Yearly Archives: 2004

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...

Cisco, Ericsson to sell equipment

CHICAGO-In a deal that may have wireless implications, Cisco Systems Inc. said it has entered an agreement with L.M. Ericsson to sell equipment and...

NII Holdings reports net loss on increasing revenues

RESTON, Va.-NII Holdings, which offers iDEN-based wireless service in several Latin American countries and which is partially owned by Nextel Communications Inc., reported first-quarter...

InterDigital increases 1Q earnings guidance

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.-InterDigital Communications Corp. said its first-quarter earnings would be ahead of expectations, news that sent the technology vendor's stock up 20...

Wireless Internet users to reach 600M by '08, Probe says

CEDAR KNOLLS, N.J.-Wireless Internet users worldwide will reach nearly 600 million by 2008, according to a new report from Probe Group. The growth will...

AWS helps airlines track mail

REDMOND, Wash.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. is assisting several airlines, including America West Airlines and United Airlines, in tracking mail sent via air through the...

Number of LNP complaints to FCC drops in April

The Federal Communications Commission said it received 400 complaints this month from consumers regarding wireless local number portability, which was the lowest number of...

AirNet receives $3M in orders

MELBOURNE, Fla.-AirNet Communications Corp. said it received $3 million in purchase orders from Tecore Wireless Systems for three new deployments in the Middle East...

Digital mapping company Tele Atlas acquires rival GDT

MENLO PARK, Calif.-Digital map company Tele Atlas N.V. announced plans to acquire rival Geographic Data Technology for $100 million. Tele Atlas provides geographic mapping...

Superconductor Technologies narrows quarterly 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...

Orange France begins pre-commercial 3G service in Toulouse

HELSINKI, Finland-Orange France has launched "pre-commercial" third-generation service in Toulouse, France, according to Nokia Corp., which supplied the network equipment. Toulouse is the carrier's...

Alcatel hits profit on stabilizing revenue

Telecom vendor Alcatel Corp. reported a net income of $280.4 million, signaling its business has scaled the hump of recent downturns. This net income...

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

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

CTIA snubs Nextel with $3B, 2.1 GHz proposal

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

Virgin Mobile U.K. hits 4M subscribers

LONDON-Virgin Mobile said it has 4 million U.K. customers, adding 1 million clients since August 2003.The mobile virtual network operator cited its "attractive services,...

Maxplanet to acquire Wireless Ink

NEW YORK-Internet company Maxplanet Corp. announced it will acquire wireless Internet design firm Wireless Ink L.L.C. Terms of the deal were not disclosed."This acquisition...

Andrew posts 2Q profit

CHICAGO-Telecom equipment vendor Andrew Corp. said it posted a second-quarter net profit of $10.2 million, or 6 cents a share, compared with a net...

Wood loses majority support on Calif. bill of rights

WASHINGTON-California Public Utilities Commission member Carl Wood (D) has lost majority support for his telecom consumer plan, with fellow Commissioner Geoffrey Brown (D) deciding...

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...

Safety group asks FCC to block Cingular/AWS merger

WASHINGTON-A safety group asked the Federal Communications Commission to block Cingular Wireless L.L.C.'s proposed $41 billion acquisition of AT&T Wireless Services Inc. if the...

Wireless suppliers ring up infrastructure contracts

Wireless vendors are reaping contract dividends as carriers loosen their purse strings. L.M. Ericsson announced three contracts today, while Siemens AG and Alcatel Corp....

Nokia, Samsung, Siemens join MIPC

SAN DIEGO-The Mobile Imaging and Printing Consortium announced mobile handset makers Nokia Corp., Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and Siemens have become strategic members. Founded...

Despite strong metrics, UbiquiTel reports net loss

Sprint PCS affiliate UbiquiTel Inc. said it added 21,400 subscribers during the first quarter of this year, which was a 24-percent improvement compared with...

Nextel prepares rate plans with predictable overage structure

Pre-empting a similar move expected to be launched by Sprint PCS in mid-May, Nextel Communications Inc. is reportedly set to launch new rate plans...
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