Monthly Archives: March, 2004

Sony, TeliaSonera to provide streaming music

HANNOVER, Germany-Sony Network Services Europe announced a deal with TeliaSonera Finland to offer a new streaming music service.Dubbed the Personal Media Assistant, the Sony...

MetroPCS chooses Alcatel MMS solution

DALLAS-Alcatel has entered an agreement with MetroPCS Inc. to provide the carrier with its Alcatel Multimedia Messaging Services product suite, allowing MetroPCS customers access...

AWS to supply service for cruise ships

MIRAMAR, Fla.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. reported a deal with Maritime Telecommunications Network to provide wireless phone service for customers on cruise ships using a...

Agere stock dips on 2Q news

LOS ANGELES-Agere Systems Inc. suffered a slump in its stock position after it warned that its second-quarter results will fall short of anticipation.The company...

TI motion denied

SAN DIEGO-The Delaware Court of the Chancery has denied Texas Instruments Inc.'s motion to dismiss in the breach of contract dispute over Qualcomm Inc.'s...

Megapixel phones make news at CeBIT

HANOVER, Germany-Megapixel camera phones were the name of the game at the CeBIT trade show, with Nokia Corp., Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Siemens and...

OMA calls both PTT positions proprietary

LA JOLLA, Calif. -The Open Mobile Alliance has described as proprietary the Push-to-Talk standard announced by two competing vendor interests yesterday."They are not 3G...

Telcontar server chosen by Delphi

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Telcontar, which supplies software and applications for location-based services, announced Delphi's MobileAria subsidiary has chosen its Drill Down Server as the spatial...

Nextel initiates notes offering

RESTON, Va.-Nextel Communications Inc. initiated a cash tender offer and consent solicitation for the entire $858.8 million outstanding principal amount of its 9.5-percent senior...

Thinkware announces robust location product

SEOUL, Korea-Thinkware Systems Corp. announced it provides various location-based services including Friend Find applications, precise location services, traffic information providing services and A-GPS.According to...

Tristani takes communications position at United Church of Christ

WASHINGTON-Former Federal Communications Commission Commissioner Gloria Tristani has been named managing director of the Office of Communication of the United Church of Christ Inc....

Bitfone scores venture funding

LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif.-Bitfone Corp. announced it scored a major $21 million in venture funding, bringing its investment total to $57 million. The company said...

Shorecliff to co-locate tower show with CTIA in '05

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif.-Shorecliff Communications L.L.C. announced its 2005 Tower Summit & Tradeshow annual conference for the wireless tower industry will be co-located with...

NeoMagic reports smart-phone customer

SANTA CLARA, Calif.-NeoMagic Corp. and M-Systems said TCL Corp. is using NeoMagic's MiMagic applications processors with M-Systems' Mobile DiskOnChip to power its Windows Mobile-based...

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...

Samsung boosts handset sales predictions

SEOUL, South Korea-Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. boosted its handset sales expectations above its previous projections of 65 million units and also said it expects...

Astron Wireless releases antenna

STERLING, Va.-Astron Wireless Technologies Inc. announced a 3dBi omni directional dipole antenna to replace the standard rubber ducky or whip antenna on wireless telephone...

Wavesat, ZTE enter cooperative agreement

MONTREAL-Wavesat Inc., which develops OFDM broadband wireless access silicon solutions, said it has entered a cooperative agreement with ZTE Corp. of Shenzhen, China.The agreement...

Liberty Wireless launches shared plans

MIAMI-Prepaid wireless service provider Liberty Wireless launched its Liberty Share plans that provide customers with up to two lines of service on one prepaid...

NPS allows 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...

AMTA calls for papers

ATLANTA-AMTA 2004 has issued its final call for papers for the technical symposium scheduled for Oct. 17-22 at the Evergreen Conference Resort in Stone...

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...

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...

Wavecom launches WLL app module

ISSY-LES MOULINEAUX, France-Wavecom SA said it has launched its GSM module for wireless local loop applications.The product, the WISMO Quik 2400, feeds one of...

Nokia delivers GSM to Saudis

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