2004

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 subsidiary. Motorola said the technology allows …

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 3GSM show in Cannes, France, seemed …

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

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 of mobile phones at 3GSM World …

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 says it is the first …

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 convergent prepaid and postpaid billing …

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 market serving 74,000 customers and covering …

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 and foster market growth based on …

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 signed a $110 million GSM expansion …

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 enhanced 911 services. “A lot of …

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 Telecom Ltd.’s GSM network. “We look …

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 $37 million sale of the trade …

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 Microsoft Corp., a team hoping …

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 authorized distributor in Latin America, has …

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 of signing up its 1 billionth …

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

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 Intelligence. The firm predicted 95 million …

Pyramid reports that many Caribbean countries have chosen to liberalize their telecommunications sector, opening opportunities for both vendors and operators. Three players currently serve the Jamaican mobile market: Cable & …

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 in the 800 MHz band. “We …

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 of the push-to-talk wireless market. “Nextel …

In this case, the suffering is widespread, with states north to south and east to west bleeding in an uncertain economy with costly homeland security demands on governors, mayors and …

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 Card Modem-jointly developed by Lucent and …

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 Lucent Softswitch and Cisco MGX …

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 video-streaming services for Hutchison 3G …

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 during the 3GSM show in Cannes, …