Monthly Archives: September, 2004

Study finds wireless Java’s popularity continues to increase

SANTA CRUZ, Calif.-Java's popularity among mobile developers is soaring, according to a new study by Evans Data Corp.J2ME, Sun Microsystems' mobile version of the...

VeriSign offers services to simplify GSM roaming

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-VeriSign Inc. released new services that it says simplifies global roaming for wireless operators and their customers.The company's Protocol Interworking Services for...

Stratex completes Mid-Tex Cellular system

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Stratex Networks Inc. said it has completed a microwave backhaul system for Mid-Tex Cellular to combat interference problems in its cellular system.Mid-Tex...

New applications target vision-, hearing-impaired wireless users

Vision- and hearing-impaired consumers can get some assistance from their wireless devices with two announcements this week. Danger Inc. has added new features to...

Alltel to lease tower space to other carriers

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel announced it will lease space on more than 1,000 of its wireless communications towers, located nationwide, to other wireless carriers.Marketing efforts...

Congress questions 411 directory

WASHINGTON-Congress is getting into the wireless 411 act, with key lawmakers expressing concerns and a hearing planned for Tuesday."While presenting an opportunity for wireless...

FCC blasted for alleged secret Nextel negotiations

WASHINGTON-Verizon Wireless has sent a blistering letter to the Federal Communications Commission charging that the FCC is illegally negotiating with Nextel Communications Inc. regarding...

Streaming video offered on AWS UMTS network

SAN DIEGO-Mobile video applications developer for the security industry Perseus Wireless announced that its commercial and residential customers can now use the company's PerseusPhone...

Consumer groups warn regulators on Cingular/AWS merger

WASHINGTON-Consumer groups today warned federal and state regulators that a merger of Cingular Wireless L.L.C. and AT&T Wireless Services Inc. would lead to excessive...

Senate panel says FCC cannot impose primary-line restriction on USF subsidies

WASHINGTON-The Senate Appropriations Committee on Wednesday told the Federal Communications Commission it could not use any of its money to impose a primary-line restriction...

Nokia, Motorola on task with music-enabled devices

LONDON-Traditional GSM device manufacturers, including Nokia Corp. and Motorola Inc., are leading the charge in music-focused cellular devices, or "Cellular Music Decks," according to...

Terabeam Wireless repurchases stock from former exec.

FALLS CHURCH, Va.-Terabeam Wireless, the operating arm of YDI Wireless Inc., which develops and supplies broadband wireless solutions, announced it has repurchased almost 4.2...

Nortel warns on 3Q revenue

TORONTO-Nortel Networks Ltd. has warned that its third-quarter revenue will fall short of its previously announced figures for the second quarter, adding the overall...

Sprint signs contract with bakery products manufacturer

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint Corp. reported a multi-year agreement with bakery products manufacturer and distributor Dawn Food Products Inc. to provide a portfolio of integrated...

U.S. Cellular offers music content through Faith West

SAN FRANCISCO-Faith West Inc. will offer licensed tracks from labels including EMI Music, Sony BMG Music Entertainment and RCA Label Group to U.S. Cellular,...

Wireless Services receives new Intel investment

BELLEVUE, Wash.-Wireless Services Corp. said it is at the receiving end of a strategic investment from Intel Communications fund.The amount was not disclosed, but...

Carriers must walk fine line with unlimited 3G pricing

CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom-Public wireless local area network services are in danger of caving under third-generation services as carriers are offering all-you-can-eat services and replicating...

ImpactRX selects Sprint, Treos for physician network

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint Corp. and palmOne Inc. reported a multi-year agreement to provide pharmaceutical industry market insight provider ImpactRx with wireless voice and data...

Report says N.A. wireless industry’s future brighter than Europe, Asia

The potential for growth in the North American wireless industry is far higher than in the more mature markets of Europe and Asia, according...

UBS Warburg expects solid 3Q carrier financials

The wireless industry is expected to post solid third-quarter results, including strong customer additions and average revenue per user results bolstered by seasonality and...

Powell plans to stay, is proud of spectrum actions

WASHINGTON-FCC Chairman Michael Powell said Wednesday that the actions the Federal Communications Commission has taken on spectrum are one of his greatest accomplishments even...

M-Pedia releases wireless golf application

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Mobile entertainment publisher M-Pedia Corp. released ScoreBuddy, a mobile application that allows golfers to track scores, view statistical analyses and e-mail scorecards,...

Nokia, NEC complete initial IMS interop. testing

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. said it has collaborated with NEC Corp. to complete what it describes as both companies' first phase of interoperability testing for...

Siemens launches phone that transforms into camera

COPENHAGEN-Siemens AG has unveiled the SF65, a clamshell-style mobile phone that includes a 1.3-megapixel camera with flash, four-times zoom, a color display, and a...

Cingular Wireless rushes into Tenn. with NFL agreement

NASHVILLE, Tenn.-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. reported a multi-year agreement to become the official wireless provider of the National Football League Tennessee Titans and head coach...
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