Monthly Archives: December, 2004

2005: How consolidation gets done

WASHINGTON-Predicting the future is not as difficult as you might think. To predict the future is to know the present in cold, sober terms....

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...

The human factor

For all the talk about megahertz, megapixels and megamergers, the wireless industry is really about people. It is about how people communicate with each...

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...

Pantech&Curitel looks to U.S. handset market with ambitious plan

Pantech&Curitel, a South Korean manufacturing company comprising the mobile-phone operations of Curitel Communications Inc. and Pantech Group, announced ambitious plans to sell 10 million...

Most-read Web stories for 2004

The following is a list of headlines ranked by the highest number of page views on RCRNews.com during 2004. 1. Dec. 10, Report: Sprint/Nextel...

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...

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...

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...

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...

EMI, Sony BMG partner to address licensing issues

NEW YORK-Recording-industry giants EMI and Sony BMG have teamed to fight illegal music swapping with the announcement last week of an agreement to address...

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...

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...

‘Tis the season

The infamous rumor mill was rampant last week with continuing industry merger and consolidation scenarios and various analysts, media outlets and market watchers making...

NextWave modifies reorg plan, offers revenue projections

WASHINGTON-NextWave Telecom Inc. modified the financial details of its bankruptcy reorganization plan. The company said the modifications enhance the potential cash distributions available, as...

Top News Events of 2004

Editor's note: At the end of each year, the RCR Wireless News editorial staff looks back on the news events that made headlines and...

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...

People

LiveBridgeMark Irwin has been promoted to vice president of finance at contact center services company LiveBridge Inc. Irwin joined LiveBridge in 1999 as corporate...

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...

Mobilaris offers new LBS suite

KISTA, Sweden-Mobilaris announced a new location-based services application strategy that is said simplifies LBS opportunities for carriers.The company said a variety of commercially proven...

SimWorks discovers new Symbian phone virus

Anti-virus company SimWorks International said it discovered a new virus for mobile phones running the Symbian operating system.The company said the new Metal Gear.a...

Telstra to launch fixed SMS service in 2005

SYDNEY, Australia-Telstra Corp. said it plans to launch a fixed short message service early next year. Telstra has a branded SMS-capable phone on sale...

PalmSource hits record low following dismal outlook

PalmSource Inc.'s stock dropped to its lowest point ever following the company's dismal third-quarter outlook. "Although we generally performed to our financial expectations during...

NextWave modifies reorg plan, offers revenue projections

NextWave Telecom Inc. modified the financial details of its bankruptcy reorganization plan. The company said the modifications enhance the potential cash distributions available, as...

FCC accepts Nextel’s $452M spectrum valuation increase

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission late Wednesday said the spectrum Nextel Communications Inc. is giving up as part of the FCC's 800 MHz band retuning...
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