Monthly Archives: October, 2005

Sprint Nextel drops Metro One’s directory services

PORTLAND, Ore.-Enhanced directory assistance provider Metro One Telecommunications Inc. said it has received notification from Sprint Nextel Corp. that the carrier is terminating the...

MTV, Motorola launch mobile comedy shorts

NEW YORK-MTV Networks International and Motorola Inc. launched a series of eight comedy shorts created exclusively for mobile phones."Head and Body," which depicts a...

Macromedia buys mobile UI designer

BRACKNELL, United Kingdom-Macromedia Inc. said it completed its acquisition of Mobile Innovation, a user interface designer for mobile devices. The value of the deal...

VeriSign’s wireless content biz disappoints

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-VeriSign Inc. posted a strong third quarter despite disappointing revenues from its mobile content business.The Internet security company reported quarterly income of...

Telus Mobility’s Cope jumps to rival Bell Canada

VANCOUVER, British Columbia-Telus Corp. reported that George Cope, president and chief executive officer of Telus Mobility, has left the company to become chief operating...

Hinshaw named Verizon Wireless CIO

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless named John Hinshaw vice president and chief information officer.Hinshaw has been an executive at Verizon Wireless since it launched five years...

Global ARPU drops 13%, study finds

WASHINGTON-Despite the increasing use of wireless services worldwide, companies offering wireless services have seen their monthly recurring revenues drop by 13 percent during the...

Legislation to earmark DTV auction revenues for public-safety projects

WASHINGTON-The Senate Commerce Committee is expected to consider legislation Thursday afternoon that will earmark $1 billion for public-safety interoperability and $250 million for implementing...

France Telecom takes full control of Orange Slovakia

PARIS-France Telecom announced an agreement with all the minority shareholders in Orange Slovakia to acquire their shares for a total $628 million, giving France...

Nokia’s profits rise, but investors fear pricing pressures

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp.'s net profit popped to more than $1 billion in its third quarter, up 29 percent compared with the same quarter last...

Mich. House passes teen ban on cell phones while driving

WASHINGTON-The Michigan House of Representatives today passed legislation making it illegal for teens under 18 years old to talk on cell phones while driving....

AutoCell receives follow-on funding from Motorola, Siemens

ACTON, Mass.-AutoCell Laboratories Inc. announced it received follow-on venture funding from investors that participated in the company's series C financing round, including Motorola Inc.,...

Motorola files noncompetition lawsuit against Zafirovski regarding Nortel post

TORONTO-Motorola Inc. nixed a smooth transition for its former president and chief operating officer, Mike Zafirovski, to take the top seat at Nortel Networks...

Manx Telecom to launch HSDPA network Nov. 1

DOUGLAS, Isle of Man-O2, Manx Telecom and Lucent Technologies Inc. announced that Europe's Isle of Man will have a commercial HSDPA network by Nov....

Andrew introduces WiMAX antenna line

ORLAND PARK, Ill.-Andrew Corp. introduced a new antenna product line designed for use with new broadband technologies such as WiMAX and other OFDM-based systems.The...

Watchdog group criticizes RFID plans for drivers’ licenses

WASHINGTON-A watchdog group said the Department of Homeland Security is considering requiring radio frequency identification chips in drivers' licenses, an option that it warned...

Razr sales drive Motorola’s 3Q profits

Motorola Inc. continued its stellar ride with another record quarter, driven in large part by continued demand for the company's tremendously popular Razr phone....

Cingular disappoints on subscriber additions

Cingular Wireless L.L.C. fell short of reduced expectations for customer growth during the third quarter- adding 867,000 total subscribers-but maintained its position as the...

TCL to use TI chip for low-cost handsets

BEIJING-Chinese manufacturer TCL Communication Technology said it will use chips from Texas Instruments Inc. in its line of low-cost handsets. TCT will use TI's...

Nokia releases fashion phone trio

HONG KONG-Nokia Corp. released a trio of new phones the company described as "infusing cultural and ethnic influences with luxurious touches of the unexpected."...

T-Mobile Czech Republic launches UMTS TD-CDMA technology

PRAGUE, Czech Republic-A T-Mobile International AG subsidiary is launching "Internet 4G," saying the next-generation wireless broadband access service is fast enough to allow subscribers...

Most teens subscribe to Verizon Wireless service, says survey

NEW YORK-Nearly half of 10- to 18-year-old Americans use cell phones, and nearly one-third of them are subscribers of Verizon Wireless, according to a...

Lucent expands broadband portfolio with wireless

HONG KONG-Lucent Technologies Inc. announced it is expanding its broadband access portfolio with the launch of Lucent Multimedia Access Platform, an Internet Protocol-based solution...

Sprint Nextel files second lawsuit over Nextel Partners’ value

Sprint Nextel Corp.'s Nextel WIP Corp. subsidiary filed its second lawsuit in as many weeks against network affiliate Nextel Partners Inc., part of its...

Verizon Wireless leads in customer service, Cingular makes gains

Verizon Wireless again was singled out for superior customer service quality in Vocal Laboratories Inc.'s quarterly SectorPulse study on the quality of customer service...
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