Monthly Archives: June, 2005

Symbol cuts 700 jobs, 2Q outlook

HOLTSVILLE, N.Y.-Symbol Technologies Inc. cut its second-quarter outlook and announced it will cut 700 jobs, news that sent the company's stock down almost 7...

France Telecom partners with Microsoft on fixed-mobile convergence

PARIS-France Telecom and Microsoft Corp. announced a partnership agreement for the joint development of multimedia products and services for mobile and fixed networks. The...

MVNO market to approach $10B by 2011

PALO ALTO, Calif.-A strong push by mobile virtual network operators during the next several years backed by an emphasis on wireless data services and...

T-Mobile teams with Google on off-portal content

BONN, Germany-T-Mobile International AG's subsidiaries in Europe are working with Google to boost wireless Internet use, the companies said Wednesday.The mobile arm of Deutsche...

Senate introduces bill to repeal federal tax on talking

WASHINGTON-Bills are now pending in both the House and Senate to repeal the 3-percent tax on talking after Sen. Rick Santorum (R-Pa.) introduced a...

Korean company buys U.S. content provider Downplay

IRVINE, Calif.-Korean wireless content company UAngel Corp. has acquired majority ownership of Downplay Inc., a California-based content provider and Internet storefront. Terms of the...

Nextel expands Ga. iDEN coverage

NORCROSS, Ga.-Nextel Communications Inc. said it has expanded its iDEN network in portions of Georgia covering the towns of Athens, Barrow, Carroll, Clayton, Cobb,...

Nextel to trial UMTS TD-CDMA technology in D.C. area

Nextel Communications Inc. said it plans to trial a wireless broadband network using IPWireless Inc.'s UMTS TD-CDMA technology and the carrier's 2.5 GHz spectrum...

Canada’s wireless carriers introduce intercarrier MMS

OTTAWA-Canada's wireless carriers will introduce intercarrier multimedia message services July 1. The initiative will enable customers with MMS-capable mobile phones, regardless of the customers'...

Half of U.S. adults consider landline replacement

ROCHESTER, N.Y.-More than half of all U.S. adults are considering abandoning fixed-line service for wireless, and 9 percent have already cut the cord, according...

VeriSign to distribute Diversinet’s mobile tokens technology

TORONTO-Wireless security software developer Diversinet Corp. announced a deal licensing VeriSign Inc. to distribute Diversinet's suit of "mobile tokens" and authentication services.VeriSign will market...

Perlego buys phone technologies from Action Engine

REDMOND, Wash.-Perlego Systems said it had acquired over-the-air smart-phone management technologies from mobile software developer Action Engine. The provider of hosted solutions for mobile...

KPN buys rival Dutch carrier for $1.2B

Dutch telecom carrier KPN has reached an agreement to acquire rival Dutch mobile operator Telfort for $1.2 billion on a debt and cash-free basis,...

Verizon says EV-DO available in 50 markets

NEW YORK-With a recent rash of network launches and expansions, Verizon Wireless claims its CDMA2000 1x EV-DO service is now available in more than...

Nokia to supply presence solution to TeliaSonera Finland

ESPOO, Finland-TeliaSonera Finland has selected Nokia Corp. to provide its solution for presence, a service that allows mobile users to inform callers about their...

Alltel to offer high-end Nokia phone

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel Corp. announced it will sell a high-end camera phone from Nokia Corp., a move that could help Nokia bolster its shrinking...

Motorola to offer Bitfone’s OTA technology to carriers

LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif.-Motorola Inc. announced it will offer Bitfone Corp.'s over-the-air updating technology to wireless carriers. Bitfone's offering will allow network operators to remotely...

I-mode carriers ally for handset procurement

TOKYO-Eight wireless carriers that currently offer i-mode wireless Internet services based on NTT DoCoMo Inc. technology announced joint procurement for i-mode handsets. The carriers...

U.S. fixed-mobile convergence uptake to reach 7% by 2010

BOSTON-The United States is expected to lead the world in the adoption of fixed-mobile convergence through the end of the decade, according to a...

Groups urge FCC to tighten telecom billing rules

WASHINGTON-Consumer groups, disability advocates and state attorneys general urged the Federal Communications Commission to beef up telecom billing rules to help reduce confusion and...

Nextel to offer camera-phone picture printing at stores

Nextel Communications Inc. is upgrading its photo-sharing Web site and will also offer an application that will allow users to print their camera-phone images...

VoIP provider to launch prepaid service using Cingular’s network

Voice over Internet Protocol enhanced services provider CallWave Inc. reported plans to launch a prepaid wireless service designed to capitalize on the growth opportunities...

UMA will further fixed-to-mobile transition

DALLAS-Unlicensed Mobile Access technology will allow wireless carriers to accelerate residential telephone fixed-to-wireless substitution while increasing average revenue per user and decreasing churn, according...

FCC re-iterates cell-phone jammers are illegal

WASHINGTON-People who want to use cell-phone jammers to get rid of annoying mobile-phone use should think again.It is against the law. Those found using,...

CTIA asks FCC to change ETC designation rules

WASHINGTON-CTIA has asked the Federal Communications Commission to reconsider some of its guidelines for designating wireless carriers eligible to receive universal-service subsidies, saying they...
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