Yearly Archives: 2004

Motorola enters OTA updating arena through 4thpass

CANNES, France-Motorola Inc. jumped into the already crowded market for over-the-air updating technology with the release of its Device Management System through its 4thpass...

Cannes do

To borrow a phrase from the auto business, the wireless industry seems to be running on all pistons. The news out of last week's...

Openwave announces deals with Microsoft, Motorola

Wireless Internet company Openwave Systems Inc. announced a new deal with Microsoft Corp. as well as a major sale to handset maker Motorola Inc....

GSMA outlines anti-theft initiative

CANNES, France- The GSM Association and manufacturers-including Alcatel, Motorola, NEC, Nokia, Panasonic, Sagem, Siemens and Sony Ericsson-announced a new strategy to reduce the theft...

Siemens develops standards-based wireless architecture

CANNES, France-Siemens AG said it has developed a new standards-based mobile network architecture that simplifies and enhances performance as well as reduces cost.The vendor...

FTS announces billing contract wins

CANNES, France-Formula Telecom Solutions Ltd., which develops convergent billing and customer relationship management solutions, won contracts in Asia and Western Europe.The company said its...

AWS completes purchase of U.S. Cellular market in Texas

REDMOND, Wash.-AT&T Wireless services Inc. said it completed its $95 million cash purchase of U.S. Cellular's TDMA wireless operations in south central Texas, a...

UMTS TDD Alliance formed

CANNES, France-Some wireless players around the world have come together to form the UMTS TDD Alliance to share information, set requirements for future solutions...

Business briefs

L.M. Ericsson said it has signed separate deals with operators in the United States, Switzerland and Nigeria. With operator Econet Wireless Nigeria, the vendor...

Senate staffer predicts passage of E911 bill by end of March

WASHINGTON-A key Senate staffer predicted the Senate will pass a bill in the next month to create a grant program to help deploy wireless...

Spatial Wireless to trial switching platform on Hutchison

CANNES, France-Spatial Wireless announced it will commence a market trial of Spatial Atrium, its new high-capacity distributed mobile switching platform, on India's Hutchison Essar...

Donahue OK'ed Wheeler bonus

WASHINGTON-Former Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association President Thomas Wheeler's employment contract was altered to pave way for a $500,000 bonus he received from the...

Deeper lines in sand drawn in OS battle

The line in the sand is getting deeper.On one side sits the world's No. 2 mobile-phone maker Motorola Inc. and its operating system partner...

Brightstar named master distribution partner for Motorola

Motorola Inc. said Brightstar Corp. will serve as its master services distribution partner in the United States for mobile phones. Brightstar, which is Motorola's...

Enthusiasm 'reigns' at 3GSM Congress

CANNES, France-Despite the less-than-ideal weather conditions at this year's 3GSM World Congress in Cannes, France, the event was highlighted by the GSM industry's announcement...

Aether hires strategic adviser

OWINGS MILLS, Md.-Aether Systems Inc. hinted at future major business moves with the appointment of strategic advisory company Friedman, Billings, Ramsey & Co. Inc....

ABI predicts Wi-Fi industry growth

OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-The Wi-Fi industry will continue to grow, driven by new equipment and innovative applications, according to a new report by Allied Business...

Digicel takes on Cable & Wireless in Caribbean mobile market

Pyramid reports that many Caribbean countries have chosen to liberalize their telecommunications sector, opening opportunities for both vendors and operators. Three players currently serve...

Some on House committee want to deny Nextel 1.9 GHz spectrum

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission received some unsolicited advice from 23 members of Congress on Thursday about how not to solve the public-safety interference problem...

DoJ probing PTT industry on antitrust issues with Motorola, Nextel, Verizon

WASHINGTON-Nextel Communications Inc. and Verizon Wireless confirmed being contacted by the Justice Department in what could be the early stages of an antitrust probe...

The passion of the states

In this case, the suffering is widespread, with states north to south and east to west bleeding in an uncertain economy with costly homeland...

Lucent, Novatel Wireless supply Telefonica Moviles Espana with 3G cards

CANNES, France-Lucent Technologies Inc. and Novatel Wireless, Inc. announced that Telefonica Moviles Espana is offering the Merlin U53 Universal Mobile Telecommunications System Wireless PC...

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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