Yearly Archives: 2002

MeshNetworks offers .11b access point, router

MeshNetworks offers .11b access point, routerNEW YORK-With Federal Communications Commission technical approval now in hand, MeshNetworks, Maitland, Fla., has made commercially available a new...

Boost Mobile targets teenage girls with Roxy brand

IRVINE, Calif.-Boost Mobile, a virtual network operator using Nextel Communications Inc.'s iDEN network, will sell phones aimed at teenage girls using Quiksilver Inc.'s Roxy...

Intec buys Ericsson billing unit for $5M

LONDON-Intec Telecom Systems said it acquired L.M. Ericsson's Settler interconnect billing product unit for a cash amount of $5.1 million.The deal also allows Intel...

Morrison Hershfield releases tower reinforcement solution

NEW ORLEANS-Infrastructure services provider Morrison Hershfield released the DualPole, a new tower reinforcement solution, at the recent 2002 Tower Summit & Trade Show.The DualPole...

Lucent installs cdma2000 1x for China Unicom

BEIJING-Lucent Technologies Inc. said it has replaced 65 of China Unicom's CDMA base stations with cdma2000 1x technology in a day in Shanghai province.The...

Open Mobile Alliance offers interoperability testing program

LAS VEGAS-Along with continuing to combine various industry standards groups, the Open Mobile Alliance said it will initiate a new interoperability testing program to...

EFJ secures line of credit

WASHINGTON-EFJ Inc. signed a $10 million line of credit with the Bank of America N.A. it will use for working capital and to finance...

Cingular cuts prices to try to add customers

Operators are continuing to cut wireless prices in order to try to court new customers to capture a larger share of fourth-quarter subscriber additions....

UMTS spending rises, but most pacts MOUs

In spite of mammoth debt, operators are beginning to loosen their purse strings to buy equipment again, according to a report by market research...

Keeping our weekly focus

With the announcement that Wireless Week is slashing its frequency to twice a month, RCR Wireless News has become the only weekly newspaper in...

Motorola exits IM server biz, Openwave adds to IM holdings

Motorola Inc. scrapped its instant-messaging server business earlier this year and plans to focus solely on providing instant-messaging software in its handsets, a move...

Selby secures tower contracts with Orascom

MIAMI-Selby Communications said it has secured contracts valued at $30 million with Orascom Telecom, an African and Asian GSM operator. Selby has begun...

Wireless entertainment group studies using devices during flight

WASHINGTON-Wouldn't it be cool to receive e-mail, a mobile-phone call or connect to the Internet while you are flying?That was the question examined last...

Interoperability, devices define quieter Comdex

Wireless technology, from Wi-Fi to Bluetooth to GSM and CDMA, served a major role during the Comdex show, with attendees getting a peek at...

Research reports analyze European market

LONDON-Two new research reports cite an improving European mobile arena.A new Yankee Group report said the industry is adapting to the new dynamics of...

SBA faces Nasdaq delisting

NEW YORK-Tower company SBA Communications Corp. has been notified by The Nasdaq Stock Market Inc. that it may be delisted from the Nasdaq National...

NASA, others beat up FCC on UWB ambient noise

WASHINGTON-The volatile debate surrounding the rules allowing or restricting the use of ultra-wideband technologies got louder as companies commented on ambient noise test results...

OEMs turn to outsourcing to bring budgets in line

In today's soft economy, the benefits of outsourcing are becoming clearer to many manufacturers.Since the outsourcing trend intensified in the past few years, companies...

American Tower upgraded, SpectraSite to be delisted

NEW YORK-American Tower Corp.'s stock has been upgraded to "Strong Buy" by Raymond James & Associates Inc. in anticipation of several financial actions expected...

Homeland contracts could aid ailing tech, telecom industries

WASHINGTON-While the 107th Congress will not be remembered for major telecom and high-tech legislative achievements, there is a potential silver lining that could become...

Carriers shoot for increased revenues from camera phones

Once the domain of top secret British agents with licenses to kill, wireless handsets that include cameras are now available to the common man...

Verizon to buy interest in Virgina 10 RSA

Verizon Wireless Inc. signed an agreement to purchase Shenandoah Telecommunications Co.'s 66-percent general partner interest in the Virginia 10 RSA L.P., which is currently...

Auction results surprise Brazil’s Anatel

SAO PAULO, Brazil-Jarbas Valente, Anatel's superintendent of private services, said he was surprised by the auction results for the surplus licenses in bands D...

FCC to check if phones comply with 911

WASHINGTON-The FCC's Enforcement Bureau on Friday said it wanted to evaluate test results by the Wireless Consumers Alliance that claimed that none of the...

Telus Mobility expands cdma2000 1x network

SCARBOROUGH, Ontario-Telus Mobility said it has expanded its cdma2000 1x network throughout Canada via a combination of network buildouts in Western Canada and the...
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