Yearly Archives: 2004

Matsushita goes with Panasonic name in North America

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...

Huawei wins first UMTS contract in Europe

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...

Nextel, RIM encourage location services development

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...

Acquisition gives PalmSource access to Chinese market, Linux technology

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....

Three wireless firms announce new funding

Semiconductor company Sequoia Communications led the fund raising pack Wednesday with $15 million in its fourth round of financing, while ringtone company Improvista Interactive...

MmO2 offers mobile greeting cards

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...

Industry asks court to dismiss health suits

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...

Canadian carrier outranks U.S. rivals in wireless metrics: Verizon, Nextel, Nextel Partners lead U.S. pack

Our neighbors to the north may be suffering through Hockey Night in Canada withdrawals brought on by the ongoing National Hockey League lockout, but...

T-Mobile USA launches first nationwide ringback service

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...

T-Mobile Hungary to use Amdocs customer system

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...

U.K. court ruling allows Motorola to sieze Uzan assets

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...

Former congressman settles in alleged driver-distraction suit

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...

BT selects Fair Isaac network software

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...

Navigation systems vary by country in Asia

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...

Cingular offers better mall coverage in Mo., Kan.

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...

American Tower raises $200M in note sale

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...

SpectraLink phones used in San Jose Sharks arena

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...

TI lowers 4Q expectations

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...

Nortel sets January date for filing financials, offers expectations

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...

Wall Street high on Motorola, Qualcomm

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...

Alamosa’s $630M buy of AirGate approved by board

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...

Leap launches expanded calling area in Ohio

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...

3G technologies to capture 60% of wireless broadband market

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...

Huawei enters U.S. wireless market

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.,...

Rural carrier selects Kodiak PTT system

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...
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