Yearly Archives: 2004

Bluefire Security announces Bluetooth disabler

BALTIMORE-Wireless security company Bluefire Security Technologies announced a new product the company said allows business users to disable Bluetooth connections in enterprise devices, a...

Telcordia buys Granite Systems

PISCATAWAY, N.J.-Telcordia Technologies Inc. said it has acquired Granite Systems Inc. for an undisclosed sum to enhance inventory management as it advances its operational...

M/A Com beats Motorola for N.Y. public-safety contract

WASHINGTON-M/A Com, a unit of Tyco International, beat out Motorola Inc. for an estimated $1 billion contract to build an emergency wireless network throughout...

Microcell selects Logica MMS hosting

TORONTO-Canadian wireless carrier Microcell Solutions Inc. has selected LogicaCMG's multimedia messaging service hosting solution known as RealMMS in a three-year contract.Under the deal, Microcell...

NexGen offers VoIP PTT handset for first responders

RICHARDSON, Texas-NexGen City announced it has developed NexPaq, a voice-over-Internet Protocol, push-to-talk radio handset, for use with its mesh-based NexLink wireless broadband network.Catering to...

Siemens teams with China's Ningbo Bird for phones

German handset maker Siemens AG and Chinese vendor Ningbo Bird Co. Ltd. announced a new strategic partnership to build and sell mobile phones in...

Churn continues its rise, says report

LONDON-Despite increased efforts by telecommunications carriers to retain customers, churn continues to rise, according to a report from Chorleywood.A whopping 88 percent of respondents...

New mobile content features Snoop Dog, Barry Bonds

NEW YORK-What do rapper Snoop Dogg and homerun hitter Barry Bonds have in common? Both are going mobile.Under a new deal with wireless media...

70-year-old RFID technology 'matures'

DENVER-Radio frequency identification technology is reaching maturity. Such an assertion seems almost absurd for a technology that has recently received hype rivaling that of...

mFormation aims to take data-tracking service beyond enterprise

Having found success in the device management space for businesses, start-up mFormation Technologies Inc. is now looking to use its experience and resources to...

Verizon vs. Verizon

When a small state retains a multimillion-dollar tax break for the nation's largest telephone company out of sympathy and concern about attacks on the...

'Idol' phones set to sing with show's fans

MINNEAPOLIS-Fans of the TV show "American Idol" can purchase branded "American Idol" mobile phones, replete with messages, pictures and ring tones featuring the show's...

Visto to extend patent battle with Seven

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.-Wireless e-mail company Visto Corp. said it plans to extend its legal battle with rival Seven Networks Inc. to include four additional...

Superconductor narrows loss, files stock offering

SANTA BARBARA, Calif.-Superconductor Technologies Inc. this week released its first-quarter 2004 financial results.Total net revenues for the quarter were $5.4 million compared with $7.6...

Nortel fires Dunn amid financial probe

While its products still entice carriers, Nortel Networks Ltd. is down in the dumps on Wall Street.The question looms whether the company's technology...

Wireless entertainment shortchanges women, youth

New research shows the wireless data and entertainment industry is neglecting its most willing market segments: women and young adults."Females and young consumers have...

Nextel rejects CTIA alternate rebanding plan

WASHINGTON-Nextel Communications Inc. would deposit at least $3 billion in a trust fund and receive spectrum in the 2.1 GHz band instead of the...

Industry likely to get reprieve on bill of rights

WASHINGTON-A controversial plan to give California telecom consumers a bill of rights, one which appeared headed for passage this month over objections from mobile-phone...

AT&T Wireless considers selling Rogers stake

TORONTO-Canadian telecommunications provider Rogers Communications Inc. said it received a notice from AT&T Wireless Services Inc. on its intent to "explore options to monitize...

China Mobile pays $3.65B for 10 networks

BEIJING-China Mobile said it will buy wireless networks in 10 of China's provinces from its parent company for $3.65 billion. The acquisition gives China...

Wireless-phone sales surge in first quarter

BOSTON, Mass.-Strong mobile-phones sales in North America, Western Europe, Korea, Asia Pacific, Central and Latin America, and Eastern Europe helped push industry first-quarter sales...

Optasite pockets $10M for tower acquisitions

WORCESTER, Mass.-Optasite Inc., a wireless services firm that provides acquisition, cell site construction, testing and maintenance services, said it has received $10 million in...

Alcatel/TCL venture underscores changes in handset market

Alcatel's new handset deal with Chinese electronics manufacturer TCL Corp. is part of a notable and growing trend toward joint ventures and acquisitions, and...

Customers mostly satisfied with wireless coverage on modest expectations

Most wireless customers are pleased with the services, coverage and customer services from their wireless carriers, according to a new report from JupiterResearch, a...

PDA market continues slide

New research shows the market for personal digital assistants continues to decline, with shipments dropping 33.1 percent sequentially to 2.2 million units in the...
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