Monthly Archives: June, 2005

U.S. service allows parking time purchases via cell phones

TORONTO-Motorists can use their cell phones to pay for parking at nearly 5,000 meters in Coral Gables, Fla., through a new m-commerce application powered...

Nortel TL 9000 certified on UMTS network solutions

PARIS-Nortel Networks Ltd. said it has completed TL 9000 consolidation registration for its portfolio of hardware, software and services for HSDPA, UMTS and GSM...

Leap posts first income since exiting bankruptcy

Leap Wireless International Inc. reported delayed first-quarter results that were in line with recently released guidance. Leap previously stated that the delayed reporting was...

Proxim sells assets to Moseley, files for bankruptcy

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Proxim Corp., which provides Wi-Fi and broadband wireless access solutions, has agreed to sell substantially all of its assets to Moseley Associates Inc....

T-Mobile USA releases Wi-Fi customer numbers

BELLEVUE, Wash.-T-Mobile USA Inc. reported insight into the usage patterns of its Wi-Fi subscribers as well as several Wi-Fi roaming agreements, which the carrier...

Nextel expands in S.C.

COLUMBIA, S.C.-Nextel Communications Inc. said it has added more than 3,800 square miles of coverage to its network in South Carolina. The expanded coverage...

Sprint inches toward DO launch

Sprint Corp.'s planned launch of CDMA2000 1x EV-DO-based high-speed wireless data services continues to inch ahead as the portion of the carrier's Web site...

Martin at a glance

When does the chief of the Federal Communications Commission cease to be "the new FCC chairman?"Given the plentiful policy complexities in this era of...

Worker’s comp claim for brain cancer settled

WASHINGTON-The lawyer for a former cell-phone programmer in California said a settlement totaling $180,000 was reached on a worker's compensation claim that alleged Sharesa...

Whether SAT prep or romance read, Vocel pushes text to mobile readers

While cutting-edge technologies allow wireless subscribers to use their handsets as TVs, radios and camcorders, Carl Washburn would like users to see their phones...

Connexion by Boeing scores in-flight pacts

SEATTLE-Connexion by Boeing inked several announcements this week. The company signed a deal with TeliaSonera that allows the carrier's customers in Denmark, Norway and...

McCain wants to work with Stevens on DTV bill

WASHINGTON-Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) said he hopes to work with Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) to craft a bill that would end...

Asian carrier alliance launches roaming service in 8 countries

An alliance of wireless carriers in Asia, which first formed last year, launched services at the Com- municAsia show this week in Singapore. Bridge...

Ericsson adds frequencies to W-CDMA portfolio

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson said it plans to expand its W-CDMA portfolio into new and existing frequency bands to prepare for mass market uptake of...

Carriers less likely to use WiMAX than others, Detecon predicts

Large wireline and wireless carriers will not be the ones to take advantage of WiMAX technology. Instead, municipalities, power companies and others will deploy...

Weekly wireless ratings wrap-up

Following are wireless company and industry ratings changes made by financial services and investment banking firms this week.In a telecom services report, Merrill Lynch...

New Google search delivers only XHTML results

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-Google Inc. has launched a new search service that delivers results only from Web pages that are customized for the small screens...

Psion Teklogix buys Symagery Microsystems

MISSISSAUGA, Ontario-Mobile computing company Psion Teklogix Inc. announced it acquired image capture firm Symagery Microsystems Inc. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.Psion Teklogix...

Cellular One of Amarillo to use One Voice service

SAN DIEGO-Cellular One of Amarillo signed a multi-year agreement to offer One Voice Technologies Inc.'s MobileVoice service that includes voice-dialing, group conference calling, reading...

Motorola hires Vega to head CDMA handset business

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Motorola Inc. hired a new head for its CDMA handset business, a move that could help solidify the company's strong position in the...

Azure gains $15M in funding

LONDON-Revenue-assurance company Azure Solutions announced it scored $15 million in venture funding. Doughty Hanson Technology Ventures led the round, with Intel Capital, New Venture...

Emergency alerting system looks for funding with demonstration

WASHINGTON-Reminiscent of what might happen in a real emergency, phones started ringing during a Capitol Hill briefing Thursday. But, rather than a real emergency,...

Verizon Wireless completes nationwide ringback rollout

Verizon Wireless completed its nationwide rollout of ringback tones, launching service Thursday for users in Montana, Wyoming and New Mexico, the carrier said Friday.U.S....

Sprint releases software upgrade for Treo 650

Sprint released a software update for its PalmOne Inc. Treo 650 smart phone, a download that will add additional Bluetooth, dialing and messaging features...

FCC should be modeled after FTC, says PFF report

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission should be modeled after the Federal Trade Commission with a focus on competition principles and an ability to respond to...
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