Yearly Archives: 2004

Nextel Partners plans 30 new retail stores

KIRKLAND, Wash.-Nextel Partners Inc. said it plans to open at least 30 new retail stores this year to keep up with demand for its...

Gulf Coast Wireless chooses Unibill

LAKE CHARLES, La.-Unibill, provider of universal billing services for the communications industry, will provide outsourced prepaid wireless billing services for Sprint PCS affiliate Gulf...

FrontRange Solutions releases mGoldMine 1.1

READING, Berks-FrontRange Solutions announced the availability of version 1.1 of mGoldMine, a mobile relationship management solution that offers mobile employees secure, real-time access to...

Psion Teklogix offers new ruggedized device

MISSISSAUGA, Ontario-Psion Teklogix released the Workabout Pro, a Windows CE .NET-based hand-held device designed to collect data remotely from harsh environments."The original Psion Workabout...

Verizon Wireless, Airfone partner for discounted in-flight calls

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless said it is working with Verizon Airfone to offer discounted in-flight calls to Verizon customers.Verizon customers may register as a user...

SpectraSite's broadcast services sale final

CARY, N.C.-SpectraSite Communications Inc. announced it has completed the sale of its broadcast services division to Doty, Moore & Hoenninger L.L.C., an investment vehicle...

Dobson, American Cellular placed on CreditWatch

NEW YORK-Citing potential bank covenants and increased roaming revenue pressure following the pending merger between Cingular Wireless L.L.C. and AT&T Wireless Services Inc., Standard...

AWS, Rural Cellular complete exchange agreement

REDMOND, Wash.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. said it had completed an exchange of wireless operations with Rural Cellular Corp. in Oregon, Mississippi and Alabama. The...

Superconductor Technologies' stock dives on earnings

SANTA BARBARA, Calif.-Shares of Superconductor Technologies Inc. were down more than 40 percent following the release of the company's fourth quarter and year-end 2003...

InterDigital files patent suit against Lucent

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.-Just a few months after it acquired the company, InterDigital Communications Corp.'s subsidiary Tantivy Communications Inc. said it filed a patent...

Canadian carriers establish common Wi-Fi agreements

OTTAWA-A number of Canadian wireless operators signed an inter-carrier agreement establishing common standards for roaming and interoperability of their public Wi-Fi networks and have...

Zarlink develops microphone technology for wireless

OTTAWA, Canada-Zarlink Semiconductor said it has developed what it describes as the first digital microphone technology for cell phones."For consumers, digital microphone technology offers...

Qualcomm ups dividend

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. said its board of directors has approved a 43-percent increase in quarterly cash dividend from 7 cents to 10 cents per...

Lucent shuffles executives

MURRAY HILL, N.J.-Lucent Technologies Inc. announced two new executive changes as part of its efforts to expand its global business development.The moves involve the...

SBC confirms inquiries about access lines but says it has capital to fund AWS deal

SAN ANTONIO-Rebuffing claims that it was looking to sell up to 650,000 rural access lines in Michigan and Texas to help fund subsidiary Cingular...

ENS offers softswitch

DALLAS-Emergent Network Solutions Inc. said it has introduced a new mobile softswitch known as Entice mobile Softswitch, for wireless service providers.The company, formed by...

Vodafone Live!, DoCoMo i-mode both poised for wider growth

CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom-New research shows Vodafone's Live! wireless data service and NTT DoCoMo's i-mode service are both poised for growth outside of Japan.According to...

Senators urging Budget Committee to restore funding for first responders

WASHINGTON-A bi-partisan group of 23 senators are urging the Senate Budget Committee to reject a Bush administration proposal that would cut state and local...

SanDisk T-Flash memory card enhances phone capabilities

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Memory card company SanDisk Corp. announced its new T-Flash removable storage format, a technology the company said will even further expand the capabilities...

Motorola launches Rock the Mobile Vote campaign

LOS ANGELES-Rock the Vote, a non-profit, non-partisan group aimed at engaging young adults in the political process, and Motorola Inc. will launch Rock the...

Siemens to invest in Brazil

SAO PAULO, Brazil-Mobile phone maker Siemens said it will invest $40 million in Brazil to foster the development of mobile phones, cordless phones and...

UTC says 'Balanced Approach Plan' is the way to solve 800 MHz interference

WASHINGTON-Just as public safety confirmed its support for the Consensus Plan, the United Telecom Council, a major proponent of the Balanced Approach Plan, confirmed...

Lucent, Cisco team for VoIP solutions

CANNES-Lucent Technologies Inc. teamed with Cisco Systems Inc. to develop voice over Internet Protocol and multimedia communications solution for mobile carriers.The agreement will combine...

Alcatel reports mobile video deals

CANNES, France-Alcatel scored several new mobile video deals, including an agreement with Hutchison 3G Austria for its video gateway product.Alcatel said it will offer...

Handset makers try to lure enterprise market with new devices

Although wireless by and large caters to the consumer market, many of the industry's major mobile-phone makers zeroed in on the high-margin business user...
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