2004

A quick Google of the acronym “TSI” can turn up at least 10 different companies, all using the same three letters to sell wildly differing products and services. However, Googling …

LONDON- Hutchison 3G in the United Kingdom announced it will offer live streaming video to mobile phones through its “Today on 3” mobile news and entertainment channel. The carrier said …

ANNAPOLIS, Md.-Northcoast PCS and Thumb Cellular will use technology from TeleCommunication Systems Inc. to meet the Phase II E911 requirements set forth by the Federal Communications Commission. The carriers will …

MONTREAL, Canada-Telesystem International Wireless Inc. announced it will acquire 13 percent of the equity of ClearWave N.V. from two institutional shareholders in exchange for cash and common shares of TIW, …

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. will modernize and upgrade TeliaSonera’s existing GSM/GPRS/EDGE Nokia network in the Nordic countries of Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. According to the agreement, Nokia will supply its …

HOLTSVILLE, N.Y.-Symbol Technologies Inc. reported increasing revenues as well as net earnings of $16.2 million in its fourth quarter, but the positive news didn’t interest investors, who sent the company’s …

SAN FRANCISCO-Motorola will use location-based services software supplier Telcontar’s Rich Map Engine platform for routing, map management and address lookup to enhance its VIAMOTO solution, and to supply routing engine …

OVERLAND PARK, Kansas-Rumors that Sprint PCS might sell its 6,000 wireless communications towers to reduce debt are again circulating, according to a report from Bloomberg. The Bloomberg report said Sprint …

SUPERIOR, Wis.-Telephone Associates Inc. has teamed with Minnesota-based Wi-Fi Guys L.L.C. to provide wireless high-speed Internet access at lodging properties and hotels in the area. “By teaming with Wi-Fi Guys, …

LONDON- Hutchison 3G in the United Kingdom announced it will offer live streaming video to mobile phones through its “Today on 3” mobile news and entertainment channel. The carrier said …

ATLANTA-BellSouth Corp. is days away from announcing a $6 billion sale of its Latin American operations to Spanish-based telecommunications provider Telefonica, according to a Reuters report citing sources close to …

REDMOND, Wash.-Motorola Inc.’s advanced V600 camera phone suffered its second major delay, with AT&T Wireless Services Inc. pushing back the phone’s introduction to late April or early May. The phone …

KIRKLAND, Wash.-CDMA 1xEV-DO carrier Monet Mobile Networks Inc. said it will shut down its network April 2. The wireless Internet carrier covers eight cites in Wisconsin, Minnesota, and North and …

SAN FRANCISCO-CNET Networks Inc. announced it will acquire WGR Media Inc., which operates the Wireless Gaming Review Web site, in a cash transaction. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. …

ATLANTA-BellSouth Corp. is reportedly in talks with Spanish telecommunications provider Telefonica SA about the possible sale of BellSouth’s Latin American operations. The U.S.-based carrier previously acknowledged it was in discussions …

SANTA CLARA, Calif.-NeoMagic Corp. said it has partnered with M-Systems to enable multimedia services in TCL Corp.’s Windows Mobile-based smart phones. NeoMagic will provide its MiMagic application processors, while M-Systems …

SHANGHAI, China-Chinese wireless content company Linktone Ltd. made an impressive debut in its Nasdaq initial public offering, with share prices soaring as high as $19.50 per share. The company offers …

BOISE, Idaho-Wireless enterprise and synchronization companies Extended Systems and Intellisync Corp. announced that they have mutually agreed to settle the ongoing patent infringement lawsuit initiated by Intellisync in April 2002. …

WASHINGTON-A federal appeals court said Tuesday that the mobile-phone industry is so competitive that it does not need access to landline facilities at below-market rates. “The Federal Communications Commission not …

LONDON-A firm representing about 13 percent of Psion plc’s shareholders said it will vote against the company’s plans to sell its stake in operating system company Symbian to Nokia Corp. …

STATE COLLEGE, Pa.-MetroPCS has signed an agreement to deliver AccuWeather.com’s BREW-enabled wireless weather application to its subscribers. MetroPCS will offer AccuWeather.com’s Wireless BREW application for download on next-generation BREW-enabled handsets. …

WASHINGTON-The Bush administration has officially challenged China’s homegrown Wi-Fi security standard that industry and government leaders claim is at odds with international guidelines and commercially harmful to U.S. companies that …

OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-Lucent Technologies Inc. and Motorola Inc. are at the short end of wireless infrastructure contracts owing to their late start in the UMTS market, according to a report …

WASHINGTON-New House Commerce Committee Chairman Joe Barton (R-Texas), vowing to approach telecom and other issues through the lens of budget deficit reduction, today said he plans to revisit funding of …

MILPITAS, Calif.-PalmOne Inc.’s shares jumped almost 15 percent in trading after Wall Street investment firm JP Morgan upgraded the company’s stock from “neutral” to “overweight,” citing the success of the …