2004

PHILADELPHIA-@Road Inc. won’t buy MDSI Mobile Data Solutions Inc. after all. The cancellation of the proposed acquisition, valued at about $86 million when it was announced in April, was made …

Continuing what it claims is its 18th consecutive quarter of exceeding analysts’ expectations, Nextel Partners Inc. said it added 92,000 net customers during the second quarter, ending the first half …

Increasing its presence in the wireless high-speed data game, Verizon Wireless launched its CDMA2000 1x EV-DO BroadbandAccess service in Las Vegas, providing users in the greater metro area with access …

FRAMINGHAM, Mass.-Lucent Technologies Inc. said it is partnering with NMS Communications to design and build advanced optical voice processors for use in next-generation wireless networks. The companies expect the solution …

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-Alvarion Communications Ltd. said it has entered an agreement to acquire InterWave for approximately $56 million in an all-cash deal. InterWave makes compact GSM and CDMA network equipment …

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Motorola Inc. said it has elected a former chief executive officer of Deutsche Telekom to its board of directors with immediate effect. Ron Sommer, 54, who also spent 15 …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson said it will provide in-building solutions for the new National Grand Theater in China under a contract awarded by Beijing Communication Corp., a subsidiary of China Netcom …

ALAMEDA, Calif.-UTStarcom Inc. said its second-quarter financial results reflected both successes and challenges, including increased pricing pressure in China. “UTStarcom continues to go through a significant transformation as a company,” …

McLEAN, Va.–The Industrial Telecommunications Association, Inc. said its president and chief executive officer since February 2001, Laura L. Smith, has departed the association. Prior to becoming president, she was vice …

SAN DIEGO-Edgar Machinery, which supplies heavy equipment services in Texas, has signed an agreement to purchase Qualcomm Inc.’s GlobalTRACS equipment management system for use with its fleet. GlobalTRACS is an …

GUILDFORD, United Kingdom-Volantis has launched one new product and updated another. The British mobile technology supplier announced the release of Distributed Service Broker (DSB), a Web tool designed to enable …

HOLTSVILLE, N.Y.-Symbol Technologies Inc. will acquire Matrics Inc., which designs and manufactures electronic product code (EPC)-compliant radio frequency identification (RFID) systems, for $230 million. “The acquisition of Matrics is a …

BEIJING-Chinese telecom supplier ZTE Corp. said it was chosen by the International Telecommunication Union to draft two international standards aimed at shaping the world

BASKING RIDGE, N.J.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. signed a contract with the National Communications System to provide wireless priority services to national security officials, emergency responders and critical infrastructure industries during …

TOKYO-Japanese mobile carrier KDDI Corp. announced an agreement with Toshiba Corp. and Hitachi Ltd. to cooperate on research into compact fuel-cell batteries for mobile communication devices. A commercial product is …

Enterprise users can now seamlessly switch between outside GSM networks and enterprise 802.11-based wireless local area networks for both voice and data using Motorola Inc.’s Enterprise Seamless Mobility solution, launched …

Dobson Communications Corp.’s Cellular One from Dobson Cellular Systems unveiled its Merge device and service offering that allows customers to place their handsets into Merge devices and make or receive …

ROSEMENT, Ill.-Motorola Inc. said its field tests and research have proved that its Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing technology can provide future all-Internet Protocol mobile networks with user experience “previously thought …

WASHINGTON-Interoperability is not easy, but it is something that needs to happen and it is something Congress is concerned about, said Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-Texas), chairman of the House cybersecurity …

Sprint Corp. launched its University Wireless Access plan, which allows schools to offer select Sprint PCS rate plans to faculty, staff and students and collect service-plan fees directly from the …

BOISE, Idaho-Extended Systems launched a new security offering created to address the growing problem of securing sensitive data on wireless devices. OneBridge Mobile Secure provides “on device” encryption capabilities, allowing …

JACKSON, Miss.-Rural wireless provider Cellular South launched BREW-based wireless data services on its CDMA2000 1x network in the Southeast, allowing customers to download wireless applications and services to BREW-enabled handsets. …

CAMERON PARK, Calif.-Karrier Communications has launched the latest version of its popular IntelliGolf application. IntelliGolf 7.1 for Palm Powered handhelds, Windows Mobile-based Pocket PCs, smart phones and Windows PCs features …

TORONTO-Nortel Networks Ltd. said its operating cost and gross margins for 2004 have not reached its expectation. In its bi-weekly financial update, the embattled vendor said its operating cost is …

ROSEMONT, Ill.-Motorola Inc. and Apple said they will partner to allow users to transfer songs from the iTunes jukebox to Motorola’s mobile handsets using USB or Bluetooth connections. The application …