Monthly Archives: August, 2001

PCIA loses another one: Hoggarth to work at NTT’s Washington shop

WASHINGTON-In another blow to the struggling trade association, Rob Hoggarth, senior vice president of government relations for the Personal Communications Industry Association, is leaving...

Mobile popularity hinders PD card industry

LONDON-The huge popularity of mobile phones in Europe has had an adverse effect on the once-necessary prepaid disposable (PD) calling cards, which are used...

Varied players must make tough decisions to jumpstart wireless data

According to new reports from two major analyst firms, wireless data will be a huge business in the future, but not before software vendors,...

Carriers begin to feel pinch of economic slowdown

A handful of wireless affiliates and regional cellular operators reported mixed results last week, showing the economic slowdown has not entirely missed wireless operators.Heading...

Palm creates business apps

SANTA CLARA, Calif.-Personal digital assistant giant Palm Inc. last week took a stab at operating system rival Microsoft Corp. in an announcement that Palm...

Industry must deal with wireless vice

Just like the beginnings of the wired Internet, content on the wireless Internet is growing by leaps and bounds. Wireless Internet users now can...

Iquity lets customers get discounted airtime in exchange for hearing ad spots

NEW YORK-Stockholm-based Iquity Systems has established a U.S. headquarters near Wall Street to promote its Mobile Media Suite, which delivers recorded advertising messages to...

NextWave details funding; Verizon DE makes offer

The NextWave Telecom Inc. saga continued last week as the hopeful wireless wholesaler unveiled funding plans to roll out its network, while its potential...

Trying times reach tower industry: Expenses, jobs cut in efforts to keep revenues in line

Crown Castle International Corp., SpectraSite Holdings Inc. and SBA Communications Corp. reported positive revenues for the second quarter ended June 30, but they did...

ROI critical to high-speed network enhancements

With wireless operators expected to spend billions of dollars in the next several years introducing high-speed data capabilities onto their networks, the need for...

Making $$ from wireless Web more about strategy than code

By The wireless application developer community is suffering, according to WirelessDeveloper.com President Konny Zsigo. "Fifty percent of the content developers have either left the...

OS: Who is the fairest of them all?

In the short lifespan of the still nascent wireless Internet, the owners of the operating systems have already learned that best is not always...

DaimlerChrysler, AT&T partner on telematics

REDMOND, Wash.-DaimlerChrysler chose AT&T Wireless Services Inc. as its development partner and wireless provider for the company's new telematics strategy, AT&T Wireless announced.In addition...

Useful couponing

While I believe that m-commerce will someday become mainstream in the United States, I have to admit that my eyes always tend to glaze...

A silver lining

Telecom layoffs have climbed above 175,000 since the first of the year. Earnings are down, stocks are down and a turnaround is not expected...

Lawsuit seeks $148M from FCC for reneging on lottery procedures

WASHINGTON-A $148 million class-action lawsuit was filed last week accusing the Federal Communications Commission of breach-of-contract when it failed to redraw lottery applications for...

Pricing structure set for Sprint offering

Sprint Corp. announced the pricing structure of its planned $2 billion secondary offering of Sprint PCS shares and equity units, placing 70 million shares...

IMC WorldCell offers Iridium phones, service

SILVER SPRING, Md.-Wireless service provider IMC WorldCell announced it now offers Iridium Satellite phones and service, expanding WorldCell coverage to hard-to-reach places across the...

Siemens could cut more jobs

FRANKFURT, Germany-As the company grapples with a slackening economy, Siemens AG may slash 3,000 more jobs to save money in its telecommunications divisions, according...

Ultra-wideband company proposes way to protect GPS

WASHINGTON-XtremeSpectrum Inc., a hopeful entrant into the ultra-wideband market, has made a proposal that it believes will answer critics' claims that ultra-wideband technologies will...

Sonera quits Norwegian UMTS venture

Finland's Sonera said it will "take immediate steps to liquidate" Broadband Mobile ASA in Norway, partly because Enitel ASA, its equal partner in the...

Economy, excess inventory keep auctioneers busy

One man's asset recovery is another man's poison.Like a stylized garage sale, wireless equipment manufacturers are auctioning off excess inventories, which are being shipped...

FCC asks for ruling by Supreme Court

WASHINGTON-Bankrupt NextWave Telecom Inc. insisted last week in meetings with industry, federal regulators and the press that it plans to build out its network,...

Power outage cuts Cingular’s D.C. service

WASHINGTON-Cingular Wireless customers in the Washington, D.C., area were without service early yesterday following a power outage at one of the carrier's main switching...

Nortel, Alamosa find healthy bond markets

NEW YORK-Nortel Networks Corp. and Sprint PCS affiliate Alamosa Holdings Inc. tapped the debt markets for a total of $1.65 billion last week, providing...
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