Monthly Archives: January, 2005

Verizon to add Samsung EV-DO/Vcast phone to line-up

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. announced it will sell its SCH-a890 CDMA EV-DO phone through Verizon Wireless starting next month. The phone will support...

SR Telecom expects less revenue, ‘significant’ loss

MONTREAL-SR Telecom Inc. said it is revising its estimates for consolidated revenues for the fourth quarter to between $22 million and $25 million due...

Samsung to use TI processor for camera phone with hard disk

DALLAS-Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. has selected Texas Instruments Inc.'s imaging processor technology for a camera phone model with a hard disk drive for image...

Nortel considers Chinese joint venture

BEIJING-Nortel Networks Ltd. said it has entered into a joint venture framework agreement with China Putian Corp. for research and development, manufacture and sale...

Ericsson signs significant managed 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...

WiMAX Forum denies delay rumors

Media reports indicate that certification for WiMAX products may be delayed for six months, but a spokesperson for the WiMAX Forum said the reports...

SBC to provide Wi-Fi in Calif. state parks

SACRAMENTO, Calif.-SBC Communications Inc. reported an agreement to install Wi-Fi networks covering 85 California state parks. SBC noted that San Eli State Beach located...

Global wireless subscribers to number 2B by year-end

The number of worldwide mobile users will nearly reach 2 billion by the end of 2005 as penetration rates surpass 100 percent in some...

Lucent offers BelAir wireless switch routers

KANATA, Ontario-BelAir Networks, which provides wide area Wi-Fi solutions, said Lucent Technologies Inc. now offers its carrier-grade wireless switch routers to service providers, enterprises...

Iridium selects Intrado 911 product

LONGMONT, Colo.-Iridium Satellite L.L.C. chose Intrado Inc.'s 911 Call Center Solution to provide emergency service to its subscribers when they dial 911.The solution allows...

APCO tests VoIP’s effects on 911 calls

WASHINGTON, D.C.-The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials International and The Consultant Registry, with the Georgia Public Safety Training Center, conducted a test to show...

Mendez leaves PalmOne for Cisco

MILPITAS, Calif.-PalmOne Inc. announced its senior vice president and head of global operations, Angel Mendez, is leaving the company.Mendez, who joined PalmOne in July...

Cell phones deliver info on cars, houses to consumers

Two new services announced this week take advantage of cell phones as a medium for consumers to gain information on potential big-ticket purchases. Car...

Consumers open to multimedia content on cell phones

DALLAS-Consumers may finally be warming to the idea of using multimedia entertainment content on their handsets, according to a new study from technology consultancy...

Motorola introduces new PTT handsets

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Motorola Inc. introduced two new GSM-based Push-to-Talk over Cellular handsets.The company released the consumer-focused C698p and the C381p push-to-talk phones, allowing the company...

Ericsson snags W-CDMA win in Romania

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-In its second W-CDMA contract announcement this week, L.M. Ericsson said Connex, a wireless operator in Romania, has selected the Swedish vendor to...

Supreme Court reluctant to charge cities with attorneys’ fees in siting cases

WASHINGTON-Several Supreme Court justices today appeared not to buy arguments that municipalities are liable for attorneys' fees and damages when they lose antenna-siting court...

Health group appeals rejection of RF guideline review

WASHINGTON-The EMR Network petitioned a federal appeals court here to review a three-judge panel's rejection of a challenge to how the Federal Communications Commission...

OMTP bulks up membership to 40 firms

LONDON-The Open Mobile Terminal Platform group announced it bulked up its membership to 40 companies with the addition of firms such as Qualcomm Inc.,...

RIM patent lawsuit takes new twist with third party

The twists and turns in Research In Motion Ltd.'s legal battle with NTP Inc. continues with a new, separate lawsuit that pits NTP against...

Dutch government reduces stake in KPN

AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands-The Dutch government has sold 150 million shares in KPN Telecom to Lehman Brothers, cutting its stake to about 14 percent. The...

Freescale reports 4Q profit, president departs

AUSTIN, Texas-Freescale Semiconductors Inc. announced fourth-quarter profits as Scott Anderson, its president and chief operating officer, left the company stating it was time to...

European carrier selects Nortel for UMTS network

ANDORRA LA VELLA, Andorra-Wireless carrier Servei de Telecomunicacions d'Andorra, which operates in the European country of Andorra, selected Nortel Networks Ltd. to provide a...

Motorola stock drops despite strong 4Q phone sales

As expected, Motorola Inc. reported a strong fourth quarter on an upsurge in its mobile-phone sales-numbers good enough for the company to reclaim the...

New consumer research calls Cingular top wireless performer: But high expectations for Sprint Nextel

A consumer survey conducted by independent research firm Adjoined Research singled out Cingular Wireless L.L.C. and Verizon Wireless as top-performing companies in the wireless...
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