Monthly Archives: May, 2003

Subex wins contract with Bharti

BANGALORE, India-Indian software company Subex Systems said Bharti Cellular, India's largest mobile operator, will deploy Subex's fraud management system. The Ranger product helps carriers...

TTI predicts Wi-Fi to be $4B industry by 2008

FALLS CHURCH, Va.-Wi-Fi equipment and support services will garner $4 billion in revenue by 2008, according to Telecom Trends International.Wireless LAN deployment in the...

Lucent to sell $1.3B in convertible senior notes

Lucent Technologies Inc. plans to sell about $1.3 billion in convertible senior notes as part of the company's strategy to wade out of its...

Audiovox to restate financial results

HAUPPAUGE, N.Y.-Audiovox Corp. said it will restate financial results for fiscal years 2000, 2001 and the first three quarters of fiscal 2002 following a...

Ericsson wins GSM contract in Mexico

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Ericsson said it signed a contract for an undisclosed amount with Telefonica Moviles for its GSM 1900 MHz network in Mexico. Ericsson will...

Cincinnati Bell chooses Nortel for network enhancements

DALLAS-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. affiliate Cincinnati Bell Wireless selected Nortel Networks Ltd. to plan, design and deliver a GSM/GPRS core wireless data network for...

Broadband Central begins residential reseller program

DRAPER, Utah-Broadband Central has launched its Blue Zone reseller program to support its nationwide rollout of high-speed wireless Internet services for residential customers.The company,...

KT to trial Navini wireless broadband system

SEOUL, South Korea-KT Corp. plans to trial 2.3 GHz equipment from Navini Networks, using spectrum defined by the Korean government for a high-speed wireless...

Qwest 1Q wireless revenue drops 19%

Embattled telecommunications provider Qwest Communications International Inc. reported $152 million in wireless operating revenue during the first quarter of 2003, which was a 19.1-percent...

T-Mobile USA selects Amdocs billing platform

ST. LOUIS-T-Mobile USA Inc. has implemented the Amdocs Enabler, a billing platform with which the carrier can manage all services, payment methods and customer...

Glenayre to cut 18% of work force

ATLANTA-Glenayre Technologies Inc. said it will cut 65 employees, or 18 percent of its work force, as part of a cost-savings effort. The company...

Some Sony Ericsson European camera phones replaced

LONDON-A limited number of Sony Ericsson Mobile Communication's high-end T610 camera phones in Europe were replaced due to a technical glitch, but none of...

Marconi cuts 500 jobs on further outlook warnings

LONDON-Marconi plc continues to feel the pangs of a sliding market as it announced plans to lay off 500 workers, warning that future conditions...

Wireless Facilities gets Western Wireless contract extension

SAN DIEGO-Wireless Facilities Inc. has been chosen to provide vendor services for Western Wireless Corp.'s CDMA network and its recently announced GSM/GPRS overlay.Wireless Facilities...

Half of survey respondents talk while driving

WASHINGTON-A new national poll says drivers admit to dangerous behavior on the road, including talking on cell phones while operating vehicles. The Mason-Dixon Polling...

DHS to establish cybersecurity position

WASHINGTON-The Department of Homeland Security today confirmed it will establish a cybersecurity position within the Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection unit, but that is...

Infowave acquires HiddenMind assets

Wireless enterprise company Infowave Software announced it will acquire the assets of rival wireless enterprise provider HiddenMind Technology L.L.C., based in Cary, N.C.The all-stock...

NextWave rumored to be close to spectrum sale with Cingular

NextWave Telecom Inc. is reportedly close to an agreement to sell approximately 20 percent of its recently recovered spectrum licenses to Cingular Wireless L.L.C....

Standards groups offer API for 3G m-commerce

Following an industry trend toward the consolidation or combination of standards groups, PayCircle and Parlay Group announced they together created an application programming interface...

Alcatel wins Ugandan contracts

KAMPALA, Uganda-Alcatel said it won two contracts to supply Uganda Telecom with GSM equipment for radio access and core network infrastructure."We have been in...

German companies make further Wi-Fi forays

BONN, Germany-Two German companies have made further commitments to the Wi-Fi market, with T-Mobile International AG announcing it will expand its Starbucks Coffee Co....

Shosteck: AMPU better measure of success than ARPU

According to a recent report from the Shosteck Group, the wireless industry should begin looking at the average margin per user instead of the...

Jabber introduces products in wireless push

DENVER-Instant messaging technology provider Jabber Inc. said it will introduce a range of products and services aimed at the wireless industry, including a gateway...

DoCoMo moves forward with 4G trial

Just as it blazed the third-generation trail, NTT DoCoMo is hedging its bet on fourth-generation wireless technology with a field trial in Yokosuka, Kanagawa...

Wireless highlighted to deliver homeland security info

WASHINGTON-An industry group advising the Federal Communications Commission on emergency public warnings today urged use of new technologies to deliver critical homeland security information...
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