2004

NEW YORK-The market for personal digital assistants should level off to only 20 million in the United States by 2008, with population penetration around 7 percent, according to a new …

LUBBOCK, Texas-Alamosa Holdings Inc. released its fourth-quarter 2003 customer results on the heels of a $225 million debt offering announced yesterday. Alamosa said net subscriber additions were 34,000 for the …

DALLAS-New research shows the worldwide market for wireless “infotainment” services will grow from $1.5 billion in 2005 to $7.2 billion in 2008, but such massive success will be contingent on …

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Operating system company PalmSource Inc. announced it is now shipping the latest version of the Palm OS, version 6, to its licensees. Palm’s licensees include PalmOne Inc., Samsung Electronics …

VERNON HILLS, Ill.-Telular Corp. said it has received $25.3 million in purchase orders from Latin American wireless network operators since Sept. 1. The orders were for CDMA, TDMA and GSM/GPRS …

AUSTIN, Texas-Globile Wireless announced it will distribute a new Bluetooth hands-free car kit and speaker product in North America. The portable solution allows users to use Bluetooth-enabled phones, hands free, …

SEATTLE-Connexion by Boeing said it signed a letter of intent with China Airlines to bring high-speed connectivity to travelers on commercial flights in and out of Taiwan. The agreement calls …

AUSTIN, Texas-Ultra-wideband semiconductor company Alereon said it has received $31.5 million in the first round of its series A financing. The financing, which was led by Austin Ventures, included companies …

MURRAY HILL, N.J.-Lucent Technologies Inc. announced two new executive appointments Tuesday. The company has appointed Jan M.K. Jaferian as its new intellectual property business president and John DeBono as its …

RESTON, Va.-Nextel Communications Inc. announced the availability of Research In Motion Ltd.’s BlackBerry 7510 wireless handheld, the first BlackBerry equipped with a speakerphone. The BlackBerry 7510 provides integrated access to …

MEXICO CITY-Mexican mobile operator America Movil said it exchanged its 49-percent interest in CompUSA Inc. for a 29.69-percent stake in US Commercial Corp. for about $16 million. US Commercial is …

Midwest Wireless has launched its CDMA2000 1x digital network in 17 counties in Iowa. Midwest Wireless has 28,000 customers in the counties, which the carrier acquired when it purchased Cellcom’s …

WASHINGTON-Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger-despite lacking jurisdiction over the California Public Utilities Commission-is quietly pressing regulators to follow an executive order freezing pending regulations until their economic impact can be assessed, setting …

It appears Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications L. P. will be able to unload some of its final CDMA phones in North America as Sprint PCS announced it will sell a …

Santa came a few days early for Research In Motion Ltd. The company became the star of the Nasdaq Dec. 23, the day after RIM reported substantial third-quarter results and …

WILMINGTON, N.C.-AlertsUSA L.L.C. gathers information related to terrorism threats to the United States and its interests abroad and delivers them to subscribers via mobile phone. The service notifies cellular-phone users …

What were the best five things to happen to the wireless industry in 2003? What were the worst? Here are my picks (for better or worse). The Top 5 best …

OKLAHOMA CITY-Dobson Communications Corp. said it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the assets of NPI-Omnipoint Wireless L.L.C., which provides GSM service in northern Michigan, for approximately $28 …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Swedish company Svenska UMTS-nat AB, jointly owned by TeliaSonera and Tele2, has agreed to purchase the fourth third-generation license in Sweden from Orange Sverige. Svenska already owns a UMTS …

Qualcomm Inc. announced Pegaso Comunicaciones y Sistemas S.A. de C.V., a wholly owned subsidiary of Pegaso Telecomunicaciones, S.A. de C.V., a Mexican wireless operator now owned by Telefonica Moviles, has …

Billing and customer retention management provider Amdocs Ltd. said it has reached an agreement to acquire privately held mediation software provider XACCT Technologies for approximately $29.5 million. Amdocs expects the …

TORONTO-Canadian wireless operator Rogers AT&T Wireless reported an agreement with handset supplier LG Electronics Canada Inc. to provide LG GSM/GPRS handsets to Rogers AT&T Wireless customers. The companies said the …

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless and minority interest parent company Vodafone Group plc said they plan to launch transatlantic text messaging capabilities between Verizon Wireless’ CDMA network and 10 Vodafone GSM networks …

Even as some are predicting the impending demise of WAP, others are betting their futures on it. One such player is Obigo, a longtime participant in wireless data that is …

Succeeding with a business partner in China is not always about great business acumen. Sometimes, it boils down to opening a taste bud for a snake delicacy. Two companies, Analog …