Yearly Archives: 2004

Motorola, Nextel extend agreements during negotiations

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...

Moscone wired for wireless

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...

Symantec expands firewall products

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...

Fitch looks favorably on Nextel

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...

Metrocall 4Q reflects WebLink acquisition

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...

Actix PTT optimization tool chosen by 3 carriers

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...

Despite lower ARPU ranking, Verizon leads in operating metrics

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...

Canadians use phones less, prepaid services more

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

ISC to manufacture paging products

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...

Calendar

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Leap Wireless enhances Cricket calling plans

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...

Siemens to integrate Ubiquity SIP server

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'...

World Briefs

South AfricaElectronic services company Molapo Technology said it has extended its services-level $130 million agreement with service provider TelKom South Africa. The contract will...

Carrier Briefs

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

Group charges tower too close to Old Faithful

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...

Nokia takes separate route to pre-standard PoC protocol

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...

Air2Web acquires Wokup

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...

Siemens, Comverse collaborate on railway services

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...

Nokia delivers GSM to Saudis for pilgrimage

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...

Telus Mobility, THQ buy Tira's Jump

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...

The story on storage

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...

Financial Briefs

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

VeriSign to target wireless

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...

Alamosa back on Nasdaq

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...

Sharp to create exclusive phones for T-Mobile

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...
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