Monthly Archives: January, 2005

Vodafone posts strong customer adds, offers Verizon Wireless estimate: Verizon Wireless to add about 1.7M quarterly subscribers

Vodafone Group plc reported its strongest quarter since 2000, posting 5.4 million net customer additions to bring its worldwide subscriber base to 151.8 million....

Proposed Senate bill aims to streamline homeland-security grants

WASHINGTON-Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), chairman of the Senate Homeland Security Committee, introduced a bill Tuesday that hopes to streamline homeland-security grants and ensure that...

India to investigate health risks of cell phones

WASHINGTON-Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh reportedly will ask the country's top health official to investigate whether cell phones pose health risks to consumers.According to...

Cingular subscribers gain MobiTV access

LOS ANGELES-Idetic Inc. has brought its live, mobile TV service to Cingular Wireless L.L.C. customers.Cingular customers can now get MobiTV, a 22-channel broadcasting service...

ZTE to supply 450 MHz network in Argentina

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-Thanks to a deal between operator CoTeCal and ZTE Corp., the country will witness its first CDMA 450 MHz network, according to...

Ask Jeeves plans search service for wireless devices

Internet search provider Ask Jeeves plans to launch a search service for wireless devices later this year, the company confirmed Tuesday. A spokeswoman declined...

Companies to create wireless TV channel with animated programming

DIC Entertainment said it has signed an agreement with SmartVideo Technologies inc. to create what it describes as the world's first animation channel for...

French gaming firm acquires Thumbworks

LOS ANGELES-French mobile-game publisher In-Fusio continued to move into the U.S. market with the acquisition of Thumbworks, a Tustin, Calif.-based provider of entertainment content.Terms...

Siemens, Motorola make investments in wireless companies

The venture capital arm of Siemens said it will join Cardinal Venture Capital and Garage Technology Ventures in investing $3 million in wireless technology...

Telecom Italia sells stake in Chilean carrier

MILAN, Italy-Italian carrier Telecom Italia said it plans to sell its 54.76-percent equity stake in Entel S.A. to Almendral S.A., a holding company listed...

Matsushita to cut up to 1,000 jobs

TOKYO-Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. said it plans to cut its work force with a view to improving its profit margin. Press reports say the...

Applied Micro settles class-action suits for $60M

SAN DIEGO-Applied Micro Circuits Corp. said it has settled a securities class-action lawsuit against the company and certain current and former officers and directors.The...

Resignation of PalmOne CEO worries investors

Treo maker PalmOne Inc. announced chief Todd Bradley will resign his position at the end of the quarter. The news seemed to alarm investors,...

3 largest carriers lead in contract customer percentages

The nation's three largest wireless operators have the highest percentage of customers under contract for more than 12 months, according to consumer data research...

Proposed Senate bill could curb wireless class-action suits

WASHINGTON-Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) introduced legislation that could curb the kinds of consumer and health class-action suits brought against the wireless industry in recent...

Puca buys Mobile-Factor

SHANGHAI, China-Puca Technologies, an Irish company that provides mobile messaging and data services, announced an agreement to acquire Beijing-based Mobile-Factor, which provides marketing applications,...

LG posts solid financials

SEOUL-LG Electronics Co. Ltd. said it posted solid earnings thanks to strong sales of its TVs and mobile phones. For the full year, LG...

FTS to market Alltel wireless service

TAMPA, Fla.-Wireless retailer and Wi-Fi hot-spot provider FTS Wireless Inc. said it plans to begin marketing Alltel Corp.'s wireless products and services next month....

WMD Holdings to use Verizon Wireless broadband network

LOS ANGELES-WMD Holdings Group Inc. said it will use broadband connectivity from Verizon Wireless for the company's Navitouch Interactive Broadcast Network.Navitouch is an interactive...

Qpass snaps up Austrian content firm

SEATTLE-M-commerce software developer Qpass announced Tuesday that it had acquired ucp morgen, a Vienna, Austria-based developer of content delivery software for network operators and...

INgrooves creates mobile music label

SAN FRANCISCO-Yet another mobile music label was launched Tuesday as digital record company INgrooves announced its effort to create music exclusively for wireless devices....

BatMax offers battery-life extender

MIAMI-BatMax Corp. said its BatMax cell-phone battery-life booster is now in production and being shipped to retailers and wholesalers around the world. BatMax, based...

Ntelos begins self-tender offer to ready for acquisition

Rural telecommunications provider Ntelos Inc. said it has commenced a self-tender offer to repurchase up to 76 percent of its existing equity in relation...

In ironic turn, survey ranks AWS as top business carrier

Despite a rash of operational difficulties during the past several years that led to its eventual sale to rival Cingular Wireless L.L.C., Forrester Research...

Ericsson signs services contract with H3G Italy

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson signed an exclusive managed services contract with H3G Italy for the overall management of H3G Italy's third-generation network, which has more...
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