Monthly Archives: November, 2004

UMTS TDD alliance increases membership

FREMONT, Calif.-The Global UMTS TDD Alliance announced today that several new operators and vendors have joined the organization, pushing the group past the 50-member...

WebTech Wireless signs Saudi telematics contract

BURNABY, British Columbia-WebTech Wireless said it has won a $1.8 million telematics contract in Saudi Arabia. Motabei Electronics System (MES) Co. Ltd., a major...

SAIC sells Telcordia for $1B in cash

SAN DIEGO-Providence Equity Partners and Warburg Pincus have signed a deal to acquire Telcordia Technologies Inc. for $1.35 billion in cash, according to Science...

Powerwave wins global UMTS supplier agreement with Vodafone

SANTA ANA, Calif.-Powerwave Technologies Inc. announced a global supplier agreement for UMTS infrastructure equipment available to all Vodafone Group plc subsidiaries worldwide. This agreement...

TI exec touts convergence as 3G driver

HONG KONG-Convergence holds one of the keys for third-generation growth in the wireless industry, spawning applications such as custom ringtones, three-dimensional games, multi-megapixel cameras,...

Telenor demonstrates GSM-based in-flight system

LONDON-Norwegian operator Telenor and U.S. transportation communications provider Arinc Inc. hosted a simulated flight Thursday to demonstrate an onboard aircraft GSM mobile-phone network.During the...

Transnet to supply Ill. parks with Wi-Fi

PLANTATION, Fla.-Transnet Wireless Corp. and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources announced an agreement that calls for Transnet to supply its Transnet Wireless Internet...

Philips releases small FM radio for handsets

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Royal Philips Electronics introduced what it said is the world's smallest FM radio solution for mobile devices.The company said about 15 percent...

StarHub offers premium data services through Megisto deal

LONDON-Singapore-based wireless carrier StarHub has rolled out premium mobile data services to its customers based on a real-time and prepaid data charging framework from...

China Airlines to offer wireless Internet service on N.A. flights

TAIPEI, Taiwan-Connexion by Boeing will provide in-flight Internet service to passengers aboard China Airlines' North American flights next year, the companies announced Wednesday.Boeing will...

VCom, ARRIS system receives RUS approval

VICTORIA, British Columbia-VCom Inc. and ARRIS said the Rural Utility Service has approved their jointly developed 700 MHz broadband wireless system for purchase as...

Virgin, Universal enter ringtone deal with Sum 41

WARREN, N.J.-Virgin Mobile USA and Universal Music Group announced an exclusive mobile music deal that calls for the two companies to offer ringtones and...

UbiNetics partners with Renesas on W-CDMA, HSDPA

TOKYO-UbiNetics and Renesas Technology Corp. said they have signed an agreement to develop what they describe as the first radio-frequency solution supporting W-CDMA and...

Qualcomm, Opera to offer BREW shopping browser

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. and mobile developer Opera Software will team to offer a BREW-based shopping Web browser for handsets.The product will offer wireless users...

Paging companies close merger, become USA Mobility

WASHINGTON-The $275 million paging merger of No. 1 Arch Wireless Inc. and No. 2 Metrocall Holdings Inc. has closed, following favorable U.S. review of...

Cingular/AWS merger hits services companies

Fallout from the Cingular Wireless L.L.C. and AT&T Wireless Services Inc. merger continued Wednesday as separate developments sent tumbling shares of one mobile content...

American overtakes Brit for text-messaging world record

The United States may have stolen the text-messaging world record from the text-loving British thanks to a lightning-fast performance by Ben Cook, a 17-year-old...

Agere offers multimedia framework for handset vendors

ALLENTOWN, Pa.-Agere Systems Inc. said it has introduced a technology framework that will allow mobile handset vendors to rapidly develop wireless phones for multimedia...

DoCoMo releases new 3G handsets

TOKYO-Japanese wireless giant NTT DoCoMo Inc. released its latest line-up of advanced handsets for its FOMA third-generation network. The carrier's new 901i series of...

U.S. Cellular offers user-controlled Web browsing

Regional wireless provider U.S. Cellular Corp. launched its nweb Internet browsing service providing customers with access to Web pages using their wireless handsets. The...

CDG completes data roaming spec

HONG KONG-The CDMA Development Group announced the completion of the CDMA Packet Data Roaming Exchange (CRX) specification, which is now available for carriers to...

uReach gains $5M in financing

HOLMDEL, N.J.-uReach Technologies, which sells voice messaging and unified communications products to carriers, announced it scored $5 million in funding, which was led by...

Qualcomm says 70 handsets to use its chipsets

SAN DIEGO-CDMA technology pioneer Qualcomm Inc. boasted of its success in sales of CDMA chipsets, announcing that more than 30 handsets are being built...

SmartServ acquires prepaid provider Telco Group

PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa.-Mobile virtual network operator and content provider SmartServ Online Inc. signed a letter of intent to acquire New York-based Telco Group Inc....

iPass to offer flat-rate enterprise pricing plans

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.-Wireless local area network aggregator iPass Inc. said it will launch monthly and annual flat-rate subscription plans for its enterprise customers beginning...
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