Monthly Archives: November, 2002

Philips, Cingular Wireless complete network field trial

EINDHOVEN, United Kingdom-Royal Philips Electronics and Cingular Wireless L.L.C. reported a successful commercial network field trial of single antenna interference cancellation chips for GSM/GPRS...

Zyray founder to speak on MIMO systems

SAN DIEGO-Dr. Pieter van Rooyen, founder and chief technology officer of Zyray Wireless, will speak on Multiple-Input, Multiple-Output antenna systems (MIMO) and Space-Time Processing...

Cypress Semiconductor samples interface solution

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Cypress Semiconductor Corp. said it has sampled the first solution that will link human interface devices like PC mice, keyboards and gaming...

New Jersey State Senate passes driving while talking ban

WASHINGTON-The New Jersey State Senate has joined in the distracted driving ban chorus by passing legislation that would ban the use of handheld wireless...

After the gold rush: How Europe’s 3G market may pan out

MANCHESTER, United Kingdom-Among the key issues worrying investors and wireless protagonists surrounding European third-generation (3G) in Germany and France includes the question of how...

A European paging update

Editor:Further to your request, I am sending a list of the countries in Europe, which have paging operations and the estimated number of users....

Pinnacle Site Development merges with Optasite

GLASTONBURY, Conn.-Site acquisition, development and construction services company Pinnacle Site Development Inc. has merged with Optasite Inc., a provider of network optimization, management and...

Finns object to TeliaSonera board appointment

HELSINKI, Finland-The Finnish government has objected to a decision by Telia shareholders to elect Telia's chief executive to the board of the merged company,...

Space Data CEO to discuss rural markets at Tower Show

NEW ORLEANS-Space Data Corp.'s chairman and chief executive officer Gerald Knoblach will lead a discussion on alternatives the tower industry can take to reach...

Sega, Nokia to jointly develop mobile game software

TOKYO-Sega, a leading game soft developer in Japan, and Nokia, the largest handset manufacturer in the world, will jointly develop game software for mobile...

Ancom to lease 700 MHz spectrum

BETHESDA, Md.-Access Spectrum L.L.C. said Ancom Communications Inc. will lease 700 MHz spectrum in the Minneapolis-St. Paul market to offer voice and automated vehicle...

New Telephia services target tower firms

NEW ORLEANS-Telephia Inc. will launch Coverage and Capacity Solutions, a new service aimed at providing tower companies, site acquisition specialists and real estate professionals...

Emerson Network Power to offer carriers tower support services

NEW ORLEANS-Emerson Network Power Global Services, a division of Emerson Network Power, will formally announce the launch of Total Wireless Tower & Cell Site...

Motorola launches new handsets for Cingular, T-Mobile

LIBERTYVILLE, Ill.-Motorola Inc. unveiled four new handsets for Cingular Wireless L.L.C.'s GSM and TDMA networks as well as T-Mobile USA Inc.'s GSM-only network. ...

Compex releases Wireless Internet-In-A-Box

NEW YORK-Compex, Anaheim, Calif., has released the SKW811 Wireless Internet-In-A-Box, which it calls, "a hassle-free, complete wireless networking solution for individuals with no previous...

Handset makers challenge Qualcomm on IPR royalties

HELSINKI, Finland-Major handset makers are challenging Qualcomm Inc. for what they regard as the high royalty rates for wideband CDMA's intellectual property rights.The companies...

SpectraSite to file for bankruptcy protection

CARY, N.C.-Tower owner SpectraSite Holdings Inc. said it will file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, a move it said 66 percent of holders of...

WCA urges regulators to set rules for millimeter wave spectrum

WASHINGTON-The Wireless Communications Association International urged federal regulators to set rules by early year for fixed wireless broadband service in upper millimeter wave spectrum...

Motorola to expand Indian development center

BANGALORE, India-Motorola Inc. said it plans to invest $13 million to set up a software development center here and step up the number of...

P-Com announces Middle East contracts

CAMPBELL, California, United States-P-Com announced more than US$2 million in orders for its point-to-point products to customers in Saudi Arabia and Jordan. The company...

Study: SMS exceeds Internet use in Europe

CANNES, France-GartnerG2, the research and advisory arm of Gartner Group, said short message service (SMS) is potentially a powerful marketing tool in Europe, with...

Arbitration panel said fixed carriers to decide mobile call fees

TOKYO-An arbitration panel at the Japanese telecom ministry on Wednesday concluded that a fixed-line operator should have the authority to decide charges for calls...

U.K. operators agree to joint action on cell-phone theft

OXFORD, United Kingdom-In a somewhat belated effort to reduce cell-phone theft, the five U.K. mobile operators have agreed to establish a common database where...

SBA reports results in line with expectations

BOCA RATON, Fla.-SBA Communications Corp. reported third quarter financial results in line with expectations.SBA's total revenues were up from the year ago period by...

Moody’s downgrades Lucent to ‘junk,’ SEC widens accounting probe

NEW YORK-Moody's Investors Service Inc. said it downgraded Lucent Technologies to "junk" status, even as the Wall Street Journal reported the U.S. Securities and...
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