Yearly Archives: 2004

Powell tells Congress it will cost billions to solve 800 MHz interference

WASHINGTON-It will cost billions of dollars to solve the public-safety interference problem in the 800 MHz band, the FCC Chairman told Congress Wednesday Powell...

M-Qube purchases Canadian mobile content provider

Consolidation in the wireless content business continues its heated march, with M-Qube Inc. announcing the purchase of Sharp Robot, a Toronto-based mobile content download...

Sweden chooses Tetra over CDMA for public-safety agencies

Sweden's public-safety agencies will use a Tetra network for wireless communications, a decision that comes after some had considered using a CDMA network in...

InfoSpace, MLB cooperate on baseball logo offering

NEW YORK-InfoSpace Inc. said it scored a deal with Major League Baseball to offer ball club logos to mobile-phone users. The deal will allow...

Jazz to manufacture Magnolia chipset

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.-Jazz Semiconductor said it has entered a partnership to manufacture Magnolia Broadband's chipset known as DiversityPlus with a view to improving coverage...

Research claims wireless not major threat to wireline

WASHINGTON-Wireless services may not pose as substantial a threat to the wireline industry as many have speculated, according to new research from the Phoenix...

FCC directed to work with Pentagon on bomb-detecting device

WASHINGTON-A powerful lawmaker Wednesday directed the Federal Communications Commission to send its best scientists to meet with the Pentagon to help alleviate the continuing...

U.S. to discuss chip imports with China

WASHINGTON-China, already facing mounting U.S. criticism over its Wi-Fi security standard, said it will consult with U.S. officials on a separate dispute before the...

Hong Kong to reassign mobile licenses for CDMA2000 services

HONG KONG-Hong Kong's Office of Telecommunications Authority announced plans to issue a new license in vacated spectrum of two existing mobile services licenses offering...

Alamosa sets dividend dates

LUBBOCK, Texas-Sprint PCS affiliate Alamosa Holdings Inc. has set its dividend, record and ex-dividend dates for its 7.5-percent series B convertible preferred stock.The record...

Trujillo steps down from Orange after 13 months

PARIS-Sol Trujillo will step down as chief executive officer of Orange S.A., and Sanjiv Ahuja, currently Orange's chief operating officer, will replace him. Trujillo...

Sonofon joins European carrier alliance

COPENHAGEN, Denmark-Danish mobile carrier Sonofon is joining a European alliance of wireless operators. The Starmap Mobile Alliance consists of 10 small European mobile operators...

Dobson to pay dividend

OKLAHOMA CITY-Dobson Communications Corp. said it will pay an in-kind dividend of .03250 shares of its 13 percent senior exchangeable preferred stock for each...

M-Systems, Emblaze team on security solutions

KFAR SABA, Israel-M-Systems' Fortress Security Division and Emblaze Semiconductor have teamed to develop embedded security solutions for next-generation multimedia processors for the mobile industry.Emblaze...

AWS partners with RE/MAX for EDGE access

REDMOND, Wash.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. reported a strategic partnership with RE/MAX International providing RE/MAX affiliates in the United States with access to the carrier's...

Three states to try new Cingular billing format

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. introduced a new monthly billing format for customers in Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana designed to increase customer satisfaction while reducing...

KDDI offers new DO card

TOKYO- Operator KDDI Corp. said it has launched a card that complies with the CDMA2000 1x EV-DO standard at a 2 GHz frequency band....

Carrier inventory levels rise at year-end

LITTLETON, Colo.-Wireless carrier inventory levels increased 13 percent between the third quarter of 2003 and the final three months of last year, which translated...

Study looks at telecom's regulatory landscape

WASHINGTON-The U.S. Chamber of Commerce today launched a new study to analyze different regulatory changes in the telecom sector that could boost investment, innovation...

CTIA board agrees to pursue ad campaign

WASHINGTON-The Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association's board of directors agreed to move forward with plans to pursue a new ad campaign, but no decisions...

Consumer group wants carriers to end regulatory-related surcharges

WASHINGTON-A leading consumer group asked the Federal Communications Commission to ban mobile-phone and long-distance carriers from hitting consumers with regulatory-related surcharges not mandated by...

Bluegrass Cellular buys AWS licenses in Kentucky, Tenn.

DENVER-Bluegrass Cellular has purchased PCS licenses from AT&T Wireless Services Inc., the Michelman Divestiture Trust, Skagit Wireless and the Derby Divestiture Trust. The sellers...

Virgin targets left-handers with new phone

LONDON-Virgin Mobile in the United Kingdom said it will sell the first phone designed exclusively for left-handed users. The phone, a Sony Ericsson LH-Z200,...

Sparco named Centurion distributor

LINCOLN, Neb.-Centurion Wireless Technologies Inc., which designs and manufactures antennas for wireless communications, has signed Sparco Technologies Inc. as an authorized distributor.Sparco, which distributes...

PalmOne releases Java software

MILPITAS, Calif.-Personal digital assistant maker PalmOne Inc. released Java runtime software from IBM Corp. for its device customers. The runtime will allow Treo 600...
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