Yearly Archives: 2004

Cingular sees increasing revenues, churn

Cingular Wireless L.L.C., which is reported to have made a $30 billion offer to acquire AT&T Wireless Services Inc., said it added 642,000 subscribers...

Nokia reports solid earnings, positive outlook

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp.'s stock jumped slightly following its solid fourth-quarter earnings report and positive outlook for the coming months. Indeed, the company managed to...

CPUC again delays bill-of-rights vote

WASHINGTON-The California Public Utilities Commission dropped from today's meeting agenda a proposed bill of rights for telecom consumers, the sixth time since September a...

Openwave enjoys increasing quarterly revenue

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-Wireless Internet technology vendor Openwave Systems Inc. reported increasing revenues and a decreasing net loss and said it will continue its positive...

Verizon adds Audiovox picture messaging phone

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless said it will add a new picture messaging phone, the CDM-8900 from Audiovox Communications Corp., to its line-up.Verizon said the phone...

Siemens sees profit on strong networks, handset sales

MUNICH, Germany-German vendor Siemens AG said it surpassed market expectation with a group net profit of $992.3 million, or $1 per share, in contrast...

BBC to arm journalists with mobile video phones

EINDHOVEN, The Netherlands-Camera phones took a further step forward in the world stage with British news firm BBC announcing plans to arm a "significant"...

Alamosa to make first dividend payment Feb. 2

LUBBOCK, Texas-Sprint PCS affiliate Alamosa Holdings Inc. said it would make its first dividend payment on its 7.5-percent series B convertible preferred stock Feb....

House committee approves database protection legislation

WASHINGTON, D.C.-The House Judiciary Committee has approved database protection legislation, a bill designed to improve the market climate for collection of information and harmonize...

Verizon board authorizes stock repurchase

NEW YORK-Verizon Communications Inc., the majority owner of Verizon Wireless, reported its board of directors has authorized the company to repurchase up to 80...

Motorola posts strong fourth-quarter results

Motorola Inc. posted a net income of $489 million, or 20 cents a share for the fourth quarter of 2003, trumping Wall Street expectations.This...

Cell phones: Can't live with them .

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.-The cell phone is the invention Americans hate most but cannot live without, according to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's annual Lemelson-MIT Invention...

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...

PalmOne announces job cuts

MILPITAS, Calif.-PalmOne Inc.'s stock dropped almost 9 percent following the company's announcement that it would cut about 100 jobs. The company said the 12-percent...

M7 gains $3M in private funding

LA JOLLA, Calif.-Wireless data technology vendor M7 Networks Inc. said it scored $3 million in series C venture funding, with Enterprise Partners Venture Capital...

Sprint PCS offers wireless comics

KANSAS CITY, Mo.-Sprint PCS launched FunMail Inc.'s Mobile Comics Network on its PCS Vision service, allowing customers to view a variety of daily comics,...

New Jersey implements second statewide driving and dialing ban

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 Wireless tops customer service satisfaction survey

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn.-Consumer experience research firm Vocal Laboratories reported Verizon Wireless received the highest customer service quality rating in a recent survey comparing the...

T-Mobile USA announces new IM strategy

T-Mobile USA Inc. announced a major new instant messaging strategy through a deal with IM company Oz Communications. T-Mobile said it will use Oz's...

Second cancer plaintiff drops wireless suit

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

Lucent enjoys second consecutive quarterly profit

Lucent Technologies Inc. unveiled its second consecutive quarterly profit in its first-quarter results with a net income of $338 million, or 7 cents per...

Wavesat partners with Atmel for WiMax chips

SAN JOSE, Calif.-OFDM solution developer Wavesat Inc. said it has chosen Atmel Inc.'s product to design and make what it calls the first WiMax...

Harris sells microwave radio to Greek provider

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.-Harris Corp. said Greek telecommunications provider Lannet Communications has deployed its 6 GHz Truepoint microwave radio system for the backbone of its...

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...

State legislatures withdraw support for Internet tax bill

WASHINGTON-The National Conference of State Legislatures today abruptly withdrew support for a Senate Internet tax bill. NCSL said its executive committee, at the request...
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