Yearly Archives: 2004

Alliance to publish UWB standards in May

TOKYO-The MultiBand OFDM Alliance, which supports ultra-wideband technology, said it will publish a standard in May and plans to submit proposals for the IEEE...

Thai operators announce messaging services

OBERHAUSEN, Germany and LONDON-Two wireless carriers in Thailand made enhancements to their messaging services.German messaging company ConVisual said Thailand's largest mobile operator AIS has...

DoCoMo to waive consultation rights for AWS transaction

NTT DoCoMo Inc., which owns a 16-percent stake in AT&T Wireless Services Inc., said it has agreed to a temporary waiver of its consultation...

T-Mobile tops 1M subscriber adds in 4Q

T-Mobile USA Inc. posted just more than 1 million net subscriber additions during the fourth quarter of 2003, surpassing the 670,000 customers the carrier...

Enpocket announces second major acquisition

Wireless technology and content company Enpocket scored its second major acquisition, announcing the purchase of Helsinki-based mobile technology company Mobicus for an undisclosed amount....

Voice, not data, to drive wireless use in 2004

Deloitte Research expects wireless subscriber numbers to continue to rise during 2004, bolstered by the steady use of traditional voice applications.Deloitte predicts mobile subscriber...

Radio stations use text messaging for listener interaction

EVANSTON, Ill.-Mobile marketing company Vibes Media released its new iRadio product, which the company said allows radio stations to conduct interactive polls and campaigns...

Siemens to supply UMTS gear in Poland

MUNICH, Germany-Siemens AG said it will supply a third-generation UMTS network for Polish operator Polska Telefonia Cyfrowa. The agreement also includes UMTS handsets.The value...

Agilent releases micro duplexer for wireless devices

PALO ALTO, Calif.-Agilent Technologies Inc. said it has unveiled a micro-size electronic component known as film bulk resonator duplexer for handsets, data cards and...

Rogers Wireless installs GSM/GPRS sites in New Brunswick

MONCTON, New Brunswick-Canadian wireless operator Rogers Wireless Communications Inc. said it has installed new GSM/GPRS cell sites in a number of markets in New...

AT&T Wireless leads FCC list of consumer complaints

AT&T Wireless Services Inc. received the most consumer complaints registered with the Federal Communications Commission during the third quarter of last year according to...

After fits and starts, OnStar finds profitability

Chet Huber is selling safety, security and peace of mind. And, he says, people are buying.Huber, president of General Motors' telematics company OnStar Corp.,...

Gemplus restructures, names new N.A. leader

LUXEMBOURG-French smart-card company Gemplus International S.A. announced a change in its organizational structure, as well as a new head of its U.S. and Canadian...

ICT, EurophoneUSA jump into device biz

NEW YORK-ICT Technologies Inc. and its operating company EurophoneUSA Inc. said they will partner with Korean mobile phone design company Uroa Tech to sell...

N.J. bans driving while dialing

WASHINGTON-New Jersey Gov. James McGreevey (D) signed legislation banning handheld phone use while operating a motor vehicle, the second state to take phones out...

Verizon adds features to online account management

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless said it has added new features to its Edocs Inc. powered My Account online account management and customer service tool that...

Nextel details NASCAR sponsorship plan

CHARLOTTE, N.C.-Nextel Communications Inc. unveiled its NASCAR integration plan as part of its sponsorship of the racing series, including NASCAR-branded products and services as...

Magic4 offers PTT PoC messaging client

WARRINGTON, United Kingdom-Messaging software company Magic4 said it will jump into the push-to-talk game with its new Push To Talk over Cellular (PoC) messaging...

Second plaintiff drops brain-cancer lawsuit

WASHINGTON-U.S. District Judge Catherine Blake approved a request to drop a brain-cancer lawsuit filed by Atlanta's Brian Barrett against Nokia Corp. and others. Barrett,...

ZigBee expected to be standout protocol

CAMBRIDGE, U.K.-The short-range technology dubbed ZigBee may be one of the major protocol stars of the year, said Cambridge Consultants Ltd., a consultancy firm.ZigBee...

Alltel PTT service lets analog users come to party

The burgeoning push-to-talk market welcomed its latest competitor last week as Alltel Corp. announced an initial limited launch of its Touch2Talk service, joining long-time...

Tower players to suffer only in short-term

The sale of AT&T Wireless Services Inc. is unlikely to have a long-term negative effect on the tower industry, according to tower companies and...

T-Mobile USA to drop AOL for OMA-compliant IM company

T-Mobile USA Inc. is replacing its America Online Inc. instant-messaging service in favor of a more open, standards-based offering. The carrier signed a deal...

Marketers see potential in mobile phones

Although mobile-phone marketing is relatively new in the United States, a new survey of more than 400 marketers reports that a majority already highly...

RIM scores $900M in public offering

WATERLOO, Ontario-BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. said it scored $907 million in its recent public offering, with shares selling at $78.25 per share.Lehman...
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