Monthly Archives: February, 2005

Music news

The news that Microsoft Corp. will join Nokia Corp. to deliver a mobile-music platform may have been among the more startling developments at last...

Houston plans wireless Internet for low-income residents

HOUSTON-Mayor Bill White, educators and community leaders unveiled a new project providing free or discounted high-speed wireless Internet access to low-income residents in Houston's...

Ecuity to offer VoIP over Wi-Fi through Boingo deal

Voice over Internet Protocol voice provider Ecuity Inc. reported an agreement with Boingo Wireless Inc. and TeleSym Inc. to jointly market a VoIP over...

Calif. legislation to write bill of rights into law expected as soon as today

WASHINGTON-Legislation could be introduced as early as today to write into state law the telecom consumer bill of rights approved last year by the...

Visto promises to push its technology to 50 devices

CANNES, France-Visto Corp. said it has embarked on a major expansion that has increased its customers to more than 500,000. The company, which provides...

Global Signal joins rivals in reviewing accounting changes

SAROSTA, Fla.-Like other major tower operators, Global Signal Inc. said it plans to release its fourth-quarter and year-end 2004 financial results March 10. The...

Georgia to license mobile carrier at 800 MHz

TBILISI, Georgia-The Georgian National Communications Commission began a tender process for a new nationwide mobile license in the 800 MHz band, further opening the...

Camera-phone chip maker upgraded on Nokia contract

Pacific Growth Equities upgraded its rating for OmniVision Technologies Inc. to over weight from equal weight on news of the company's new OV7668 CameraChip....

Random House enters wireless with Vocel stake

SAN DIEGO-Publisher Random House said it has acquired a minority stake in startup company called Vocel to offer educational content to mobile-phone subscribers for...

TDS reports stock dividend, U.S. Cellular impact questioned

U.S. Cellular Corp.'s parent company Telephone and Data Systems Inc. reported its board of directors has approved a distribution of a stock dividend for...

T-Mobile offers Wi-Fi train service in United Kingdom

TORONTO-Redline Communications said it is working with Nomad Digital to offer high-speed Internet for Southern Trains. The project is a joint effort among Nomad,...

Dobson reports mixed results

Rural operator Dobson Communications Corp. reported complete fourth-quarter and full-year 2004 results Thursday that included improved revenues and mixed net income results. During the...

Connexion signs Israeli airline for wireless Internet

SEATTLE-El Al Israel Airlines signed an agreement with Connexion by Boeing to install the company's high-speed Internet service in the airline's long-haul fleet.Installations will...

High-fashion video coming to subscribers of 4 U.S. carriers

SmartVideo subscribers can stay stylish and ogle supermodels with a new 24-hour-a-day channel from the mobile-video provider.SmartVideo Technologies Inc. said it has agreed to...

Verizon offers NBA game from THQ Wireless

CALABASA HILLS, Calif.-THQ Wireless Inc. became the latest company to try to cash in on this weekend's NBA All-Star Game with the launch of...

Powerwave selected for UMTS-TDD network

CANNES, France-Powerwave Technologies Inc. said Swedish operator Atenit Communication AB has selected the company's Microwave group to supply Ethernet microwave communications solutions for use...

Advertisers target teens via cell phones

MUNCIE, Ind.-Teenagers are increasingly being targeted by advertisers via their cell phones, according to a new study from Ball State University.The survey of 821...

Cricket to offer UTStarcom camera phone

HAUPPAUGE, N.Y.-Cricket Communications Inc. announced it will sell the CDM-8910 camera phone from UTStarcom Inc. for $200."Given its cool form factor and wide range...

Nextel exceeds quarterly revenue expectations

Nextel Communications Inc., which is in the process of merging with Sprint Corp., posted a 19-percent increase in total revenues during the fourth quarter...

Lawmakers disagree on setting DTV transition hard date

WASHINGTON-A key Democrat on the House telecommunications subcommittee Thursday put the brakes on setting a hard date for the digital TV transition. "I think...

International group sets standard for testing radiation compliance

WASHINGTON-The International Electrotechnical Commission, a Geneva-based group, has published the first global standard for testing mobile-phone compliance with radiation safety guidelines. "Until now, there...

RadioShack offers strong results on Sprint kiosks

RadioShack Corp. offered strong fourth-quarter and full-year results, but its 2005 outlook disappointed investors. The company's stock was down almost 10 percent to $30.11...

Samsung, Freescale demo UWB prototype phone

AUSTIN, Texas-Samsung Electronics and Freescale Semiconductor Inc. demonstrated a prototype mobile phone that includes ultra-wideband technology."Working with a world leader such as Samsung on...

CMO Council forms wireless marketing forum

CANNES, France-An industry group of marketing executives announced an effort to drive consumer uptake of new mobile applications.The Chief Marketing Officer Council announced it...

Lucent shareholders OK reverse stock split

Lucent Technologies Inc. said its shareholders have given the vendor the go-ahead to adopt a reverse stock split with a view to boosting its...
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