Monthly Archives: June, 2004

BREW says advantage lies in simplicity

Qualcomm Inc. and its BREW partners released a rash of announcements in conjunction with the BREW developer's conference last week. The CDMA technology pioneer...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

Vonage demos VoIP over EV-DO technology

WASHINGTON-Wireless Voice over Internet Protocol is here with the advent of Qualcomm Inc.'s CDMA2000 1x EV-DO service as deployed by Verizon Wireless, said Brooke...

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...

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...

Lucent announces 3G wins

MURRAY HILL, N.J.-Lucent Technologies Inc. showed its prowess in two third-generation technologies through two contract announcements, one for CDMA2000 1x EV-DO and the other...

HeyAnita releases Rapid Message Service

LOS ANGELES-Voice recognition company HeyAnita Inc. is moving away from its roots with a new product the company describes as "text messaging without the...

Starent signs China Unicom contract

TEWKSBURY, Mass.-Starent Networks said it has signed a contract with China Unicom to provide infrastructure to address its added subscriber base, using its ST16...

Wi-Fi system for tracking school bus riders released

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.-National Scientific Corp. has released a Wi-Fi-enabled version of its IBUS school bus passenger authentication system, which allows school districts to track and...

Kodak, Fujifilm embrace wireless

Although many agree the swift ascent of camera phones will cut into the market for digital cameras and traditional film, the camera-phone industry could...

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...

Mississippi woman seeks $15M in distracted-driving lawsuit

WASHINGTON-A Mississippi woman filed a $15 million lawsuit in state court alleging a driver talking on his cell phone ran a red light and...

Airgo's MIMO technology seeks spot in WLAN space

Described by its supporters as disruptive, MIMO (multiple in, multiple out) technology has spawned a triangle of love and suspicion.Airgo Networks, which claims to...

NextWave moves to auction New York

NextWave Telecom Inc., at one point a symbol of all that could go wrong with government auctions, is hoping to use an auction to...

SBA withdraws from intermodal LNP appeal

WASHINGTON-The Small Business Administration said late Thursday it was withdrawing from a court case that rural wireline carriers had filed against the Federal Communications...

Seattle ferry offers Wi-Fi service

SEATTLE-The Klickitat, a boat in the Washington State Ferries' fleet, has been equipped with Wi-Fi service, powered by Port Townsend, Wash.-based Mobilisa Inc., allowing...

CSI Wireless technology helps Texas police recover stolen goods

CALGARY-CSI Wireless Inc.'s Asset-Link asset-tracking hardware has been used by Texas police to recover more than $2.7 million in stolen goods, make arrests and...

Aliph releases headset for mobile phones

CARLSBAD, Calif.-Start-up Aliph released its new Jawbone headset for mobile phones, which the company said allows users to hear conversations in noisy environments. The...

General Dynamics acquires TriPoint

FALLS CHURCH, Va.-General Dynamics will acquire TriPoint Global Communications Inc., a Newton, N.C.-based privately held provider of satellite and wireless communication equipment and integration...

Northeast Asia to dominate region's broadband, says BroadGroup

LONDON-Northeast Asia will dominate future growth in the public broadband market, according to a new report from the BroadGroup. The four countries in the...
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