Monthly Archives: August, 2004

Jamdat Mobile posts profit

LOS ANGELES-Mobile game manufacturer Jamdat Mobile Inc. increased revenues by nearly 400 percent in the second quarter this year compared with last year, according...

Ericsson supplies Bell Canada’s fixed wireless expansion

QUEBEC-Bell Canada and Ericsson Canada have partnered to expand Bell Canada's Alberta fixed wireless network.For the expansion, Ericsson will supply a complete MINI-LINK network...

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...

Sacramento office deploys Wi-Fi network

SACRAMENTO, Calif.-Plaza Five Fifty Five, an office location in downtown Sacramento, Calif., has installed a free indoor/outdoor Wi-Fi network that can accommodate 300 users...

Metro One wins concierge-services patent

PORTLAND, Ore.-Metro One Telecommunications Inc. was awarded a patent for a method of personal services offerings included in the company's TeleConcierge, Infone and enhanced...

Chasma to provide mobile Slingo games

BOSTON-Mobile entertainment publisher Chasma Inc. announced a deal to bring wares from online game developer Slingo to mobile devices.The first mobile Slingo games, Slingo...

Wireless awarded high number of loans for rural broadband service

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...

Remec sells nanowave subsidiary

SAN DIEGO-Remec Inc. said it sold its majority interest in its subsidiary, Remec Nanowave Technologies Inc., which designs and makes electro-optic subsystems, thin film...

Verizon Wireless receives approval for Qwest buy

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

Fitch upgrades Motorola

Fitch Ratings said it has upgraded Motorola from stable to positive, reflecting the company's improvement in credit protection measures, balance sheet and cash flow.The...

GSA says 75 W-CDMA handset models announced

LONDON-The Global Mobile Suppliers Association said there are 75 W-CDMA terminal models in the market or announced. GSA, an organization that represents GSM-based suppliers,...

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...

Cingular honors 25 millionth customer

BOSTON-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. honored Medfield, Mass., resident John Brooks III as the carrier's 25 millionth customer at a ceremony at Cingular's flagship store in...

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...

Access browser available on 12 Sanyo phones

TOKYO-Access Co. Ltd., which provides mobile content delivery, said its NetFront embedded browser is now available on 12 Sanyo handset models in the United...

FCC to propose service rules for H-block in Sept.

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission hopes to adopt proposed service rules for the H-block at its September meeting despite concerns expressed by the wireless industry...

Mforma uses recent funding to buy FingerTwitch

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

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

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

AWS begins amendment solicitation at Cingular’s request

AT&T Wireless Services Inc. reported the commencement of a solicitation of consent to certain indenture amendments relating to its senior notes in connection with...

Nortel releases financials, slashes 3,500 positions

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

Sprint implements Wi-Fi network at UC-Davis med center

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint Corp. said it has implemented a private Wi-Fi network covering more than 1 million square feet at the University of California-Davis...

Hutchison reports 3G loss, 3.2M subscribers

HONG KONG-Third-generation operator Hutchison Whampoa Ltd. said its 3G subscriber base now totals more than 3.2 million users worldwide, although the carrier reported a...

Indonesian carrier launches 1x network

LONDON-Chinese supplier ZTE Corp. said Indonesian mobile carrier PT Telkom has launched its CDMA2000 1x network supplied by ZTE.The network covers a 500,000-line first...

Qualcomm drops TI lawsuit seeking damages

LOS ANGELES-Qualcomm Inc. has dropped its $18 million lawsuit seeking damages against Texas Instruments over its CDMA licensing agreement.TI had allegedly publicly discussed the...
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