Monthly Archives: May, 2005

OTA Flash Forum adds 7 new members, including Nextel

LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif.-The OTA Flash Forum, which focuses on issues facing over-the-air management of mobile devices, said it added several new members to its...

Vibrant, Netezza garner Tier 1 carrier contract

PHILADELPHIA-Vibrant Solutions and Netezza said they have scored a multimillion-dollar contract with a Tier 1 North American wireless carrier, which they declined to name....

Firms offer real-time stock quotes to mobile users

VANCOUVER, British Columbia-AlphaTrade and DataWind Net Access Corp. have partnered to bring real-time stock quotes to mobile users. AlphaTrade, which provides real-time financial data,...

American Tower to merge with SpectraSite in $11B deal

American Tower Corp. and SpectraSite Inc. announced they have agreed to merge in an $11.3 billion stock-for-stock transaction. The combination would create the largest...

GSM Association blasts proposed DRM licensing rates

The GSM Association once again blasted proposed rates for licensing anti-piracy technology, calling recently revised rates "unreasonable and unworkable." The trade association of more...

Cingular sells Audiovox smart phone

HAUPPAUGE, N.Y.-Cingular Wireless announced it is selling the Audiovox SMT 5600 smart phone for $200 with a two-year contract. AT&T Wireless Services Inc. previously...

Cisco offers Wi-Fi device tracking

LAS VEGAS-Cisco Systems announced availability of its Wireless Location Appliance, which provides for simultaneous tracking of 802.11-enabled wireless clients from within a wireless local...

Survey finds 40% of telecom users have not downloaded content

DENVER-About 80 percent of telecom consumers purchase three or four different services, including landline, cable, wireless and Internet services, but less than one-third purchase...

Philips reorganizes chip business into 4 units

AMSTERDAM-Dutch electronics manufacturer Royal Philips Electronics has reorganized its semiconductor business into four units to cut costs and better address specific markets, the company...

Vodafone Hungary contracts Nokia, Siemens for W-CDMA network

ESPOO, Finland-Vodafone Hungary has selected Nokia Corp. and Siemens AG to supply its W-CDMA network.Nokia said it will supply a complete W-CDMA core network,...

Groups agree to jointly develop Bluetooth, UWB technology

The Bluetooth Special Interest Group said it will begin working with ultra-wideband developers in combining the strength of both personal wireless area technologies. The...

T-Mobile USA tops ranking for business customer satisfaction

T-Mobile USA Inc. again topped a J.D. Power and Associates ranking, this time garnering the highest overall customer satisfaction among wireless voice and data...

Ericsson puts brakes on CDMA, cuts 250 U.S. jobs

Infrastructure giant Ericsson announced it will put the brakes on its CDMA business and will not seek any new customers. The company will instead...

Swenson named to T-Mobile board

BELLEVUE, Wash.-T-Mobile International added current T-Mobile USA Inc. Chief Operating Officer Sue Swenson to its management board. Swenson will be responsible for transatlantic synergy...

Global Signal to issue stock at $30.70 per share

SARASOTA, Fla.-Tower company Global Signal Inc. said it will issue 5.75 million shares of its common stock at $30.70 per share, closing May 9....

Marconi to lay off workers, refocus business after contract loss

LONDON-Following news that it was not selected as a preferred supplier for British Telecom's huge 21st Century Network project, U.K. equipment vendor Marconi Corp....

OMA teams with MMCA on DRM

SUNOL, Calif.-The MultiMediaCard Association announced it will team with the Open Mobile Alliance standards group to develop copyright protection measures for removable MMC cards...

iSecuretrac gains $11M equity investment from Sponsor

OMAHA, Neb.-iSecuretrac Corp., which offers global positioning system tracking solutions, announced private equity company Sponsor Investments L.L.C. has pledged to make an $11 million...

France Telecom ends stormy relationship with MobilCom

PARIS-France Telecom said Monday it sold its 27.3-percent stake in MobilCom AG to Texas Pacific Group (TPG), a U.S. private equity fund, for $341.5...

Qwest wireless revenues inch lower as subscribers drop

Qwest Communications International Inc. reported a 1.6-percent drop in first-quarter wireless revenues from $126 million during the first quarter of 2004 to $124 million...

Hawk to offer streaming content to Cingular Wireless users

Electronics retailer Hawk Electronics said it will deliver streaming entertainment services from software developer Orb Networks Inc. to Cingular Wireless users through Hawk's storefronts.Hawk,...

Cincinnati Bell posts loss on revenue decline

CINCINNATI-Regional telecommunications provider and former AT&T Wireless Services Inc. affiliate Cincinnati Bell Inc. reported $61 million in wireless revenues during the first quarter of...

Alaska Communications wireless revenues rise

ANCHORAGE, Alaska-Alaska Communications Systems Group Inc. posted a 47-percent increase in wireless revenues during the first quarter from $11.6 million in 2004 to $17.1...

InPhonic wins MVNE agreement with Hawaiian Telecom

HONOLULU-Online wireless retailer InPhonic Inc. reported an agreement with Hawaiian Telecom to provide operational systems in support of the carrier's launch of wireless voice...

Wireless gaming investments continue with Sorrent raising $20M in new funding

Venture capital continued to flood mobile gaming Tuesday as publisher Sorrent Inc. announced it raised $20 million in its latest round of funding.Granite Global...
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