Monthly Archives: April, 2005

Convergence driving digital content, symposium finds

NEW YORK-The convergence of telecommunications, media and technology is resulting in an increased demand for connectivity and access to digital content, according to a...

Globalstar applies for new Fla. gateway

MILPITAS, Calif.-Globalstar L.L.C. said it filed an application with the Federal Communications Commission seeking authority to operate a gateway in Sebring, Fla.The gateway would...

Sierra Wireless beats guidance, expects losses to continue

VANCOUVER, British Columbia-Wireless modem maker Sierra Wireless Inc. reported results slightly ahead of expectations, but forecast that its losses would continue. The news extended...

Shenandoah improves quarterly churn, revenues

EDINBURG, Va.-Rural telecommunications provider and Sprint Corp. wireless affiliate Shenandoah Telecommunications Co. said it added 4,300 retail and 4,100 wholesale wireless subscribers during the...

Americans average 6 wireless products, study finds

NEW YORK-Americans use an average of six wireless products powered by rechargeable batteries in their daily lives, according to a new study by NOP...

Espre releases video unit for mobile workers

DALLAS-Espre Solutions Inc. released its eViewLink technology, which is designed to enable real-time wireless video collaboration between office and field personnel.The product includes a...

SIPquest receives $6M in new funding

OTTAWA, Ontario-SIPquest, which develops Session Initiation Protocol-based Internet Protocol software applications and technology, said it secured $6 million of venture funding.Current investors Covington Capital...

Rural Cellular says no quarterly dividend

ALEXANDRIA, Minn.-Rural Cellular Corp.'s board of directors elected not to declare a quarterly dividend on its 11.375-percent senior exchangeable preferred stock and its 12.25-percent...

House Commerce Committee telecom reform bill leaves out universal service

WASHINGTON-The House Commerce Committee is drafting a telecommunications reform bill to be circulated among lawmakers and the telecom industry in May, but the document...

Qwest sweetens MCI offer again

Qwest Communications International Inc. raised its bid to acquire MCI Inc. to $9.7 billion, providing both a higher overall bid price as well as...

Fujitsu announces WiMAX system on a chip

FRANKFURT, Germany-Days after Intel Corp. made waves with its new WiMAX chip, rival Fujitsu announced its own WiMAX offering. The company said its new...

Canadian carriers begin wireless LNP implementation

OTTAWA-The Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association said its carrier members have agreed to implement wireless number portability and have begun making their implementation plans. The...

Motorola invests in Asylum Telecom

NEW YORK-Motorola Ventures acquired a stake in Asylum Telecom L.L.C., an Internet-based communications company with clients in 25 countries.The investment arm of Motorola Inc....

Vonage solves Clearwire blocking problem, asks feds for help

WASHINGTON-Vonage Holding Co., the largest independent Voice over Internet Protocol provider, has solved the problem at least one customer was having when Clearwire Corp....

House committee passes first-responder grant-reform bill

WASHINGTON-The House Homeland-Security Committee Thursday passed its version of a bill designed to change the way grants are awarded to first responders."The Faster and...

Weekly wireless ratings wrap-up

The following wireless companies had debt ratings changes by financial services firms this week.Standard & Poor's Ratings Services placed its ratings on four wireless...

Zarlink teams with Wavesat on WiMAX test

OTTAWA-Zarlink Semiconductor and Wavesat said they have conducted a successful test of circuit-switched traffic over a WiMAX connection.The tests demonstrated carrying E1 and T1...

Ericsson reports solid results on network upgrades: North American sales tumble 24%

Ericsson managed to rev up both net sales and income in its first quarter compared with the same quarter a year ago, news that...

Freescale continues Motorola separation with 1Q results

AUSTIN, Texas-Freescale Semiconductor reported net sales of $1.44 billion compared with net sales of $1.43 billion in the fourth quarter and $1.4 billion during...

Top 2 handset vendors report strong first quarters

Both Nokia Corp. and Motorola Inc. posted first-quarter results above expectations, news that helped bump up the tech-heavy Nasdaq around 1.5 percent to 1943...

Vodafone to offer push e-mail service via Visto

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.-Wireless e-mail provider Visto Corp. scored a major win Thursday, announcing a deal to deliver a "push" e-mail service to European users...

Alltel posts mixed quarterly results

Alltel Corp. posted mixed first-quarter wireless results with the company reporting an 11-percent year-over-year increase in total net customer additions, but a 23-percent drop...

Qualcomm boosts quarterly profit: Expects slower fiscal 2005 sales

Qualcomm Inc. reported revenues of $1.37 billion for its fiscal second quarter, which is up 12 percent from revenues of $1.2 billion during the...

NTIA, FCC still searching for test-bed spectrum

WASHINGTON-With a little more than a month to go before an implementation plan is delivered to President George W. Bush, the federal government has...

Samsung releases phones with Immersion’s vibration technology

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. released the industry's first mobile phones featuring Immersion Corp.'s VibeTonz touch feedback technology. Samsung's VibeTonz-capable SPH-G1000 and SCH-G100...
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