Monthly Archives: April, 2003

Vernier plans release of 6500p products this month

NEW YORK-Vernier Networks, Mountainview, Calif., will make commercially available in late April two new 6500p products, Access Manager and Integrated System, which are based...

Al Jazeera to offer wireless news alerts

Arabic news network Al Jazeera said it will offer a breaking news service to mobile phone users. The text messaging service, operated through content...

Qualcomm names IBM supplier of the year

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. has declared IBM Corp. supplier of the year as a key contributor in making the CDMA proprietor exceed its business objectives...

Leap Wireless files 10-K extension

SAN DIEGO-Leap Wireless International Inc. filed an extension with the Securities and Exchange Commission noting its 10-K report filing would be delayed until the...

Crown Castle defers payment to BT

HOUSTON-Crown Castle International Corp. earlier this week filed an 8K announcing it has deferred a portion of the $78 million site access payment it...

Orange uses Rhetorical text-to-speech service

EDINBURGH, Scotland-Orange announced it is using voice service solutions from Rhetorical for an upgrade to its text-to-speech service.The new system will use two voices...

Alcatel announces 3G win in Austria

PARIS-Alcatel has announced a much-needed third-generation contract win with Austria's Tele.ring for a turnkey UMTS network. The deployment will begin in May, with the...

PDAs battle smart phones for converged device top spot

The promise of the converged wireless device is a reality, although exactly what it will look like is still being debated.Those in the industry...

China Unicom launches nationwide 1x

BEIJING-China Unicom launched its cdma2000 1x service nationwide, according to a Qualcomm statement."With cdma2000 1x, China Unicom can offer its customers cost-effective, advanced voice...

Tauzin calls for more protection of high-tech resources

WASHINGTON-House Commerce Committee Chairman Billy Tauzin (R-La.) today said federal agencies and the private sector-including the telecom and high-tech sectors-must to do more to...

Horizon PCS seeks help with debt restructuring

CHILLICOTHE, Ohio-Sprint PCS affiliate Horizon PCS Inc. said it has hired investment banking firm Berenson & Company to assist it in renegotiating and restructuring...

Virgin Mobile USA launches “American Oddball” campaign to rival AT&T deal with Fox

WARREN, N.J.-Mobile virtual network operator Virgin Mobile USA is looking to tap into the hype surrounding the Fox TV show "American Idol" with its...

Burns, Abernathy talk universal service reform

WASHINGTON-Sen. Conrad Burns (R-Mont.), chairman of the Senate communications subcommittee, called for a universal-service summit to determine whether legislation is necessary to save the...

J-Phone, NTT DoCoMo to sell upgraded camera phones

TOKYO-Japanese carriers J-Phone and NTT DoCoMo will begin selling camera phones in May with resolution four times that of current camera phones, according to...

Ericsson wins Nigerian 1x order

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Ericsson said Reliance Telecommunications awarded it a 1x contract worth US$145 million for a nationwide network in Nigeria.The operator is expected to launch...
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