Monthly Archives: October, 2004

Zapp deploys EMS CDMA 450 MHz repeaters

ATLANTA-EMS Wireless said it has deployed its line of CDMA 450 MHz repeaters for Romania's Zapp, which offers CDMA2000 1x at 450 MHz. Zapp...

McDonald’s to include ring tones in Monopoly game

SAN FRANCISCO-Mobile-music provider Faith West Inc. will team with McDonald's to offer ring tones as prizes for the fast-food chain's Monopoly game.The ring tones...

CellStar takes financial hit from Asian exit

CARROLLTON, Texas-Cell-phone distributor CellStar Corp. reported a net loss for the third quarter related to the company's recent decision to cancel an initial public...

Orange to adopt Java across European operations

LONDON-Orange S.A. will replace its current software infrastructure for its European operations with Sun Microsystems' Java Enterprise System, Sun said.Orange, the mobile arm of...

Sprint to cut 700 jobs, take charge on long-distance assets

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint Corp. said it expects to lay off up to 700 employees in its Sprint Business Solutions division as part of its...

ILoop passes football SMS updates

SAN FRANCISCO-Football fans can get short message service updates on their handsets via a new offering from ILoop Mobile Inc.National Football League followers can...

NEC announces mobile-phone chips with sound technology

KAWASAKI, Japan-NEC Electronics Corp. launched three single-chip melody LSI solutions that offer sound technology for mobile phones.The product line-up consists of the microPD9993 chip,...

NextWave given 10 more days for bankruptcy plan: Talks with Verizon Wireless abound

WASHINGTON-NextWave Telecom Inc. has been given 10 days by the bankruptcy court to figure out its plan to emerge from bankruptcy protection, which will...

Motorola updates smart phone for Cingular

NEW YORK-Motorola Inc. reported the commercial availability of its Microsoft Corp. Windows Mobile-powered MPx220 smart phone, which is an update of its previous MPx200...

Samsung enjoys strong profit despite flat phone growth

In spite of a slowdown in cell-phone sales, Samsung Electronics Co. still roared to a 46-percent profit compared with the same period last year....

EDS, Vodafone supply BlackBerrys to Dutch bank

PLANO, Texas-EDS said it has partnered with Vodafone Netherlands for a managed BlackBerry service for ABN AMRO Bank of the Netherlands.The new service connects...

Lucent to support Terabeam gear

FALLS CHURCH, Va.-Lucent Technologies Inc. will provide global technical support services for Terabeam Wireless' GigaLink series of high-speed bridges, according to both companies.The GigaLink...

BellSouth completes first stage of L.A. sale to Telefonica: Proceeds will help fund AWS buy

BellSouth Corp. said it has completed the $1.2 billion sale of its ownership interest in three Latin American wireless operations to Telefonica Moviles, which...

Nokia, Sony Ericsson report differing mobile-phone financials

Business did not turn out in rosy hues for Nokia Corp in the third quarter as the telecom giant reported a 20-percent drop in...

New 3G spectrum still needs funding legislation

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission today opened frequencies for Pentagon radio systems cleared off the 1700 MHz band to make room for third-generation wireless services,...

KDDI offers music download service

TOKYO-Japanese wireless carrier KDDI announced what it called the first music download service that allows users to download full songs. The new 1x service...

AirIQ closes on $9.6M for acquisition

TORONTO-Canadian telematics provider AirIQ has closed a private placement offering that raised $9.57 million, the company announced Thursday. AirIQ will use the capital to...

Broadband over power line approved despite interference concerns

WASHINGTON-Despite the interference concerns of government-spectrum users, public-safety entities and amateur-radio operators, the Federal Communications Commission Thursday adopted rules to allow broadband over power...

Level 3 CEO sees wireless as essential

WASHINGTON-If James Crowe, chief executive officer of Level 3 Communications Inc., was king for a day and could have the Federal Communications Commission grant...

Nortel postpones Flextronics manufacturing outsourcing

SINGAPORE-Nortel Networks Ltd. announced it is postponing the transfer of two Canadian manufacturing plants to Flextronics, highlighting the impact of Nortel's ongoing financial statements...

Mobile video unlikely to draw consumers in short term

TORONTO-Mobile video may get lots of buzz, but it's not likely to draw consumers anytime soon, according to a study by research and consulting...

Motorola offers 6 clamshell phones in Europe

BASINGSTOKE, United Kingdom-Motorola Inc. unveiled six new clamshell handsets in the hopes of expanding its popularity among wireless users in Europe, the Middle East...

Tropos becomes WiMax Forum member, installs Ariz. service

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Tropos Networks said it has become a principal member of the WiMax Forum. The company also partnered with WazAlliance to install Wi-Fi service...

Nextel to redeem $823M in notes

RESTON, Va.-Nextel Communications Inc. said it will redeem all of its outstanding 9.375-percent senior serial redeemable notes due 2009 that currently total about $823...

UbiquiTel to pay on notes

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