Monthly Archives: July, 2004

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...

LG hits record sales in 2Q

SEOUL, South Korea-LG Electronics Inc. said it hit record sales in the second quarter of 2004, recording $5.2 million in total sales, representing a...

Midwest Wireless to launch CellStar’s Web viewer

CARROLLTON, Texas-CellStar Corp. announced Midwest Wireless will be the first carrier to launch its PocketSurfer wireless Web viewer. The device uses Bluetooth technology to...

SBC expands Wi-Fi network to Caribou Coffee shops

SAN ANTONIO-SBC Communications Inc. has signed several deals in an effort to expand its FreedomLink Wi-Fi network coverage area. The company will provide hot...

Wireless further infiltrates TV channels

Wireless users can play armchair general with their mobile phones during two new History Channel shows. Enpocket, a New York-based content marketer and...

Blake sends brain-cancer suits to state court

WASHINGTON-In a stunning turnabout, U.S. District Judge Catherine Blake ruled six brain-cancer suits against the mobile-phone industry do not belong in federal court and...

Verizon Wireless to offer Motorola camera phone next month

Motorola Inc. and Verizon Wireless said the Motorola V710 1.23-megapixel camera phone is now shipping and will be available nationwide next month. Earlier this...

AWS launches UMTS in four markets

SEATTLE-Fulfilling previous announcements that it would launch UMTS-based next-generation services in a handful of markets by the end of this year, AT&T Wireless Services...

Rogers Wireless launches Sony Ericsson PC card for EDGE

TORONTO-Canadian wireless provider Rogers Wireless Inc. launched Sony Ericsson's GC82 EDGE PC Card across its network following the recent completion of its EDGE technology...

Dobson’s quarterly customer adds decrease

Dobson Communications Corp. said it added approximately 7,200 customers during the second quarter of this year, which was a drop from the 19,900 customers...

RCC to invest $160M on network upgrades

ALEXANDRIA, Minn.-Rural Cellular Corp. said it will invest $160 million on next-generation upgrades during the next two years to increase network quality and coverage.The...

AWS fails to sell Rogers Wireless stake

TORONTO-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. neglected to sell its 34-percent stake in Rogers Wireless Communications Inc. by Sunday night's deadline.AWS earlier declined to accept a...

T-Mobile U.K. packages Wi-Fi with 3G offering

LONDON-T-Mobile U.K. Monday launched third-generation service, combining its wide-area 3G network with its Wi-Fi HotSpot services.The carrier's 3G offering provides unlimited use of both...

Nokia ready to deploy CDMA2000 speech codec

SAN DIEGO-Nokia announced its CDMA2000 variable-rate multimode wideband speech codec (VMR-WB), the first wideband speech codec standard developed by 3GPP2/TIA, is ready for large-scale...

Virgin Mobile U.K. cuts planned share prices

LONDON-Virgin Mobile U.K. has cut the price of its shares in its pending initial public offering by 20 percent due to "tough market conditions,"...

NHTSA says headsets do not reduce driver risk

WASHINGTON-The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration confirmed that an upcoming government study will say hands-free headsets do not make driver use of cell phones...

Zeevo unveils Bluetooth audio processor

SANTA CLARA, Calif.-Zeevo Inc. unveiled its third-generation Bluetooth microcontroller solution that offers the transmission of CD-quality sound over wireless Bluetooth links and meets Zeevo's...

Cingular Wireless completes $3.4B GSM overlay

ORLANDO, Fla.-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. said it has completed its $3.4 billion GSM technology rollout across the country with the recent launch of services in...

Infineon reports loss due to investigation costs

FRANKFURT, Germany-German chipmaker Infineon AG had a loss of $69 million, or 8 cents per share, owing to the high cost of dealing with...

KDDI to use OTA technology from InnoPath

TOKYO-InnoPath Software, formerly DoOnGo Technologies, announced KDDI Corp. has chosen its DeltaUpgrade Plus over-the-air (OTA)-based software update solution to deliver advanced services to KDDI...

Flextronics’ shares drop on quarterly projections

SINGAPORE-Flextronics' shares dropped 8.25 percent on its projections for the company's second-quarter results, which fell lower than expected.But the company said it generated a...

Teleca extends R&D agreement with Ericsson

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Information technology services company Teleca said it has signed an agreement to renew research and development with L.M. Ericsson in areas such as...

Aura secures $11M in new funding

WILMINTON, Del.-Aura Communications Technology Inc. said it has secured an $11 million round of funding, which consists of both new funds and conversion of...

AWS, Cingular top Cell Hell customer complaint list

NEW YORK-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. led the list of consumer complaints made through Consumers Union's Escape Cell Hell Web site during the second quarter,...

Sports content wins new wireless play

Wireless consumers soon will have more sports-oriented content available through two new deals announced last week.Fans of the 2004 Olympic Games will be able...
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