Monthly Archives: July, 2004

Consumer advocates say carrier settlement with states is insufficient

WASHINGTON-Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.) and leading consumer groups said settlements reached by 32 state attorneys general with three national mobile-phone carriers on advertising and...

Billing companies merge

COPENHAGEN, Denmark-Two billing services companies, Dan Net A/S and Mach Sarl, have reached an agreement to merge their businesses.The deal is subject to regulatory...

Siemens to build GSM network in Pakistan

MUNICH, Germany-Siemens AG said it will build a GSM network for Telenor Pakistan in the southern part of the country. The value of the...

Samsung, Qualcomm ally on MDDI technology

SAN DIEGO-Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and Qualcomm Inc. said they are the first companies to deploy video-based interface technology that allows mobile phones to...

TI triples profit in 2Q results

DALLAS-Texas Instruments Inc. unveiled a second-quarter profit that tripled last year's figures, owing to strong demand for wireless handsets and its semiconductor products.TI roared...

DoCoMo’s FOMA base hits 5M

TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo Inc. said it third-generation FOMA users exceeded 5 million July 19. The carrier had 4 million 3G subscribers at the end of...

AWS rebounds with 2Q results

REDMOND, Wash.-Following a dramatic first quarter in which it lost more than 380,000 subscribers and was acquired by rival Cingular Wireless L.L.C., AT&T Wireless...

U.S. Cellular posts revenue increase

CHICAGO-U.S. Cellular Corp. posted a 10-percent increase in total revenues during the second quarter from $645.9 million last year to $712.2 million this year,...

Lucent to begin 450 MHz production in Poland

BYDGOSZCZ, Poland-Lucent Technologies Inc. said Tuesday it will begin production and systems integration capabilities for CDMA2000 base stations for the 450 MHz band at...

iPCS emerges from bankruptcy

Sprint PCS affiliate iPCS Inc. emerged from bankruptcy protection with the approval of its reorganization plan and said it has filed an application to...

Ericsson, Lucent announce strong quarterly profits

Wireless infrastructure players seem to have settled into buoyant times as quarterly profits follow quarterly profits."Confidence has returned to the industry," said Carl-Henric Svanberg,...

Telenor Interactive partners with wireless dating service

ROCKVILLE, Md.-Telenor Interactive, a provider of mobile applications and messaging services, will provide nationwide mobile connectivity for interactive voice and text services provided by...

Nextel continues solid growth

RESTON, Va.-Nextel Communications Inc. continued its strong growth pattern during the second quarter of this year adding 546,000 new customers, which was well ahead...

Nextel disables Phase II E911 on some phones due to handset glitch

A "software issue" is affecting assisted global positioning satellite (A-GPS) location services for some Motorola Inc. phones sold by Nextel Communications Inc., forcing the...

AAT lines up $325M credit facility

ST. LOUIS-AAT Communications Corp. has closed on a new $325 million senior credit facility, which it plans to use to repay debt, increase its...

Legislators charge DHS with public-safety interoperability coordination

WASHINGTON-The Department of Homeland Security needs to step up and do a better job of coordinating public-safety interoperable communications, said Rep. Christopher Shays (R-Conn.),...

Freescale spin-off hits Motorola results

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Motorola Inc.'s second-quarter 2004 earnings reflected strong year-over-year growth with the exception of a hefty net loss due to the spin-off of its...

Padcom wins public-safety customers

BETHELEM, Pa.-Padcom Inc., which provides connectivity software for mobile workers, said three public-safety agencies in the Denver area have implemented its TotalRoam mobile data...

Kneuer appointed NTIA deputy director

WASHINGTON-Wireless attorney John Kneuer has been appointed deputy director of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration. Kneuer joined the agency last October as counselor...

Wireless data demand continues despite user concerns

CHICAGO-Demand for wireless data services is growing rapidly despite consumers' fears about security, pricing and slow network speeds, according to results of a study...

Relm rejects merger offer from Wireless Age

WEST MELBOURNE, Fla.-Two-way radio manufacturer Relm Wireless Corp.'s board of directors Wednesday unanimously rejected an unsolicited merger proposal from Wireless Age Communications Inc. July...

Companies plan to unite on in-flight communications

Airbus, SITA Inc. and Tenzing announced plans to form a company to address the market for in-flight passenger communications, including the use of mobile...

TV exec argues for market-based DTV transition

WASHINGTON-A hard nationwide date for the end of the transition to digital TV will reduce the value of the spectrum to be auctioned to...

U.S. Cellular to debut Motorola’s V810 in Sept.

LIBERTYVILLE, Ill.-Motorola Inc.'s V810 phone will debut in North America with U.S. Cellular this September.The phone includes an integrated camera with a built-in picture...

Sprint PCS reports strong customer growth

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint Corp. reported that its wireless division added nearly 900,000 subscribers to its network during the second quarter of this year, including...
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