Monthly Archives: August, 2004

Dorf named to lead Navini Networks

RICHARDSON, Texas-Wireless broadband company Navini Networks Inc. announced Roger Dorf has been named president and chief executive officer.Dorf, formerly CEO of Celite Systems, succeeds...

Gizmondo launches fund to spur game development

LONDON-Gizmondo Europe Ltd. has created a "new game innovation fund" to financially support emerging developers looking to produce games for the forthcoming Gizmondo gaming...

Group urges lawmakers to overturn FCC 800 MHz decision: CTIA attempts to make amends with public safety

WASHINGTON-The First Response Coalition seized the heightened terror alerts in New York and Washington and the recently released 9/11 Commission report to once again...

Telefonica Moviles Peru selects Fair Isaac roaming product

MINNEAPOLIS-Fair Isaac Corp. said Telefonica Moviles Peru, the largest wireless services provider in Peru, selected Fair Isaac's RoamEx roamer data exchanger to gain near-real-time...

THQ signs Pixar deal for movie-themed content

EMERYVILLE, Calif.-THQ Inc. has signed an exclusive deal that gives the independent game publisher interactive rights to four upcoming Pixar Animation Studios animated films.Under...

Aether reports loss, revenue dip

Aether Systems Inc. reported another financial loss with a dip in revenue for the quarter ended June 30, underscoring the company's struggles.In its second-quarter...

FCC approves Leap license changes

Leap Wireless International Inc. reported that the Federal Communications Commission issued an order approving the change of control of its wireless licenses, which will...

Triton PCS disappoints with quarterly subscriber loss

Triton PCS Holdings Inc. reported a disappointing loss of 833 subscribers during the second quarter of 2004, which was well below analyst expectations of...

Ericsson signs $27M contract in China

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson signed a GSM expansion contract with Chongqing Mobile Communications Co. to supply infrastructure equipment with EDGE capability under a $27 million...

Survey examines enterprise mobile-phone procurement process

NEW YORK-More than half of U.S. employees are unhappy with their companies' procurement policies, according to research from Accenture.Fifty-eight percent of 150 respondents to...

Boingo Wireless partners for Greek hot-spot coverage

SANTA MONICA, Calif.-Boingo Wireless and Greek Internet service provider OTEnet S.A. have partnered to connect dozens of Wi-Fi hot spots in Greece via the...

Airpath partners with Tropos for city Wi-Fi

WALTHAM, Mass.-Airpath Wireless Inc. and Tropos Networks Inc. said they have formed a strategic and technology partnership to deploy Wi-Fi and roaming access across...

Bsquare exits device manufacturing business

Wireless company Bsquare Corp. announced it has stopped manufacturing its Power Handheld hardware device and restructured its Power Handheld business unit to focus solely...

T-Mobile offers new Samsung slider camera phone

DALLAS-Samsung Telecommunications America and T-Mobile USA Inc. announced the launch of the slider SGH-d415 camera phone.The new phone slides up to reveal its oversized...

Survey finds three-fourths of monthly wireless minutes go unused

MIAMI-Seventy-eight percent of the wireless minutes paid for by consumers go unused on a monthly basis, according to recent analysis from TNS Telecoms.Additionally, the...

Gates, Barrett to headline CES

ARLINGTON, Va.-The Consumer Electronics Association announced Bill Gates, chairman and chief software architect of Microsoft Corp., and Craig Barrett, chief executive officer of Intel...

Madison Dearborn Partners to sell 6M shares of Nextel Partners

KIRKLAND, Wash.-Nextel Partners Inc. today announced said Madison Dearborn Partners will sell 6 million shares of Nextel Partners' Class A common stock. These shares,...

FCC acts to hasten DTV transition: But passes on setting end date

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission Wednesday adopted rules designed to hasten the transition to digital TV, but did not say how it plans to handle...

Verizon, Cingular boost messaging offerings

Verizon Wireless and Cingular Wireless L.L.C. customers will have access to e-mail and instant messaging on their handsets, thanks to two new agreements.Verizon, the...

Wireless Facilities revises quarterly results, attracts ratings downgrades

In a picture resembling Nortel Networks Ltd.'s struggles and triumphs, Wireless Facilities Inc. is revising its quarterly results and attracting ratings downgrades just as...

T-Mobile USA tops Verizon Wireless in customer-care survey

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn.-T-Mobile USA Inc. bested two-time winner Verizon Wireless in a recent report on customer care quality. T-Mobile achieved an A ranking in...

Alamosa Holdings enjoys 24-percent revenue increase

LUBBOCK, Texas-Sprint PCS affiliate Alamosa Holdings Inc. reported a 24.4-percent increase in total revenues during the second quarter from $155.4 million last year to...

WiLAN demos W-OFDM technology

CALGARY-WiLAN Inc. said it has successfully demonstrated its solution known as LIBRA 5800, which operates in a full mobility solution, including high-speed and seamless...

Cell phones on back-to-school shopping lists: Most teens have purchase influence

STAMFORD, Conn.-Back-to-school shopping includes more than pencils and notebooks these days. A new study shows junior and senior high-school students have consumer electronics, including...

Bush appoints Majoras to fill FTC chair as Muris set to depart

WASHINGTON-President George W. Bush went around Congress again and appointed Deborah Majoras to be the chairman of the Federal Trade Commission, as FTC Chairman...
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