Monthly Archives: August, 2004

Mforma uses funds to buy FingerTwitch

BELLEVUE, Wash.-Flush from two recent successful rounds of funding, Mforma Group Inc. has acquired FingerTwitch, Inc., a San Francisco-based company that adapts games and...

TeliaSonera sells Zed to Wisdom Ent.

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-TeliaSonera may finally have found a buyer for Sonera Zed Ltd. The Finnish-Swedish operator announced that it has agreed to sell its wireless...

Nortel releases half-year financials, slashes 3,500 positions

TORONTO-Nortel Networks Ltd. unveiled some of the mysteries regarding its financial performance since the year began, coupling the figures with a restructuring plan that...

Millicom moves Central American carriers to GSM

Millicom International Cellular said its Central American wireless operations have launched GSM services in the 800 MHz band under the brand name Tigo. The...

Cingular drops future purchases of Motorola V600, but no recall in place

Motorola Inc. in a conversation with RCR Wireless News quelled rumors that Cingular Wireless L.L.C. was recalling the Motorola V600 camera phone."The phone is...

Tekelec to buy Steleus

CALABASAS, Calif.-Tekelec Inc said it has agreed to acquire Steleus Group Inc. to advance its network and service performance management capability for global reach.Tekelec...

Data adds to higher ARPU for operators

Following years of hype and financial promise, wireless data services are beginning to have a measurable impact on carrier revenues. During the recently completed...

Wireless awarded lots of loans for rural broadband

WASHINGTON-A high percentage of the loans approved for the Rural Broadband Loan Program were awarded for wireless services, said Hilda Gay Legg, administrator of...

USF fund fairness

Any third-grader will tell you that one of the most important rules of playing a game is to play fair. And any adult will...

Teens use family plans, prepaid to talk, text

Nearly half of U.S. teens who own mobile phones are on family plans, and a growing number of them are using prepaid services, according...

News Briefs

TruePosition Inc. announced an agreement to provide its Finder system to Iowa wireless carrier I Wireless. The Finder system will allow the carrier to...

VCs come back to wireless

Purse strings are loosening for wireless companies as the industry relaxes the tight fists of the past few years.In spite of the risks, venture-capital...

Rural carriers try to replace roaming $ with mixed success

Rural operators continued to wean themselves from roaming revenues during the second quarter of this year with mixed results as some have been able...

Wireless cries foul over plan to rework traffic compensation

WASHINGTON-A group of nine wireline companies, two with wireless affiliates, are proposing to radically change the way carriers compensate each other to carry traffic...

Sprint PCS adds second TV service

Sprint PCS introduced a new multimedia message service that can deliver more than 600 new streaming audio and video clips per day to subscribers...

Chinese JVs nurtured by vendors with big stakes in country

With China's wireless profile on the rise, big vendors are not only raising their stakes in the market, but also bringing local companies into...

Wireless cap ex continues its decline

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.-Worldwide mobile infrastructure capital expenditures are continuing to decline, according to Pyramid Research, which forecasts 2004 spending will reach $33.5 billion, down from...

Motorola signs tennis star in marketing deal

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Motorola Inc. said it has entered a multi-year global marketing agreement with Wimbledon champion, 17 year-old Maria Sharapova.The deal will also include event...

Verizon, Sprint, T-Mobile shine brightest in call-quality survey

J.D. Power and Associates' 2004 Wireless Call Quality Performance Study provided most carriers with something to brag about, as four of the six nationwide...

U.S. Title Search streamlines title quest

LEBANON, N.J.-U.S. Title Search Inc. assists wireless carriers in streamlining title searches required to build or upgrade wireless communications towers. The company uses a...

Verizon Wireless receives approval for Qwest buy

Qwest Communications International Inc. confirmed it has received anti-trust approval from the government for the $418 million sale of its wireless assets to Verizon...

Contactless payment options reach consumers through sports stadiums, McDonald’s

CUPERTINO, Calif.-Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology is being used to enable contactless payment solutions for consumers in various venues, all in the name of...

ACS begins unlimited mobile-to-home service

Integrated telecommunications provider Alaska Communications Systems Group Inc. launched a new calling plan that will allow customers to purchase unlimited calling between their wireless...

American Tower closes convertible notes sale

BOSTON-American Tower Corp. has closed its previously announced sale of 3-percent convertible notes due 2012. The sale will result in net proceeds of approximately...
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