Monthly Archives: September, 2004

OTA group defines best practices

LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif.-The OTA Flash Forum has published a "best practices" document addressing interoperability of over-the-air device clients and management servers.The document describes relevant...

OMA unveils 10 enabler releases

ORLANDO, Fla.-The Open Mobile Alliance unveiled 10 new enabler releases in an effort to ensure service interoperability across mobile devices. Nearly 400 OMA member...

GSMA urges India to veto 1900 MHz proposal

SINGAPORE-Underscoring the fact that the CDMA vs. GSM technology war is still under way, the GSM Association Tuesday encouraged the Indian government to veto...

Vodafone trials cross-network MMS service

SINGAPORE-Mobile carrier Vodafone Group plc has teamed with telecommunications firms Belgacom and Cable & Wireless to cut costs and increase efficiency in cross-network multimedia...

Yankee: Western Europe offers strong data-card market

BOSTON-The market for data cards in Western Europe is potentially large, according to a new report from The Yankee Group.Operators, faced with restricted third-generation...

Carriers must obtain written 411 consent in Calif.

WASHINGTON-California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) signed legislation requiring mobile-phone carriers to obtain consent from consumers to list their phone numbers in an upcoming 411...

PalmSource upgrades Cobalt

MUNICH, Germany-PalmSource Inc. has introduced an advanced version of Palm OS Cobalt, dubbed Palm OS Cobalt 6.1, that includes integrated telephony capabilities, support for...

RCR Wireless News launches new Web site

DENVER-RCR Wireless News today launched a new Web site at RCRNews.com with added features for its paid subscribers and daily visitors. The new site...

UbiquiTel ups annual financial guidance

Sprint PCS affiliate UbiquiTel Inc. updated its financial and operating guidance for the year as well as announced plans to offer $135 million in...

Nextel to repurchase 6M shares from Motorola

Nextel Communications Inc. reported a deal with Motorola Inc. to repurchase 6 million shares of Nextel's Class B common stock for $23.50 per share,...

Cingular to launch new BlackBerry in October

WATERLOO, Ontario-Research In Motion has launched the quad-band, Bluetooth-enabled BlackBerry 7290 Wireless Handheld for mobile professionals. It is scheduled to be available in the...

American Tower looks to raise $250M though private placement

BOSTON-American Tower Corp. announced it is seeking to raise $250 million through a private placement of senior notes.The company plans to use all net...

Motorola to cut 1,000 jobs, take $50M charge

With a view to focusing on its wireless business, Motorola Inc. said it plans to slash 1,000 jobs, or 1 percent of its staff,...

China Netcom to add Alvarion solution in four provinces

BEIJING-Alvarion Ltd. said it won a contract with carrier China Netcom to expand the deployment of its 3.5 GHz broadband wireless solution to four...

Motorola invests in Bluefire

BALTIMORE-Motorola Inc. has made a strategic investment in Bluefire Security Technologies, the company announced. Financial details were not disclosed.Bluefire plans to use proceeds from...

Groups oppose FCC’s 900 MHz application freeze

WASHINGTON-After complaining that a subsidiary of Nextel Communications Inc. was trying to gobble up the remaining available spectrum in the 900 MHz band, the...

Valista, Utiba offer prepaid top-up product

DUBLIN, Ireland-Payments software company Valista and systems integrator Utiba announced their new product, Valista TopupPlus Streetseller.The product allows small denominations of top-ups to be...

XandMail offers SMS access product

PARIS-XandMail announced its SMS Access Solution is now available.The carrier-grade solution provides access to personal data, including mail, address book, calendar and photos, from...

T-Mobile USA to offer Motorola phones

LIBERTYVILLE, Ill.-Motorola Inc. announced the C650 and V180 tri-band mobile phone models are now available through T-Mobile USA Inc.The candy bar-shaped C650 features an...

BridgePort gains $25M in financing

CHICAGO-BridgePort Networks said it has received $25 million in a series B financing. The company, which makes solutions for mobile to Voice over Internet...

Chinese PAS subscribers gain interoperable text messaging

ALAMEDA, Calif.-Internet Protocol networking vendor UTStarcom launched a service allowing Chinese wireless users to send and receive text messages between carriers, the company announced...

Baker named Enpocket president

NEW YORK-Mobile marketing company Enpocket appointed Mike Baker as president and chief operating officer, the company announced Monday.Baker, a former executive vice president at...

TestQuest releases Palm device testing tool

MINNEAPOLIS-TestQuest Inc. this week plans to release a new solution to automate the testing of Palm OS Garnet devices and Palm OS 4 devices...

AWS Ogo device could help parents reclaim home PCs

AT&T Wireless Services Inc. launched Monday the Ogo wireless-messaging device. Ogo, targeted at teens and young adults, supports AOL, MSN and Yahoo!, allowing users...
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