Yearly Archives: 2004

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...

Samsung lifts sales predictions

SEOUL, South Korea-Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. boosted its handset sales expectations above its previous projections of 65 million units and also said it expects...

Triton adds 3 to board

BERWYN, Pa.-Triton PCS Holdings Inc. appointed three independent members to its board of directors, bringing the total number of board members to nine.The new...

Cingular boosts Eastern coverage

WASHINGTON-Ahead of the summer vacation season, Cingular Wireless L.L.C. said it spent $30 million to add 24 new cell sites in recent months along...

Sun taps Babel to test Java apps

SUSSEX, United Kingdom-Sun Microsystems Inc. said it will use games testing company Babel Media for its new Java Verified wireless application program. Babel will...

PalmSource revenues, income decline

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-PalmSource Inc. reported declining revenues and net income in its third quarter, and predicted a net loss of between $4 million and $7...

ICT to build new Audiovox phone

NEW YORK-Manufacturing company ICT Technologies said it will build Audiovox Communications Corp.'s new clamshell CDM7600 CDMA tri-mode mobile phone starting in the second quarter....

Cellular use dominates power amp market

OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-Cellular networks continue to dominate the total market for power amplifiers, but future growth of other wireless technologies will offset that dominance...

Broadband company offering Sprint PCS in bundle

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint PCS reported a deal with Sunflower Broadband that will allow Sunflower to offer Sprint PCS wireless phone service as part of...

Motorola demos push-to-talk, 3G technologies at CeBIT

HANOVER, Germany-Motorola Inc. showed off its push-to-talk and third-generation technologies at the CeBIT trade show, and it also introduced a new fixed mobile car...

RBRC to collect old phones at CTIA show

ATLANTA-The Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corp. (RBRC) will collect old cell phones for recycling at their booth at CTIA Wireless 2004 as part of a...

Alvarion releases 5.4 GHz broadband system

TEL AVIV, Israel-Wireless broadband solution provider Alvarion Ltd. released its new BreezeACCESS VL system that uses OFDM technology for the 5.4 GHz unlicensed frequency...

Sendo to sell M551 in U.S.

LONDON-European mobile-phone maker Sendo said it will sell its new M551 handset in the United States starting in April. The company said it could...

Western Wireless releases unlimited plan

BELLEVUE, Wash.-Western Wireless Corp. introduced its Unlimited Home Calling Plan for Cellular One customers in the Midwest that provides unlimited voice service minutes when...

Lucent to pay $25 million penalty to SEC

NEW YORK-Lucent Technologies Inc. has informed the Securities and Exchange Commission that it intends to pay a $25 million penalty as a settlement, which...

Nokia, Philips, Sony establish Near Field Communication Forum

HANOVER, Germany-Nokia Corp., Royal Philips Electronics and Sony Corp. established the new Near Field Communication Forum, which the companies said will support the use...

Artemis, Xingtone form ring tone deal

LOS ANGELES-Artemis Records announced a deal with Xingtone to include software on its new Sugarcult CD album that will allow users to create mobile-phone...

Bellwave to use Ericsson reference design

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-South Korean mobile-phone design firm Bellwave announced it will use Ericsson Mobile Platforms' G200 reference design to develop its new GSM/GPRS products, and...

Cingular to file for FCC approval of merger

WASHINGTON-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. is set to file papers with the Federal Communications Commission today seeking approval for its proposed $41 billion purchase of AT&T...

LG teams with Microsoft for smart phone

SEOUL, South Korea-LG Electronics Co. Ltd. becomes the latest mobile phone manufacturer to team with software giant Microsoft Corp. as it gears up to...

France Telecom, Alcatel plan cooperation on converged network

PARIS-France Telecom and Alcatel Alsthom say they have signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly develop next-generation architecture for a converged fixed, Internet and...

MetroPCS taps Spickler as VP

DALLAS-MetroPCS Inc., which offers unlimited local wireless service in Atlanta, Miami, San Francisco and Sacramento, Calif., reported that its former chief financial officer, Dennis...

U.S. files complaint with WTO over China circuit tax issue

WASHINGTON-The Bush administration today said it filed a complaint at the World Trade Organization about China's tax treatment of integrated circuits imported from the...

Qualcomm allows Tata to use BREWChat

NEW DELHI, India-Qualcomm Inc. said it has signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding to allow Tata Teleservices to use Qualcomm's BREWChat solution for push-to-chat...

Cometa Networks, iPass enter access agreement

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Cometa Networks Inc. reported a deal with iPass Inc. providing iPass users access to Cometa hot spots in the Seattle area, including Barnes...
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