Monthly Archives: September, 2005

Aquis buys Highland Paging

PARSIPPANY, N.J.-Aquis Communications Group Inc. acquired the assets of Highland Paging Inc., which provides wireless messaging and data services in West Virginia, Tennessee and...

Worldwide wireless subscribers to hit 2B this month

LONDON-The number of worldwide wireless subscriber connections is expected to reach the 2 billion mark Sept. 18, according to estimates from Wireless Intelligence, a...

ATN closes Comnet acquisition

ST. THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands-Atlantic Tele-Network Inc. is putting the finishing touches on its merger with Comnet Wireless LLC., paying about $59 million to...

Mobile TV could clog 3G networks, study warns

CAMBRIDGESHIRE, United Kingdom-Mobile TV and other wireless video services could overwhelm third-generation networks within two years, according to a report from technology consultant firm...

Southern Telecom to offer broadband wireless in Atlanta

ATLANTA-Southern Telecom is expanding its Atlanta footprint by teaming with First Mile Communications LLC to offer Atlanta-area customers broadband fixed-wireless services. Southern Telecom said...

Vodafone plans to release 15 W-CDMA handsets for holiday season

LONDON-European giant Vodafone Group plc said it will have 15 W-CDMA handsets available for the holiday shopping season, including six at "entry-level" price points....

Weekly wireless ratings wrap-up

The following information includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.

Sprint Nextel unveils first EV-DO handset

Sprint Nextel Corp. unveiled its first CDMA EV-DO phone, the PPC-6700 smart phone. The advanced gadget features a 1.3-megapixel digital camera, Microsoft Corp.'s Windows...

Deutsche Telekom committed to strengthening T-Mobile USA

German telecommunications giant Deutsche Telekom AG reaffirmed its intention to keep its U.S. mobile subsidiary T-Mobile USA Inc. and said it plans to participate...

Canadian broadband wireless network hopes to roam with Clearwire: Bell Canada to buy McCaw’s stake in NR Communications

Canadian telecom giants Rogers Communications Inc. and Bell Canada said they plan to jointly build and manage a nationwide wireless broadband network that through...

Sprint Nextel to trial Samsung’s WiBro technology at 2.5 GHz

Sprint Nextel Corp. reported a deal with Samsung Telecommunications America LLP to jointly test network equipment based on the 802.16e WiMAX standard using Sprint...

TCL to use Philips’ UMTS handset solution

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Chinese mobile handset manufacturer TCL Communication Technology plans to use Royal Philips Electronics N.V.'s Nexperia Cellular System Solution as the basis for...

Mobile fuel cells to see strong future

GLEN ALLEN, Va.-Next year could be the "take-off" year for mobile fuel cells, according to a new report from NanoMarkets L.C.By 2010, NanoMarkets predicts...

Midwest Wireless selects Whale’s VPN

FORT LEE, N.J.-Midwest Wireless selected Whale Communications' SSL VPN, which will provide secure access to business and sales applications, and network resources to its...

Eloqui Wireless implements One Voice messaging

SAN DIEGO-Eloqui Wireless has launched One Voice Technologies Inc.'s MobileVoice service to its subscribers, according to One Voice.Eloqui is making the service available in...

Global Signal increases dividend

SARASOTA, Fla.-Global Signal Inc.'s board of directors increased the company's stock dividend to 50 cents per share for the third quarter of 2005, which...

ESPN renews MLB deal including wireless content

BRISTOL, Conn.-ESPN renewed rights to Major League Baseball across its many platforms through 2013 with an eight-year, $2.4 billion deal announced this week.The pact...

Coral Wireless changes name to Mobi PCS

HONOLULU-Coral Wireless, a Hawaiian wireless voice and data provider, changed its name to Mobi PCS.The company plans to launch service early next year with...

Convergin wins Tekelec contract

MORRISVILLE, N.C.-Israeli-based Convergin, which provides wireless convergence servers, has won a contract with Tekelec, a developer of next-generation fixed and mobile packet networks, to...

Solar cell-phone charger for sale online

DENVER-Roland Kleinfeld, who describes himself as a jeweler and entrepreneur, announced he is selling a solar-powered mobile-phone charger on his Web site, www.ultimatesolarcharger.com. "How...

Judge shuts down firm selling Verizon Wireless customer records

Verizon Wireless said it shut down an Internet firm that was selling its customers' calling records. "Accessing a person's personal telephone records without a...

Verizon Wireless launches international 3G service using Vodafone network

Verizon Wireless has tapped the international capabilities of parent company Vodafone Group plc to launch its Global Data Access product that will allow users...

Martin plans new FCC homeland-security bureau

WASHINGTON-FCC Chairman Kevin Martin said Thursday that he intends to create a new Homeland Security and Public Safety Bureau that will include many of...

DoCoMo to offer information capture service

TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo Inc. said it will offer an information-capture function called ToruCa in the Osaifu-Keitai when compatible handsets are released this winter.Osaifu-Keitai refers to...

Qpass offers content stores for carriers

LONDON-M-commerce software developer Qpass Inc. introduced an offering designed to manage digital content stores for wireless operators and media companies.The Seattle-based company launched Qpass...
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