Monthly Archives: March, 2005

CellStar allies with Sybase for mobile data

NEW ORLEANS-CellStar and Sybase entered a strategic partnership to incorporate Sybase's mFolio Content Services Solution into CellStar's existing wireless communications portfolio of products and...

Siemens signs expansion contract in Russia

MUNICH, Germany-Siemens AG said it won a network expansion contract worth up to $268 million with MegaFon, one of the top three mobile operators...

FiberTower offers wireless network backhaul service

NEW ORLEANS-FiberTower Corp. announced a backhaul service built specifically for wireless carriers. The company said copper T1 circuits, which the wireless industry has relied...

Centennial Puerto Rico to offer BREW applications

NEW ORLEANS-Qualcomm Inc. said it signed a definitive agreement with Centennial, a leading provider of wireless services in Puerto Rico, to offer downloadable wireless...

M-Qube enters content pact with MLB

NEW ORLEANS-M-Qube and Major League Baseball Advanced Media, the interactive media and Internet company of Major League Baseball, launched mobile Web storefronts for all...

Donahue, Forsee to gain major bonuses if merger closes

WASHINGTON-Nextel Communications Inc. President Timothy Donahue and Sprint Corp. Chairman Gary Forsee are eligible for major bonuses following the completion of their companies' proposed...

Triton PCS financials affected by Cingular/AWS network swaps

Triton PCS Holdings Inc. reported fourth-quarter 2004 and annual 2004 financials that included declining average revenue per user and increased churn. The carrier said...

New phone recycling programs give consumers options

NEW ORLEANS-A handful of new wireless recycling initiatives were announced at last week's CTIA Wireless 2005 show. A new phone recycling program by GRC...

Samsung offers base transceiver station gear

NEW ORLEANS-Samsung Telecommunications America unveiled a new base transceiver station portfolio that it said will allow wireless operators to offer coverage tailored to the...

IXI Mobile gains $4M from new investor

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-Wireless phone operating system developer IXI Mobile Inc. announced that venture-capital firm Concord Ventures has invested $4.3 million in the company. IXI...

Consumer safety group working with industry on exploding phone safety

WASHINGTON-The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission today said it is working the wireless industry to develop a safety guide to prevent injuries from exploding...

Leap, Dobson sell towers

Both Leap Wireless International Inc. and Dobson Communications Corp. in unrelated deals said that with the help of Daniels & Associates, they are selling...

New youth-oriented MVNO using Verizon Wireless’ network planned

Amp'd Mobile, a mobile virtual network operator that targets the youth market, has signed a letter of intent with Verizon Wireless to develop a...

CTIA reports 180M wireless subscribers, 60% penetration

NEW ORLEANS-Wireless subscribership grew by 21.7 percent last year, according to CTIA's semi-annual industry survey released this week at CTIA Wireless 2005.Wireless subscribers now...

Nextel Partners to open 40 new stores

KIRKLAND, Wash.-Nextel Partners Inc. said it plans to open at least 40 new company-owned stores this year, building on the 73 locations it had...

Mobliss, FremantleMedia to produce video content

SEATTLE-Mobliss Inc. and FremantleMedia Licensing Americas said they plan to produce a collection of made-for-mobile programs, including drama, comedy and reality programming.According to the...

Nortel, Motorola update infrastructure to help Verizon Wireless

NEW ORLEANS-Both Nortel Networks Ltd. and Motorola Inc. made infrastructure announcements at the CTIA Wireless 2005 show in New Orleans meant to increase Verizon...

SpectraSite reports 2004 financials

CARY, N.C.-Tower company SpectraSite Inc. reported results for the fourth quarter and full year ended Dec. 31, 2004, and updated its 2005 outlook. In...

Vodafone pays $3.5B for 2 Eastern European carriers

LONDON-Global wireless carrier Vodafone Group plc said it reached agreements with Telesystem International Wireless Inc. of Canada to acquire about 79 percent of Romania's...

Verizon Wireless to offer Paris Hilton, Nascar as it pumps up V-Cast

NEW ORLEANS-Verizon Wireless said Monday it will offer its V-Cast subscribers 26 original mobisodes of the hit TV show "The Simple Life: Interns" starring...

Infrastructure players rack up 3G wins

NEW ORLEANS-Several infrastructure suppliers announced third-generation contract wins. L.M. Ericsson said Swedish 3G operator Svenska UMTS-Nät AB, the joint venture between Tele2 and TeliaSonera,...

Handset makers, carriers release new phone wares

Several handset makers and carriers have taken advantage of the spotlight of the CTIA show in New Orleans to release handset-related news this week.Cingular...

Mass. lawmakers consider consumer bill-of-rights legislation

WASHINGTON-Massachusetts state lawmakers are pushing for a cell-phone consumer bill of rights law, pointing to a new study on billing, service, contracts and other...

Qualcomm, Crown Castle aim to advance mobile TV

NEW ORLEANS-In the interest of advancing mobile television services, Qualcomm Inc. said it will work with leading companies to create a multi-party organization committed...

Unefon selects VeriSign for prepaid roaming

NEW ORLEANS-Mexican carrier Unefon has selected VeriSign Inc. to implement its iRoam product to expand prepaid roaming services in the United States to its...
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