Yearly Archives: 2004

Alcatel signs OEMS, enters MMS contract

DALLAS-Alcatel announced First Cellular of southern Illinois will become the fist North American service provider to use its Multimedia Messaging Services. To date, Alcatel...

Conservative Nokia looks down road less traveled

Neither edgy nor solitary, Nokia Corp. has all the hallmarks of a conservative company. As a leading player in both the handset and infrastructure...

Calif. healthcare bill would add 3% tax to cell-phone bills

WASHINGTON-As if battling a potentially new regulatory regime and the threat of hefty fines were not enough, California mobile-phone carriers now face a possible...

Alcatel, Intel partner on WiMAX

Alcatel Alsthom said it has entered into a strategic alliance with Intel Corp. to define, standardize, develop, integrate and market WiMAX technology.The alliance hopes...

GSM counts 1 billion

ATLANTA-There are now 1 billion GSM customers in the world and the technology is experiencing rapid growth in the Americas, according to the 3G...

Cellcom to roll out PoC in Israel

HERZLIYA, Israel-Israeli operator Cellcom will roll out Nokia's Push to talk over Cellular (PoC) service. Commercial PoC service is scheduled for the second quarter...

Lucent launches high-speed data solution for multimedia

MURRAY HILL, N.J.-Lucent Technologies has launched its High-Speed Data for the Mass Market (HSDmm) solution it said is designed to help mobile operators offer...

Telular phones OK'ed for AWS GSM network

VERNON HILLS, Ill.-Telular Corp. said AT&T Wireless Services Inc. has approved two new Telular products for use on the carrier's GSM network.The products are...

FOX Sports Interactive expands wireless agreements

ATLANTA-FOX Sports Interactive Media said it expanded its publishing partnership with Sorrent into other areas besides games. Under the deal, Sorrent will create and...

Motorola, Nextel extend, negotiate deal

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.-Motorola Inc. and Nextel Communications Inc. said they will extend their supply arrangements while they negotiate a new supply agreement. The terms...

AWS announces transatlantic text messaging

ATLANTA-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. announced it has enabled transatlantic text messaging. The carrier said it now has reciprocal text messaging services with nearly 130...

Business briefs

Software provider Seven Networks Inc. announced it has filed a registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for a proposed initial...

PalmOne sees increasing demand for Treo

MILPITAS, Calif.-PalmOne Inc. said it had revenues of $242.5 million for the third fiscal quarter of 2004, which ended Feb. 27. The revenues represented...

Wireless users turn away from landline long distance

BOSTON-Wireless usage is accelerating the decline of landline use, according to a new study by the Yankee Group.The report said the number of U.S....

Earthlink to launch into wireless

ATLANTA-Earthlink has announced its intentions to sell its own branded converged wireless voice and data devices. The ISP said it will debut its first...

Dick Clarke's American Grandstand

I suspect there could be something to allegations leveled by former cyber security czar Richard Clarke against the Bush administration. Ditto for former Treasury...

Coke, Pepsi or Snoop Dogg?: Mobile content to be sold on vending machines

A testimony to how ingrained wireless has become in popular culture, today consumers can purchase advanced mobile content-ring tones, graphics, games-as easily as they...

Nebraska gives wireline carriers waiver on LNP

WASHINGTON-As May 24 looms ahead as the date the rest of the wireless industry has to implement local number portability, a move is afoot...

Liberty Alliance expands relationships

SAN FRANCISCO-The Liberty Alliance, a consortium working on an open federated identity standard, said it formed new relationships with six global alliances including the...

AGmobile, Univision offer Spanish content

CLEVELAND-AGmobile, the new media subsidiary of American Greetings Corp., and Univision Online, a division of Hispanic broadcasting company Univision Communications Inc., have teamed to...

Senators: Primary-line restriction terrible mistake

WASHINGTON-A group of senators, many of them alumni of the 1996 Farm Team, are urging the Federal Communications Commission to reject a recommendation to...

Rural Cellular seeks 2-year E911 delay

WASHINGTON-Rural Cellular Corp. is asking Congress to extend the deadline for wireless enhanced 911 Phase II service."The solution to ensure that rural communities receive...

Sun, Pronto unveil out-of-the-box Wi-Fi network solution

ATLANTA-Sun Microsystems Inc. and Pronto Networks unveiled the iForce Wi-Fi Hotspot Appliance at last week's CTIA Wireless 2004 show in Atlanta. The tool enables...

Congressman blasts Balanced Approach at 800 MHz

WASHINGTON-The founder of the Congressional Fire Services Caucus, Rep. Curt Weldon (R-Pa.), blasted proponents of the Balanced Approach Plan to solve public-safety interference in...

It's B-a-a-a-ck!

Energy! The one word used over and over again to describe CTIA's Wireless show last week in Atlanta was energy, as in "There's a...
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