Yearly Archives: 2005

Sprint PCS launches OTA updates on 7 handsets

Sprint PCS said Thursday it is including embedded over-the-air technology with seven of its Vision handsets, enabling the carrier to perform remote software upgrades...

Wireless strip poker comes to U.S.

Mobile content provider ThumbPlay announced a new strip-poker-style game where players face off against a series of virtual female models who change clothes during...

Nortel to file 2003 results Monday

TORONTO-Nortel Networks Corp. said it will file its 2003 results Jan. 10. The company also said it expects revenues for its fourth quarter to...

Companies reach patent agreement on mobile DRM

DENVER-A technology licensing firm said Thursday it had reached a tentative agreement with five companies on the terms of a joint patent portfolio to...

Bush asks federal agencies for spectrum-relocation estimates

WASHINGTON-The Bush administration today directed federal agencies to provide estimated spectrum-relocation costs by mid-September, a key step prompted by a new law that clears...

MapQuest service sends maps to cell phones

DULLES, Va.-MapQuest Mobile subscribers can now send color maps and driving directions from the company's Web site to their mobile phones. The location-based services...

End2End acquires MIGway

AALBORG, Denmark-Mobile data services and content company End2End has acquired Danish mobile virtual network operator MIGway A/S, the companies announced Wednesday.Terms of the deal...

Broadcom partners with BVRP Software

IRVINE, Calif.-Broadcom Corp. and BVRP Software announced a strategic partnership calling for the companies to combine BVRP's PhoneTools mobility software suite with Broadcom's WIDCOMM...

Cell-phone storage associations partner

LAS VEGAS-The MultiMediaCard Association said it has formed a liaison arrangement with the Consumer Electronics-Advanced Technology Attachment Promoter Group. The agreement calls for the...

Chinese e-commerce company buys mobile software developer

SHANGHAI, China-E-commerce company SmartPay Jieyin Ltd. announced Wednesday that it will acquire Intrinsic Technology Ltd., a mobile software developer that provides billing and service...

Senforce software selected by U.S. Air Force

DRAPER, Utah-Senforce Technologies Inc. said the U.S. Air Force Air Mobility Command has chosen its Enterprise Mobile Security Manager to provide secure wireless communications...

Summus works with Fujifilm on camera-phone services

RALEIGH, N.C.-Summus Inc., which provides mobile media applications, released a suite of photo services and solutions for mobile phones in conjunction with Fuji Photo...

Motorola claims PoC contract in Turkey

ISTANBUL, Turkey-Following a similar announcement from its rival Tuesday, Motorola Inc. Wednesday announced a contract to deliver Push to Talk over Cellular equipment to...

CellStar updates supply-chain program

LAS VEGAS-CellStar Corp. announced updates to its Omnigistics supply chain management offering, which is an integrated asset recovery and logistics services. The company said...

Hitachi reports EV-DO order from KDDI

TOKYO-Hitachi claimed to have won a bigger CDMA2000 1x EV-DO infrastructure order from Japanese wireless carrier KDDI Corp. than rival firm Samsung Electronics Co....

Microsoft says no wireless OS news at CES

Although some in the industry expect Microsoft Corp. chief Bill Gates to discuss an update to the company's mobile-phone operating systems during his keynote...

Alamosa gets antitrust approval on AirGate acquisition

U.S. antitrust authorities approved Alamosa Holdings Inc.'s bid to acquire fellow Sprint Corp. wireless affiliate AirGate PCS Inc. A Federal Trade Commission notice said...

Cingular Wireless to use text messaging to attract tsunami-relief donations

Starting Thursday Cingular Wireless will send text messages to all of its 46 million customers, giving them a chance to make $1 or $2...

Consumers’ cell-phone service complaints continue in latest survey

The wireless industry again faired poorly in Consumer Reports' annual mobile-phone report, which detailed chronic, major problems with service, billing and complaint handling with...

Novatel Wireless up on reaffirmed 4Q guidance

SAN DIEGO-Wireless modem maker Novatel Wireless Inc. reaffirmed its guidance for its fourth quarter and expressed optimism for the coming quarters based on sales...

Motorola hits 2.9 Mbps speeds in European HSDPA tests

LONDON-Motorola Inc. said it recorded speeds of 2.9 megabits per second during outdoor High Speed Downlink Packet Access trials with five major European operators.Motorola...

Wayport claims position as top U.S. hot-spot provider

AUSTIN, Texas-Wireless and wired broadband service provider Wayport Inc. said it has become the nation's largest Wi-Fi hot-spot provider with more than 6,300 locations...

HISS buys GPS device developer

ASHEVILLE, N.C.-Homeland Integrated Security Systems Inc. announced Tuesday that it acquired BBI Computer Solutions and a subsidiary C2 of NC Inc. in a stock...

Samsung wins $800M EV-DO contract with KDDI

SEOUL, South Korea-Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. has won an $800 million contract for CDMA2000 EV-DO equipment with Japanese carrier KDDI Corp., according to international...

Turkcell launches Nokia’s PTT technology

ESPOO, Finland-Turkcell, a GSM operator in Turkey, has begun offering its business customers commercial push-to-talk service using Nokia's Push to Talk over Cellular equipment....
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