Monthly Archives: November, 2004

HSDPA suppliers to compete with WiMAX vendors

OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-Mobile communications vendors may soon find themselves in competition with WiMAX vendors for the same customers, according to a new report from...

Companies partner to offer wireless video products

NEW YORK-Mobile content company Crisp Wireless will team with Video Design Software to offer an integrated package of mobile video marketing products. The offerings...

Telefonica Moviles chooses Datumcom for location

BOCA RATON, Fla.-Telefonica Moviles (Peru) selected Datumcom Corp. for A-GPS support and location-based services deployment engineering services. The company is providing its LOC-AID.net location...

Openwave names new CEO

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-Mobile software developer Openwave Systems Inc. named David Peterschmidt as president and chief executive officer, the company announced yesterday.Peterschmidt, 57, is a...

Rogers Wireless gains regulatory approval for Microcell buy

TORONTO-Canadian wireless operator Rogers Wireless Inc. said it received clearance from the Canadian Competition Bureau for its pending $1.3 billion acquisition of rival Microcell...

Nokia reclaims 30% handset market share: Motorola edges out Samsung for No. 2 spot

Nokia Corp.'s broad range of products helped it snag 31.3 percent of the worldwide mobile phone market, according to a report from analyst group...

MetroPCS receives approval for delay in debt payment

DALLAS-MetroPCS Inc. said it received and accepted consents from a majority of holders of its $150 million aggregate principal amount of outstanding 10.75-percent senior...

Orange awards 3G contracts to Nortel, Nokia

BRUSSELS, Belgium-Orange S.A. announced two new third-generation contracts for its wireless subsidiaries in Belgium and Switzerland.Belgium wireless carrier Mobistar selected Nortel Networks Ltd. as...

Lockheed Martin to use W-CDMA technology for U.S. military system

WASHINGTON-Lockheed Martin Corp. said it is heading a team that will use third-generation wireless technology to build the Mobile User Objective System, an advanced...

Qualcomm reports increasing revenues, but misses expectations

Qualcomm Inc. said Wednesday its earnings rose 35 percent in the fourth quarter, but the mobile chipmaker's forecasts for 2005 fell below Wall Street's...

Nokia sues handset makers, sets goals

Nokia Corp. announced it has taken legal action against two European handset manufacturers for alleged patent infringements and intellectual property rights. In a separate...

Motorola to supply 3 U.K. with new UMTS phones

BASINGSTOKE, United Kingdom-Motorola Inc. said it will provide three new handsets later this year to U.K.-based wireless operator 3's UMTS network. Motorola noted the...

Motorola introduces Project 25 system, buys Crisnet

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Motorola Inc. introduced the ASTRO 25 LE solution, which it said brings the benefits of Project 25 to smaller towns, cities and counties,...

Mobile Media acquires TV content provider

OSLO, Norway-The Mobile Media Co. announced the acquisition of Cee.tv Format, a developer of interactive television shows and mass marketing applications.Mobile Media said it...

Voters say yes to some E911 taxes, no to others

WASHINGTON-Voters across the country had a decidedly mixed view about whether their telecommunications bills should increase to upgrade their local 911 systems.The most-watched vote...

SBC sells stake in Danish carrier for $740M

SAN ANTONIO-SBC Communications Inc. Thursday said it has completed the sale of its remaining 20.6 million shares in Danish telecommunications provider TDC A/S for...

Argent raises $8M in funding

AUCKLAND, New Zealand-Argent Networks, which develops customer-care and billing solutions for fixed and mobile telecom companies, said it raised $8 million in capital from...

Lucent, LG, Huawei join WiMAX Forum

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Lucent Technologies Inc., LG Electronics and Huawei Technologies have joined the WiMAX Forum, joining fellow telecom suppliers Nortel Networks and Cisco Systems...

Ericsson wins follow-on EDGE contract in Malaysia

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson said it will be the prime supplier to upgrade and expand DiGi Telecommunications' nationwide GSM/GPRS network with EDGE. The upgrade will...

Chinese carrier selects Lucent’s IMS solution

BEIJING-Lucent Technologies Inc. said Shandong Unicom will deploy an Internet Protocol Multimedia Subsystem-based solution from Lucent, allowing the Chinese wireless carrier to offer Voice...

SpectraSite rides strong tower-sector quarter with increased profit

SpectraSite Inc. continues to ride a wave of positive momentum following its emergence from Chapter-11 bankruptcy protection earlier this year.The company followed an improved...

Qwest reports 13% wireless revenue drop

Qwest Communications International Inc. reported a 13.2-percent drop in wireless segment revenues during the third quarter from $152 million in 2003 to $132 million...

Wireless gaming firms announce acquisitions, partnerships

The scramble to find allies continued in the mobile gaming arena with two new partnerships and an acquisition. Tiger Telematics, the U.S.-based producer of...

US Unwired reports strong results, narrows loss

Sprint PCS affiliate US Unwired Inc. reported 11,508 net customer additions during the third quarter of this year, which was a significant improvement compared...

Racal, Continuous Computing integrate 3G products

LONDON-U.K.-based Racal Instruments Wireless Solutions (RIWS) has announced that it is delivering upgraded third-generation base station test systems with integrated Trillium software from Continuous...
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