Monthly Archives: March, 2005

CTIA joins peer-to-peer Supreme Court case

WASHINGTON-CTIA has joined with several trade associations and telecommunications companies in opposing the entertainment industry's effort to create what it calls "a secondary copyright...

TeleSym, Active Voice enter mobile VoIP manufacturing deal

SEATTLE-TeleSym, which provides mobile Voice over Internet Protocol solutions said it has entered a manufacturing agreement with Active Voice L.L.C. Active Voice will manufacture...

Sprint to hold funds for buybacks, downplays Virgin IPO

SAN FRANCISCO-Sprint Corp. Chief Operating Officer Len Lauer said the company plans to hold some cash in reserve following its pending acquisition of Nextel...

Alltel launches flat-rate messaging

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel Corp. launched an all-inclusive, flat-rate messaging offering, allowing users to send and receive text, picture and video messaging at one monthly...

Lawmaker welcomes Sprint Nextel merger at House hearing

WASHINGTON-A key House lawmaker today said the proposed $36 billion merger between Sprint Corp. and Nextel Communications Inc. would bring added competition to a...

Patent Office rejects one of Visto’s patents, says rival

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-Seven said the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office rejected the claims of one of rival Visto Corp.'s patents, a move Seven said...

Vivendi charges Deutsche Telekom, Elektrim with fraud in Poland

PARIS-French company Vivendi Universal has filed a complaint in Poland against its co-owners of wireless carrier Polska Telefonia Cyfrowa. Vivendi Universal filed a complaint...

MetroPCS sells San Fran spectrum to Verizon, inks nationwide roaming deal

Regional wireless provider MetroPCS Inc. has reportedly agreed to sell 10 megahertz of spectrum in the San Francisco Basic Trading Area to Verizon Wireless...

Ring-back service finds success in Turkey

OTTAWA-Two suppliers said a new color ring-back tone service is proving successful for Avea, a mobile service provider in Turkey. One month after launching...

Smart teams with Hollywood producer on wireless marketing

HOLLYWOOD, Calif.-Internet marketing company Smart Entertainment said it will team with noted producer Larry Klein on mobile marketing campaigns.The joint venture will spawn a...

Qualcomm, Ericsson partner on GSM 1x trials in South Africa

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. said it is partnering with L.M. Ericsson to support CDMA technical trials in South Africa, covering residential neighborhoods, business parks and...

Mobile music revenues could top $9B in next four years

HAMPSHIRE, United Kingdom-An exploding demand for full-track downloads will help push mobile music revenues to more than $9.3 billion by 2009, according to a...

Bitfone to deliver customer care to Swisscom Mobile

LAGUNA NIGUEL-Over-the-air software developer Bitfone Corp. said it has been tapped by Swisscom Mobile to deliver customer care services to the carrier's high-end business...

Nokia, Sony Ericsson show off new phones

In conjunction with the CeBIT trade show in Germany, Nokia Corp. and Sony Ericsson showed off their new phone wares, which included mid-range devices,...

NextWave emerges from bankruptcy

WASHINGTON-NextWave Telecommunications Inc. Tuesday emerged from bankruptcy following approval of its plan by Bankruptcy Judge Adlai Hardin Jr. NextWave filed for bankruptcy June 8,...

GMSA says 139 W-CDMA terminal models on the market

SAWBRIDGEWORTH, United Kingdom-The number of W-CDMA terminals shipped or launched in the market has grown to 139 models, according to research from the Global...

Omron introduces face recognition tech. for personal devices

KYOTO, Japan-Omron Corp. introduced a face-recognition technology it said can be implemented in personal digital assistants, mobile phones and other mobile devices with camera...

Toshiba fuel cell recorded in Guinness World Records

TOKYO-Guinness World Records officially certified Toshiba Corp.'s direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) as the world's smallest DMFC.The fuel cell is designed for integration into...

Verizon completes Cellular 2000 purchase

ST. CLOUD, Minn.-Verizon Wireless said it has completed the purchase of Cellular 2000 of St. Cloud from St. Cloud Wireless Holdings L.L.C. and that...

Microsoft hires AT&T Wireless marketing exec

REDMOND, Wash.-Microsoft Corp. announced it hired on an AT&T Wireless Services Inc. marketing executive to head the release of its new "Longhorn" desktop computer...

Talking while driving speeds up

WASHINGTON-The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration today said cell-phone use by drivers is on the rise. In 2004, according to a new NHTSA survey,...

SouthernLinc selected as official supplier to Georgia

ATLANTA-Regional wireless provider SouthernLinc Wireless said it has been selected as an official communications supplier by the state of Georgia, solidifying a contract-based relationship...

Nortel to file 2004 results by end-April

TORONTO-Nortel Networks Ltd. said it will file its unaudited financial statements for the third quarter of 2004 and the unaudited financial statements for 2004...

Calif. bill to prohibit RFID for ID documents

WASHINGTON-Privacy advocates have rallied around a new California initiative that would prohibit driver's licenses and other identity documents issued by the state from containing...

American Tower to restate financials

BOSTON-American Tower Corp. said it will restate its previously issued financial statements for periods ending on or prior to Sept. 30 last year.It will...
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