Monthly Archives: April, 2001

China Mobile to close analog network

BEIJING-China's largest wireless carrier, China Mobile, said it plans to close its analog wireless network by the end of the year, according to international...

W-CDMA standard ready for commercial service, Nokia says

HELSINKI, Finland- Nokia Corp. said that the decision in a March meeting of the Third-Generation Partnership Project to establish future compatibility between versions of...

TIW sells Brazilian stakes interests

MONTREAL-Telesystem International Wireless Inc. has closed the sale of its interests in Brazilian cellular operations Americel S.A. and Telet S.A. to an affiliate of...

Corrections

In the RCR Wireless News article, "Omvia intended to aid in customer retention," (March 19, page 40) the story incorrectly states the relationship between...

T-Mobil to test PacketVideo technology

HANNOVER, Germany-The wireless multimedia company PacketVideo Corp., and T-Mobil, which provides mobile telecommunication services in Germany, announced they will conduct trials of PacketVideo's end-to-end...

Cellemetry to offer seamless roaming

ATLANTA-Numerex Corp., which develops and markets technological products and services, announced its subsidiary, Cellemetry L.L.C., will offer Seamless Roaming. The service allows Cellemetry customers...

Marconi plans layoffs

LONDON-Infrastructure supplier Marconi Inc. said it will lay off 3,000 workers this year as part of its strategy to save costs.The company, however, says...

Sigem, WirelessCar plan strategic alliance

OTTAWA-Sigem Inc. and WirelessCar announced they intend to form a strategic alliance to develop and offer a complete telematics solution, leveraging Sigem's ePing global...

BreezeCom, Floware plan to merge

TEL AVIV, Israel-Point-to-multipoint broadband wireless equipment providers BreezeCom Ltd. and Floware Wireless Systems Ltd. announced they plan to merge in a stock-for-stock transaction.Under terms...

Carriers continue 3G plans using existing spectrum

The federal government recently has been looking at freeing up spectrum in the 1710-1850 MHz band, currently being used by the Department of Defense,...

Study outlines guides for wireless transitions

BOSTON-A recent study by AMR Research pointed out that as businesses rush to develop and implement wireless technology, the need for solid infrastructures to...

Major tech players enter the wireless game late, but strong

The big names walked into the building just as Elvis decided to leave.In spite of recent gloomy economic signals, Sony Electronics Inc., Panasonic Telecommunications...

AeroComm attacks wireless market with three-pronged approach

With a three-pronged onslaught at the wireless market, AeroComm Inc. is trying to move its image up a notch.The company, which is a wireless...

Public safety tries to make 911 connection with carriers through Project LOCATE

WASHINGTON-A public-safety initiative to bring all those involved in enhanced 911 implementation together got off to a rocky start last week when many of...

MobileStar plans network expansion

RICHARDSON, Texas-Wireless broadband Internet service provider MobileStar Network Corp. announced it will expand its wireless network to more than 2,000 additional sites by the...

Roller-coaster ride

The stock market is up. The Dow is back over 10,000, but no one really knows why. Ignore it.The stock market, especially technology stocks,...

Prepaid diplomacy

With last week's resolution of the standoff with China, U.S.-Sino relations again will be put under the microscope. Hardliners on Capitol Hill, angered and...

Industry, privacy advocates call for privacy rulemaking: Consumers, advertisers urge restraint

WASHINGTON-Privacy advocates and the wireless industry urged the Federal Communications Commission recently to initiate a rulemaking designed to create wireless location privacy rules, while...

News Briefs

Leap Wireless International Inc. completed its acquisition of personal communications services operating licenses covering 2.8 million pops from CIVS IV License Sub I L.L.C.,...

Sun integrates Brience product

SAN FRANCISCO-Brience Inc., a provider of mobile infrastructure software, said Sun Microsystems Inc. integrated Brience's Framework 2.0 into its existing IT infrastructure, which will...

BB2W fills in holes left by wired broadband companies

The misfortunes of many in the wired broadband industry are turning into golden opportunities for some in the wireless industry, as customers who have...

Is Symbian OK?

Several recent announcements have cast an unfavorable light on Symbian Ltd., a maker of operating systems for a number of wireless devices. But even...

Legal parties join forces on mobile-phone health issue

WASHINGTON-The law firm of Baltimore Orioles owner Peter Angelos, which earlier this year took control of an $800 million mobile phone-brain cancer lawsuit, has...

Crown switches to NYSE

HOUSTON-Crown Castle International Corp. said its common stock will begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "CCI" on April...

Sprint PCS announces smart-phone marketing plans

The once questionable smart-phone market received additional validation last week as Sprint PCS announced it would market Kyocera Corp.'s QCP-6035 handset beginning later this...
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