Monthly Archives: January, 2005

3G Americas to cooperate with Andean telecom association

BELLEVUE, Wash.-3G Americas signed a memorandum of understanding with the Association of Telecommunications Enterprises of the Andean Community that calls for the mutual cooperation...

ICOA adds hot spot at Oakland port

WARWICK, R.I.-Neutral host wireless broadband network provider ICOA Inc. reported that its iDockUSA division has launched its 40th Marina Wi-Fi hot spot at Almar...

Intel partners with Chinese firm on WiMAX

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Intel Corp. and Chinese telecom supplier ZTE Corp. announced plans to jointly deliver global broadband wireless solutions using WiMAX technology.Intel and ZTE...

Cisco buys Wi-Fi company for $450M in stock

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Cisco Systems Inc. announced it purchased privately-held Wi-Fi company Airespace Inc., based in San Jose, Calif., for $450 million in stock. Cisco...

CTIA to build ‘wireless home’

WASHINGTON-Often times when people go to trade shows, it is a business trip that feels nothing like being at home. CTIA hopes to change...

Hacker steals customer data from T-Mobile USA

A computer hacker broke into T-Mobile USA Inc.'s network in 2003 and stole the names and social security numbers of about 400 T-Mobile subscribers,...

Motorola president to step down

Motorola Inc.'s Mike Zafirovski, credited in helping to turn around the company's handset business, announced he plans to leave the company at the end...

Chertoff nominated as DHS secretary

WASHINGTON-President Bush Tuesday nominated federal appeals court judge Michael Chertoff to be the next secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, the administration's second...

Danger claims 3B IMs via Hiptops in 2004

PALO ALTO, Calif.-More than 3 billion mobile instant messages were sent and received through Danger's Hiptop devices last year, the developer and manufacturer said...

German portal offers stereo-quality ringtones

BERLIN-German mobile portal Jamba AG said it is offering stereo ringtones. The company offers more than 80 stereo-quality ringtones, and it expects to increase...

Camera-phone shipments expected to grow through 2009

WEYMOUTH, Mass.-Worldwide camera-phone shipments are expected to grow from 178 million units last year to more than 860 million units in 2009, according to...

ConVisual licenses movie scenes for UMTS phones

OBERHAUSEN, Germany-ConVisual said it has acquired international licenses to offer movie scenes on UMTS mobile phones.Movies for which the company has obtained licenses include...

BellSouth completes Latin American sales with Argentina transfer

ATLANTA-BellSouth Corp. said it has completed the sale of its 10 Latin American wireless operations for Telefonica Moviles S.A. following the transfer of its...

Content providers continue Chinese chase

Content providers and developers continued to chase the exploding Chinese wireless market with two announcements Wednesday.California-based mobile game publishers Jamdat Mobile Inc. and THQ...

Dobson loses customers in 4Q

Dobson Communications Corp. said it lost 25,600 customers subscribers during the fourth of last year compared with a gain of 14,400 net subscribers during...

Verizon Wireless to offer Novatel PC card

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless launched Novatel Wireless Inc.'s V620 Wireless PC card for use on the carrier's CDMA2000 1x EV-DO network, which Verizon Wireless said...

Andrew acquires U.K. wireless company for $11.5M

ORLAND PARK, Ill.-Andrew Corp. said it acquired privately held Xenicom Ltd. for $11.5 million. Xenicom is a U.K.-based provider of software solutions that help...

Syniverse sets IPO price range

TAMPA, Fla.-Syniverse Technologies Inc. set its previously announced initial public offering at 17.6 million shares selling between $20 and $22 each.The company in Securities...

Calif. delays vote to suspend bill of rights

WASHINGTON-The California Public Utilities Commission has decided to postpone until Jan. 27 a vote on Commissioner Susan Kennedy's proposal to suspend the bill of...

Motorola wins PTT contract with Vivo

SAO PAULO, Brazil-Vivo, the largest wireless carrier in Brazil, has selected Motorola Inc.'s Push-to-Talk over Cellular product following a three-month trial. Vivo has offered...

35 bidders certified for upcoming 1.9 GHz auction

The Federal Communications Commission has certified 35 bidders for its upcoming Auction 58 that will include 242 spectrum licenses in the 1.9 GHz band...

Mobile Media teams with Rubberduck on streaming video

OSLO, Norway-The Mobile Media Co. will team with U.K.-based technology company Rubberduck Media Lab Ltd. to provide live streaming video to mobile handsets around...

Infrastructure investments to remain on track, studies find

NORWALK, Conn.-Wireless companies will continue to invest heavily in their networks in the United States and abroad for at least the next several years,...

Centennial selects Nortel 1x gear in Caribbean

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico-Centennial Communications Corp. said it selected Nortel Networks Ltd. to replace and upgrade its existing wireless networks in Puerto Rico and...

IBM tops patent recipient list

WASHINGTON-IBM Corp. topped the list of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's top 10 private-sector patent recipients. For the 12th consecutive year, IBM received...
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