Monthly Archives: September, 2001

Ovum: 3G operators should show prudence

BOSTON, United States—In a recent report, analyst and consulting company Ovum warned that operators need to follow thought-out strategic business plans to successfully implement...

Coalition building is similar in anti-terrorism, spectrum-management battles

WASHINGTON—The current effort by the U.S. government to develop a global coalition to fight against terrorism in the wake of attacks of Sept. 11...

Ericsson gets mixed review from Moody’s

NEW YORK—Ericsson received mixed reviews this week from Moody's Investors Service, which confirmed the company's investment-grade A3 long-term debt ratings, but changed the ratings...

Frost & Sullivan: GPRS to attract business users

LONDON—According to a recent Frost & Sullivan study, the pending introduction of General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) may change mobile data access, especially among...

AMTA joins forces with the Licensing Assistance Office to create two-way dealer council

WASHINGTON—The American Mobile Telecommunications Association and the Licensing Assistance Office have entered into a strategic alliance to effectively represent and promote the interests of...

GPRS introduction may change mobile data access

LONDON—According to a recent Frost & Sullivan study, the pending introduction of GPRS may change mobile data access, especially among enterprises.According to Ben Connelly,...

Industry reacts to FCC on wiretap

WASHINGTON—The Federal Communications Commission's rejection of the cellular industry's request to waive the Sept. 30 deadline packet-data wiretap deadline for all mobile phone carriers...

Report says 3G plans must be well thought out

BOSTON—In a recent report, analyst and consulting company Ovum warns that operators need to follow thought-out strategic business plans in order to successfully implement...

Hutchison signs agreements with 186k, Nortel

LONDON-Hutchison 3G UK reported an agreement with 186k to provide a nationwide fiber optic network and co-location services, and a separate agreement with Nortel...

Ericsson to supply SmarTone with W-CDMA solution

STOCKHOLM, Sweden—Ericsson said it has agreed to supply Hong Kong carrier SmarTone with an end-to-end W-CDMA solution, including handsets, core network, radio access network,...

NTCA cancels fall conference

WASHINGTON—The National Telephone Cooperative Association has canceled its fall conference originally scheduled for Baltimore starting Sept. 23."After careful consideration, NTCA decided that the current...

KDDI postpones cdma2000 1x launch

TOKYO—Japan's KDDI Corp. said it was postponing the launch of its high-speed mobile Internet access service from this fall to next April.KDDI said the...

Gent wants better performance from Japan Telecom

Any plans to take the J-Phone wireless business of Japan Telecom Co. Ltd. public must wait until the performance of its parent improves, said...

InPhonic closes financing round

WASHINTON, D.C.—InPhonic Inc. announced it has closed a $19 million in Series D capital financing round led by Core Capital Partners.InPhonic plans to use...

Qualcomm demonstrates video streaming on cdma20001x/Bluetooth connection

SAN DIEGO—Qualcomm Inc. reported it demonstrated video streaming through a cdma2000 1x/Bluetooth connection at the recently held Cellular Telecommunication & Internet Association I.T. show.Using...

FCC extends regulatory fees deadline to Sept. 26

WASHINGTON—The Federal Communications Commission has extended the deadline for the payment of regulatory fees to Sept. 26 at 11:59 p.m.The action was necessary due...

Cricket amends vendor-financing agreements

SAN DIEGO—In an attempt to alleviate investor concerns, Cricket Communications Inc., a subsidiary of Leap Wireless International Inc., amended its vendor-financing agreements with Ericsson,...

Wireless World 2001 works to reschedule

NEW YORK—In the wake of the events of Sept. 11, efforts are being made to reschedule Wireless World 2001, which was to begin September...

Relm receives order for portable radio products

WEST MELBOURNE, Fla.—Relm Wireless Corp. announced it has received four orders totaling $899,000 for BK Radio-branded mobile and portable radio products, three of which...

InPhonic raises VC funds

WASHINGTON—InPhonic Inc., Washington, D.C., has raised $19 million in fourth-round venture capital to abet its provision of equipment, software and services that enable corporations,...

Denmark 3G license auction ends

COPENHAGEN, Denmark—The Danish telecom agency awarded four third-generation licenses for $118 million each after receiving bids from five companies.Incumbent operators TDC Mobile, Telia Denmark...

Somera appoints Darnaby CEO

SANTA BARBARA, Calif.-Somera Communications, which provides infrastructure equipment and support services, says it has appointed Rick Darnaby as its president and chief executive officer.He...

Veratium launches new Motivus server version

VANCOUVER, British Columbia—Wireless software developer Veratium Software Ltd. has launched its Motivus Enterprise Server 2.3, which it said enables users to wirelessly access files...

Ecutel releases WLAN security product

ALEXANDRIA, Va.—Mobile networking software developer Ecutel Inc. has unveiled its Viatores Secure WLAN edition, a new product for secure communication across all wireless LANs.According...

ITS postpones investments

MALAGA, Spain—ITS Networks Inc. said that following intense examination, it plans to refocus its investment and expansion strategy and has postponed its acquisition of...
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