Monthly Archives: November, 2005

Cingular targets children with Firefly phone

ATLANTA-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. announced it will sell a new phone aimed at children. The carrier picked up Firefly Mobile Inc.'s Firefly phone, which Firefly...

T-Mobile International looking to bolster U.S. operations through acquisitions, spectrum purchases

NEW YORK-T-Mobile USA Inc.'s parent company T-Mobile International said it planned to bolster its U.S. operations through the acquisition of smaller U.S. operators and...

IBM touts its IMS solution

ARMONK, N.Y.-IBM Corp. lobbed its new Internet Protocol Multimedia Subsystems offering into the marketplace, saying the gear will help telecommunications service providers transition to...

Qualcomm announces new platforms for EV-DO and HSDPA

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. launched two next-generation wireless platforms-DO Multi-carrier Multi-link eXtensions and HSDPA Multi-carrier Multi-link eXtensions. The company said the DMMX and HMMX platforms...

Mobile Marketing Association adds members

BELLEVUE, Wash.-The Mobile Marketing Association continues to gain momentum, adding more than six dozen members worldwide in the last three months.The nonprofit organization, which...

Broadcasters fight back against TV White Space proposal

WASHINGTON-The television industry fought back Tuesday against a proposal to use vacant TV channels for unlicensed uses following the transition to digital TV. "The...

Alltel launches mobile TV, introduces CDMA Razr

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel Corp. said it will offer MobiTV Inc.'s video service running on the Motorola Inc. Razr V3c beginning next week.The CDMA2000 1x...

Motorola expands influence in India

NEW DELHI, India-Motorola Inc. announced it expanded its operations in India, and will begin assembling phones in the country. Previously, Motorola shipped phones into...

VoIP deployments to triple by 2007

LONDON-A new study by Infonetics Research says deployments of Voice over Internet Protocol are set to triple in the next two years, jumping from...

Cingular updates wireless Web

ATLANTA-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. is overhauling its wireless Web service in an effort to woo would-be mobile Internet surfers and boost content sales. The largest...

Verizon Wireless proposes earlier 700 MHz auction; cash for public safety

WASHINGTON-Verizon Wireless wants 700 MHz spectrum and it thinks it has a plan that will enable it to bid on the spectrum sooner and...

Sprint Nextel buys Attunity’s data integration platform

BURLINGTON, Mass.-Sprint Nextel Corp. plans to use Attunity Ltd.'s data integration platform to provide seamless access to operational and call detail records for its...

Digicel closes on Cayman Island deal

GEORGETOWN, The Cayman Islands-Caribbean wireless provider Digicel Group said it completed the acquisition of Cingular Wireless L.L.C.'s operations in the Cayman Islands. Digicel noted...

Antenna Software partners with Verizon Wireless

JERSEY CITY, N.J.-Mobile enterprise solutions provider Antenna Software Inc. said it entered into a strategic joint marketing agreement with Verizon Wireless providing customers with...

Access completes acquisition of PalmSource

TOKYO-Access Co. Ltd. said it completed its acquisition of PalmSource Inc., which provides the Palm OS operating system for mobile devices.PalmSource now is a...

Vendors announce HSDPA trials

TORONTO-Two vendors made HSDPA trial announcements this week.Nortel Networks Corp. and operator Edge Wireless L.L.C. plan to begin field trials of UMTS and HSDPA...

DeVita re-joins RCR sales team

DENVER-Amy DeVita has rejoined RCR Wireless News as Northeastern/International Sales Manager. DeVita spent six years representing RCR Wireless News from 1998 to 2004, before...

MSV announces handset for satellite-terrestrial network

RESTON, Va.-Mobile Satellite Ventures L.P. announced a deal with AnyData Inc. to develop handsets for MSV's satellite-terrestrial network. AnyData said it will make a...

GOP slams Dem’s efforts on high-tech policy

WASHINGTON-Congressional Republicans lashed out at House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi's (D-Calif.) and the House Democratic innovation agenda, pointing to Democratic opposition to key high-tech...

Nokia buys Intellisync for $430 million

HELSINKI, Finland-Just two months after launching its own branded wireless e-mail offering, Nokia Corp. is jumping head-first into the space with the $430 million...

CDG claims EV-DO Rev. B standard will be ready early next year

HONG KONG-The CDMA Development Group announced that the standard for CDMA2000 1x EV-DO Revision B is on schedule for publication in the first quarter...

3G enhancements make news at Hong Kong show

HONG KONG-Several infrastructure vendors reported successful demonstrations at the 2005 3G World Congress and Exhibition in Hong Kong. Motorola Inc. unveiled a prototype CDMA2000...

Roaming charges spike during summer

SAN FRANCISCO-Citing increased summer travel, performance measurement firm Telephia reported that wireless customers paid 15 percent more in roaming charges in the third quarter...

Swisscom agrees to sell IXI’s Ogo

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-Swiss carrier Swisscom announced it will sell IXI Mobile Inc.'s Ogo messaging device. The carrier plans to sell the GPRS gadget-which features...

Cisco enters muni Wi-Fi fray

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Cisco Systems Inc. unveiled its outdoor wireless mesh solution, launching itself into the municipal Wi-Fi technology marketplace. Cisco said its new access...
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