Monthly Archives: October, 2004

T-Mobile selects PTT technology from Nokia

ESPOO, Finland-T-Mobile International said it will offer Nokia's Push to Talk over Cellular network solution in Germany in the fourth quarter of this year.The...

Michigan driver-distraction lawsuit filed: Suit involves death of 12-year-old boy

WASHINGTON-A lawsuit was filed in Michigan state court by the parents of a 12-year-old boy killed when a Hummer driven by young woman talking...

American Tower, Global Signal report solid quarterly results

American Tower Corp. and Global Signal Inc. continued the wave of solid third-quarter 2004 financial results from wireless tower companies. American Tower reported total...

UbiquiTel touts ‘prime’ customer growth

CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa.-Sprint PCS affiliate UbiquiTel Inc. said it added 17,500 net subscribers during the third quarter compared with 13,200 net additions during the third...

NextWave requests another extension, plans to emerge from bankruptcy in January

WASHINGTON-NextWave Telecom Inc. has requested another extension before filing its reorganization plan, but told the court Tuesday that it would like to emerge from...

Alcatel reports rising sales, lower income

PARIS-Alcatel Alsthom witnessed improved sales for the third quarter, although its net income was low compared with the same period a year ago. Alcatel's...

Telular wins $9M contract in Latin America

VERNON HILLS, Ill.-Telular Corp. signed a $9 million contract with Cellpoint, one of its distribution partners in Latin America, to supply fixed wireless products.Telular...

Kyocera recalls 1M phone batteries

Kyocera Wireless Corp., along with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, is recalling 1 million cell-phone batteries, pointing to concerns that some of the...

Sony partners with Revolution Studios for movie content

SAN FRANCISCO-Sony Pictures Digital announced an exclusive partnership with Revolution Studios to develop mobile content for its future movies, including the action sequel "XXX:...

Motorola launches new Bluetooth products

LONDON-Motorola Inc. launched several new Bluetooth products and upgrades to existing products.Among the announcements:The Motorola Wireless Headset HS850, an upgrade from the company's HS810...

BellSouth transfers five more Latin American properties to Telefonica

ATLANTA-BellSouth Corp. and Telefonica Moviles S.A. said they have completed the transfer of BellSouth's ownership interest in five wireless operations in Latin America. Telefonica...

Space Data expands SkySite balloon network

CHANDLER, Ariz.-Space Data Corp. has expanded its SkySite balloon-borne wireless data network to cover a total of 600,000 square miles.The network, used primarily by...

724 names Luna CTO

SANTA BARBARA, Calif.-724 Solutions appointed Michael E. Luna chief technology officer where he will lead all engineering, architecture and product development initiatives for the...

Triton PCS loses subscribers, acquires Urban Comm

Former AT&T Wireless Services Inc. affiliate Triton PCS Holdings Inc. said it lost 19,211 subscribers during the third quarter of this year as the...

Voting scorecard finds Congress generally positive on high-tech sector

WASHINGTON-More than 100 members of Congress earned a perfect score on pro-technology votes in the 108th Congress, according to a group representing Silicon Valley...

AWS lets users try games before buying with new service

SANTA CLARA, Calif.-Mobile marketing company July Systems has launched a "Game Sampler" service on AT&T Wireless Service's mMode offering, allowing would-be gamers to try...

Nextel offers interoperability with Raytheon LMR technology

RESTON, Va.-Nextel Communications Inc. reported a strategic alliance with Raytheon JPS Communications to allow push-to-talk interoperability between Nextel's iDEN-based service and land mobile radio...

Zeevo announces audio-based reference design

SANTA CLARA, Calif.-Zeevo announced a new reference design using Wolfson audio CODECs that will allow original device manufacturers to design wireless stereo headsets, speakers...

Nextel Partners results reflect increasing revenues, free cash flow

Nextel Partners Inc.'s third-quarter financial results reflect improvements across the board.The carrier reported revenues of $337.2 million, up 29 percent from a year ago,...

Verizon Wireless teams with Yahoo! on content

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless and Yahoo! have teamed up to offer a solution suite featuring e-mail, mapping, news and weather-information applications to Verizon subscribers through...

Proxim earnings flat

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Proxim Corp. announced financial results for the third quarter that were fairly flat compared with last quarter.Revenue was $31.5 million, up slightly from...

Cricket chooses Comverse messaging solution

WOODBURY, N.Y.-Cricket Communications Inc. has selected Comverse's Multimedia Messaging Service Center system for multimedia content delivery.Comverse said Cricket will be able to support high-volume...

Billboard launches ring-tone chart

SAN FRANCISCO-Billboard magazine and Consect, a mobile market analysis firm, announced the Billboard Hot Ringtones chart, an aggregated chart of U.S. polyphonic ring-tone sales,...

Crown Castle posts solid 3Q financials

Crown Castle International Corp. posted solid third-quarter earnings results this week.Site rental revenues reached $134 million, up 11.6 percent from a year ago. U.S....

ZTE claims release of smallest 3G handset

BEIJING-ZTE Corp. said it has released what it claims is the world's smallest third-generation handset.The phone, the ZTE F808, weighs 104 grams and measures...
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