Monthly Archives: October, 2004

Access Telecom offers wireless broadband with NextNet technology

DHAKA, Bangladesh-Access Telecom, an Internet service provider in Bangladesh, deployed non-line-of-sight wireless broadband service for business and residential users with NextNet Wireless Inc.'s NLOS...

StreamWorks launches Web-based developer consortium

KANSAS CITY, Mo.-Software developer StreamWorks Technologies announced the launch of a Web site consortium to help mobile content developers maximize profits and maintain control...

VeriSign licenses Bridgewater’s accounting technology

OTTAWA-VeriSign Inc. has licensed Bridgewater Systems' authentication, authorization and accounting and mediation capabilities, according to a strategic agreement between the companies. VeriSign will use...

States, localities use wireless to attract new business

RESTON, VA.-States and localities increasingly are turning to wireless technologies to attract business and expand broadband penetration to citizens in traditionally underserved areas, according...

CPUC denies industry’s request to reconsider bill of rights

WASHINGTON-The California Public Utilities Commission Thursday denied the mobile-phone industry's request to reconsider an agency decision in May creating a new bill of rights...

Google launches SMS-based information service

Google has launched a beta test of a new service that allows mobile users to access its database from their handsets using short message...

Alamosa reports strong 3Q, revises full-year outlook

Alamosa Holdings Inc. reported strong preliminary third-quarter results and revised a number of its full-year financial and operational metrics.The Sprint PCS affiliate said it...

Alcatel to supply GPRS/EDGE network in Vietnam

PARIS-Alcatel Corp. announced it won two multimillion-dollar contracts by Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Corp., Vietnam's incumbent telecommunications service provider, to deploy switching and mobile...

Willtek sells shares to Wireless Telecom Group

INDIANAPOLIS-Ahead of the merger of both companies, Willtek Communications said it has sold all its shares to test and measurement company Wireless Telecom Group.WTT...

T-Mobile offers Sony Ericsson tri-band card

T-Mobile USA Inc. launched the Sony Ericsson GC79 PC card providing access to the carrier's GPRS and 802.11b-based Wi-Fi data networks from a single...

Alcatel invests in Australian W-CDMA project

SYDNEY-Alcatel Corp. announced a $5.5 million joint investment with the Australian Government in m.Net Corp., a consortium of multinationals, Australian information technology and telecommunications...

CTIA partners with IEEE to develop battery standards

WASHINGTON-Cellular companies and a leading technical organization have created a working group to develop design and performance standards for mobile-phone batteries, a move that...

Siemens to offer Flash-OFDM technology

Siemens AG raised Flash-OFDM technology to a prime spot on the wireless radar with its decision to adopt it as an important part of...

AirGate to sell floating rate notes

ATLANTA-Sprint PCS affiliate AirGate PCS Inc. said it has agreed to sell $175 million first-priority senior secured floating rate notes due 2011 at par...

SpectraLink settles lawsuit with $1.5M payment

BOULDER, Co.-SpectraLink Corp. said it has settled the consolidated class-action lawsuit filed against some of its officers and directors in February 2002.Its insurance carrier...

France Telecom, Nokia partner on remote access technology

HELSINKI, Finland-France Telecom and Nokia Corp. will partner to develop technology to allow wireless users to remotely access content from computers.France Telecom is the...

Forsee says tower sale could be done by year-end: EV-DO rollout moving aggressively forward

Sprint Corp. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Gary Forsee said the company's highly anticipated sale of its more than 6,200 wireless towers could be...

Airborne Entertainment buys Tira Wireless’ publishing division

Tira Wireless has sold the rights to its mobile publishing division to Airborne Entertainment in a move Tira said will allow it to focus...

AWS replaces problem Motorola phones with new models

REDMOND, Wash.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. launched a trio of new GSM quad-band Motorola Inc. handsets that are set to replace the previously offered V600...

TIA announces new telecom trade show for 2006

WASHINGTON-The Telecommunications Industry Association, which recently pulled its support of the Supercomm trade show, today announced its new telecom-focused event, Globalcomm.The annual exhibition and...

Centennial reports U.S. customer loss, but increased income

Centennial Communications Corp. reported that its U.S. wireless operations lost 3,600 subscribers during its first financial quarter of 2005 ended Aug. 31 of this...

Sinclair plans to merge with Comprod

MONTREAL-Sinclair Technologies and Comprod Communications have agreed to merge, although no terms have been disclosed.Since the deal will not be signed until the end...

First Hop gains $9M in second-round financing

HELSINKI, Finland-Wireless middleware provide First Hop said it closed its second round of funding for $8.9 million. Partech International was the lead investor, with...

Siemens shows e-mail push solution

MUNICH-Siemens AG unveiled an open e-mail push solution for a variety of wireless devices like mobile phones and personal digital assistants, building on open...

Qualcomm signs W-CDMA agreement with DoCoMo

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. said it has signed a cooperation agreement with NTT DoCoMo Inc. to promote the global deployment of W-CDMA technology.The announcement follows...
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