Monthly Archives: February, 2005

MusicGremlin gains funding for handset download technology

NEW YORK-Mobile music software company MusicGremlin Inc. picked up an undisclosed amount of capital in a recently closed Series B funding round led by...

Motorola joins WWiSE consortium for 802.11n proposal

Motorola Inc. has thrown its weight behind one of two main standard proposals being developed for 802.11n technology.The World Wide Spectrum Efficiency consortium said...

Shentel reports increasing wireless revenue

EDINBURG, Va.-Rural telecommunications provider and Sprint PCS affiliate Shenandoah Telecommunications Co. said it added 4,560 direct wireless subscribers during the fourth quarter of last...

Broadcom to repurchase stock

IRVINE, Calif.-Broadcom Corp said its board of directors has authorized a program to repurchase its Class A common stock with an aggregate value of...

CDMA networks must migrate to OFDM, report says

ST. LOUIS-U.S. wireless operators will slowly migrate from CDMA networks to Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing technology as they move from third generation to fourth...

Sprint releases Samsung phone for worldwide CDMA/GSM networks

Sprint said it will begin selling a Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. phone that will work on both CDMA and GSM networks. Verizon Wireless already...

Analyst firm warns of hype around mobile TV

BOSTON-The deafening buzz surrounding mobile TV may be unwarranted, according to a report from Strategy Analytics.In the new study, "Mobile TV: Hype not Justified...

Triton PCS deploys Agilent’s Phase II E-911 system

PALO ALTO, Calif.-Triton PCS has deployed Agilent Technologies' acceSS7 location solution to provide passive monitoring of its network. Triton PCS will use the solution...

TIA supports end-2006 hard date for DTV transition

WASHINGTON-The Telecommunications Industry Association Thursday came out in support of a Dec. 31, 2006, hard date for the transition to digital TV."Converting to DTV...

Qwest to submit revised bid for MCI

DENVER-Following on a government filing last week, regional telecommunications provider Qwest Communications International Inc. is reportedly set to submit a revised bid for MCI...

Nortel announces carrier deployments in Slovakia, Taiwan

PARIS-Nortel Network Ltd. made two infrastructure-related announcements Thursday.Nortel said Orange Slovensko has launched a high-data-rate business and consumer service in Slovakia based on EDGE...

Alamosa reports first quarterly profit

Sprint PCS affiliate Alamosa Holdings Inc. posted $221.7 million in total revenues during the fourth quarter of last year, which was in line with...

Ericsson ups CDMA profile with contracts

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson improved its CDMA profile with two contracts, one for CDMA2000 1x and the other for CDMA2000 450 MHz technology. The vendor...

Motorola provides trial UMTS network on Portuguese island

LISBON, Portugal-Motorola Inc. said it is providing a trial UMTS network for TMN on the island of Madeira.The vendor will provide the equipment and...

Calif. lawmakers introduce bill-of-rights legislation

WASHINGTON-State lawmakers have introduced legislation to make the controversial bill of rights for telecom consumers the law of the land in California.The measure-SB 1068-is...

Sprint overhauls stores to improve wireless shopping experience

As part of a movement designed to improve the shopping experience, Sprint Corp. said it is overhauling many of its company-owned retail outlets. The...

Gay community content goes mobile with m-Qube announcements

PlanetOut Inc. will team with mobile technology company m-Qube Inc. to bring lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender content to wireless phones.Boston-based m-Qube will develop...

Nokia reiterates focus on China, promises increased presence: Regains top spot in China’s handset market

In conjunction with its 20th anniversary in the country, Nokia Corp. reiterated its focus on China-the world's No. 1 wireless market-and promised to increase...

Wispry scores $6M in first-round financing

IRVINE, Calif.-Startup Wispry Inc., which develops low-cost, high-performance tunable radio frequency components and modules, announced it scored $6.5 million in its first round of...

Motorola 4Q earnings lowered by 1%

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Motorola Inc. lowered its fourth-quarter earnings by 1 percent, the company revealed in Securities and Exchange Commission filings. The company said the changes...

Nextel Partners posts year-over-year gains

KIRKLAND, Wash.-Nextel Partners Inc. reported $372.4 million in revenues during the fourth quarter of last year, which was in line with estimates and a...

Rural Cellular loses 8,000 subscribers in 4Q

ALEXANDRIA, Minn.-Rural Cellular Corp. said it lost 8,000 postpaid subscribers during the final three months of last year. The carrier said the drop reflected...

Cadbury promotes candy with ringtones

PARSIPPANY, N.J.-Confectioner Cadbury Adams USA LLC will offer a ringtone from pop star Ryan Cabrera from an exclusive concert following the company's 10-city tour...

4 carriers sue Baltimore seeking wireless tax refund

WASHINGTON-Four national mobile-phone carriers have filed suit in Maryland Tax Court against the City of Baltimore seeking more than a $2 million refund of...

PCIA names new leader

WASHINGTON-Former wireless policy-maker Michael T.N. Fitch has been named president of PCIA, a trade group that represents tower companies. Fitch, who succeeds long-time PCIA...
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