Yearly Archives: 2004

Report finds growing mobile middleware market

DUBLIN, Calif.-New research has picked iAnywhere Solutions Inc. as the top player in the middleware market, besting 13 competitors. This is the company's third...

Tight jeans a handset hazard

MOLNLYCKE, Sweden-According to a recent retailer survey in Sweden, the second-leading cause of broken mobile phones is squeezing them too hard in a pair...

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...

2.5 GHz band gets interesting with Sprint-Nextel combination

The anticipated merger between Sprint PCS and Nextel Communications Inc. offers an olive branch in one area and a turf battle in another. The...

Bell Mobility to begin EV-DO technical trials

MONTREAL-Canadian telecommunications provider BCE Inc. said it plans to begin technical trials of CDMA2000 1x EV-DO technology on its wireless network with plans to...

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...

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...

Pulse-Link reports fastest UWB transmission

CARLSBAD, Calif.-Pulse-Link Inc. said it achieved ultra-wideband date rates of 667 megabits per second of throughput after forward correction. The company said that speed...

Strong uptake for ringback service in India

SEOUL, South Korea-Indian wireless carrier Airtel has reached 1 million subscribers for its ringback tone service just five months after its July service launch,...

From Six to Four Sprint, Nextel link up

Sprint Corp. and Nextel Communications Inc. tied the knot last week in what the two telecom providers call a $35 billion "merger of equals."...

European regulators to survey carriers on roaming rates

BRUSSELS, Belgium-Following several similar reviews, the European Regulators Group-a body comprised of national telecom regulators in Europe-plan to survey mobile operators in Europe about...

ROK player launches in U.K. with Sony/BMG Music

KINGSWOOD, United Kingdom-ROK Entertainment Group launched its ROK Player technology in the United Kingdom through a deal with Sony/BMG Music Publishing. The technology allows...

Industry pushes back on taxes

WASHINGTON-Rather than simply depending on high-powered lawyers to do battle with the Federal Communications Commission or the California Public Utilities Commission or the City...

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...

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...

Alcatel completes Spatial Wireless buy

PARIS-Alcatel Corp. said it has completed the acquisition of Spatial Wireless, which makes software-based switching solutions. Alcatel first announced the $250 million buy in...

With two technologies, SpectraSite may benefit from Sprint-Nextel merger

With carriers focusing on network efficiency, tower companies are not expected to yield any immediate benefits from the anticipated merger between Sprint PCS and...

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...

DoCoMo partners with carriers in Australia, Singapore on video calls

TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo Inc. announced partners for its third-generation video service called World Call. DoCoMo's FOMA video customers will be able to exchange video-phone calls...

Telekom Austria acquires call option to buy Bulgarian wireless operator

VIENNA, Austria-Telekom Austria said Friday it acquired a call option to purchase Bulgarian wireless carrier Mobiltel AD. The call option gives the Austrian carrier...

Court agrees to hear $400M suit against Qualcomm

The New York State Supreme Court has a greed to hear the case involving Russian telecom contractor Whale Telecom in a $400 million breach-of-contract...

Rogers Wireless loans $1.4B to parent company

TORONTO-Canadian wireless provider Rogers Wireless Communications Inc. reported that its board of directors had approved a loan of up to $1.4 billion to parent...

Verizon Wireless boosts Calif. EV-DO coverage

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

Symbian, USA Mobility announce executive changes

LONDON-Operating system company Symbian Ltd. announced David Levin, the company's chief executive officer, will leave the post at the end of March. Levin will...

PalmOne falls 20% on lowered 3Q forecasts

Investors trashed device maker PalmOne Inc. following lower-than-expected forecasts for the critical holiday shopping season, sending the company's shares down almost 20 percent to...
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