2004

BOSTON-Predictive analytics firm Compete Inc. reported that Adam Guy has joined the company as director of its wireless industry practice. Prior to joining Compete, Guy was a senior analyst at …

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Motorola Inc. said its Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) algorithm used in its Canopy wireless broadband radios to ensure secure data communication has been certified by the National Institute of …

WASHINGTON-Cellular pioneer Craig McCaw today unveiled plans to leverage wireless broadband technology to compete against telephone and cable TV companies in the high-speed Internet market, an undertaking he will pursue …

WASHINGTON-Two California Public Utilities Commission members are crafting a new plan that could reduce or erase the record $12 million fine the agency assessed against Cingular Wireless L.L.C. last year. …

SAN DIEGO-The first major casualty in the declining market for personal digital assistants appears to be Sony Corp., which said it won’t release any new Clie PDAs in the United …

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-Two reports confirm the growing optimism about the semiconductor market. Research Group Gartner said general global chip sales will grow 25 percent this years and 15 percent in …

Rural wireless provider Cellular South said it has added more than 100 cell sites since last September as part of the planned expansion of its CDMA2000 1x-based network, which is …

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.-First Avenue Networks, holder of an expansive portfolio of licensed spectrum, and wireless Internet service provider WindChannel Communications have partnered to build out WindChannel’s licensed fixed wireless network. Through …

T-Mobile USA Inc. said it will take into account recommendations by The National Advertising Division of the Council of Better Business Bureaus Inc. that it narrow its “Take your number …

WASHINGTON-The chairman of the House Commerce Committee said Wednesday he wants his committee to consider a “Berlin” subsidy plan to end the transition to digital TV and return spectrum so …

BEIJING-With flagging sales in Japan, NEC Corp. said it is setting up a new company in China to develop the third-generation mobile market in that country. It is working with …

LAKE CHARLES, La.-Sprint PCS affiliate US Unwired Inc. said it intends to offer $125 million of first-priority senior secured floating rate notes due 2010 and $160 million of second-priority senior …

WASHINGTON-Citrix Systems Inc., Sierra Wireless, Verizon Wireless, and Zumasys Inc. teamed with the American Red Cross of the National Capital Area to provide mobile access capabilities in support of mass …

MEMPHIS, Tenn.-Cricket Communications and Info Touch Technologies have partnered to offer Cricket customers in Memphis E-Wiz kiosks in Exxon Tigermarkets, allowing customers to pay their phone bills, surf the Internet, …

IRWINDALE, Calif.-Superior Communications has expanded its relationship with GSM Wireless and will now handle packaging and logistics of Cingular handsets for GSM Wireless’ 165 retail locations. The deal marks Superior’s …

BELLEVUE, Wash.-Western Wireless Corp. reported late last week it had completed refinancing its $1.5 billion senior secured credit facility, which included a $225 million, six-year term loan A and a …

RESTON, Va.-Nextel Communications Inc. signed a non-exclusive joint sales and marketing agreement with Science Applications International Corp., which it said would establish shared leads and joint offerings of mobile solutions …

PARIS-Building on its cooperation with Intel Corp. for broadband solutions, Alcatel said it has joined the WiMax Forum as a principal member. “Alcatel sees WiMax as an intrinsic component of …

WEST TRENTON, N.J.-DotPhoto Inc. introduced a new service for camera-phone users that the company said would allow them to quickly and easily print camera-phone photos. Under the new Click & …

BOSTON-With the full commercial deployment of Internet Protocol multimedia subsystems, carriers are gearing up for a variety of services that will converge various technologies like Wi-Fi, DSL and cable, according …

U.K. telecom regulator Ofcom said U.K. mobile carriers must reduce their mobile termination rates, in a further blow to the highly competitive market, which has already been forced to lower …

Cingular Wireless L.L.C. has extended the scope of its EDGE-based high-speed wireless data service to south Florida, providing customers with access to network speeds of up to 170 kilobits per …

Helicomm said it has unveiled a ZigBee development platform that will allow companies to evaluate and network their wireless products at home and in office environments. ZigBee is a short-range …

Nokia Corp. continues to increase its camera-phone presence with the release of its first megapixel device and the introduction of a new low-end camera phone. Separately, Research In Motion Ltd. …

New research shows the worldwide smart-phone market continues to grow, while sales of handheld computers decline, but that regional differences make for a jumbled marketplace. “These regional differences can have …