Monthly Archives: August, 2004

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

New teen-targeted computer integrates Sprint service, Wi-Fi

A new desktop computer created especially for teens will feature built-in Wi-Fi, close integration with a mobile phone, and an MP3 player and digital...

Unity Wireless to supply power amps to Flarion

BURNABY, British Columbia-Unity Wireless Corp. said it has agreed to supply power amplifiers to Flarion Technologies Inc. The amplifiers will be used in Flarion's...

GoConnect launches wireless search access to online directories

MELBOURNE, Australia-A subsidiary of Australia's GoConnect Ltd. has launched a search tool to help users with Windows-enabled phones access phone numbers from online directory...

724 hires Steffens for sales post

SANTA BARBARA, Calif.-724 Solutions named Tamara L. Steffens senior vice president of worldwide sales.Steffens joins 724 from Boingo Wireless, where she was vice president...

ARC Wireless subsidiary becomes Canopy distributor

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Motorola Inc. this week announced Winncom Technologies Corp., a subsidiary of ARC Wireless Solutions Inc., has been named as a distributor to sell...

PalmOne offers Wi-Fi card for Zire, Tungsten devices

MILPITAS, Calif.-PalmOne Inc. introduced a Wi-Fi card for use with its Zire 72 and Tungsten T3 handhelds to enhance the integrated Bluetooth technology solution...

European wireless news project enters new phase

HAMBURG, Germany-Content management software company CoreMedia AG said the Mobile Information and News Data Services for 3G (MINDS) project is beginning a new phase.The...

Siemens offers PTT handset, Motorola releases Ferrari-inspired phone

Siemens AG and Motorola Inc. made handset news Wednesday.Siemens' new CX70 mobile phone features "push and talk" (PaT) walkie-talkie functionality based on open specifications.PaT...

Muleta discounts Cingular/AWS merger impact on local telephone competition

WASHINGTON-The FCC's Wireless Telecommunications Bureau does not see the proposed merger of Cingular Wireless L.L.C. and AT&T Wireless Services Inc. as having the potentially...

Wireless carriers upset over traffic compensation plan

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

Iowa landline carrier plans to stop delivering wireless calls

WASHINGTON-East Buchanan Telephone Cooperative located in Northeast Iowa said that as of last Monday it was no longer going to allow wireless calls to...

PCIA hires Goode as govt. affairs director

ALEXANDRIA, Va.-Wireless infrastructure association PCIA has hired Thomas Goode to serve as the association's government affairs director. Goode has been counsel to several national...

AWS renews corporate contract with carpet company

REDMOND, Wash.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. reported that carpeting manufacturer Shaw Industries Inc. renewed its contract designating AWS as its primary wireless service provider. The...

Motorola rolls out IP-based CDMA products

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.-Motorola Inc. said it has rolled out a new portfolio for Internet Protocol radio access networks products, including a base station controller,...

NXT offers new-generation cell-phone speaker

NEW YORK-NXT plc's new second-generation Distributed Mode Actuator (DMA) component makes flat speakers in small portable appliances, including mobile phones, possible.According to NXT, the...

Hop-on Wireless ships phones to Pakistan

IRVINE, Calif.-Hop-on Wireless Inc. said it has shipped an initial order of its tri-band (900/1800/1900 MHz) HOP1806 GSM handsets to a distributor in Karachi,...

Verizon Wireless turns on new N.D. sites

BISMARCK, N.D.-Verizon Wireless said it has activated 12 new digital cell sites in North Dakota this year, as well as completed the deployment of...
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