Monthly Archives: March, 2004

Fitch looks favorably on Nextel

CHICAGO-Despite the possibility the carrier may be forced to chip in additional funds to cover spectrum procured through its Consensus spectrum realignment plan currently...

Symantec expands firewall products

CUPERTINO, Calif.-Symantec Corp. announced it is expanding its family of secure firewall applications with the Symantec Gateway Security 300 Series, including the 320, 360...

Moscone wired for wireless

San Francisco's Moscone Center meeting and exhibition facility is quickly becoming a haven of high-tech wireless communications technology. The 2 million square-foot facility, developed...

People

The Intelligent Transportation Society of America's board of directors adopted a proposal to restructure the company's board, committees and councils. The restructure calls for...

Calendar

March 22-24 CTIA. Atlanta. www.ctiashow.comIn-Building Infrastructure Indoor TowerMarch 23 Shorecliff Communications. Atlanta. (949) 443-3735FOSE 2004March 23-25 FOSE. Washington, D.C. 1-800-791-FOSE. www.fose.comThe...

Leap Wireless enhances Cricket calling plans

SAN DIEGO-Leap Wireless International Inc. expanded it Cricket service offering with its Cricket Unlimited plan that includes anytime local calling, U.S. long-distance service (except...

Telus Mobility, THQ buy Tira's Jump

TORONTO-Tira Wireless announced Telus Mobility and THQ Wireless purchased its Jump application porting service. The service ensures that Java applications will run smoothly on...

Nokia delivers GSM to Saudis for pilgrimage

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. said it has delivered a complete GSM network for Saudi Telecom Co., with capacity expected to handle the Hajj pilgrimage.It covered...

Siemens, Comverse collaborate on railway services

WOODBURY, N.Y.-Siemens AG said it is collaborating with Comverse Technology Inc. to provide GSM-R services like voice and short message services to leading Scandinavian...

Air2Web acquires Wokup

ATLANTA-Wireless application and technology company Air2Web announced it acquired European wireless software company Wokup SA. Terms of the deal were not disclosed."We are very...

Nokia takes separate route to pre-standard PoC protocol

Push-to-Talk over Cellular technology is wobbling on three legs: one belonging to Nokia Corp.; the second to four other heavyweights; and the third to...

Group charges tower too close to Old Faithful

WASHINGTON-The National Park Service has violated the law in allowing the construction of an 80-foot cell phone tower in close proximity to Old Faithful...

Carrier Briefs

Western Wireless Corp. deployed its Phase I Enhanced 911 service for Cellular One customers in North Dakota. The carrier said the service, which was...

World Briefs

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

Siemens to integrate Ubiquity SIP server

MUNICH-The Siemens Information and Communication Mobile Group and Ubiquity Software Corp. announced they will integrate Ubiquity's Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) Application Server into Siemens'...

Triton adds 3 to board

BERWYN, Pa.-Triton PCS Holdings Inc. appointed three independent members to its board of directors, bringing the total number of board members to nine.The new...

Cingular boosts Eastern coverage

WASHINGTON-Ahead of the summer vacation season, Cingular Wireless L.L.C. said it spent $30 million to add 24 new cell sites in recent months along...

Sun taps Babel to test Java apps

SUSSEX, United Kingdom-Sun Microsystems Inc. said it will use games testing company Babel Media for its new Java Verified wireless application program. Babel will...

PalmSource revenues, income decline

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-PalmSource Inc. reported declining revenues and net income in its third quarter, and predicted a net loss of between $4 million and $7...

ICT to build new Audiovox phone

NEW YORK-Manufacturing company ICT Technologies said it will build Audiovox Communications Corp.'s new clamshell CDM7600 CDMA tri-mode mobile phone starting in the second quarter....

Cellular use dominates power amp market

OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-Cellular networks continue to dominate the total market for power amplifiers, but future growth of other wireless technologies will offset that dominance...

Broadband company offering Sprint PCS in bundle

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint PCS reported a deal with Sunflower Broadband that will allow Sunflower to offer Sprint PCS wireless phone service as part of...

France Telecom, Alcatel plan cooperation on converged network

PARIS-France Telecom and Alcatel Alsthom say they have signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly develop next-generation architecture for a converged fixed, Internet and...

Qualcomm allows Tata to use BREWChat

NEW DELHI, India-Qualcomm Inc. said it has signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding to allow Tata Teleservices to use Qualcomm's BREWChat solution for push-to-chat...

LG teams with Microsoft for smart phone

SEOUL, South Korea-LG Electronics Co. Ltd. becomes the latest mobile phone manufacturer to team with software giant Microsoft Corp. as it gears up to...
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