Monthly Archives: July, 2004

CellStar, Brightpoint to sell Voq phone

VANCOUVER, British Columbia-Sierra Wireless said the Voq Professional Phone will be available to resellers in North America through distribution agreements with CellStar and Brightpoint...

Sprint, Audiovox team on U.S. megapixel phone

Sprint Corp. and Audiovox Corp. released the Sprint PCS Vision Picture Phone PM-8920, the United States' first megapixel camera phone.The phone features Sprint Picture...

Samsung, LG handsets push user expectations

BOSTON-Mobile handsets from Samsung Corp. and LG Electronics lead in customer satisfaction in the U.S. market, according to new research from Strategy Analytics Inc.The...

First Avenue to buy Teligent for $99M

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.-First Avenue Networks announced it plans to acquire wireless broadband service provider Teligent Inc., including its 24 GHz spectrum licenses, fixed-wireless broadband operations...

Cingular, AWS, Triton swap assets ahead of heavyweights’ merger

Tying up one of the loose ends caused by Cingular Wireless L.L.C.'s pending acquisition of AT&T Wireless Services Inc., the companies announced a multi-faceted...

Carriers request stay in Calif. bill-of-rights decision

WASHINGTON-The nation's top mobile-phone carriers have asked the California Public Utilities Commission to stay the bill-of-rights decision and asked for a rehearing of a...

Gallagher sworn in as NTIA head

WASHINGTON-Michael Gallagher has been sworn in as head of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, effectively bypassing the eight-month hold on his nomination by...

Broadband wireless suppliers ahead of game, says Probe

CEDAR KNOLLS, N.J.-Broadband wireless access equipment vendors have a head start on standards bodies in developing products ready for market, according to a new...

Study shows gals got game

BOSTON-The majority of U.S. mobile gamers are women, according to a new study from the Yankee Group that shows 58 percent of mobile gamers...

Industry applauds U.S./China trade resolution

WASHINGTON-The high-tech industry applauded the resolution of a trade dispute between the United States and China over the latter's semiconductor tax. "As...

Orange sells Danish unit to TeliaSonera

European mobile operator Orange S.A. said it will sell its 100-percent owned Danish subsidiary to Nordic operator TeliaSonera for $743 million in cash. The...

US Unwired extends pact to manage IWO

LAKE CHARLES, La.-Sprint PCS affiliate US Unwired Inc. reported that it reached an agreement with the board of directors of subsidiary IWO Holdings Inc....

Artimi snares $14M in funding

BURLINGAME, Calif.-Artimi Inc., which develops ultra wideband integrated circuits that enable high bandwidth wireless connectivity, announced it has closed on a $14 million Series...

Nortel may try to reclaim execs’ bonuses

WASHINGTON-Nortel Network Corp.'s mounting accounting problems continued last week, as a New York law firm announced it was investigating the Canadian telecom equipment giant...

Cingular/AWS tie-up plans test bed for gov’t

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission's thorough review of Cingular Wireless L.L.C.'s $41 billion play for AT&T Wireless Services Inc. represents a new level of merger...

FCC eases restrictions on mergers between rural carriers

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission modified several of its spectrum rules hoping that wireless services can be made more readily available, but its decision to...

Nextel silent on $5B offer at 800 MHz

WASHINGTON-Nextel Communications Inc. remains silent as to whether it plans to accept a government offer to pay $5 billion in cash and spectrum to...

CTIA urges FCC to open NextWave spectrum bidding to national carriers

WASHINGTON-The Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association Thursday urged the Federal Communications Commission to open the bidding to all companies for the recently returned spectrum...

Vodafone Sweden begins consumer 3G services

Vodafone Sweden launched multimedia consumer services via its UMTS-based network in Sweden along with promotional rate plans that include up to 120 free minutes...

LogicaCMG joins Microsoft software mobility program

LONDON-LogicaCMG will become a member of the Microsoft Mobility Partner Advisory Council (MPAC), a program that encourages Microsoft Corp. partners to create software solutions...

Bill would give regulators VoIP oversight, compensate Bells for making connection

WASHINGTON-New legislation introduced by Reps. Cliff Stearns (R-Fla.) and Rick Boucher (D-Va.) would give federal regulators unfettered oversight of Voice-over-Internet-Protocol applications, while requiring service...

DoCoMo offers first handset for m-wallet

TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo Inc. said it planned to launch its mobile wallet service using the mova P506iC handset July 10.The new service and smart-card handsets...

Airbee opens development center in India

ROCKVILLE, Md.-Airbee Wireless Inc., which develops intelligent software for wireless voice, data and video communications, announced it has opened a new development center in...

Access to provide 3G technology to Datang

BEIJING-Internet access technology provider Access announced it will provide Datang Mobile Communications Equipment Co. Ltd. with technology to enable advanced mobile services over China's...

Pegasus picks up 3 towers

BECKLEY, W.V.-Pegasus Tower Co. Ltd. has acquired three wireless communications sites from New York-based A.P. Cell Towers, a division of Apollo Real Estate Advisors.The...
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