Monthly Archives: March, 2001

Nokia signs 3G infrastructure deals

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia has been chosen by several companies to provide its third-generation network solution. Nokia said its 3G infrastructure is based on open standards,...

Diverse group opposes 3G spectrum moves

WASHINGTON-The wireless industry last week received the strongest indication to date that securing third-generation mobile-phone spectrum will be difficult if not impossible, as an...

Texas considers controversial siting regulations

Controversy is brewing in the Texas state House of Representatives over a far-reaching bill that could give individual counties the authority to regulate tower...

President vows to stop free spectrum lunch

WASHINGTON-The Bush administration last week proposed to delay key spectrum auctions and to phase out programs designed to bridge the Digital Divide, components of...

U.S. will lead Europe in 3G rollout

LITCHFIELD PARK, Ariz.-Amid the scorched desert ground abutting the lush greens of golf courses, the future of the wireless Internet was the topic of...

Carriers move to outsource entire network management to vendors

In a marriage of convenience, carriers are signing temporary dotted lines to outsource their network management to vendors as they migrate to the next...

Smart-card players try to anticipate long-term future amid clouded present

NEW YORK-Some recent developments have brightened the longer-term prospects for smart cards in North American wireless communications, although the picture gets cloudier when framed...

Brightpoint completes bond repurchase

INDIANAPOLIS-Brightpoint Inc., a provider of outsourced services, said it completed its plan to repurchase 130,000 of its convertible, subordinated, zero-coupon bonds due 2018.As of...

Kite launches in Phoenix

PHOENIX-Fixed-wireless service provider Kite Networks officially launched its broadband services in Phoenix last week following a four-month beta trial with businesses in Tempe and...

D.C. Briefs

In the first step of his reform of the Federal Communications Commission, Chairman Michael K. Powell last week named Mary Beth Richards as special...

State regulators told broadband’s future may be wireless

WASHINGTON-Sen. Conrad Burns (R-Mont.) told state regulators last week that the answer to how to get broadband services to rural American might be wireless."We...

Enter EGD, the future Walkman?

According to MicroOptical Corp.'s vision of the future, a person could watch a movie while on a train journey and the passenger on the...

Russian carrier to build TETRA network

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia-The St.Petersburg-based RadioTel carrier concluded an agreement with the Russian Transport Ministry regarding the construction of the first Trans European Trunked Radio...

Iphrase wireless software delivers Wall Street content to PDA users

Practically everything you ever wanted to know about a specific stock is now accessible through a Palm, Research in Motion Inc. Blackberry or Microsoft...

RadioFrame hits indoor coverage market

NEW YORK-With its announcement March 5 of commercial product availability, RadioFrame Networks Inc. officially threw its hat into the ring of players competing to...

Authorities approve Russian 3G trial zones

MOSCOW-The Russian Agency for Radio Frequencies (GKRCh) decided to allow the creation of 3G trial zones in Moscow and St. Petersburg.GKRCh passed the decision...

Qualcomm class-action lawsuit settled

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. says it has resolved the class-action lawsuit filed against it by former employees, and $11 million will be distributed to all...

AT&T Wireless bond sale highest in U.S. history

AT&T Wireless Group jumped into the very active debt capital market last week selling off $6.5 billion worth of senior unsecured notes, the largest...

SkyGo study shows promise of wireless ads

The results of a wireless advertising study released today show consumers are extremely open to receiving advertisements on their wireless devices, and that wireless...

HFCL wins contract in Nepal

NEW DELHI, India-HFCL, a leading Indian telecom equipment manufacturer, has bagged a contract in Nepal to supply 5000 wireless local loop (WLL) lines. The...

Westchester County bans driving and dialing

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y.-The Westchester County Legislature voted unanimously last Monday to prohibit drivers from talking on handheld cellular phones.The measure authorizes fines of up...

vVault enhances productivity for mobile business professionals

If professionals need to be productive on the go, vVault thinks it has a platform on which they can walk.A mobile productivity applications provider,...

BellSouth CEO promises no employee layoff plans

WASHINGTON-BellSouth Corp. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Duane Ackerman told reporters at the Precursor Group annual conference that the country's third-largest local telephone company...

CTIA launches Wireless Internet Caucus

WASHINGTON-The Cellular Tele-communication & Internet Association launched its new Wireless Internet Caucus (WIC), a forum addressing development of the wireless Internet.An inaugural meeting of...

WFI, Metricom contract terminated

SAN DIEGO-Wireless Facilities Inc., a provider of wireless telecommunications systems, said it received notice of contract suspension and termination from Metricom Inc. with regard...
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