Monthly Archives: June, 2004

Sprint to lay off 1,100

Sprint Corp. announced it would lay off up to 1,100 employees in its Sprint Business Solutions division, including up to 850 SBS employees and...

HP to launch iPAQ with GSM/GPRS support

It appears Hewlett-Packard Co. is gearing up to enter the smart-phone market with a new iPAQ personal digital assistant that features a quad-band GSM/GPRS...

PalmOne names Colligan president

MILPITAS, Calif.-PalmOne Inc. announced Handspring Inc. alumnus Ed Colligan will serve as the company's new president. Colligan was formerly PalmOne's senior vice president and...

Siemens unveils call-routing application

BOCA RATON, Fla.-Siemens AG said it has unveiled a software application that allows subscribers to filter and route voice calls and voice messages in...

Broadcom acquires Zyray Wireless

IRVINE, Calif.-Broadcom Corp. said it has signed an agreement to acquire Zyray Wireless Inc. Zyray makes a semiconductor product called Spinnerchip for the baseband...

ABI explores VoWi-Fi market potential

OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-Voice-over-Wi-Fi holds potential for both wireless local area network switch vendors and chip makers, according to new research from ABI Research.WLAN switch...

Nextel Peru contracts Lucent for service management

LIMA, Peru-Lucent Technologies Inc. said it has won a contract to provide Nextel Peru with managed services for its multi-vendor networks.Nextel Peru, which has...

TeliaSonera launches Sony's streaming music service

HELSINKI, Finland-Finnish wireless carrier TeliaSonera announced it launched a streaming music service from Sony Corp., following up on an agreement between the two companies...

AWS begins Wi-Fi service in train stations

REDMOND, Wash.-Fulfilling an agreement announced earlier this year, AT&T Wireless Services Inc. said it has begun offering Wi-Fi service in six train stations along...

Infonxx reports $44M investment

BETHLEHEM, Pa.-Directory assistance and information services provider Infonxx announced it received a $44 million investment from Technology Crossover Ventures.Proceeds will be used for technology...

Cingular enhances university coverage

MURRAY, Ky.-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. has activated a new cell site on the Murray State University campus to provide enhanced coverage and capacity there and...

First Avenue to lease spectrum to Pass Word

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.-First Avenue Networks, holder of an expansive spectrum portfolio, announced wireless Internet service provider Pass Word Inc. will use licensed spectrum from First...

Lucent signs three Asian contracts

SINGAPORE-Lucent Technologies Inc. flexed its muscles at the CommunicAsia trade show with a series of contracts with Indian, Vietnamese and Korean operators.In India, Lucent...

Siemens releases GSM/GPRS module with EDGE capability

SINGAPORE-Siemens AG said it has rolled out what it describes as the first GSM/GPRS module with integrated EDGE technology for high-speed data transfer.The product,...

Verizon enables text messaging to more countries

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless, which is partly owned by U.K.-based Vodafone Group plc, said it has expanded the reach of its international text messaging service...

Alcatel, Intrado partner to deliver MMS suite to carriers

DALLAS-Alcatel and Intrado Inc. together announced they will provide the Alcatel Multimedia Messaging Services product suite to wireless carriers using Intrado's hosted service facilities....

P-Cube offers DRM application

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-P-Cube Inc., which provides programmable Internet Protocol service control platforms, announced its enhanced mobile service application.Encharge 2.1 allows operators to protect copyrighted content...

Microtune, Broadcom settle patent dispute

PLANO, Texas-Microtune Inc. and Broadcom Corp. said they have agreed to settle all outstanding patent and antitrust litigation outstanding between the companies.Terms of the...

Public safety expresses support for Consensus Plan, blasts Verizon Wireless

WASHINGTON-The public-safety advocates of the Consensus Plan told the Federal Communications Commission that statements made by Verizon Wireless are misleading."Verizon continues to repeat claims...

Ericsson announces series of global contracts

Wireless gear supplier L.M. Ericsson announced a series of contracts around the world, assuring its place as the world's premier infrastructure player.In the context...

Company detects virus that can affect Symbian phones

Information security company Kaspersky Labs said it has detected a new computer worm that can affect Symbian-based smart phones. Although the software firm said...

Nokia licenses NTP e-mail, paves way for U.S. product release

Nokia Corp. announced a new licensing deal with NTP Inc. for wireless e-mail technology, a move that paves the way for Nokia to sell...

LG adds GSM phones to Cingular line-up

SAN DIEGO-LG Electronics Co. Ltd. announced it will offer two new mobile phones through Cingular Wireless, further expanding the company's push into the GSM...

Aptilo merges with Birdstep division

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Aptilo Networks has merged with Birdstep Technology's IP Zone division in an effort to further its position as a public wireless local area...

Roadpost extends services to Greece

TORONTO-Roadpost Inc. announced its oneRoam Country service is now available for travelers to Greece.OneRoam Country, available to rental and subscription customers, includes priced airtime...
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