Monthly Archives: January, 2005

ESMRs must make relocation elections by Jan. 21

WASHINGTON-The 800 MHz Transition Administrator said that ESMRs have until Jan. 21 to decide how they want to be relocated as part of the...

Nokia adds new messaging device to line-up

NEW YORK-Nokia Corp. added a new device to its messaging portfolio.The new 6822 model opens into a full messaging keyboard, and it has an...

Alvarion says it will have WiMAX ready for launch by 2006

TEL AVIV, Israel-Broadband solutions provider Alvarion Ltd. said it has developed a mobile WiMAX solution based on the 802.16e standard with plans for a...

Pegasus to offer tri-mode radio within quarter

FREMONT, Calif.-Pegasus Wireless Corp., which manufactures 802.11 products, said it will begin shipping its TRIMAR tri-mode radio during the first quarter. "This is the...

Leap adds 29,000 in Q4, Centennial reports better revenues, Alaska reaches 100,000 subs

Leap Wireless International Inc. said it scored almost 29,000 net customer additions during the fourth quarter of 2004, bringing its total number of net...

UTStarcom shares dive as company cuts 4Q revenue expectations

Investors lashed out at wireless vendor UTStarcom Inc.-sending the company's stock down more than 23 percent to around $15.32 per share-following the company's announcement...

Qualcomm, PalmOne win rulings in separate suits

SAN DIEGO-Mobile chipmaker Qualcomm Inc. won a preliminary injunction against the northern California company it accused of infringing on its technology patents.A U.S. District...

Swagger to offer Alicia Keys wireless promotion

NEW YORK-Mobile marketing company Swagger Wireless said Friday it will offer a series of promotional applications for an upcoming U.S. tour by singer Alicia...

DoCoMo phone offers flat-panel display as speaker

TOKYO-Always at the forefront of handset innovation, NTT DoCoMo Inc. released its 2G mova N506iS mobile phone, which the carrier said is the first...

Motorola exec touts devices, flashes iTunes device at CES

LAS VEGAS-Filling in for Motorola Chief Executive Officer Ed Zander who missed the conference due to a death in the family, Ron Garriques, president...

Nortel wins GPRS contract in Austria

VIENNA, Austria-Nortel Networks Ltd. won a contract to replace T-Mobile Austria's existing packet core network with a GPRS network. Nortel did not disclose the...

Verizon announces VCAST content service, expands DO markets

LAS VEGAS-Verizon Wireless will offer video, audio and three-dimensional games over its EV-DO third-generation network beginning next month. The carrier also announced plans to...

ZTE to supply CDMA gear in Algeria

BEIJING-Chinese vendor ZTE Corp. said it will supply CDMA gear for a network covering the three provinces of Tizi Ouzou, Bouira and Bejaia in...

Kodak camera includes Wi-Fi access, T-Mobile subscriptions

LAS VEGAS-Kodak announced a new digital camera with Wi-Fi capability for e-mailing and viewing pictures. Kodak said the EasyShare-One camera will also have integrated...

Mobile video announcements ring in CES

The stampede toward mobile video continued Thursday at the International Consumer Electronics Show as content providers, carriers and TV networks announced alliances to bring...

Up next: Regional carrier consolidation?: Alltel rumored to be in discussions to buy Western Wireless

The U.S. carrier market appears to be headed for further constriction on news that regional carrier Alltel Corp. is in advanced negotiations to buy...

Calif. wireless bill of rights could be suspended

WASHINGTON-A newly configured California Public Utilities Commission next week is set to vote on a proposal by Commissioner Susan Kennedy to suspend the bill...

Fixed line should fear HSDPA, ABI says

OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-Fixed-line operators should be concerned about competition from High-Speed Downlink Packet Access technology, according to a report from ABI Research titled, "HSDPA-Mobile...

Motorola offers new handsets, Bluetooth gadgets

LAS VEGAS-In conjunction with the Consumer Electronics Show, Motorola Inc. announced a series of new, advanced wireless handsets, as well as new Bluetooth products...

Jamdat Mobile buys casino game developer

LOS ANGELES-Entertainment publisher Jamdat Mobile Inc. said Thursday it has acquired mobile casino game developer Downtown Wireless L.L.C.Downtown Wireless's portfolio includes video slots and...

Cingular increases commitment to Microsoft OS devices

LAS VEGAS-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. said it will sell additional devices running Microsoft Corp.'s operating system in 2005. The carrier already offers Windows Mobile devices...

Sprint PCS launches OTA updates on 7 handsets

Sprint PCS said Thursday it is including embedded over-the-air technology with seven of its Vision handsets, enabling the carrier to perform remote software upgrades...

Nortel to file 2003 results Monday

TORONTO-Nortel Networks Corp. said it will file its 2003 results Jan. 10. The company also said it expects revenues for its fourth quarter to...

Companies reach patent agreement on mobile DRM

DENVER-A technology licensing firm said Thursday it had reached a tentative agreement with five companies on the terms of a joint patent portfolio to...

Bush asks federal agencies for spectrum-relocation estimates

WASHINGTON-The Bush administration today directed federal agencies to provide estimated spectrum-relocation costs by mid-September, a key step prompted by a new law that clears...
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