Monthly Archives: September, 2004

New 3G siting technology to save E-Plus $72M

German wireless operator E-Plus has developed and applied for a patent for a new system to expand its UMTS network called Ultra High Sites,...

Crown completes U.K. sale, ponders Sprint buy

As expected, Crown Castle International Corp. completed the sale of its U.K. subsidiary, including 3,600 tower sites, to British utility company National Grid Transco...

Cellular One offers Kyocera’s Aktiv handset

SAN DIEGO-Kyocera Wireless Corp. and Cellular One have made the Kyocera Aktiv wireless handset available to Cellular One subscribers.The durable, rubbberized CDMA phone is...

Clubbing, SMS style From virtual girlfriends to real ones, mobility adds social twists

Whether you're looking for true love or virtual love-or simply want to play hooky from work-your mobile phone can help.While handset manufacturers and carriers...

Marconi Rocks! Future of wireless is unlimited, unrestricted and (of course) untethered

The future of wireless could be the future of most everything. Wireless technology has evolved in leaps and bounds since the first transmission of...

Fingerprint technology gets helping hand from wireless

Still sounding like something from a sci-fi flick, fingerprint-recognition technology is coming to fruition in the wireless arena, with funding from top technology firms...

U.S. down on Japan’s plans to add fees to unlicensed devices

WASHINGTON-The Bush administration and the high-tech sector oppose Japan's proposal to add a user fee to unlicensed wireless devices, arguing it would undercut consumer...

Telus Mobility squeaks past Verizon in analyst’s ranking

Canadian athletes may not have matched the total number of medals hauled from Athens as its southern neighbor, but the Great White North did...

Jamdat agrees to cell-phone games starring Dora, Blue

LOS ANGELES-Mobile entertainment publisher Jamdat Mobile Inc. will partner with Nickelodeon to develop and distribute games based on the network's most-watched shows, the companies...

Nextel donates RNC phones to schools

NEW YORK-Nextel Communications Inc. said it planned to donate the 1,200 wireless handsets it provided to the Republican National Convention to New York City...

Zi offers downloadable multilingual software

CALGARY-Zi Corp. has released an updated version of its eZiTap Front End Processor, a downloadable version of its embedded eZiTap predictive text software.Version 2...

Smartcom offers EV-DO service in Chile

SANTIAGO, Chile-Smartcom, a wireless operator in Chile has deployed CDMA2000 1x EV-DO technology from Nortel Networks Ltd. to boost its wireless network capacity and...

Sony Ericsson K500 to feature snowboarding game

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications has teamed with Finnish mobile game developer Sumea to launch a three-dimensional snowboarding game."Extreme Air Snowboarding," which will be...

Western Wireless appeals Colo. conditions on universal-service subsidies

WASHINGTON-Western Wireless Corp. is appealing a decision by the Colorado Public Utilities Commission to impose conditions on it receiving universal-service subsidies, arguing the conditions...

Copps continues to call spectrum-leasing rules illegal

WASHINGTON-Most of the Federal Communications Commission continues to hail the leasing of spectrum rights-known as secondary markets-as a way to ensure that spectrum is...

Alphamosaic launches multimedia processor

CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom-Building on its original VideoCore solution, Alphamosaic has launched the VC02 Mobile Multimedia Processor chip. The solution is designed to display video...

Lucent could see $816M tax refund

Lucent Technologies Inc. may enjoy a tax windfall of $816 million in refunds if the Internal Revenue Service and the Congressional Joint Committee on...

New 3G siting technology to save E-Plus $72M

THE HAUG, The Netherlands-German wireless operator E-Plus has developed and applied for a patent for a new system to expand its UMTS network called...

Carriers prepare for impact of second hurricane

With the second hurricane in the past several weeks set to hit Florida in the next 24 hours, a number of wireless carriers announced...

Intel revision blamed on drop in flash memory

Intel Corp's shares fell on the news that its third-quarter revenue will come short of its forecast, casting a blight of doubt on the...

Nortel supplies VoWLAN solution at Korean hotel

SEOUL, South Korea-The W Seoul Walkerhill Hotel has implemented a voice-over-wireless local area network solution from Nortel Networks Ltd. and its channel partner ECS...

Flextronics agrees to buy Indian software company

CHENNAI, India-Flextronics Inc. said it has signed an agreement to buy FutureSoft, spreading the breadth of the electronic manufacturing services company's acquisitions.FutureSoft makes software...

PRE Solutions acquires GTS Prepaid

ATLANTA-PRE Solutions has purchased the assets of GTS Prepaid, strengthening PRE Solutions' position as a provider of prepaid transaction-processing solutions, the company said."Acquisitions such...

New atomic clock could benefit future wireless devices

BOULDER, Colo.-The National Institute of Standards and Technology demonstrated a minuscule atomic clock that could one day be incorporated into wireless devices.NIST said it...

Simplewire organizes SMS campaign for Guinness Beer

ANN ARBOR, Mich.-Simplewire, an SMS aggregator, said it is working with Guinness Beer to launch its first short message service cross-carrier short-code advertising campaign.The...
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