2004

Wireless retailer FTS Wireless Inc. reported it will begin offering Nextel Communications Inc. subsidiary Boost Mobile L.L.C.’s prepaid wireless services. FTS, which also operates Wi-Fi hot spots, operates six retail …

With a customer base of more than 40 million subscribers and nearly 500,000 new customers added each month, Verizon Wireless has firmly established itself as the leading wireless carrier in …

Continuing the recent flood of camera-phone announcements, Samsung released plans for a 3.2-megapixel digital camera phone, the SPH-S2300, that it said includes features that align its capabilities with those of …

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Lucent Technologies Inc. reinforced its CDMA profile and its place in the heart of Verizon Wireless with a whopping $5 billion contract with the biggest wireless carrier in the …

The standards deadlock over ultra-wideband technology between the Multiband OFDM Alliance and the Direct Sequence UWB Forum continued at the IEEE conference last week. This time, however, it had an …

WASHINGTON-While retailers and manufacturers insist they can safeguard consumers’ rights by self policing radio frequency identification systems, some groups see an opening to argue for broad-based privacy legislation applicable to …

The global market for enterprise mobile device platforms is forecast to reach $12.3 billion by 2008, according to a report by Venture Development Corporation, “Enterprise Mobility Solutions: Mobile Devices, WLAN …

With cell phones, pagers and even wireless computers nearly ubiquitous, dozens of agencies are working to open the door for airline passengers to be able to use wireless communications at …

WASHINGTON-State regulators should be stopped from implementing restrictive billing requirements, Nextel Communications Inc. told the Federal Communications Commission in comments on a consumer advocate petition on truth in billing. “Confirming …

LOS ANGELES-SRS Industries Inc., which provides transmission infrastructure equipment, said it has added an engineering services division to its company. The company provides project management, detail engineering, installation and records.

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Smith Micro Software Inc. will provide support for Verizon Wireless’ new VZAccess Manager, the two companies announced Friday. Using technology from Smith Micro, VZAccess Manager is a customizable tool …

LOS ANGELES-Intel Corp. this week reported a quarterly net profit of $1.76 billion, or 27 cents per share, compared with $896 million, or 14 cents per share. The company’s net …

RESTON, Va.-Nextel Communications Inc. announced it has entered a new five-year $4 billion revolving credit facility, increasing the company’s borrowing capacity by $1.4 billion and reducing its borrowing costs. The …

WASHINGTON-Just days before the Senate Commerce Committee is scheduled to consider the VoIP Regulatory Freedom Act of 2004, public-safety officials were urged Thursday by their national association to tell lawmakers …

Qualcomm Inc. successfully tested an in-cabin voice communications system using CDMA mobile phones, the company announced Thursday. Passengers, including reporters and government representatives, were able to place and receive phone …

TelePlus Enterprises Inc.’s TelePlus Wireless Corp. subsidiary announced it will launch the TelePlus mobile virtual network operator to run on AT&T Wireless Services Inc.’s network via an agreement with Oregon-based …

BOSTON-Wireless operators are losing a multibillion-dollar battle for customer loyalty to handset manufacturers, Massachusetts-based Strategy Analytics said. Research from the company’s Wireless Network Strategies service indicates handsets account for the …

BELLEVUE, Wash.-Once considered a technology with little future, EDGE networks currently number more than 100, according to industry association 3G Americas. The group said more than 100 operators in 63 …

ANNAPOLIS, Md.-MoviStar Puerto Rico has completed the initial deployment of Phase II E911 services via technology from Telecommunication Systems Inc. MoviStar is certified by the public-safety answering point in Puerto …

EDINBURG, Va.-Sprint PCS affiliate Shenandoah Telecommunications Co. said its second-quarter revenues grew by 20.6 percent from the same quarter last year to $30 million, bolstered by a 23.3-percent increase in …

WASHINGTON-The Communications for Coordinated Assistance and Response to Emergencies (ComCARE) Alliance Wednesday issued a request for proposals for the alpha version its emergency provider access directory. “You can’t send emergency …

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. posted $2.71 billion in overall net income for the second quarter of 2004, citing strong sales in its semiconductor, LCD and telecommunications networks businesses, and slight …

WASHINGTON-Council Tree Communications Inc., an investment company that identifies telecom business opportunities for minorities and women, told the Federal Communications Commission late Thursday to reject the argument of the Cellular …

AUSTIN, TEXAS-Freescale Semiconductor Inc. and parent company Motorola Inc. Friday announced the initial public offering of 121,621,622 shares of Freescale Semiconductor Class A common stock at a price of $13 …

The standards deadlock over ultra-wideband technology between the Multiband OFDM Alliance and the Direct Sequence UWB Forum continued at the IEEE conference this week. This time, however, it had an …