Yearly Archives: 2004

Ericsson to verify products using PoC standard

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson said it has expanded its programs to verify and integrate products in line with open, cross-vendor specifications for Push to talk...

Sprint expects wireless profit in '05, IBM taps Convergys to aid Sprint with CRM

NEW YORK-Speaking at its annual investment community meeting in New York a day after reporting fourth-quarter and full-year 2003 results, Sprint Corp. said it...

Rogers awaiting notice from AWS

TORONTO-Rogers Communications Inc. reported that AT&T Wireless Services Inc., which announced last week that it would begin accepting bids for a possible acquisition, has...

AirGate financials mixed-lower adds, lower churn

ATLANTA-Sprint PCS affiliate AirGate PCS Inc. posted preliminary operating results for its first fiscal quarter ending Dec. 31, 2003, including year-over-year drops in both...

Shenandoah modifies Sprint PCS deal to save money

EDINBURG, Va.-Rural telecommunications provider and Sprint PCS affiliate Shenandoah Telecommunications Co. signed an addendum to its management and services agreement with Sprint PCS that...

Cerillion nabs Antiqua CRM contract

LONDON-Cerillion Technologies signed an agreement to provide a customer relationship management and billing system to APUA PCS, a subsidiary of the Antigua Public Utilities...

RCA honors its own

RED BANK, N.J.-The Radio Club of America handed out accolades to several contributors to the wireless industry at its recent annual banquet and its...

Nonprofit wants Internet access included in low-income housing budget

WASHINGTON-A national campaign has been launched to bring high-speed Internet connections to low-income housing, an effort with bipartisan support from Congress and top U.S....

Firms target home networking market

SAN JOSE, Calif.-News relative to wireless home networking continues, with several players announcing new initiatives this week.2Wire said it has sold its millionth residential...

Dobson to use Radcom equipment

TEL-AVIV, Israel-Network test and quality management solutions provider Radcom Ltd. reported Dobson Communications Corp. acquired Radcom's Cellular Performer systems to monitor its GPRS network....

Yangtze to offer SMS to China Mobile users

VACOUVER, B.C.-Yangtze Telecom Corp. said China Mobile Communications Corp. has authorized it to offer SMS services nationwide to China Mobile's 180 million subscribers. Yangtze...

Sprint records better churn numbers, but larger loss

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint PCS posted 390,000 direct customer additions during the fourth quarter of 2003, compared with 250,000 subscribers added during the fourth quarter...

Columbitech scores fleet contract

STOCKHOLM-Columbitech announced Carlsberg Breweries will deploy the Columbitech Wireless Suite in more than 1,200 of its delivery trucks. "Columbitech Wireless Suite was the solution...

Comtech contractor ups equipment deal

MELVILLE, N.Y.-Comtech Telecom Corp. said it has received a $2.3 million contract modification on an earlier $42 million contract for additional mobile line-of-sight microwave...

'03 record year for handset sales

BOSTON-New research shows the mobile-phone market shattered all records by selling more than half a billion units last year. Numbers from research firms Strategy...

LG Mobile Phones gets new leader

SAN DIEGO-Juno Cho will serve as the new head of LG Mobile Phones, the mobile handset division of LG Electronics USA Inc. Cho will...

LG to use Mindspeed voice processor

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.-Mindspeed Technologies Inc. said it will supply its Miro voice processor for use in LG Electronics' CDMA2000 wireless base-station controllers. The controller,...

DPS Telecom, Tridium ally to integrate automation, telemetry systems

FRESNO, Calif.-DPS Telecom and Tridium Inc. said it has entered a strategic alliance to allow their telecom customers integrate their building automation and network...

BCGI solution interoperable with CAMEL standards

WOBURN, Mass.-Boston Communications Group Inc. completed interoperability testing to verify compatibility of its Prepaid Wireless for GSM networks using CAMEL standards for intelligent networking....

Boingo inks roaming pact with Inter-touch

SANTA MONICA, Calif.-Boingo Wireless Inc. signed a network roaming agreement with Inter-touch Pty. Ltd. to add Inter-touch's Wi-Fi hot-spot network to the Boingo Roaming...

Huawei invests in free-space optics firm

HONGKONG-Huawei Technologies Inc. moved to strengthen its U.S. business and microwave offering by investing $2 million in LightPointe Communications Co., a free-space optics firm.Huawei...

Sprint PCS to outsource to IBM

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint PCS recorded a one-time pre-tax charge of $352 million during the fourth quarter of 2003 related to the termination of an...

Smart phones put squeeze on PDA market

STAMFORD, Conn.-Two new studies show the market for personal digital assistants continues to shrink as more and more users are enticed by smart phones."Through...

Investors renew interest in wireless carrier stocks

The wireless industry's love-hate relationship with Wall Street appears to be on the mend as investors again flocked back to the segment that just...

Wireless carriers to take piece of broadband home business

CAMBRIDGE, U.K.-Wireless operators are expected to battle fixed-line operators for a chunk of the broadband home market, which could be worth more than $100...
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