Monthly Archives: June, 2001

.NET may dominate wired, wireless Web

Microsoft Corp.'s competitors are calling the attention of anti-trust authorities to the company's new initiative .NET as the software player's latest strategy to extend...

Brazil auction cancelled after no bids received

Anatel, Brazil's telecom regulator, late last week canceled its planned auction of band E wireless licenses after receiving no bids.In March, Anatel managed to...

Manufacturers own patents to cut radiation

WASHINGTON-While the wireless industry steadfastly maintains the safety of cell phones, top mobile-phone manufacturers during the past decade have quietly sought-and received-patents to reduce...

People clamor to take part in DoCoMo trial

Worldwide rollout of next-generation wireless services went 2 for 1 last week as both Japanese operator NTT DoCoMo and U.K.-based Vodafone Group plc introduced...

Lucent, Alcatel end talks

Citing pride and financial stress for the collapse of the Lucent-Alcatel merger talks last week, analysts do not expect any suitors to walk up...

Telematics’ bread and butter still safety

Despite predictions that Web access would be a highly sought-after feature of telematics services, today's market is demanding more and better safety and security...

Environmental group launches campaign against towers

WASHINGTON-An environmental group told the Federal Communications Commission it must conduct a nationwide environmental impact statement before approving any more towers or risk being...

WTR settles cancer suit: Accord earmarks $250,000 for Carlo-headed registry

WASHINGTON-Wireless Technology Research L.LC., the organization headed by Dr. George Carlo that clashed with the cellular industry after researchers found genetic damage from mobile-phone...

Commission crib notes

Greetings new Federal Communications Commissioners! As you begin this new journey in your life, charged with making decisions that will affect millions of U.S....

Key facts

What: Automotive News/RCR Wireless News Wireless Automotive Executive Briefing When: Wednesday, Oct. 17Where: Cobo Center, Detroit, as part of the SAE Digital Car Conference.Costs: $595 for one day...

Growing pains prevalent in setting up cyber-security warning center

WASHINGTON-A recently released report from congressional auditors shows that an FBI unit created in 1998 to warn of cyber-security threats and infrastructure protection risks...

Carriers test pricing models for m-commerce apps

Major carriers are using third-party hosting services to gauge consumer activities to arrive at pricing models for m-commerce services.The operators, which include AT&T Wireless...

ReCellular to launch online marketplace

ANN ARBOR, Mich.-ReCellular Inc., a trading and refurbishing company, plans to launch an online multi-forum marketplace for wireless equipment. The new site provides four...

Arch completes license sale to Nextel

WESTBOROUGH, Mass.-Arch Wireless Inc. completed the sale of its 900 MHz Specialized Mobile Radio licenses to Nextel Communications Inc.The $250 million sale satisfies Arch's...

Motorola reports ReFLEX licenses

BOYNTON BEACH, Fla.-Just a week after paging infrastructure provider Glenayre Technologies Inc. announced its plans to drop out of the business, two more companies...

Unisys, Airborn team on mobile Internet

UXBRIDGE, U.K.-Unisys Ltd. and Airborn, a part of the M-Cell group, are joining to offer mobile Internet service to wireless users.As per the agreement,...

Motorola files lawsuit against Paging America

BOYNTON BEACH, Fla.-Motorola Inc. today filed a lawsuit against Paging America for allegedly misleading customers with the promise of a free Motorola pager.Motorola said...

Wireless Knowledge enters alliance with InterKnowlogy

SAN DIEGO-Wireless Knowledge Inc. announced an alliance with InterKnowlogy L.L.C., which the company said will complement its professional services by providing additional support for...

Glenayre joins VoiceXML Forum

CHARLOTTE, N.C.-Glenayre Technologies Inc. joined the VoiceXML Forum at the promoter level.The forum's goal is to promote VoiceXML, a language that allows Internet-based phone...

Book on birth of cellular long on laughs

The cellular industry's inception in the United States is made up of thousands of stories of business leaders, technology gurus and ordinary people each...

EFJohnson to make radio units for Nexterna

LINCOLN, Neb.-EFJohnson, a subsidiary of Transcrypt International, will fill a $900,000 order to manufacture integrated radio and control units for Nexterna Inc., a provider...

D.C. Briefs

Sens. John Edwards (D-N.C.) and Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) are expected as early as this week to introduce pro-consumer wireless location privacy legislation, according to...

Tropian to premiere multimode wireless transmitter

Manufacturers realize that making devices smaller and equipped for high-data speed is becoming as important as efficiency across technology lines.Tropian Inc., a semiconductor company...

DT buy of VoiceStream, Powertel officially done

After nearly a year of wrangling, Deutsche Telekom's acquisition of VoiceStream Wireless Corp. and Powertel Inc. closed last week. Both VoiceStream and Powertel will...

Nextel coy about 3G plans: May be scouting better equipemtn deals

Trying to pin down Nextel Communications Inc. into a specific category is not an easy chore. By definition, Nextel is a specialized mobile radio...
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