Monthly Archives: August, 2004

Western Wireless expands coverage with Harris radios

RESEARCH TRIANGLE, N.C.-Western Wireless Corp. has selected Harris Corp. to supply radios to expand its network capacity.The provider of rural wireless communications will use...

Aplix acquires Java provider

Java technology platform provider Aplix Corp. has acquired iaSolution Inc., a provider of Java-embedded solutions in China and Taiwan.Upon closing of the transaction, iaSolution...

Nextel to offer wireless service to TVA

RESTON, Va.-Nextel Communications Inc. and its affiliate Nextel Partners Inc. signed a 10-year agreement with the Tennessee Valley Authority to provide wireless service at...

Nokia partners with MLB for wireless content

NEW YORK-Nokia Corp. has teamed with Major League Baseball to bring audio broadcasts, real-time scoring and streaming video to wireless handsets.The service, which is...

Wayport raises $20M for acquisitions, further deployments

Wayport inc. announced it has raised $20 million through a private placement that it plans to use for strategic acquisitions and to accelerate deployments...

Qwest reports wireless revenue drop

Qwest Communications International Inc. reported a 16-percent drop in second-quarter wireless revenues from $153 million in 2003 to $128 million this year, despite what...

Rockstar evolves to Aramova with new wireless focus

SAN FRANCISCO-Rockstar Software has announced a new vision of seamless mobility for Internet services, and to promote that vision, the company has changed its...

Global Locate offers A-GPS package

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Global Locate Inc. said it has introduced a single package assisted global positioning system product known as Stingray, which incorporates the company's...

Nokia to supply GSM gear in Indonesia

ESPOO, Finland-Nokia Corp. said it won a contract to supply GSM equipment to expand the networks of carrier Indosat of Indonesia, covering East Java,...

Panera says Wi-Fi exceeding its expectations

ST. LOUIS-Expanding Wi-Fi's presence in non-traditional locations, Panera Bread Co. said it has equipped 325 of its retail locations in 27 states with free...

Gizmondo acquires game developer

LONDON-Manufacturer Gizmondo Europe Ltd. has acquired European game developer Indie Studios for about $8 million in stock of Gizmondo parent company Tiger Telematics Inc.,...

Study finds positives in wireless directory-assistance database

The creation of a mobile directory-assistance database could mean billions in revenue within the next four years, according to a report released Tuesday."Adding Mobile...

Cocoa Beach rolls out wireless broadband with Mesh Networks

MAITLAND, Fla.-Mesh Networks Inc. and Scientel America announced that the City of Cocoa Beach has rolled out live mobile broadband services based on Mesh...

PalmOne releases accessories line

MILPITAS, Calif.-Playing on personalization, palmOne Inc. released palmOne persona, a line of accessories for palmOne handhelds and smart phones.The accessory line will debut with...

CFA says AWS/Cingular merger will dilute intermodal competition

WASHINGTON-The Consumer Federation of America is quietly circulating a white paper arguing against the $41 billion merger of AT&T Wireless Services Inc. and Cingular...

Motorola, Apple partner to bring iTunes wireless

Apple Computer Inc. last week announced it will further its foray into the wireless world by allowing its downloadable iTunes to play on Motorola...

Televigation location app helps users find cheap gas

Nextel subscribers may soon use their cell phones as divining rods to find cheap gas.Televigation, a California-based provider of location-based services for mobile users,...

Sprint to offer joint Wi-Fi/1x access

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Just over a year after launching its Wi-Fi initiative, Sprint Corp. reported that it will enable customers to access both its CDMA2000...

Verizon Wireless expands to Sin City with EV-DO service

LAS VEGAS-Increasing its presence in the wireless high-speed data game, Verizon Wireless launched its CDMA2000 1x EV-DO BroadbandAccess service in Las Vegas, providing users...

MetroPCS postpones IPO

DALLAS-Citing a pending review of previously filed financial statements, MetroPCS Inc. said it is postponing its initial public offering, which was expected to raise...

FCC’s 24 GHz auction nets $216,000

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission's auction of 24 GHz licenses started and ended last week after four rounds, netting more than $216,000 for seven licenses...

Working together

Small wireless carriers want to offer their customers the same advanced services the big companies offer theirs. But since the economics of innovation are...

ZTE to draft two ITU next-gen QoS standards

BEIJING-Chinese telecom supplier ZTE Corp. said it was chosen by the International Telecommunication Union to draft two international standards aimed at shaping the world

KDDI to work with Toshiba, Hitachi on fuel-cell batteries

TOKYO-Japanese mobile carrier KDDI Corp. announced an agreement with Toshiba Corp. and Hitachi Ltd. to cooperate on research into compact fuel-cell batteries for mobile...

Legislator discusses interoperability, homeland security, cybersecurity

WASHINGTON-Interoperability is not easy, but it is something that needs to happen and it is something Congress is concerned about, said Rep. Mac Thornberry...
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