2004

ATLANTA-Sprint PCS affiliate AirGate PCS Inc. reported changes to its Sprint management and services agreements regarding back-office billing and service changes, new customer activation fees and roaming rates, which the …

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint Corp. reported a multi-year agreement with integrated network infrastructure solutions provider NetVersant to provide more than 1,200 “lines” of wireless voice and data services, including more than …

Skype’s new mobile voice over Internet Protocol offering is receiving decidedly mixed reviews. Released less than a week ago, Skype for Pocket PC 1.0 allows users of Wi-Fi-enabled personal digital …

AT&T Wireless Services Inc. reported that it has reached an agreement with Rogers Communications Inc. to sell its 34-percent interest in Rogers Wireless Communications Inc. for $1.372 billion. The transaction …

CRANBURY, N.J.-Broadbeam Corp. said it has signed reseller agreements with Navisoft and Movero Technology, both of which will offer the company’s full line of products for the enterprise. Navisoft is …

KONIGSWINTER, Germany-At a forum in Germany, Siemens AG tested a mobile network with data rates of up to 360 megabits per second (Mbps) using a combination of orthogonal frequency division …

WASHINGTON-A new report funded by the Communications Workers of America shows U.S. high-technology workers still face chronic unemployment and a serious jobs deficit despite an economic recovery being declared three …

TEL-AVIV, Israel-Alvarion Ltd. announced it was chosen by York, Pa.-based Business Information Group for a countywide wireless broadband network installation throughout the state of Maryland. The infrastructure will be installed …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission deemed the wireless industry competitive and for the first time used antitrust data in its report. “There is effective competition in the wireless marketplace, and the …

LONDON-European wireless operator Orange plc commercially launched its push-to-talk Talk Now service on its U.K. network following nine months of customer trials across Europe. The carrier said the trials produced …

TORONTO-Canadian telecommunications provider Rogers Communications Inc. said it has entered into a letter of agreement with AT&T Wireless Services Inc. to facilitate the possible sale of AWS’ 34-percent stake in …

BEIJING-Lucent Technologies Inc. said it has won a $98.5 million contract to expand the CDMA network of Guangdong Unicom. It is the third phase of the expansion, which will cover …

Centennial Communications Corp. said it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Puerto Rico cable television operations to Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst Inc. for $155 million in …

CrystalVoice Communications, which provides enterprise voice communications software solutions, appointed Harvey White chairman of its board of directors. White most recently was chief executive officer of Leap Wireless. Equant Infrastructure …

Regional telecommunications provider Qwest Communications International Inc. expanded its nationwide wireless voice service to residential and small business customers in Las Cruces, Alamogordo and Clovis, N.M. Qwest said customers who …

Jay Kitchen, president and chief executive officer of PCIA, plans to retire from the industry trade group he has led for 10 years. Kitchen expects to stay with the group …

PARIS-Module maker Wavecom Inc. said it will no longer develop handsets and semiconductors as part of a sweeping restructuring of the company that will lap up about 560 jobs.The company …

SOUTH KOREA The W Seoul Walkerhill Hotel has implemented a voice-over-wireless local area network solution from Nortel Networks Ltd. and its channel partner ECS Telecom to enable mobile communications for …

BellSouth Corp. said it plans to offer $3 billion aggregate principal amount of five- and 10-year senior notes to help finance its share of the pending acquisition of AT&T Wireless …

ST. LOUIS-AAT Communications Corp. and Bechtel Telecommunications have signed a national two-year contract under which they will partner to offer wireless carriers a one-stop solution for tower siting and network …

ESSEX, Conn.-Advertising executives Jim Hood and Wes Bray announced the formation of HipCricket L.L.C., a wireless marketing and event company targeting young mobile-phone users. HipCricket is working with television and …

LA JOLLA, Calif.-Mobile entertainment publisher Dwango Wireless has tapped M7 Networks, a wireless platform hosting company, to deliver short message service “wake-up” functionality to Dwango games. M7’s SMS will alert …

JONKOPING, Sweden-Datalink Nordic has developed a mobile service that allows users to send alerts from their mobile phone when they are in danger. Users activate MLARM on their phone and …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. said it has acquired a display technology company known as Iridigm Display Corp. for $170 million in cash. The sum accounts for 86 percent of the company …

AUSTIN, Texas-The Wi-Fi Alliance said it has certified the Wi-Fi-multimedia standard, otherwise known as WMM, for networking in consumer electronic devices such as DVD players and televisions. The standard is …