Monthly Archives: May, 2004

PalmOne opens 11th retail store

MILPITAS, Calif.-PalmOne Inc. announced the opening of a store in Philadelphia International Airport that will distribute wireless devices, including its Zire and Tungsten handhelds,...

Nextel to redeem debt

RESTON, Va.-Nextel Communications Inc. said it will redeem all of its outstanding 6-percent convertible senior notes due 2011, which amounted to approximately $608 million...

SBA reports revenue, net loss increases

BOCA RATON-SBA Communications Corp. late Thursday rounded out the public tower sector's first-quarter 2004 financial earnings.The company recorded revenues of $57.3 million, up from...

ITA, AMTA to coordinate paging, special-emergency frequencies

WASHINGTON-The FCC's Wireless Telecommunications Bureau said Thursday it had certified the Industrial Telecommunications Association and the American Mobile Telecommunications Association as frequency coordinators in...

San Diego County orders Sprint PCS to conduct environmental impact study on tower sitings

WASHINGTON-The San Diego County Board of Supervisors Wednesday said Sprint PCS cannot use a clause in a California state law to build a tower...

800 MHz issue not slated for next week's FCC meeting

WASHINGTON-Nextel Communications Inc. and the rest of the wireless world will have to wait a bit longer.The Federal Communications Commission late Thursday put out...

Sprint PCS to offer baseball audio

BERKELEY, Calif.-Idetic Inc. and MLB Advanced Media L.P. have partnered to deliver live audio broadcasts of Major League Baseball games to mobile phones.The service,...

Cingular plans upgrade of Louisiana network

Cingular Wireless L.L.C. said it expects to invest $84.5 million this year in its Louisiana network, including the deployment of GSM technology into the...

Sprint PCS ad campaign to begin Monday

Sprint Corp. will unveil a new advertising campaign Monday that the telecommunications provider said "demonstrates a fundamental shift in how customers will experience wireless."...

IPWireless technology used in U.K. broadband network

HONG KONG-Hong Kong-based PCCW Ltd. launched a wireless broadband network in the United Kingdom's Thames Valley region using IPWireless technology in the 3.4 GHz...

Vivato launches Wi-Fi base station using smart antenna technology

SAN FRANCISCO-Vivato launched the VP2200, an 802.11g indoor Wi-Fi base station.The solution features Vivato's smart antenna technology based on its PacketSteering technology, which it...

Court rules against Symbol subsidiary

HOLTSVILLE, N.Y.-Symbol Technologies Inc. said a court has ruled against its subsidiary, Telxon, in favor of Smart Media for about $218 million, plus interest.Symbol...

DoCoMo hits profits on declining forecasts

TOKYO-Japanese mobile carrier NTT DoCoMo Inc. reported slightly increased year-on-year operating income for the fiscal year ending March 31, but predicted a decline in...

BMW showcases HP-powered Wi-Fi system

MUNICH, Germany-Hewlett-Packard and BMW joined forces this week at HP's ENSA@work event in Munich to unveil a car equipped with its own 802.11-based wireless...

Naked news women coming to wireless devices

How's this for a blockbuster business plan: wireless streaming video combined with the day's top news combined with naked women? At least that's the...

Verizon Wireless to sell updated LG phone

SAN DIEGO-Verizon Wireless said it will sell the new VX4600 from LG Electronics Co. Ltd., which features a color screen, text messaging and support...

State regulators release intercarrier compensation principles

WASHINGTON-As various industry segments try to develop a new compensation regime for carrying calls, state regulators Wednesday released goals and principles of any...

Smart-phone market continues rise

New research shows the market for smart phones and converged devices continued to increase in the first quarter, with Nokia Corp. claiming the top...

Rival groups come together on MMS interoperability

BELLEVUE, Wash.-Trade groups 3G Americas and the CDMA Development Group released technical specifications to allow GSM subscribers to send picture messages to CDMA users....

Report finds wireless capex levels stabilizing

NEW YORK-Wireless capital expenditure in the United States for 2003 edged out its wireline counterpart, highlighting an onset of stability in the industry after...

M1 to begin music recognition service

SINGAPORE-Following a similar launch from U.S. carrier AT&T Wireless Services Inc. last month, Singapore's MobileOne announced plans to begin tomorrow a music recognition service...

UWB Forum signs members, signals support for CSM

WASHINGTON-The Ultra-Wideband Forum said it has signed 30 members and is undergoing talks with several major corporate supporters to join.The forum, which has been...

Siemens snags $241M UMTS contract in Norway

MUNICH, Germany-Siemens AG said it will be the sole supplier for a GSM and third-generation network in Norway for NetCom under a six-year $241...

Cisco unveils module to integrate Wi-Fi, wireline

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Cisco Systems Inc. said it has unveiled a new module that integrates wireless local area network with wireline, supporting up to 300...

ITU focus group to tackle next-gen standards

GENEVA-The International Telecommunication Union said its standardization arm plans to create a focus group that will produce global standards for next-generation networks. The focus...
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