Monthly Archives: June, 2004

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,...

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....

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...

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...

Experts warn cybersecurity threat is real

WASHINGTON-"The cybersecurity threat is real. The vulnerabilities are extensive, and the time for action is now," said Bob Dix, staff director of the House...

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...

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...

Mforma scores $44M in first-round funding

KIRKLAND, Wash.-Wireless content and entertainment company Mforma Group Inc. announced it scored a whopping $44 million in venture funding in its first institutional round....

Nokia market share drops amid healthy handset sales in Q1

STAMFORD, Conn.-The worldwide market for mobile phones continues to swell, as new research shows handset makers sold 153 million devices in the first quarter....

Verizon, Cingular expand networks

DALLAS-Verizon Wireless and Cingular Wireless L.L.C. announced network expansions. Verizon Wireless will provide additional coverage in the Northeast, while Cingular customers will see better...

Georgia newest state to form wireless group

A regional wireless industry association could be coming to a neighborhood near you. A movement is afoot in the wireless industry, and the tower...

Service allows U.K. customers to book flights with mobiles

LONDON-Online travel firm ebookers has launched a mobile service allowing U.K. customers to book flights via their mobile phones. Users will be able to...

Access releases dynamic menu for user interfaces

SAN DIEGO-Wireless Internet browser vendor Access announced its new NetFront Dynamic Menu, which the company said allows wireless carriers to remotely update the user...

Australia's Telstra licenses DoCoMo i-mode technology

SYDNEY, Australia-Australia's leading wireless carrier said it will license i-mode technology from NTT DoCoMo Inc. in the Japanese carrier's ninth partnership for the wireless...

Business Briefs

Western Wireless Corp. subsidiary Cellular One said it completed the expansion of its CDMA 1x network upgrades in Arkansas, Nevada and Texas following upgrades...

E-rate program vulnerable to abuse

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission's inspector general last week warned lawmakers that a $2.25 billion government program subsidizing wireline and wireless Internet links for schools...

Telenor orders EDGE network

OSLO, Norway-Norwegian mobile carrier Telenor Mobil said it is upgrading its GSM network with EDGE technology, although it emphasized that EDGE is not a...

Music, wireless intersect to tune in on revenues

"You just heard `Turn off the lights' by Frank de Jojo."For $1 per message, wireless users in the United States can identify virtually any...

FCC carves out 200 MHz for broadband deployment

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission last week opened up a huge swath of spectrum for wireless broadband services, creating incentives for businesses to invest in...

Congress probes spectrum management issues

WASHINGTON-Five percent of the nation's broadcasters are holding the nation hostage by refusing to give back their spectrum, which has been allocated to public...

They're playing our song

At the advent of every new industry, people simply cannot predict how the industry will evolve. VCRs were supposed to be used only to...

Calif. bill would force carriers to make wireless directory opt-in

WASHINGTON-A bill introduced in the California State Assembly would require mobile-phone carriers to obtain expressed written consent of subscribers in separate contracts before their...

Leap to add data, roaming to try to entice customers

With competitors cannibalizing and usurping its once unique position in the wireless industry, Leap Wireless International Inc. said it plans to emerge from Chapter...

Auctions, magic asterisk and the triumph over malaise

The nation's capital ordinarily would have been aflame in controversy last week over Solicitor General Ted Olson's decision not to invite the Supreme Court...
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