Monthly Archives: July, 2004

TelePlus launches MVNO service using AWS network

TelePlus Enterprises Inc.'s TelePlus Wireless Corp. subsidiary announced it will launch the TelePlus mobile virtual network operator to run on AT&T Wireless Services Inc.'s...

Handset vendors are topping carriers in consumer loyalty

BOSTON-Wireless operators are losing a multibillion-dollar battle for customer loyalty to handset manufacturers, Massachusetts-based Strategy Analytics said.Research from the company's Wireless Network Strategies service...

Clearpath to provide LSSi 411 service to VoIP, wireless customers

BURLINGTON, Mass.-Clearpath Communications said it will provide LSSi Inc.'s Easy411 Directory Assistance service to its Voice over Internet Protocol customers.The company also said it...

3G Americas: EDGE commitments exceed 100

BELLEVUE, Wash.-Once considered a technology with little future, EDGE networks currently number more than 100, according to industry association 3G Americas. The group said...

Puerto Rican operator completes Phase II deployment

ANNAPOLIS, Md.-MoviStar Puerto Rico has completed the initial deployment of Phase II E911 services via technology from Telecommunication Systems Inc. MoviStar is certified by...

Shentel’s wireless revenue up 23 percent

EDINBURG, Va.-Sprint PCS affiliate Shenandoah Telecommunications Co. said its second-quarter revenues grew by 20.6 percent from the same quarter last year to $30 million,...

ComCARE releases RFP for alpha version of EPAD

WASHINGTON-The Communications for Coordinated Assistance and Response to Emergencies (ComCARE) Alliance Wednesday issued a request for proposals for the alpha version its emergency provider...

Samsung posts $2.7B profit on strong phone sales

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. posted $2.71 billion in overall net income for the second quarter of 2004, citing strong sales in its semiconductor, LCD...

Council Tree disagrees with CTIA on NextWave re-auction

WASHINGTON-Council Tree Communications Inc., an investment company that identifies telecom business opportunities for minorities and women, told the Federal Communications Commission late Thursday to...

Freescale shares priced at $13

AUSTIN, TEXAS-Freescale Semiconductor Inc. and parent company Motorola Inc. Friday announced the initial public offering of 121,621,622 shares of Freescale Semiconductor Class A common...

UWB standards deadlock continues

The standards deadlock over ultra-wideband technology between the Multiband OFDM Alliance and the Direct Sequence UWB Forum continued at the IEEE conference this week....

Qualcomm demos in-flight cell-phone service

Qualcomm Inc. successfully tested an in-cabin voice communications system using CDMA mobile phones, the company announced Thursday.Passengers, including reporters and government representatives, were able...

APCO voices concerns on E911 via VoIP

WASHINGTON-Just days before the Senate Commerce Committee is scheduled to consider the VoIP Regulatory Freedom Act of 2004, public-safety officials were urged Thursday by...

Nextel secures $4B credit facility

RESTON, Va.-Nextel Communications Inc. announced it has entered a new five-year $4 billion revolving credit facility, increasing the company's borrowing capacity by $1.4 billion...

Intel earnings jump

LOS ANGELES-Intel Corp. this week reported a quarterly net profit of $1.76 billion, or 27 cents per share, compared with $896 million, or 14...

Verizon teams with Smith Micro on access management tool

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Smith Micro Software Inc. will provide support for Verizon Wireless' new VZAccess Manager, the two companies announced Friday.Using technology from Smith Micro, VZAccess...

SRS Industries adds engineering division

LOS ANGELES-SRS Industries Inc., which provides transmission infrastructure equipment, said it has added an engineering services division to its company.The company provides project management,...

Report: AT&T tests Wi-Fi with Calif. utility

MENLO PARK, Calif.-AT&T Corp. and Pacific Gas and Electric Co. are testing wireless broadband for delivering high-speed Internet access to consumers in Menlo Park,...

Multiple impacts cause CellStar revenues to decline

CARROLLTON, Texas-CellStar Corp.'s second-quarter financial results reflected declining revenues across all three of its regions.Revenues for the second quarter totaled $345.4 million, down from...

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,...

Nokia sees slight drop in handset share

HELSINKI-Nokia Corp. reported modest second-quarter results with a 14-percent jump in net profits in a period that witnessed a slight dip in its handset...

Wi-Fi health lawsuit dropped

WASHINGTON-The nation's first Wi-Fi health lawsuit has been withdrawn by parents of Illinois school children, continuing the trend of failed litigation alleging health risks...

Settlement reached in driver distraction case

WASHINGTON-A settlement has been reached in a lawsuit against a North Carolina firm and its former driver who while reaching for a fallen cell...

Mexico carriers bolster offerings

MEXICO CITY-Grupo Iusacell said it has agreed to integrate Qualcomm's BREW offering into its CDMA system. This will allow the carrier's customers to access...

Sony Ericsson, Audiovox post strong 2Q financials

TOKYO-Second-quarter financial earnings released today by Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB and Audiovox Corp. offered further insight into how 2004 might pan out for...
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