Monthly Archives: April, 2005

Samsung to make handsets using Kodiak technology

SAN RAMON, Calif.-Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. will team with Kodiak Networks to develop handsets with instant voice messaging, conference calling and push-to-talk capabilities, the...

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...

EA adds game titles to mobile menu

REDWOOD CITY-Electronic Arts will include several of its most popular console titles among its mobile offerings later this year.Wireless three-dimensional versions of Madden NFL,...

Verizon surpasses all expectations

Surpassing even the most optimistic forecasts, Verizon Wireless said it added 1.64 million subscribers during the first quarter of this year, ending the quarter...

Siemens plans spin out of struggling mobile-phone unit

Siemens AG announced it will spin out its ailing mobile-phone operation as a "separate legal unit" and said it will probably not keep a...

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...

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...

Midwest Wireless to host BREW for 2 regional carriers

Rural wireless provider Midwest Wireless reported a pair of BREW-hosting agreements with California-based Golden State Cellular and Tennessee-based Eloqui Wireless. The agreements call for...

Clearstone gains $200M for wireless investments

SANTA MONICA, Calif.-Clearstone Venture Partners announced it scored a third round of venture capital totaling more than $200 million. The round brings its total...

Nokia, Qualcomm kicked off U.S. delegation on telecom

WASHINGTON-A Bush administration spokesman is quoted as defending the removal of at least four members from the U.S. delegation participating in this week's Inter-American...

Sierra Wireless separates chair, CEO positions

VANCOUVER, British Columbia-Sierra Wireless Inc.' board of directors said it is separating the roles of chair and chief executive officer and replacing the lead...

Staytalking releases coin-operated battery charger service

CHICAGO-Staytalking released a public coin-operated mobile-phone charger service that it said is ideal for hotels, conference centers, exhibition halls, health clubs, malls and airports....

Mforma names Sacks new president, COO

BELLEVUE, Wash.-Mobile entertainment publisher Mforma shook up its front office, naming former AOL Interactive Services head Jonathan Sacks as its new president and chief...

Lightbridge sells wireless business to VeriSign for $17M

BURLINGTON, Mass.-Lightbridge Inc. announced plans to sell its wireless technology platform and customer base to VeriSign Inc. for $17.45 million in cash.The e-commerce company...

Non-Nextel economic area licensees get May 13 deadline

WASHINGTON-The 800 MHz Transition Administrator late last week gave non-Nextel economic area licensees until May 13 to decide whether they want to move as...

Industry backs Mo. bill to raise, cap wireless taxes

WASHINGTON-The mobile-phone industry is backing a bill in the Missouri legislature to raise wireless taxes in exchange for eventually capping the tax at 3...

Nokia phones to ring up Yahoo! content

ESPOO, Finland-Yahoo! will provide Internet-based services and content to Series 60 devices from Nokia Corp., the companies announced Tuesday. Yahoo! will have a link...

Alcatel wins GSM contract with Dobson

OKLAHOMA CITY-Dobson Communications Corp. signed a contract with Alcatel to deploy a mobile next generation network core in Dobson's GSM-based network. Alcatel said the...

Alltel begins ‘Extreme Makeover’ texting sweepstakes

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel is teaming with the host of the hit show "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" for a sweepstakes to drive text and multimedia...

Virgin Mobile to offer Faith Evans ringtones

WARREN, N.J.-Virgin Mobile USA customers will get exclusive access to ringtones from Grammy-winning artist Faith Evans' album "The First Lady" as part of its...

Japanese carrier-sponsored research finds no health effects from base stations

Japan's mobile-phone carriers said interim findings from research they sponsored found radio-frequency radiation from base stations does not affect human cells, according to an...

Buffalo partners with Airgo on MIMO technology

AUSTIN, Texas-Buffalo Technology, which provides networking, storage and memory solutions, said it has partnered with Airgo Networks as part of an expansion of the...

Cingular Wireless expands Ga. network, launches new business rates

Cingular Wireless L.L.C. said it has launched service in Americus, Ga., as part of a multi-million dollar expansion of its Georgia network. The new...

Nokia, Symbian increase their leads in smart-phone market

New research shows Nokia Corp. and Symbian continue to lead the worldwide smart device market, while PalmOne Inc. and the Palm OS have largely...

Analog Devices teams with Datang on TD-SCDMA reference design

NORWOOD, Mass.-Chipmaker Analog Devices Inc. announced a teaming with Chinese vendor Datang Mobile to offer a phone reference design for the TD-SCDMA wireless standard....
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