Monthly Archives: May, 2004

Verizon Wireless bets on multiplayer poker game

RALEIGH, N.C.-Wireless application company Summus Inc. launched its new "Phil Hellmuth's Texas Hold 'Em" multiplayer poker game, which is available on Verizon Wireless' application...

Canadians show interest in home networks

BOSTON-Home networking may become yet another battleground for service providers attempting to acquire and retain customers, according to recent results of the Yankee Group's...

Saudi wireless operator to see first competition in July

LONDON-State-run Saudi Arabian operator Saudi Telecom Co. is set to be joined by a competitor in the GSM market by July. The license for...

Adelstein, CTIA say Nextel late in raising 2.1 GHz concerns

WASHINGTON-FCC Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein Thursday morning said he found Nextel Communications Inc.'s complaints about the 2.1 GHz band unusual because the carrier did not...

Cyberhand to move Meta4hand display technology through its sales channel

EDMONTON, Alberta-Cyberhand Technologies Inc. announced it will sell Meta4hand Inc.'s display technology through its sales channels, which include retail outlets like Staples and Comp...

Novatel reports $7M in new UMTS orders

SAN DIEGO-Novatel Wireless Inc., which provides wireless broadband access solutions, said it received more than $7 million in new orders from existing customers.The orders...

Access Co. upgrades browser software for Series 60

TOKYO-Access Co. Ltd., which provides mobile content delivery and Internet access technologies, said an upgraded version of its NetFront v3.1 browser software for Series...

Preferred Voice chooses Microsoft alum as CEO

DALLAS-Speech application solution provider Preferred Voice Inc. said it has appointed former Microsoft executive Latif Nathani chairman and chief executive officer and has raised...

Sprint to sell LG clamshell phone for $50

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint announced it will sell the new LG Electronics Co. Ltd. VI-5225 clamshell phone for $50 after rebates.The companies describe the phone...

Digitalpath, EarthLink partner to bring broadband to California markets

Wireless broadband service provider Digitalpath Networks has partnered with national Internet service provider EarthLink Inc. to target customers in the areas surrounding Chico, Sacramento...

Zapp to bring BREW apps. to Europe

Qualcomm Inc. announced its BREW application download service will be available in Europe through a new deal with CDMA 450 MHz operator Zapp in...

Wireless gear demand dropped 12% in 2003: Siemens closes in on Nokia

Delays in deploying third-generation networks combined with an overall slow economy helped create a 12-percent drop in demand for wireless equipment last year, according...

Guamcell chooses Motorola for network upgrade including PoC

TAMUNING, Guam-Guamcell Communications selected Motorola Inc.'s Global Telecom Solutions Sector to install Push-To-Talk over Cellular technology and to upgrade the carrier's network.According to the...

ActiveTag RFID solution installed at multiple sites

DALLAS-Axcess International Inc., which provides radio frequency identification (RFID) solutions for security and asset management purposes, announced several new applications for its ActiveTag system...

Telefonica Moviles to pay $1B for Chilean operator

MADRID, Spain-Telefonica Moviles, one of the leaders in the Latin American wireless industry, said it will acquire 100 percent of the shares of Chilean...

Rural Cellular, Amdocs sign CRM, billing agreement

ST. LOUIS-Rural Cellular Cop. said it has inked a multi-year managed services agreement with Amdocs to provide the company with an integrated customer relationship...

Wireless carriers file emergency motion in California

WASHINGTON-Mobile-phone carriers filed an emergency motion with the California Public Utilities Commission, asking the agency to overrule Commissioner Carl Wood's denial of industry's request...

Wi-Fi sees first major setback with Cometa shutdown

The once hailed Wi-Fi company Cometa Networks Inc., originally backed by power players AT&T, IBM and Intel, has shut down its network due to...

BMW to use Sprint's network for marketing campaign

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-BMW of North America L.L.C. said it is using Sprint PCS' wireless data network to connect kiosks the company is deploying throughout...

Sendia launches with enterprise application focus

Sendia Corp. has developed a business model around bringing existing wireless enterprise applications to market."We're not an application developer ourselves," explained Alex Klyce, Sendia's...

AWS merger approved by 65% of shareholders

AT&T Wireless Services Inc. reported that 65 percent of all outstanding shareholders have approved the company's pending $41 billion acquisition by Cingular Wireless L.L.C.,...

InfoSonics announces IPO

SAN DIEGO-Handset distribution company InfoSonics Corp. said it plans to sell 2 million shares for between $5.50 and $6.50 per share in its upcoming...

Sirific Wireless closes $17M in financing

SANTA ROSA, Calif.-Sirific Wireless Corp., a radio-frequency transceiver company, closed its series B financing of $17 million. TD Capital Ventures led the funding. Intel...

LG taps Mindspeed for CDMA2000 gear

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.-Semiconductor solutions company Mindspeed Technologies Inc. said it has signed a deal with LG Electronics Ltd.LG will use Mindspeed's 8-port CX28229 and...

Lufthansa launches in-flight Wi-Fi service

SEATTLE-Connexion by Boeing, a unit of The Boeing Co. and Lufthansa German Airlines, launched its commercial airline Wi-Fi service on a flight from Munich,...
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