Monthly Archives: May, 2003

Deutsche Telecom reaffirms commitment to reduce debt

COLOGNE, Germany-Deutsche Telekom chief Kai-Uwe Ricke sought to reassure the firm's shareholders that debt reduction is high on his priority list at the company's...

Public-safety interference resolution likely drawn out

ARLINGTON, Va.-It will probably take the Federal Communications Commission until the end of the year to decide what to do about public-safety interference in...

T-Mobile USA posts 3rd straight quarter of record subscriber adds

With the deadline for reporting first-quarter results last week, a number of carriers posted financial and operating results including another strong showing from nationwide...

China Unicom reaches 10M subs

SAN DIEGO-China Unicom said it has reached a milestone of 10 million subscribers on its CDMA network, underscoring the quick uptake of subscribers since...

Nokia, Ericsson announce MMS initiatives

ESPOO, Finland-As wireless operators in Europe and elsewhere work to launch multimedia messaging services, technology and infrastructure companies are looking to expand their market...

Carriers stumble into teen market Enterprise adoption on horizon

Although wireless industry leaders and commentators have long prophesized the importance of the business user segment in stimulating the wireless data market, some see...

Starent voice instant messaging solution may challenge PTT services

Starent Networks calls its solution voice instant messaging-with emphasis on the word "instant," thereby distinguishing itself from the prominent voice solutions already in the...

VeriSign enters Latin American roaming alliance

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-VeriSign Inc. reported a strategic alliance with International Mobile Communications Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary, RSB Limited L.L.C., to offer wireless...

WorldCom MMDS assets go to BellSouth

BellSouth Corp. has agreed to buy WorldCom Inc.'s multichannel multipoint distribution system licenses for $65 million in an agreement the two companies reached last...

An American Parody

There are several ways one can read the Pentagon mini-mobile-phone Iraq contract with MCI, formerly MCI before reputation-ravaged WorldCom Inc. figured a retro name...

MCI nabs Baghdad contract

WASHINGTON-Despite interest in steering Iraq reconstruction business to American companies through competitive bidding and White House reluctance to meddle in wireless rebuilding in the...

How low can you go? T-Mobile USA reinstitutes holiday pricing

Following another quarter of industry-leading customer additions, T-Mobile USA Inc. stepped up the competitive pressure on its larger rivals by introducing aggressive pricing changes...

Standards group consolidation continues

SAN RAMON, Calif.-The PAM Forum plus Parlay Group now equals the Parlay Group. Both standards groups are merging into the Parlay Group in a...

Siemens signs expansion contract with China Mobile

MUNICH, Germany-Siemens AG said it has signed a $36 million contract to expand GSM networks for China Mobile in Shanghai and Anhui provinces. "Following...

FCC may fine carrier for site violation

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission has proposed fining a carrier for building a tower without seeking the proper authorization.The FCC wants to fine Western Wireless...

Agere licenses Openwave MMS software

Openwave Systems Inc. today released software for mobile-phone makers looking to offer support for multimedia messaging services. The company also said Agere Systems has...

It’s not always easy at the top Nokia’s CDMA efforts seem to fall short with Verizon, Sprint PCS

Although GSM proponent Nokia Corp. continues to profess plans to improve its CDMA phone sales, the company's efforts to date in the United States...

Carriers can lease spectrum to others

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission adopted rules that allow wireless carriers to lease spectrum they are not using to other companies, a move heralded by...

Tatara makes Wi-Fi roaming easier, Verizon takes service to payphones

With public hot-spot locations popping up faster than reality-based TV shows, companies that provide support services are finding a market ripe for innovations, the...

GoAmerica delays call while it explores ‘strategic opportunities’

HACKENSACK, N.J.-Wireless enterprise company GoAmerica Inc. said it will postpone its quarterly conference call due to "strategic opportunities that may enhance the company's liquidity...

FCC touts plan to make 5 GHz spectrum available for unlicensed uses

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission proposed last Thursday to make 255 megahertz in the 5 GHz band available for unlicensed devices. The FCC praised the...

Forsee outlines plans

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.- Gary Forsee, Sprint Corp.'s recently named president and chief executive officer, outlined his plans and priorities for the company during Sprint's...

Gaming industry shoots, scores

Wireless watchers were inundated with news on the wireless gaming front coming out of the Electronic Entertainment Expo video game trade show, with Nokia...

McCaw legacy lives on in today’s wireless start-ups, mainstays

Wireless pioneer Craig McCaw assembled an all-star executive team to start and drive McCaw Cellular Communications Inc. in the 1980s and early 1990s. And...

Carriers upgrade sites to gain call quality

As the wireless industry comes of age, upgrades are necessary to keep existing, legacy infrastructure in working order and compatible with emerging wireless communications...
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