Monthly Archives: December, 2004

Symbol chooses alternate financing

HOLTSVILLE, N.Y.—Mobile enterprise software developer Symbol Technologies Inc. announced Wednesday that it has opted not to pursue its proposed offering of common stock.Instead, the...

Short codes added to realtor “for sale” signs

ORLANDO, Fla.—A real estate company launched a service last week that allows prospective buyers to access information about homes on the market via text...

FCC aims to auction 3G spectrum in June ’06

WASHINGTON—The Federal Communications Commission plans to begin auctioning spectrum occupied today by the federal government in the summer of 2006, according to notification sent...

Israeli government restricts mobile porn

JERUSALEM—In the wake of complaints that too many children were being exposed to erotic material, Israel’s Communications Ministry said last week it had moved...

DoCoMo invests in Chinese software firms

TOKYO—Japanese wireless carrier NTT DoCoMo Inc. announced it invested in two Chinese wireless software companies in an effort to tap into the massive potential...

Wireless Age calls off merger talks with Relm Wireless

TORONTO—Wireless Age Communications Inc. said last week it is calling off merger talks with Relm Wireless Corp."Our overtures to Relm’s board were not well...

WCA organizes relief efforts in wake of killer tsunamis

WASHINGTON—In the wake of the devastating tsunamis in South Asia following a 9.0 earthquake, the Wireless Communications Association, which represents broadband wireless providers, said...

Dobson grows in Michigan with RFB buy

OKLAHOMA CITY—Rural carrier Dobson Communications Corp. announced it purchased the wireless assets of Michigan carrier RFB Cellular Inc. out of bankruptcy for $29.3 million....

Complex pricing holding back European content market

CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom-European mobile operators should change their pricing strategies to kick start the lagging market for content, including ringtones, logos, games, music and...

Glitch hits Cingular in Texas despite $100M in improvements

DALLAS-A few days after a technical glitch interrupted service for Cingular Wireless customers in Dallas and Houston, the carrier announced it has spent almost...

ZigBee penetrates realm of low-rate connectivity

Will ZigBee wireless technology have an effect on Bluetooth? Once envisioned as the solution to all personal-area wireless connectivity, the reality of rapidly growing...

Okla. carrier begins ringback service

DALLAS-Preferred Voice Inc. notched its second carrier win with the announcement that it will provide ringback services for Oklahoma regional carrier Panhandle Telephone Cooperative....

China Mobile sanctions content company for billing mistakes

SHANGHAI, China-Mobile-phone content application provider Linktone Ltd. said it is being sanctioned by carrier China Mobile for billing mistakes. Linktone said it is being...

Qualcomm to meet high end of 1Q estimates

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. said it will meet the high end of its first-quarter 2005 estimates with revenues of about $1.4 billion, excluding the Qualcomm...

Nortel wins order to delay annual general meeting

OTTAWA-Nortel Networks Ltd. has won an order from the Ontario Superior Court of Justice to extend the convening of its 2004 annual general meeting...

Verizon Wireless partners with Good to tap enterprise market

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless and Good Technology Inc. announced Wednesday they will partner in an effort to tap the mobile enterprise market. The companies will...

Carrier Briefs

U.S. Cellular Corp. completed the sale of its Daytona Beach, Fla., 20-megahertz C block license to MetroPCS California/Florida Inc. U.S. Cellular said it scored...

SimWorks discovers Symbian phone virus

AUCKLAND, New Zealand-Anti-virus company SimWorks International said it discovered a new virus for mobile phones running the Symbian operating system. The company said the...

3GSM World Congress moves to Barcelona in 2006

LONDON-The annual 3GSM World Congress is moving to Barcelona, Spain, from its home of 10 years, Cannes, France, beginning in 2006, according to the...

Products

Provigent Inc., which makes system-on-chip solutions for broadband wireless, said its PVG310 single-chip modem is now generally available. The company said the modem uses...

InPhonic, SmartServ announce acquisitions

WASHINGTON-Acquisition news continues its frantic pace with InPhonic Inc. and SmartServ Online Inc. both announcing purchases. First, Internet phone retailer InPhonic said it bought...

New mobile game simulates Fox TV show

REDMOND, Wash.-Online game publisher WildTangent announced the release of "24: Countdown," a mobile title based on the hit TV show "24." The game, which...

Verizon Wireless improves Web site for disabled

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless today said the company's corporate Web site has been improved to make it more accessible to customers with disabilities. The nation's...

Handset players position for stake in W-CDMA phone market

Although the market for W-CDMA mobile phones is still in its infancy, now is the time for most players to get a foot in...

MMS growth expected despite challenges

HAMPSHIRE, United Kingdom-The global market for multimedia messaging services will more than double next year, reaching $42.5 billion, according to a new report from...
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