Yearly Archives: 2004

TSI reaches beyond borders with name change to Syniverse

A quick Google of the acronym "TSI" can turn up at least 10 different companies, all using the same three letters to sell wildly...

Hutchison 3G U.K. offers live streaming video

LONDON- Hutchison 3G in the United Kingdom announced it will offer live streaming video to mobile phones through its "Today on 3" mobile news...

Northcoast PCS, Thumb Cellular choose TCS for E911

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...

TIW increases stake in ClearWave

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...

Nokia gets TeliaSonera network upgrade contract

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...

Symbol revenues on the rise, but stock dips

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...

Motorola, Telecontar enter location services agreement

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...

Sprint PCS considers tower sale?

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...

Telephone Associates, Wi-Fi Guys team for hotel access

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...

Hutchison 3G U.K. announces live streaming video service

LONDON- Hutchison 3G in the United Kingdom announced it will offer live streaming video to mobile phones through its "Today on 3" mobile news...

BellSouth, Telefonica deal expected within days

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...

Motorola camera phone delayed again

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...

Monet to stop service next month

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...

CNET buys Wireless Gaming Review

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...

Telefonica pursues BellSouth's Latin American operations

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...

NeoMagic, M-Systems aid MMS for TCL phones

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...

Chinese content firm has strong IPO on Nasdaq

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...

Extended Systems, Intellisync settle patent dispute

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...

D.C. Circuit says wireless industry competitive even without UNE transport

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...

Psion minority stakeholder against Symbian sale to Nokia

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...

MetroPCS to carry AccuWeather.com content

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...

Bush throws down gauntlet on China Wi-Fi standard

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...

UMTS market set to explode, Lucent, Motorola late to market

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...

Barton to revisit E-Rate funding

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...

Ratings upgrade boosts PalmOne stock

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...
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