2004

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 of their primary supply agreement, under …

San Francisco’s Moscone Center meeting and exhibition facility is quickly becoming a haven of high-tech wireless communications technology. The 2 million square-foot facility, developed and owned by the City and …

CUPERTINO, Calif.-Symantec Corp. announced it is expanding its family of secure firewall applications with the Symantec Gateway Security 300 Series, including the 320, 360 and 360R. The 300 series of …

CHICAGO-Despite the possibility the carrier may be forced to chip in additional funds to cover spectrum procured through its Consensus spectrum realignment plan currently in front of the Federal Communications …

ALEXANDRIA, Va.-Wireless data carrier Metrocall Holdings Inc. reported its fourth-quarter results following its acquisition of Weblink Wireless Inc., showing revenues of $87.1 million and net income of $2 million. “Our …

LONDON-Network performance company Actix announced its GPRS IVS product, which the company said supports the troubleshooting and optimization of push-to-talk services. Further, the company said Nextel Communications Inc., Verizon Wireless …

Verizon Wireless ended 2003 in the same position as it began the year, as both the nation’s largest carrier as well as the highest ranked wireless provider based on five …

Canadians are often referred to as more polite, humble and reserved versions of their southern counterparts with whom they share a relatively open border stretching for thousands of miles. That …

ATLANTA-Glenayre Technologies Inc. announced ISC Technologies Inc. will take over the manufacturing and distribution of Glenayre’s discontinued paging infrastructure business, including its switch, RF and control products. The deal comes …

March 22-24 CTIA. Atlanta. www.ctiashow.com In-Building Infrastructure Indoor Tower March 23 Shorecliff Communications. Atlanta. (949) 443-3735 FOSE 2004 March 23-25 FOSE. Washington, D.C. 1-800-791-FOSE. www.fose.com The Mobile Music Conference at …

SAN DIEGO-Leap Wireless International Inc. expanded it Cricket service offering with its Cricket Unlimited plan that includes anytime local calling, U.S. long-distance service (except to Alaska), text messaging, voice mail, …

MUNICH-The Siemens Information and Communication Mobile Group and Ubiquity Software Corp. announced they will integrate Ubiquity’s Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) Application Server into Siemens’ IP Multimedia Subsystem, IMS@vantage. With Ubiquity’s …

South Africa Electronic services company Molapo Technology said it has extended its services-level $130 million agreement with service provider TelKom South Africa. The contract will last till 2008, said Molapo. …

Western Wireless Corp. deployed its Phase I Enhanced 911 service for Cellular One customers in North Dakota. The carrier said the service, which was deployed in partnership with county public …

WASHINGTON-The National Park Service has violated the law in allowing the construction of an 80-foot cell phone tower in close proximity to Old Faithful in Yellowstone National Park, according to …

Push-to-Talk over Cellular technology is wobbling on three legs: one belonging to Nokia Corp.; the second to four other heavyweights; and the third to the Open Mobile Alliance- and all …

ATLANTA-Wireless application and technology company Air2Web announced it acquired European wireless software company Wokup SA. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. “We are very excited about the merger with …

WOODBURY, N.Y.-Siemens AG said it is collaborating with Comverse Technology Inc. to provide GSM-R services like voice and short message services to leading Scandinavian railways in Norway and Finland. GSM-R …

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. said it has delivered a complete GSM network for Saudi Telecom Co., with capacity expected to handle the Hajj pilgrimage. It covered such areas as Mina, Muzdalifah …

TORONTO-Tira Wireless announced Telus Mobility and THQ Wireless purchased its Jump application porting service. The service ensures that Java applications will run smoothly on a variety of handset models. “Tira …

The future market for mobile-phone memory will total almost $6 billion, according to some in the industry, and could surpass the potential of the massive desktop computer industry in just …

Bitfone Corp. announced it scored a major $21 million in venture funding, bringing its investment total to $57 million. The company said Prism Venture Partners led its latest round of …

ATLANTA-Long known for its Internet technologies and services, VeriSign Inc. today announced plans to unify its telecommunications offerings and promote its brand to wireless carrier and content customers. The company …

LUBBOCK, Texas-Sprint PCS affiliate Alamosa Holdings Inc. had its application for relisting its common stock on the Nasdaq National Market approved subject to the company maintaining a $5 minimum trade, …

BERLIN, Germany-T-Mobile International announced it scored a major deal with handset maker Sharp Corp. to create a line of phones designed specifically for the carrier, which will be sold across …