Monthly Archives: April, 2005

Verizon Wireless offers text messaging for customer service

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless enhanced its online My Account customer service and billing option with text-messaging capabilities, allowing customers to have personalized alerts notifying them...

BT names 8 suppliers for $19B next-generation network

LONDON-BT, the leading U.K. fixed-line carrier, said it selected eight telecom equipment suppliers for its next-generation network that will see phones that work over...

Wireless Services adds JP Mobile e-mail product to portfolio

BELLEVUE, Wash.-Wireless Services Corp. said it added JP Mobile's SureWave wireless e-mail solution to its portfolio. "Wireless e-mail is a popular application to drive...

U.K. man claims e-mail-typing record on Treo

LONDON-Arttu Harkki, who set the Guinness World Record for texting in 2001, helped PalmOne Inc. launch its Treo 650 smart phone in the U.K....

Interactive Games to develop wireless gaming titles

LAS VEGAS-Casino-gaming technology company Interactive Games Inc. announced plans to develop and distribute titles for wireless users.The company is teaming with Via-Cell Inc., a...

Alcatel’s profit tumbles despite U.S. success

PARIS-French telecommunications vendor Alcatel SA's net income tumbled from $359 million last year to $160 million in the first quarter, news that sent the...

Novatel takes lead in HSDPA PC card race

Modem maker Novatel Wireless Inc. announced two new High-Speed Downlink Packet Access products for laptop computers, firing one of the first volleys in the...

InPhonic sees drop in MVNO revenue

Online wireless retailer and mobile virtual network operator InPhonic Inc. reported that its MVNO activities, which currently include its Liberty Wireless and Viva Liberty...

Motorola opens new 3G center in China

BEIJING-Motorola Inc. launched a 3G Development Center in Beijing,, which it said will focus on UMTS and HSDPA solutions.The vendor said it has invested...

For-side buys iTouch for $343M

LONDON-Japanese mobile giant For-side.com will acquire U.K. content provider iTouch plc for $343 million, the companies announced Thursday.For-side, which already owns 4.5 percent of...

Sprint PCS begins new location-based services

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint introduced two location-based services that will provide driving directions and roadside assistance via a wireless voice call to customers who opt...

Motorola likely to rely more on RF Micro Devices chips

NEW YORK-No. 2 mobile-phone maker Motorola may rely more heavily on RF Micro Devices Inc. for its mobile phone chips as the company works...

Chinese mobile market to reach 580M by 2010

SAN FRANCISCO-The number of mobile subscribers in China is expected to grow to 580 million by the end of 2010, according to a new...

OFDM has high-speed advantage but will be just part of 4G evolution

ADDISON, Texas-OFDM-based solutions could have a leg up in the race for fourth-generation dominance against CDMA2000 and W-CDMA protocols due to the growing use...

U.S. Cellular ARPU drops nearly $2

CHICAGO-Regional wireless operator U.S. Cellular Corp. posted 182,000 net customer additions during the first quarter of this year, which fell short of the 196,000...

Wireless must go to high court in headset suits

WASHINGTON-The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has rejected the mobile-phone industry's request to stay last month's decision remanding class-action headset lawsuits to state...

3D games added to Vcast lineup

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless announced the availability of three new 3D games on its Vcast service.Together with Jamdat Mobile Inc., Verizon Wireless announced the availability...

SBC VPN solution addresses business travelers’ needs

SAN ANTONIO-SBC Communications Inc. launched a package of integrated wireless remote access options for its virtual private network portfolio that the company said would...

Tracfone counts 4.9M subscribers

MEXICO CITY-Tracfone said it added 457,000 subscribers during the first quarter in the United States, reaching 4.9 million total subscribers.Operating revenues stood at $231...

Novatel 1Q earnings double 2004’s 1Q

SAN DIEGO-Wireless broadband access solutions provider Novatel Wireless Inc. reported revenues of $32.3 million for the first quarter, a 113-percent jump from the $15.1...

MediaBay, DotPhoto enter agreement for ‘talking’ ringers

CEDAR KNOLLS, N.J.-MediaBay Inc. and DotPhoto Inc. announced an agreement that calls for the companies to offer MediaBay's classic radio show library through DotPhoto's...

Nokia releases N-series devices

AMSTERDAM-Nokia Corp. released three new high-end phones that fall under the company's new N-series of devices. Nokia said its N-series gadgets-which will run its...

InfoSpace stock dips 25% on 2Q outlook

BELLEVUE, Wash.-Shares of InfoSpace Inc. slid more than 25 percent Wednesday and several analysts downgraded the stock after the Web search and mobile content...

Lew to consult at TDF

WASHINGTON-The embattled Telecommunications Development Fund apparently is cutting ties with long-time executive Ginger Lew, but will keep the former Clinton administration official on its...

Dobson to use OTA from SmartTrust

DALLAS-Dobson Communications Corp. will use over-the-air technology from SmartTrust to meet the rapid growth of its GSM services, the carrier announced Wednesday. Dobson, which...
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