The end of the year came early for AT&T Wireless Services Inc. as the carrier made good on its often-repeated plans to offer high-speed wireless data services before the calendar turned over as it launched what it termed commercial UMTS services in four markets...
SEATTLE-Fulfilling previous announcements that it would launch UMTS-based next-generation services in a handful of markets by the end of this year, AT&T Wireless Services Inc. said it has begun offering commercial services in Detroit, Phoenix, San Francisco and Seattle. The carrier added that it...
SAN DIEGO-Lucent Technologies Inc. and Novatel Wireless announced another third-generation win in the European arena. Lucent and Novatel will supply KPN in the Netherlands and its German subsidiary, E-Plus, with UMTS PC card modems for their 3G deployments. Under the multimillion-dollar agreement, the two...
LONDON-Orange U.K. said it will launch its third-generation W-CDMA network July 19. The launch will include the country's major cities. The company's French subsidiary will launch 3G service this fall.The European operator noted numerous business applications that would be available with the new high-speed...
AT&T Wireless Services Inc. said it will begin offering a bundled device and services package allowing business customers to use Bluetooth-enabled Hewlett-Packard iPAQ Pocket PC devices and Nokia Corp.'s 6820 handset to access the carrier's EDGE network.The carrier said that customers who already own...
LONDON-Orange U.K. said it will launch its third-generation W-CDMA network July 19. The launch will include the country's major cities. The company's French subsidiary will launch 3G service this fall.The European operator noted numerous business applications that would be available with the new high-speed...
MURRAY HILL, N.J.-Lucent Technologies Inc. showed its prowess in two third-generation technologies through two contract announcements, one for CDMA2000 1x EV-DO and the other for UMTS equipment.In its DO announcement, Lucent said Bermuda Digital Communications will deploy its solution by upgrading its CDMA2000 1X...
SAN DIEGO-Novatel Wireless Inc. said its UMTS-based wireless PC Card modem has received the approval of the Federal Communications Commission.The product, the Merlin U520, jointly developed with Lucent Technologies Inc. will be used for trials by Cingular Wireless in the Atlanta market, according to...
Cingular Wireless L.L.C. used last week's Lehman Brothers 2004 Global Wireless financial conference to announce its UMTS rollout plans, while rival carrier Sprint Corp. backed off earlier promises that it would wait for DV technology to roll out its high-speed data offering.Cingular said that...
Cingular Wireless L.L.C. reported a deal with Lucent Technologies Inc. to deploy a UMTS-based trial network in Atlanta this summer supporting internal users who the carrier said it will use to evaluate mobile voice, high-speed data and multimedia services.The network will operate in Cingular's...
SAN DIEGO-Novatel Wireless Inc., which provides wireless broadband access solutions, said it received more than $7 million in new orders from existing customers.The orders are for the company's Merlin U530 wireless PC card modems to be delivered this year. Seven operators, including Hutchison's 3,...
SAN DIEGO-Wireless broadband access solution provider Novatel Wireless Inc. said it has priced its follow-on offering for 6 million shares of common stock at $15.50 per share. The company also announced its common stock will begin trading on the Nasdaq National Market System today...
With bigger net incomes and increasing orders, wireless vendors blossomed with more optimism and richer cash flows than a year ago, signaling what industry watchers see as better times ahead.However, stock-market gains remain modest.L.M. Ericsson edged out market expectations in its fiscal first-quarter results...
Lucent Technologies Inc. is riding a third consecutive quarter of profits as indicated in its fiscal second-quarter results with a net income of $68 million, or 2 cents per diluted share.In its wireless business, however, the vendor grappled with a decline in revenue.The company's...
SAN DIEGO-Novatel Wireless Inc. said it expects to beat its previous guidance for the first quarter of this year with revenues of approximately between $14.8 million and $15.1 million.The company had originally anticipated between $12 million and $13 million in revenues.Novatel said it will...
MURRAY HILL, N.J.-Lucent Technologies Inc. said it is partnering with Novatel Wireless Inc. to provide third-generation carrier 3 with UMTS card modems for high-speed data in Australia, Denmark, Italy and Sweden.The cards, known as U530 PC, give speeds of up to 384 kilobits per...
WASHINGTON-Novatel Wireless said it has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to sell 4 million common shares to pursue goals such as research and development, potential acquisitions and other corporate purposes.The company also wants to add another offer of 3.5 million shares...
HANNOVER, Germany-Lucent Technologies Inc. and Novatel Wireless Inc. say they will supply T-Mobile with UMTS PC card modems to support high-speed data services for enterprise and consumer markets.The services will include streaming video and audio, secure mobile access to e-mail with large attachments and...
CANNES, France-Lucent Technologies Inc. and Novatel Wireless, Inc. announced that Telefonica Moviles Espana is offering the Merlin U53 Universal Mobile Telecommunications System Wireless PC Card Modem-jointly developed by Lucent and Novatel Wireless-to customers on its third-generation UMTS network in Spain. The cards will enable...
SAN DIEGO, Calif.-Wall Street roared its approval of struggling wireless modem maker Novatel Wireless Inc. as the company reported break-even financials and a major CDMA EV-DO deal with Verizon Wireless. Indeed, Novatel's stock was up almost 25 percent in trading after the news to...
SAN DIEGO, Calif.-Wall Street roared its approval of struggling wireless modem maker Novatel Wireless Inc. as the company reported break-even financials and a major CDMA EV-DO deal with Verizon Wireless. Indeed, Novatel's stock was up almost 25 percent in trading after the news to...
SAN DIEGO-Wireless modem maker Novatel Wireless Inc. said it will meet its previous fourth-quarter revenue forecasts of between $9.6 and $9.8 million, news that helped push the company's stock up about 7 percent. The company also announced its chief financial officer, Melvin Flowers, is...
SAN DIEGO-Novatel Wireless Inc., Sprint PCS and wireless data access solutions provider Commerciant launched a wireless business process application and payment processing system designed for business critical transactions in the mobile work force technology market.The MobileScape service includes a Commerciant-engineered ruggedized handheld mobile device...
SAN DIEGO-Wireless modem maker Novatel Wireless Inc. reported net revenues for its fourth quarter of $8.0 million, up from the $7.3 million it reported during the same quarter last year. The company's net loss was $7.1 million, way down from its $22.4 million loss...
