Yearly Archives: 2004

Sprint PCS expands Sybase partnership to more industries

Sprint PCS and Sybase Inc. said Tuesday they will expand their relationship to develop and market corporate wireless data applications. Under terms of the...

DoCoMo invests in Linux developer, Intel funds mFormation

Japanese giant NTT DoCoMo Inc. announced it purchased a $3 million stake in Linux developer MontaVista Software Inc., based in Sunnyvale, Calif.DoCoMo recently standardized...

U.S. Cellular completes Daytona license sale to MetroPCS

CHICAGO-U.S. Cellular Corp. said it completed the sale of its Daytona Beach, Fla., 20-megahertz C block license to MetroPCS California/Florida Inc. U.S. Cellular said...

Pervasive networking coming via wireless carriers

BOONTON, N.J.-Pervasive networking is poised to take the concept of cellular mobility to the next level, according to a new report by Insight Research...

REMEC sells defense and space subsidiary for $260M

SAN DIEGO-REMEC Inc. said it has agreed to sell its defense and space subsidiary to Chelton Microwave for about $260 million in cash.The subsidiary,...

Person of the Year: Stan Sigman

Editor's Note: Each year, the RCR Wireless News editorial staff chooses the person who has impacted the wireless industry the most during the past...

Shentel now serves 100,000 wireless customers

EDINBURG, Va.-Shenandoah Telecommunications Co. and its wireless subsidiary, Shenandoah Personal Communications Company, a PCS Affiliate of Sprint, signed its 100,000th wireless customer, capping two...

T-Mobile International to support more BlackBerry devices

BONN, Germany-T-Mobile International said it extended the range of devices on which it supports BlackBerry services in Europe through the introduction of BlackBerry Connect...

Infonxx to supply directory assistance to Corr Wireless

BETHLEHEM, Pa.-Corr Wireless, a cellular provider in Alabama, Tennessee and Georgia, selected Infonxx to provide directory assistance services to its customers. "One of the...

Andrew boosts Brazilian plant capacity

SOROCABA, Brazil-Andrew Corp. said it has increased capacity tenfold and tripled its work force in its expanded manufacturing facility in Sorocaba, Brazil.The company manufactures...

Comverse offers MMS exchange

WOODBURY, N.Y.-Comverse introduced its Comverse MMS Exchange, a central hub that allows multiple network operators to interconnect their multimedia messaging services.Operators currently must implement...

Leap begins movie-clip ringtone service

SAN DIEGO-Leap Wireless International Inc. unveiled an application that allows users to download movie quotes and soundtracks to their handsets.Subscribers of the company's Cricket...

Nextel touts high-value NASCAR customers

RESTON, Va.-Nextel Communications Inc. said its year-old partnership with NASCAR has yielded a 400-percent increase in Nextel's customer base within the NASCAR industry and...

SingTel Mobile to use Novatel Wireless PC card modems

MURRAY HILL, N.J.-Lucent Technologies Inc. and Novatel Wireless have come together to bring wireless PC card modems on SingTel Mobile's UMTS network in Singapore.The...

Chip revenue up for year, down in second half

STAMFORD, Conn.-Although semiconductor revenue will rise 23 percent to $218 billion for 2004, the second half witnessed a significant downturn, according to a report...

Russia’s MTS signs i-mode pact

MOSCOW-I-mode mobile Internet service is coming to Russia and Eastern Europe under an agreement between Japanese i-mode creator NTT DoCoMo Inc. and Russia's largest...

Sprint PCS launches streaming audio, local TV services

Sprint PCS launched two new content services Monday, continuing its lead in the advanced content arena.The carrier announced a radio-like service that will deliver...

InPhonic, SmartServ announce acquisitions

Acquisition news continues its frantic pace with InPhonic Inc. and SmartServ Online Inc. both announcing purchases.First, Internet phone retailer InPhonic said it bought privately...

DoCoMo hits 1 Gbps data rate

TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo Inc.'s journey to fourth-generation technologies earned a boost as the carrier achieved a 1 gigabits per second data rate in downlink high-speed...

USF contribution factor up more than 10 percent

WASHINGTON-A key lawmaker Thursday called universal service "the 800-pound gorilla" and said that last week's action by the Federal Communications Commission to raise the...

Verizon Wireless boosts Calif. EV-DO coverage

Verizon Wireless said it has extended coverage of its CDMA2000 1x EV-DO Broad- bandAccess network to nearly all of Los Angeles county, as well...

GSMA updates database to track stolen phones

LONDON-The GSM Association announced plans to upgrade a database used by GSM operators that can identify stolen mobile phones. The database ensures that stolen...

Motorola realigns into 4 business units

After several months of either denying or keeping mum over a pending realignment, Motorola Inc. finally let its new structure out of the bag....

IP Wireless wins Swedish customer

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Swedish company Atenit said it will deploy a UMTS TDD network using technology developed by U.S.-based IP Wireless. Atenit, a wireless broadband carrier,...

Motorola likely winner in Sprint/Nextel deal

Many in the industry peg iDEN handset vendor Motorola Inc. as a major winner following the merger between Sprint and Nextel Communications Inc. Motorola's...
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