Monthly Archives: November, 2005

T-Mobile USA beats forecasts, scores 1 million net adds

BELLEVUE, Wash.-T-Mobile USA Inc. said it added 1.059 million subscribers during the third quarter, which was well above the 901,000 customers the carrier added...

WiMAX vendors demo technology in Beijing

BEIJING-WiMAX is alive at the WiMAX Forum's Face-to-Face event in Beijing this week as broadband equipment companies Aperto Networks Inc., Axxcelera Broadband Wireless, Redline...

Verizon again sues to stop information theft

TAMPA, Fla.-Verizon Wireless said it obtained an immediate injunction against Florida-based private investigative agency Global Information Group, which the carrier said had attempted to...

Motorola invests in micro fuel cell vendor

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Motorola Inc. said its equity investment arm made a strategic investment in Tekion Inc.Tekion develops micro fuel cells for mobile products. The company's...

Michigan tests wireless traffic monitoring system

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Motorola Inc. and The Michigan Department of Transportation announced plans to establish a roadside network aimed at reducing accidents and congestion by wirelessly...

BlackBerry wades into Web-service waters

WATERLOO, Ontario-Research In Motion Ltd. launched its Blackberry Mobile Data System, which the company said supports Web service application development.The product includes a visual...

Sprint Nextel claims EV-DO network now covers more than 90 million pops

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint Nextel Corp. claims its recently launched CDMA2000 1x EV-DO network is now available in 141 markets covering more than 90 million...

Alcatel to supply Kansas with WLAN solution

PARIS-Alcatel Corp. said it won a contract with the state of Kansas to supply wireless local area network solutions for use in the state's...

NY county proposes Wi-Fi security law

WASHINGTON-A county in New York could become the first place in the country to require Internet cafes with Wi-Fi to install security technology as...

Global Signal’s income dives on integration of Sprint Nextel towers

SARASOTA, Fla.-Global Signal Inc., the nation's third largest tower company with around 11,000 towers, reported a third-quarter net loss of $15.4 million, or 23...

FCC relaxes VoIP E-911 Nov. 28 deadline

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission said late Monday that Voice over Internet Protocol carriers do not have to cut off service to customers in areas...

Ericsson snags deals in Haiti and Serbia

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti-Caribbean wireless operator Digicel said it selected L.M. Ericsson to provide a GSM-based mobile network in Haiti. Digicel noted the network...

Alamosa comes in below analyst expectations

LUBBOCK, Texas-Sprint Nextel Corp.'s largest CDMA affiliate Alamosa Holdings Inc. posted a 65-percent jump in revenues during the third quarter from $211.4 million in...

Devicescape launches Wi-Fi security client

BRISBANE, Calif.-Devicescape Software announced its new Devicescape Secure Wireless Client 1.0 product, which the company said is an embedded software package designed to help...

Nokia launches open source Internet site

ESPOO, Finland-Nokia Corp. launched an Internet portal designed to allow developers to share information about open-source projects.The site, OpenSource.nokia.com, includes links that give project...

SMS voter registration shakes S.F.

SAN FRANCISCO-Over-the-phone voting may be decades away, but a San Francisco-based nonprofit organization allowed would-be voters to use their phones to obtain voter-registration materials...

Inetcam secures funding, new board member

SAN DIEGO-Inetcam Inc., which develops multimedia applications for wireless devices, said it secured $12.5 million in funding from Equal Elements, a venture-capital fund focused...

Battery & Wireless cuts plans to acquire TAC Mobility

VANCOUVER, British Columbia-Battery & Wireless Solutions Inc. cancelled its proposed acquisition of TAC Mobility and appointed a new chief executive officer following a review...

New rate plans, improved network can’t stop Cincinnati Bell’s revenue decline

CINCINNATI-Regional operator Cincinnati Bell Wireless posted 4,100 net postpaid customer additions during the third quarter, which was a significant improvement on the 10,500 postpaid...

Lucent to enable BellSouth’s IMS future

ATLANTA & MURRAY HILL, N.J.-Lucent Technologies Inc. said it reached a multi-year agreement to lay the foundation for Bell South Corp.'s Internet Protocol Multimedia...

Symbol gadgets speed drink orders

DENVER-Symbol Technologies and Menusoft Digital Dining are teaming to help the Comedy Works sell drinks.The Denver nightclub, which had struggled to deliver drinks prior...

Nokia response stokes battle against Qualcomm

ESPOO, Finland-Nokia Corp. fired back at Qualcomm Inc., arguing the company's patent-infringement lawsuit is a thinly-veiled reprisal against Nokia and five other companies that...

Motorola lengthens Razr’s edge

LIBERTYVILLE, Ill.-Motorola Inc. unveiled additions to its popular Razr line of devices, including new colors, features and a CDMA2000 1x EV-DO Razr."These four news...

Qualcomm inks UI deal with O2

LONDON-European operator O2 UK plc said it will use Qualcomm Inc.'s uiOne user interface technology in its high-end, "X range" devices. Although somewhat limited...

Nextel Partners ups number of company-owed stores

KIRKLAND, Wash.-Nextel Partners Inc. said it plans to open at least 21 company-owned stores by the end of the year, which would give the...
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