Monthly Archives: April, 2004

eFund launches wireless marketing company, Mobilopia

SEATTLE-Venture capital firm eFund L.L.C. announced the launch of its new Mobilopia wireless marketing company, which is the result of a merger among Mynamics...

LG reports 8.75M in phone sales, loses No. 5 spot

SEOUL, South Korea-Handset maker Sony Ericsson narrowly regained the No. 5 global market share slot from rival LG Electronics Co. Ltd. in the first...

FCC, NextWave both claim victory in settlement

WASHINGTON-It took more than a year and it wasn't pretty, but the Federal Communications Commission and bankrupt NextWave Telecom Inc. Tuesday signed an agreement...

Infonxx closes credit facility

BETHLEHEM, Pa.-Infonxx, a directory assistance and enhanced information services company, said it closed a $40 million senior credit bank facility with Bank of America.Infonxx...

Vodafone Portugal chooses revenue assurance solution

LISBON, Portugal-WeDo Consulting, which provides software solutions for communications and media markets, said it closed a deal to implement its revenue assurance solution, called...

VoIP acquires Wi-Fi company Apex Sight

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.-VoIP Inc. announced it will acquire Wi-Fi technology company Apex Sight L.L.C. Following the acquisition, Apex will become a wholly owned subsidiary...

SkyCross reports $1M SK Telecom investment

MELBOURNE, Fla.-Wireless antenna manufacturer SkyCross has received a $1 million investment from Korea's SK Telecom.Last year, SK Telecom began implementing SkyCross' cellular, GPS and...

Study finds U.S. youth wireless spending based on entertainment

NEW YORK-Nearly one-third of kids in the United States have their own mobile phones, while 48 percent of European kids said they own mobile...

SBA Communications names new CFO

BOCA RATON, Fla.-SBA Communications Corp. announced it has hired a new chief financial officer. In addition to heading up financial aspects of SBA, Anthony...

Cingular reports drops in churn, ARPU: AWS loses 367,000 subscribers

Cingular Wireless L.L.C. reported 554,000 net customer additions during the first quarter of this year, which was a nearly 200-percent improvement compared with the...

MCI emerges from bankruptcy with wireless priority

WASHINGTON-WorldCom Inc., dragged down by a multi-billion-dollar accounting scandal only to emerge today from bankruptcy as MCI Inc., said it will leverage its Internet...

Sprint PCS sees strong subscriber growth

Surpassing analysts estimates of around 200,000 net customer additions, Sprint PCS said it added 414,000 direct customers during the first quarter of this year,...

NextWave must shed most of its spectrum under FCC settlement

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission and bankrupt NextWave Telecom Inc. today signed an agreement that would require NextWave to continue to divest the majority of...

Chip companies offer new strategies, alliances

News from RF Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp. and Skyworks Solutions Inc. reflects the flurry of activities in the semiconductor world.RFMD announced what it...

AirNet raises revenue expectations

MELBOURNE, Fla.-Shares of AirNet Communications Corp. skyrocketed nearly 70 percent today after the company, which designs software-defined base station products for wireless communications, said...

Symbol releases new mobile computers

HOLTSVILLE, N.Y.-Wireless and mobile computing company Symbol Technologies released its new MC9000-K and MC9000-S rugged mobile computers, which the company said feature Microsoft Corp.'s...

New Orleans law enforcement to use Tropos solution

SAN MATEO, Calif.-Metro-scale Wi-Fi equipment provider Tropos Networks and wireless service provider Verge Wireless Networks announced Tropos' solutions are being deployed in the city...

Wireless content news centers on entertainment deals

Following a spate of merger-and-acquisition news on the wireless content front, companies now are announcing further deals and offerings in the space.First, wireless entertainment...

Lucent hits profit despite revenue decline

Lucent Technologies Inc. is riding a third consecutive quarter of profits as indicated in its fiscal second-quarter results with a net income of $68...

EMEA region yields gains for several device makers

READING, United Kingdom-New research shows Research In Motion, Symbian and Microsoft Corp. scoring gains in the Europe, Middle East and Africa market for advanced...

Audiovox wireless sales up in 1Q

HAUPPAUGE, N.Y.-Electronics company Audiovox Corp. reported first-quarter net sales of $376.9 million, an increase of 27 percent from the $296.8 million it reported in...

Motsay promoted to RCR reporter

DENVER-Emily Motsay has been promoted to reporter at RCR Wireless News. Motsay covers the tower and in-building wireless beats for the publication and the...

Priority abscess

It was with great fanfare that the District of Columbia last week unveiled a new, underground first-responder wireless system stretching through subway tunnels that's...

Motorola hears music

After facing harsh criticism over the sluggish introduction of its camera phone line-up, the world's No. 2 phone-maker Motorola Inc. is hoping to regain...

U.K. will allow plane-safe cell phones to operate in flight with airline's OK

Airline workers could be tasked with a new set of responsibilities as wireless industry advancements make it possible to safely use portable electronic devices...
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