Monthly Archives: May, 2004

Chinese data market matures with acquisitions

Long-distance carrier Elephant Talk Communications Inc. announced it purchased Chinese wireless messaging company General System Technology Ltd., known as WestSMS. Terms of the deal...

MVNO agreements span Atlantic: AT&T to resell Sprint, BT to resell Vodafone

Mobile virtual network operator agreements sprung up on both sides of the Atlantic this morning, with two wireline providers overlooking their former wireless subsidiaries...

Action Engine supports Microsoft's MLS

REDMOND, Wash.-Action Engine Corp., which provides the Advanced Data Services (ADS) platform to wireless operators, announced support for Microsoft's MapPoint Location Server (MLS). Integrating...

Sprint Canada readies broadband wireless trial

TORONTO-Sprint Canada Inc. announced a service trial of a broadband wireless network from the venture between Inukshuk Internet Inc., Allstream Inc. and NR Communications...

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...

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,...

Lucent scores $120M in Chinese CDMA work

BEIJING-In a move that will ramp up its market share in CDMA technology, Lucent Technologies Inc. has signed contracts worth more than $120 million...

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...

Agilent posts strong quarterly results

PALO ALTO, Calif.-Agilent Technologies Inc. said its second fiscal quarter 2004 results reflect the highest order and revenue levels of the past three years.Orders...

US Unwired provides guidance

LAKE CHARLES, La.-Sprint PCS affiliate US Unwired Inc. provided full-year guidance excluding its IWO Holdings Inc. subsidiary, calling for total revenues of between $405...

Bush report aims to combat standards-based trade barriers

WASHINGTON-The Bush administration today released a new report on how the United States can combat standards-related trade barriers, a hot-button issue that has caused...

Greek ISP chooses Proxim, Nomadix for Olympic hot-spot solution

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Greek wireless Internet service provider ACISgroup has chosen a public hot-spot solution from Proxim Corp. and Nomadix for deployment at Athens hotels and...

CPUC rejects carriers' request for vote delay

WASHINGTON-The California Public Utilities Commission has rejected a request by mobile-phone carriers for additional time to comment on two new proposals for a telecom...

Leap 1Q results show financial improvement, customer growth

After nearly a year of financial turmoil, Leap Wireless International Inc. reported post-reorganization first-quarter financial results highlighted by an improved financial position and customer...

FCC opens RF interference testing chamber

Columbia, Md.-FCC Chairman Michael Powell Tuesday morning officially opened the Federal Communications Commission's new $750,000 anechoic-no echo-chamber, which will give the FCC the ability...

CellStar to delay China IPO

CARROLLTON, Texas-CellStar Corp., which provides handset logistics and distribution to carriers, said it will delay its planned initial public offering in China due to...

Ericsson licenses Bluetooth software to Wavecom

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Ericsson Technology Licensing has signed an agreement with Wavecom S.A. for Bluetooth software.Under the agreement, Wavecom will embed the Ericsson Core Bluetooth Software...

Bill-of-rights brawl looming at CPUC

WASHINGTON-As the California Public Utilities Commission heads toward a vote next week on three bills of rights for telecom consumers, a contentious four-year proceeding...

As games biz grows, it shrinks

Two years ago, the wireless gaming market in the United States comprised a few tiny start-ups selling a handful of black-and-white, text-based games. The...

MSV looks for first-to-market advantage with hybrid MSS

WASHINGTON-Mobile Satellite Ventures, despite legal and regulatory challenges, is aggressively moving forward with its business plan and appears poised to be first to market...

Tit for tat as Nextel, CTIA clash on re-banding

WASHINGTON-FCC Chairman Michael Powell hinted Thursday that Nextel Communications Inc. may yet be willing to accept spectrum in the 2.1 GHz band instead of...

Camera-phone bill heads to House floor

WASHINGTON-A bill that would make invasive use of camera phones and other imaging devices on federal property a crime is headed to the House...

Ricochet reinvents again to focus on gov't users

DENVER-High-speed wireless Internet service provider Ricochet Networks Inc. has once again revised its business model and now plans to sell its service to municipalities...

Chip industry humming along

Other than worries among chipmakers over Cisco System Inc.'s quarterly earnings, the sector continues to purr with good news. However, some analysts caution against...

Rohn re-opens Peoria plant under Radian

A grand opening last week marked the coming together of two seasoned wireless tower equipment companies. The festivities commemorated the re-opening of Rohn Industries...
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