2004

HELSINKI, Finland-Finnair airline customers can check in for flights by sending text messages beginning next month, the carrier said Tuesday. Finnair Plus cardholders who don’t need to check their bags …

SPOKANE, Wash.-Itronix Corp. this weekreleased the GoBook III rugged wireless laptop computer. “Our focus has not changed,” said Matt Gerber, senior vice president of global marketing for Itronix, of the …

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.-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 …

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 …

NEW YORK-Mobile marketing company Enpocket launched a new version of its popular mobile advertising software. Enpocket Engine 4.0 offers upgraded message delivery features, as well as customizable views to allow …

SEOUL, South Korea-Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. announced plans to launch the SPH-V5400, a mobile phone that includes a tiny hard disc drive to expand available memory capacity. Samsung said the …

PLANO, Texas-E-Mobile Technologies issued a letter of intent to acquire Canadian antenna chipmaker RFTune, the company announced Tuesday. E-Mobile, a Texas-based provider of applications and content for smart phones, said …

DALLAS-Nortel Networks Ltd. said it has joined the WiMax Forum, just as Cisco Systems Inc. reportedly denied reports that it has joined the industry body. Nortel sees its joining WiMax …

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 …

Internet Service Provider EarthLink has added wireless voice provider to its resume with the release of the all-in-one color BlackBerry 7750 Wireless Handheld with wireless voice and e-mail service. The …

CAMPBELL, Calif.-In further validation of demand for fingerprint technology on wireless devices, Silicon Valley-based Atrua Technologies Inc. announced it has raised $12 million in Series B financing, led by NeoCarta …

ATLANTA-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 …

GENEVA-The Asia-Pacific region continues to show strong telecommunication market growth, according to research from the International Telecommunication Union, which kicked off ITU Telecom Asia 2004 in Busan, Korea, this week. …

WASHINGTON-More than 300,000 customers have cut the cord since May with more than a half a million customers switching totally to wireless since local number portability became available last November, …

TRENTON, N.J.-Lucent Technologies Inc. may enjoy a tax windfall of $816 million in refunds if the IRS and the Congressional Joint Committee on Taxation give their nods. Already, the IRS …

With each side of the ultra-wideband technology conflict ratcheting up rhetoric and maneuvers, the turf of war is sizzling with less love and more politics. With another voting session looming …

WASHINGTON-Alan Shark is resigning as president of the American Mobile Telecommunications Association to become executive director of Public Technologies Inc., a nonprofit association that promotes technology benefits to local governments. …

PLANO, Texas-E-Mobile Information Technologies acquired mobile entertainment provider CHL Technologies, the companies announced. The acquisition was necessary for CHL to go public, according to a company spokesman. CHL, which will …

WASHINGTON-The Bush administration and the high-tech sector oppose Japan’s proposal to add a user fee to unlicensed wireless devices, arguing it would undercut consumer demand and stifle development of wireless …

Canadian athletes may not have matched the total number of medals hauled from Athens as its southern neighbor, but the Great White North did supply the top carrier during the …

As expected, Crown Castle International Corp. completed the sale of its U.K. subsidiary, including 3,600 tower sites, to British utility company National Grid Transco plc for $2.035 billion in cash. …

SAN DIEGO-Kyocera Wireless Corp. and Cellular One have made the Kyocera Aktiv wireless handset available to Cellular One subscribers. The durable, rubbberized CDMA phone is targeted at users with active …

German wireless operator E-Plus has developed and applied for a patent for a new system to expand its UMTS network called Ultra High Sites, which the carrier said would reduce …

Whether you’re looking for true love or virtual love-or simply want to play hooky from work-your mobile phone can help. While handset manufacturers and carriers are scrambling to make space-age …

The future of wireless could be the future of most everything. Wireless technology has evolved in leaps and bounds since the first transmission of radio communication signals across the English …