Monthly Archives: April, 2005

Siemens partners with Canon on camera-phone printing

MUNICH-Siemens announced a partnership with printer company Canon to allow Siemens camera-phone users to print their images to Canon printers. The partnership falls under...

Alltel completes AWS spectrum purchases from Cingular

Alltel Corp. said it has completed the purchase of former AT&T Wireless Services Inc. properties from Cingular Wireless. The sale was part of government-mandated...

Skype travelers can receive mobile calls without roaming charges

LUXEMBOURG-Internet telephony provider Skype expanded its premium offerings, launching voicemail and phone access services Friday for users in eight countries including the United States.The...

Samsung, Sony Ericsson report revenue, profit declines

Handset vendors Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications both suffered notable declines in their its first-quarter financial results. The mixed results...

Nortel expects to file 2004 statements by April 30

TORONTO-Nortel Networks Corp. said it expects to file 2004 audited financial statements for itself and its subsidiary, Nortel Networks Ltd., by the end of...

RF Micro Devices lowers profit forecasts

GREENSBORO, N.C.-Wireless chipset vendor RF Micro Devices Inc. lowered its profit forecasts due to efforts to reduce the company's inventories. The company also blamed...

CTIA requests call to arms against wireless taxes

WASHINGTON-The mobile-phone industry, decrying increasing taxes, has sent out a call to arms to the nation's 182 million wireless subscribers on Tax Day 2005....

Alamosa opens 100th Sprint-branded location

LUBBOCK, Texas-Sprint PCS' largest network affiliate Alamosa Holdings Inc. said it has opened its 100th Sprint-branded dealer location with the launch of the newest...

Bill to end DTV transition by 2007 re-introduced in House

WASHINGTON-A bi-partisan bill to end the digital TV transition on Dec. 31, 2006, and give spectrum to public safety was re-introduced Thursday after failing...

Senate committee pushes first-responder grant reform

WASHINGTON-The Senate Homeland-Security Committee Wednesday passed legislation to streamline the first-responder grant program, setting up an almost certain clash with the House of Representatives...

Amplefuture unveils music download offering

LONDON-Mobile software developer Amplefuture unveiled a new offering that allows music providers to market and deliver tunes directly to wireless users.Amplefuture said it will...

TIA elects new board members

ARLINGTON, Va.-The Telecommunications Industry Association's board of directors elected eight new members at its meeting April 11 in Cambridge, Md.New board members are Michael...

Academics develop Wi-Fi roaming software

SAN DIEGO-An engineering professor and a graduate student at the University of California at San Diego have developed software that makes Wi-Fi roaming easier...

RELM retains financial adviser to explore business alternatives

OLATHE, Ky.-RELM Wireless Corp.'s board of directors is exploring strategic alternatives for the company and has retained Jefferies Quarterdeck as its financial adviser. RELM...

Report predicts older-technology phone sales will decline

TEMPE, Ariz.-New research shows that in wireless, it's out with the old and in with the new.According to a study from research and consulting...

Retailer FTS sees 2Q wireless activation growth of 50%

TAMPA, Fla.-Wireless retailer and hot-spot operator FTS Wireless Inc. said it expects its gross wireless activations to grow by at least 50 percent during...

By 2007, carrier focus will be 3G adoption, says IDC

FRAMINGHAM, Mass.-Although the wireless industry is showing strong forward momentum this year, an eventual slowdown is expected as subscriber penetration surpasses 75 percent of...

Rogers Wireless to launch MobiTV

TORONTO-Rogers Wireless and MobiTV producer Idetic Inc. said the carrier will launch a wireless television service for its subscribers by June.Rogers Mobile Television, which...

Weekly wireless company ratings update

The following wireless companies' ratings were changed by financial services companies this week.Standard & Poor's Ratings Service raised its corporate credit and senior unsecured...

CTIA forms working group to combat wireless viruses

WASHINGTON-CTIA said it has formed a working group to combat wireless-handset viruses."While electronic viruses-like human viruses-can never be completely eliminated, the industry is proactively...

Senate committee passes bill for technology grants to minority colleges

WASHINGTON-A bill to provide $250 million in federal grants to Historically Black Colleges; tribal colleges; and Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian and Hispanic-serving institutions for...

Companies to release music memory card for phones

LONDON-Technology company ROK Player and music portal Ministry of Sound announced plans to release a multimedia memory card (MMC) for handsets that can hold...

Virgin Mobile U.K. offers images of strip-club models

TROWBRIDGE, United Kingdom-Virgin Mobile U.K. will offer adult images of models from the London strip club Stringfellows, the carrier said Thursday.The offering will include...

CEA offers guide for wireless retail sales employees

ARLINGTON, Va.-The Consumer Electronics Association, which represents more than 2,000 corporate members, said it has created the Wireless Product Specialist Study Guide designed to...

Camera-phone sales surge in 2004

BOSTON-New research shows the handset industry shipped a total of 257 million camera phones worldwide last year, comprising 38 percent of the total handset...
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