2004

SECAUCUS, N.J.-Matsushita Electric Corp. of America, the North American headquarters of Osaka, Japan-based Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd., announced it will drop its Japanese name in favor of its better …

BEIJING-Following on its first wireless contract in the United States earlier this week, Chinese infrastructure company Huawei Technologies has been selected by Dutch mobile operator Telfort to deliver and install …

MIAMI-Nextel Communications Inc. and Research in Motion Ltd. will offer tools to encourage developers to create location-based services offerings on the BlackBerry platform, the companies announced Thursday. RIM and Nextel …

Operating system company PalmSource Inc. announced plans to acquire Chinese software vendor China MobileSoft Ltd. in an all-stock transaction valued at around $23 million. PalmSource’s stock fell slightly after its …

Semiconductor company Sequoia Communications led the fund raising pack Wednesday with $15 million in its fourth round of financing, while ringtone company Improvista Interactive Music Inc. and wireless credit card …

SLOUGH, United Kingdom-U.K. customers of carrier MmO2 can make animated invitations, greeting cards and other messages through a new service, the operator announced Tuesday. Users with WAP 2-enabled phones can …

WASHINGTON-Mobile-phone industry lawyers asked a court here to dismiss six brain-cancer suits, arguing the plaintiffs’ complaints are pre-empted by federal law. “The federal government set a single, uniform, consensus standard …

Our neighbors to the north may be suffering through Hockey Night in Canada withdrawals brought on by the ongoing National Hockey League lockout, but that did not distract Canadian wireless …

T-Mobile USA became the first carrier to offer ringback tones nationwide Wednesday. The carrier launched CallerTunes, enabling subscribers’ phones to play music instead of the traditional ring callers hear before …

ST. LOUIS-Billing and CRM software provider Amdocs said T-Mobile Hungary, Hungary’s largest mobile operator, has deployed Amdocs’ ClarifyCRM solution to manage its customer contacts and provide customer support. The deployment …

LONDON-In another legal triumph, a High Court has given Motorola Inc. the authority to seize assets belonging to Turkey’s Uzan family. The decision confirms an earlier ruling in a U.S. …

WASHINGTON-Former Rep. Wes Watkins (R-Okla.) has agreed to a $2 million settlement in connection with a fatal car crash in which driver cell-phone use is alleged, but the ex-lawmaker faces …

MINNEAPOLIS-BT Group plc selected Fair Isaac Corp.’s network performance and monitoring solution. Terms of the agreement call for Fair Isaac to supply a network assurance solution that builds on the …

OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-The popularity of in-vehicle navigation services vs. handset-based vehicle navigation services in East Asia varies from country to country, according to a report from ABI Research titled “Handset-based …

ST. LOUIS-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. said it was finishing the deployment of unobtrusive cell sites within shopping malls linked to small antennas located above ceiling tiles in an attempt to provide …

BOSTON-American Tower Corp. said it closed the sale of its 7.125-percent senior notes due 2012 for a total of $200 million principal amount of notes. Net proceeds to the company …

BOULDER, Colo.-SpectraLink Corp. announced it has provided its NetLink Wireless Telephones for a Wi-Fi network deployment at the HP Pavilion sports and entertainment arena in Northern California. The arena is …

LOS ANGELES-Texas Instruments Inc.’s shares fell 1.6 percent as the chip maker announced its fourth-quarter revenue and earnings per share will fall within the mid range of its projected estimates. …

TORONTO-Finally, Nortel Networks Ltd. has set Jan. 10, 2005, as the date it will file the unaudited statements for 2003 as well as the first and second quarters of 2004. …

NEW YORK-Wall Street seemed pleased with the performance of the wireless sector, giving thumbs up to both Motorola Inc. and Qualcomm Inc. Motorola enjoyed two upgrades on prospects for a …

Sprint PCS affiliate Alamosa Holdings Inc. reported that the board of directors at fellow affiliate AirGate PCS Inc. approved Alamosa’s $630 million acquisition of AirGate. The deal will further Alamosa’s …

SAN DIEGO-Leap Wireless International Inc. launched its Expanded Calling Area option in Ohio, allowing its Cricket customers to use their unlimited calling minutes in both Dayton and Toledo/Sandusky for an …

SAN FRANCISCO-WiMAX and other new high-speed wireless technologies will garner more than 40 percent of the wireless broadband market, while third-generation technologies will capture the remaining 60 percent by 2009, …

An already crowded North American infrastructure market is set to welcome a new competitor. One of China’s largest telecommunications vendors, Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd., has provided network equipment for regional …

PRESTONBURG, Ky.-Rural wireless operator East Kentucky Network, which operates under the Appalachian Wireless brand name, said it plans to deploy Kodiak Network’s Real-Time Exchange System that will allow the carrier …