November 26, 2004 articles

DoCoMo: 2G gone by 2012

Nov 26 2004 - 04:07 PM ET | 3G, DoCoMo
Briefly--NTT DoCoMo today announced that it will stop operation of its second generation cellular network in 2012. Currently 80% or 40 million DoCoMo customers are on the 2G network. While the company offers a host of 3G handsets [see archive],...

palmOne admits Treo 650 memory problems

Nov 26 2004 - 03:44 PM ET | Palm
Diehard Treo fans who pre-ordered their Treo 650s were dismayed to find that despite having the same amount of memory as the Treo 600, the Treo 650 cannot fit the same amount of data. A technical entry on the company's...

Verizon Wireless testing consumer level EV-DO

Nov 26 2004 - 03:37 PM ET | Verizon Wireless
According to Verizon Wireless Info, Verizon Wireless is now in a trial for a simplified consumer oriented EV-DO data plan called Mobile Media. Currently the only EV-DO data plan is unlimited use for laptops (via a PCMCIA card). The $15...

Cingular sells AT&T Wireless chunk to Alltel

Nov 26 2004 - 03:09 PM ET | AT&T Wireless
As part of the AT&T Wireless takeover, Cingular is divesting a small portion of AT&T Wireless equipment in a sale to Alltel. Alltel has agreed to purchase $170 million worth of AT&T Wireless spectrum and network assets from Cingular. The...