Monthly Archives: April, 2005

Nokia announces dividend, stock options at annual meeting

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. announced several resolutions at its annual general meeting held this week.The company resolved to distribute a dividend of 42 cents per...

Orange France to launch EDGE later this month

PARIS-French wireless operator Orange S.A. said it will launch EDGE services geared toward business customers beginning April 18 with plans for a consumer launch...

Nortel to supply GSM/GPRS network in Suriname

PARAMARIBO, Suriname-Telesur, a service provider in Suriname, has selected Nortel Networks Ltd. to expand and upgrade its nationwide wireline and wireless networks to increase...

Antenna coupler with Velcro introduced

ARLINGTON, Texas-National Cellular and SignalReach introduced a new antenna coupler the companies said can attach to any mobile phone and improve the phone's signal...

Mobile video firm Integrian secures $13M in new funding

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.-Integrian, which develops mobile digital video technology for public-safety, transportation and federal government markets, said it has secured $13 million in...

AnyDATA equipment approved by Verizon Wireless

IRVINE, Calif.-AnyDATA Corp. said its DTG2000 CDMA module has been approved for use on Verizon Wireless' network. Features of the DTG2000 include GPSONE, Mobile...

Icera completes funding round

BRISTOL, United Kingdom-Wireless semiconductor company Icera said it completed a $10 million extension to its July 2004 series B funding round, which now totals...

Philadelphia officially goes forward with Wi-Fi system

WASHINGTON-The City of Philadelphia officially announced Thursday that its unlicensed wireless citywide network will be built and maintained by a new nonprofit entity known...

Motorola to open Indian R&D lab

BANGALORE, India-Motorola Inc. announced it will open a research and development facility in India, a move that ups the company's investment in the country."Motorola...

Nextel invests in French content protection company

PARIS-Medialive SA snared $4.2 million in Series A funding from Nextel Communications Inc. and Sophia Euro Lab, the French content protection provider announced Friday.Medialive...

Texas appeals court says Western Wireless should get ETC status

WASHINGTON-The Texas Court of Appeals Thursday said a lower state court erred when it said Western Wireless Corp. is not eligible to receive universal-service...

China handset designer files for IPO of ADSs

Mobile handset design company China TechFaith Wireless Communication Technology Ltd. filed for an initial public offering of American Depositary Shares and could raise up...

AOL begins offering VoIP, joins NENA

WASHINGTON-America Online Inc. said Thursday it will begin offering Voice over Internet Protocol telephony, and to blunt the criticism other VoIP providers have received,...

Weekly wireless ratings wrap-up

Following is a list of wireless companies that received ratings changes by financial and analyst firms this week.Merrill Lynch upgraded its ratings on several...

Mourners snap photos of Pope with camera phones

ROME-Countless mourners sparked controversy by using camera phones to snap pictures of Pope John Paul II as the pontiff lay in state this week...

4Info offers local searches with Amacai agreement

PALO ALTO, Calif.-Mobile search service 4Info Inc. announced an agreement with business information provider Amacai to deliver localized directory information to mobile users.Wireless subscribers...

U.K. voters targeted with political ‘game’

LONDON-As election campaigns kick off for the May 5 election in the United Kingdom, the Liberal Democrats are making the most of mobile technology...

Nextel Partners sells towers to TowerCo

Nextel Partners Inc. said it has entered into an agreement with TowerCo Inc. to purchase, construct and own 300 cell towers for an undisclosed...

Alltel sells Fidelity stock for $350M

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel Corp. said it has sold its interest in Fidelity National Financial to Goldman Sachs for about $350 million. The telecommunications provider...

New MSN Messenger expands text-messaging offerings

REDMOND, Wash.-Internet portal MSN said it has expanded on its Messenger 7.0 offering, enabling users in some markets to send text messages to wireless...

Nextel goes nationwide with Spanish-language marketing campaign

Reston, Va.-Nextel Communications Inc. said it will expanded its Spanish language "Nextel. Ya." advertising campaign nationwide with a new commercial set to premier this...

Ericsson completes W-CDMA testing with DoCoMo

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson and Japanese carrier NTT DoCoMo Inc. said they completed W-CDMA Interoperability Testing for global roaming purposes. The tests were performed in...

WTO sides with U.S. on Internet gambling

WASHINGTON-The Bush administration today said it won an important victory when the World Trade Organization appellate body sided with the United States on key...

Centennial loses U.S. customers, but posts profit

Regional wireless operator Centennial Communications Corp. said it lost 500 domestic wireless customers during its third fiscal quarter of 2005 ending Feb. 28-compared with...

Firefighter union seeks funding for tower health study

WASHINGTON-The International Association of Fire Fighters, the union representing more than 85 percent of firefighters and emergency medics in United States and Canada, today...
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