscribers.MetroPCS will offer AccuWeather.com's Wireless BREW application for...

Psion minority stakeholder against Symbian sale to Nokia

LONDON-A firm representing about 13 percent of Psion plc's shareholders said it will vote against the company's plans to sell its stake in operating...

D.C. Circuit says wireless industry competitive even without UNE transport

WASHINGTON-A federal appeals court said Tuesday that the mobile-phone industry is so competitive that it does not need access to landline facilities at below-market...

Extended Systems, Intellisync settle patent dispute

BOISE, Idaho-Wireless enterprise and synchronization companies Extended Systems and Intellisync Corp. announced that they have mutually agreed to settle the ongoing patent infringement lawsuit...

Moody's downgrades Dobson and subsidiaries

NEW YORK-Moody's Investor Services downgraded its ratings of Dobson Communications Corp. and its subsidiaries following the carrier's "poor financial performance" during the fourth quarter...

Opera, Kyocera enter browser agreement

OSLO, Norway-Opera Software continued its advances in the mobile phone market with the signing of a new deal with handset maker Kyocera Wireless Corp....

Qualcomm supports LBS apps on BREW download service

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. announced support for location-based applications through its BREW application download service. Using Qualcomm's new QPoint technology, BREW carriers and application developers...

No warm reception for revised bill of rights

WASHINGTON-The mobile-phone industry reacted angrily to a revised bill of rights for telecom consumers in California, claiming such a rule will hurt the state...

Anatel to trial Lucent CDMA450 equipment

SAO PAULO, Brazil-Lucent Technologies Inc. said it is working with Anatel to conduct a trial of commercial CDMA450 to bridge the "digital divide" in...
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