Monthly Archives: March, 2005

Conk! starts online communities for phone users

Internet technology company Conk! launched a network of local online communities designed specifically for mobile-phone users, the company announced Wednesday. The Conk! Network launched...

Message911 reports MARTA contract

AUGUSTA, Ga.-Message911, which provides emergency communications solutions, said it will provide notification services to the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority. MARTA provides bus, rail...

Ericsson wins 1x contract in Sri Lanka

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson and Suntel Ltd. have signed a sole supplier agreement for a turnkey islandwide CDMA2000 1x network for voice and data services...

Intel, Bertelsmann cooperate on file-sharing technology

BERLIN-Chipmaking behemoth Intel said it will work with German media company Bertelsmann to develop a new technology for legally downloading and sharing files through...

Dianet completes $25 M financing facility

NEW YORK-Dianet Communications Inc. said it has completed a $25 million financing facility with investment firm Wexford Capital L.L.C. Daniels & Associates arranged the...

Renesas debuts videophone software

TOKYO-Renesas Technology Corp. released details about its Mobile Videophone Middleware Package software. The new product adds video conferencing capability to the company's SH-Mobile series...

NeuStar plans $690M IPO

Clearinghouse vendor NeuStar Inc. hopes to raise up to $690 million in an initial public offering, according to documents filed with the Securities and...

MCI agrees to Verizon’s increased bid

MCI Inc.'s board of directors elected to accept Verizon Communications Inc.'s increased bid for the business, again rejecting Qwest Communications International Inc.'s larger takeover...

Adults blame cell phones for decline in kids’ vocabularies

PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y.-Nearly half of all adults believe vocabulary skills among the nation's youth are being corroded by instant messaging, e-mail and wireless phones, according...

Cingular lands highest number of 2004 consumer complaints, says CU

Consumers Union said Monday that customers considering a switch in wireless carriers should first consider Verizon Wireless and not consider Cingular Wireless L.L.C., due...

FTS sees strong wireless activations in first quarter

TAMPA, Fla.-FTS Wireless Inc., which operates retail wireless locations and Wi-Fi hot spots, said it expects to surpass its monthly wireless activation record set...

Trio of wireless vendor acquisitions announced

Three mergers have just taken place in the wireless vendor space, one in the broadband arena and two in the software business. Airspan Networks...

Supreme Court hears 2 cases with wireless data implications

WASHINGTON-The U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday morning heard two cases with potential impacts on wireless data services.In Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. v. Grokster Ltd., the court...

Answers.com readies wireless search service

WESLEY HILLS, N.Y.-The creators of Answers.com announced the launch of a test version of its Internet search engine for wireless devices. GuruNet Corp., which...

First Cellular selects directory services from Excell

TEMPE, Ariz.-First Cellular of Southern Illinois has tapped Excell Services to provide directory assistance and other offerings, the companies announced Tuesday. Excell will provide...

AirNet posts slightly bigger loss on increased revenue

MELBOURNE, Fla.-AirNet Communications said it suffered a loss of $4.4 million for the fourth quarter of 2004, compared with a loss of $4.3 million...

China Mobile signs cooperation agreement with China Telecom

BEIJING-China Mobile, the country's largest wireless carrier, has signed a cooperation agreement with fixed-line carrier China Network, according to international press reports. The agreement...

New mobile video services launch in Asia

Mobile video providers continued to target users in the Far East with two new announcements Tuesday. RealNetworks Inc. and mobile operator Hong Kong CSL...

Cingular adds chat services for ‘Idol’ fans

ATLANTA-Cingular Wireless together with Telescope Inc. announced a new premium short message service chat function for fans of the television show "American Idol." The...

Middle Eastern carrier buys African wireless operator for $3B

LONDON-Middle East wireless carrier Mobile Telecommunications Co. has expanded into Africa with a $3.4 billion acquisition of African wireless carrier Celtel International. Kuwaiti-based MTC...

Crown Castle moves into new role with TV technology trials

As a tower operator, Crown Castle International Inc. is venturing into a less familiar environment as an enabler of what may grow into a...

Spam spillover

What a difference five years can make.Who knew five years ago we'd have legislation that controls what messages come into our e-mail boxes. Five...

Symbian licenses Microsoft technology to up business appeal

Symbian announced it will license Microsoft Corp.'s ActiveSync wireless e-mail technology, a move aimed at making the Symbian platform more appealing to corporate users....

Wireless in rural America centers on cost, not technology

WASHINGTON-Sen. Conrad Burns (R-Mont.) often describes his state as having a lot of land between light poles. In other words, rural America by its...

Internet storage firm expands into wireless

SANTA MONICA, Calif.-Data storage company Xdrive Inc. added a wireless component to its Internet-based storage offering and is looking to team up with wireless...
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