Yearly Archives: 2004

Qwest to offer stand-alone DSL

DENVER-Qwest Communications International Inc. said that later this week it will become the first telecommunications service provider to offer customers stand-alone DSL service."Customers are...

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...

Calif. phone recycling bill introduced

WASHINGTON-A California legislator has introduced what is believed to be the strictest mobile-phone recycling bill in the nation, a move that comes as state...

Four SK Telecom directors offer to resign

SEOUL, Korea-Four senior directors of SK Telecom have tendered their resignations, according to several reports. Chey Tae-won, the company's controlling shareholder and nephew of...

Spatial Wireless to trial switching platform on Hutchison network

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...

LBS phones could lift telematics adoption

OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-New location-enabled wireless handsets will help wireless carriers find a place in the commercial telematics value chain, according to ABI. The research...

UbiNetics scores financing

CANNES, France-Third-generation mobile communications technology supplier UbiNetics announced it has completed a $26 million investment led by international venture capital company 3i."The investment further...

Zi licenses predictive text technology to China Putian subsidiary

CALGARY, Alberta, Canada-Zi Corp. said it has licensed its eZiText predictive text input technology to Putian Youtong, a subsidiary of China Putian Corp., a...

SiGe releases handset power amplifier

CANNES, France-SiGe Semiconductor introduced its RangeChargerT SE5120, a power amplifier for cellular handsets compliant with wideband CDMA technology.The product is optimized for W-CDMA handsets...

CellStar signs distributor in China

CARROLLTON, Texas-CellStar Corp. added Shanghai DBTEL Industry Co. Ltd., a subsidiary of DBTEL Inc., to its list of suppliers. CellStar said Chinese handset manufacturer...

Awards basket will include Kyocera smart phone

HOLLYWOOD, Calif.-Kyocera Corp. announced that its smart phone equipped with Sherwood Personal Security's Mobile Security Protection will be the exclusive wireless handset in the...

Comverse demos multimedia messaging interoperability between CDMA, GSM

CANNES, France-Thanks to Comverse Technology Inc., the interoperability gap between GSM and CDMA may soon become history.At this week's 3GSM World Congress in Cannes,...

Kineto picks Hughes GPRS technology

CANNES, France-Kineto Wireless, supplier of Mobile over Wireless LAN (MoWLAN) solutions, made several announcements at this week's 3GSM World Congress in Cannes, France. Kineto...

PTT gains global momentum

CANNES, France-Fastmobile Inc., IBM Corp., Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and Motorola Inc. were among the companies making announcements on the push-to-talk front, further evidence...

Orange details 3G launch plans

CANNES, France-Orange plc announced commercial trials of its 3G network in the United Kingdom and France, and confirmed it plans to launch full commercial...

Alexander wants to increase excise tax to pay for broadband

WASHINGTON-Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) said he wants to increase the federal excise tax on telecom services to pay for broadband technology deployments.The wireless and...

Openwave announces deals with Microsoft, Motorola

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

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 day two stars spate of devices

CANNES, France-Motorola Inc., Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Panasonic Mobile Communications Co. Ltd. and others led the charge on the mobile phone front, introducing a...

REMEC showcases new products

SAN DIEGO, Calif.-REMEC Inc. is showcasing its transceiver and base station antenna products at this week's Broadband Wireless World 2004.REMEC transceivers fill the need...

Billing, CRM highlight Cannes news

CANNES, France-Billing and Customer Relationship Management-related news is plentiful at this week's 3GSM World Congress.Amdocs launched an enhanced version of its partner relationship management...

FTS Wireless to acquire Wireless Unlimited

LEVITTOWN, Pa.-FTS Wireless Inc., which operates retail wireless locations that market and sell next-generation wireless products and services and operates Wi-Fi hot spots, signed...

Orthogon shows NLOS product

SAN DIEGO-Orthogon Systems, provider of non-line-of-sight wireless systems, released its 5820 software at this week's Broadband Wireless World 2004 show. The new software increases...

T-Mobile USA inks five European roaming deals

CANNES, France-T-Mobile USA Inc. announced its HotSpot subscribers can now roam in five countries in Europe where European T-Mobile affiliates have 700 HotSpot locations.The...

Spatial Wireless unveils mobile switch

CANNES, France-Spatial Wireless unveiled Spatial Atrium, a distributed mobile switch that supports both GSM and UMTS, at this week's 3GSM World Congress. According to...
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