Yearly Archives: 2004

Connexion by Boeing links with mobile carrier in Singapore

SINGAPORE-Connexion by Boeing said Singapore mobile operator StarHub will add the company's real-time, high-speed Internet service to StarHub's wireless broadband services.As part of a...

Wireless issues identified in governmental trade report

WASHINGTON-The Bush administration identified exclusionary wireless standards and high mobile-phone interconnection as barriers to telecom trade in a new report.The findings, released by the...

Lehman Brothers begins tower company coverage

NEW YORK-Lehman Brothers analyst Blake Bath this week initiated coverage of tower companies American Tower Corp., Crown Castle International Corp. and SpectraSite Inc. with...

Nokia wins GPRS contract in India

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. said it has signed a $24 million contract to be the sole GPRS supplier for Indian carrier IDEA. The contract also...

Commerce to nominate Frink as manufacturing czar

WASHINGTON-Commerce Secretary Donald Evans today said the president intends to nominate Al Frink as the country's first manufacturing czar, a move that comes as...

Qwest to offer Wi-Fi-capable DSL

DENVER-Qwest Communications International Inc. said it will begin offering all new digital subscriber line customers and small business subscribers a Wi-Fi-capable DSL model that...

Proxim lowers 1Q expectations

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Wi-Fi and broadband wireless equipment provider Proxim Corp. lowered its first-quarter financial expectations, saying it now expects to report lower revenues and greater...

XO's buy of Allegiance assets approved by FCC

RESTON, Va.-Broadband telecommunications services provider XO Communications Inc. announced the Federal Communications Commission has approved its acquisition of the assets of bankrupt Allegiance Telecom...

Hundt joins Tropos board

SAN MATEO, Calif.-Tropos Networks, supplier of metro-scale Wi-Fi network equipment, announced former Federal Communications Commission Chairman Reed Hundt has joined its board of directors."The...

Justice Department voices concerns on Internet gambling ads

WASHINGTON-The Justice Department said Tuesday it sent letters recently to various media trade groups outlining concerns about advertising Internet gambling, an action that could...

AT&T Wireless drops ad agency

SAN FRANCISCO-AT&T Wireless Services Inc., in the early stages of a possible merger with Cingular Wireless L.L.C., is parting with its advertising agency, Omnicom...

CPUC to take bill of rights to the press

WASHINGTON-California Public Utility Commission members Carl Wood and Geoffrey Brown, who joined in revising a bill of rights for telecom consumers that mobile-phone carriers...

Senate passes antitrust legislation benefiting standards bodies

WASHINGTON-The Telecommunications Industry Association applauded Senate passage of legislation to further shield industry standard-setting bodies from antitrust lawsuits.TIA called on lawmakers to swiftly resolve...

FCC approves Nextel's buy of WorldCom licenses

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission approved Nextel Communications Inc.'s $144 million purchase of fixed-wireless licenses from WorldCom Inc.Last summer, a federal bankruptcy judge approved the...

KPN to expand InfoSpace relationship

THE HAGUE, Netherlands-KPN in The Netherlands announced it will expand its relationship with InfoSpace Mobile with the purchase of the company's Modalyst Storefront Management...

FTS sees uptick in Sprint PCS sales

LEVITTOWN, Pa.-Wireless retailer FTS Wireless Inc. reported sequential revenue gains of more than 100 percent for Sprint PCS wireless products and services. The retailer...

Radio stations implement wireless polling

BOSTON-Under a new service from wireless technology companies RadioVoodoo and Upoc Networks, radio stations can quickly launch wireless polling and feedback services. Indeed, Boston's...

Sprint in multiyear sponsorship with Royals

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint Corp. reported a multi-year sponsorship with the Kansas City Royals, making Sprint the official wireless communications provider to the baseball club.Financial...

Verizon leads in wireless user satisfaction survey

A survey of 1,000 cell-phone users by Strategy Analytics found that Verizon Wireless continues to lead the industry in "user satisfaction" and is the...

Lucent, Novatel supply UMTS cards to 3

MURRAY HILL, N.J.-Lucent Technologies Inc. said it is partnering with Novatel Wireless Inc. to provide third-generation carrier 3 with UMTS card modems for high-speed...

Intel announces plans for environmentally friendly chips

TOKYO-Intel Corp. said it plans to make its processors and chipsets environmentally friendly by eliminating about 95 percent of the lead used in them.The...

Nortel lawsuit period extended, Nokia hit with suit

COLCHESTER, Conn.-A law firm, Scott + Scott LLC., said it has extended the class period in a securities class action filed against Nortel Networks...

Consumers Union asks FCC to forbid handset locking

WASHINGTON-Consumers Union on Tuesday asked the Federal Communications Commission to seek ways to stop the industry practice of handset locking, saying doing so would...

Justice indicts 5 people on E-Rate fraud charges

WASHINGTON-The Justice Department said five individuals were indicted and four of them arrested on charges of conspiracy, mail fraud and money laundering in connection...

Affiliate iPCS reaches agreement with Sprint

Sprint PCS affiliate iPCS Inc. said it has reached an agreement with Sprint PCS amending its affiliation agreements, agreed to settlement terms to resolve...
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