Monthly Archives: September, 2005

PalmSource’s loss widens, shipments decline

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Operating system vendor PalmSource Inc., which is being acquired by Japan's Access Co. Ltd., posted a widening net loss and declining shipments, but...

Sprint Nextel expects 1.2M new 3Q customers: Says integration efforts ahead of schedule

Sprint Nextel Corp. released preliminary third-quarter customer growth results below many analysts' estimates, but noted that its integration efforts are ahead of schedule and...

Qualcomm plans to bring BREW to Russia

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. continued to gain traction on the other side of the Atlantic, announcing plans to bring BREW services to wireless users in...

Intel launches Asian WiMAX initiative

SANTA CLARA, Calif.-Intel Corp. is hoping to speed up WiMAX deployments in Southeast Asian countries, announcing the launch of its Asian Broadband Campaign, which...

Net2Phone trials VeriSign’s cellular/Wi-Fi connection

BOSTON-Internet voice provider Net2Phone launched a trial of VeriSign Inc.'s cellular/Wi-Fi connection, the companies said Thursday.During the trial, Net2Phone will allow subscribers to receive...

Nextel Partners moves toward vote on “put right”

KIRKLAND, Wash.-Nextel Partners Inc. said it will begin mailing definitive proxy material to all Class A stockholders related to a vote on exercising the...

FCC reminds Texas PSAPS to reroute 911 calls in wake of Rita: First-responder legislation introduced in Senate

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission is reaching out to public-safety officials in Texas to make sure they know that 911 calls should be rerouted if...

FAA considers in-flight alert system using wireless

WASHINGTON-The Federal Aviation Administration is considering requiring commercial airplanes to put in place a mechanism using wireless or other technologies enabling flight attendants to...

Dell laptops to feature built-in HSDPA access from Cingular

Laptop maker Dell Inc. said that starting next year it would sell computers that feature built-in support for Cingular Wireless L.L.C.'s forthcoming UMTS/HSDPA network....

Revised EAS bill would see NOAA leading efforts

WASHINGTON-A revised, $250 million emergency alert system bill set to be introduced would give the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration-not the Department of Homeland...

CTI Movil selects Nortel gear for expansion

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-CTI Movil is moving ahead with its GSM wireless network expansion in Argentina using Nortel Networks Ltd. broadband solutions. The value of...

U.K. regulator blasts Jamster! for marketing practices, upholds consumer complaints

Third-party content provider Jamster! has once again come under fire as an independent U.K. regulator upheld nearly 300 consumer complaints about the company. Jamster!,...

Palm hit with lawsuit filed by Treo users

LOS ANGELES-A group of Treo smart-phone users filed a class-action lawsuit against Treo maker Palm Inc. for making "inherently defective" devices. The suit, filed...

Companies merge to form repair firm Touchstone Wireless

SOUDERTON, Pa.-Eastern Wireless L.P. and Image 1 Wireless Inc. announced they have merged operations. The resulting company, Touchstone Wireless L.P., provides handset repair and...

AT&T adds foreign hot-spot roaming, U.S. in-flight Wi-Fi

AT&T Corp. said it has signed roaming agreements that add more than 2,100 Wi-Fi hot spots across China, Japan and Greece, as well as...

Qualcomm, InterDigital lift revenue expectations

Qualcomm Inc. upped its guidance for the coming quarter based on what the company said were stronger-than-expected sales of CDMA chips throughout North America,...

Huawei embeds Ubiquity SIP technology in IMS products

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. and Ubiquity Software Corp. signed a partnership agreement to develop end-to-end Internet Protocol Multimedia Subsystem solutions, pairing Ubiquity's...

Hip-hop artists top Sprint Nextel’s music downloads

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Snoop Dogg, 50 Cent and The Game have accounted for more than 2.5 million music downloads through Sprint Nextel Corp.'s Music Tones...

Siemens invests in Tropos

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Siemens Venture Capital, a subsidiary of Siemens AG, is investing in metro-scale Wi-Fi mesh networks supplier Tropos Networks Inc., and said it plans...

Nokia releases phone for emerging markets, delays music phone

ESPOO, Finland-Nokia Corp. released its new 2652 phone for emerging markets, which the company said will sell for around $122. The new phone comes...

Microsoft reorg combines wireless with Xbox, TV efforts

Microsoft Corp. announced a new structural reorganization that will combine the company's wireless efforts with its Xbox video game and TV platform businesses. The...

T-Mobile USA tops 20 million subscribers

BELLEVUE, Wash.-T-Mobile USA Inc. said it has surpassed the 20 million wireless subscriber plateau, two and a half years after it reached the 10...

U.S. mobile device users cite long battery life as must-have feature

NEW YORK-More than 75 percent of U.S. mobile phone and personal digital assistant users say 48 hours of active battery life would be the...

InfraWorlds buys Mobile Digital Media

PARIS-InfraWorlds has acquired California-based publisher Mobile Digital Media to expand its offerings for personal digital assistants and smart-phone users.The Paris-based company said it bought...

BellSouth launches pre-WiMAX trial in Ga.

RICHARDSON, Texas-Navini Networks Inc. reported that BellSouth Corp. has launched a wireless broadband trial in Athens, Ga., using Navini's pre-WiMAX Ripwave equipment to transmit...
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