Monthly Archives: June, 2003

Cable & Wireless reports layoffs, U.S. exit

LONDON-U.K.-based telecommunications provider Cable & Wireless said it will cut 1,500 U.K. jobs, exit the U.S. market and suspend its dividend for a year.The...

Alcatel shortens bond maturity

PARIS-Alcatel bowed to investors over the company's decision to sell bonds of about $1 billion.The French vendor was forced to shorten the maturity to...

Verizon Wireless may launch PTT in July

The next phase in the push-to-talk wars is expected to begin in less than a month as industry sources claim Verizon Wireless will launch...

Palm announces Handspring acquisition plans

The founders of personal digital assistant pioneer Palm Inc. have returned to the fold as the company announced plans to acquire Handspring Inc.Jeff Hawkins...

Collins dissatisfied with GSA response on WorldCom

WASHINGTON-Senate Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Susan Collins (R-Maine) said she is dissatisfied with the General Services Administration's response to her May 30 inquiry on...

ITC extends license agreement with Sharp

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.-InterDigital Communications Corp. said its subsidiary InterDigital Technology Corp. has extended its 1998 patent license agreement with Sharp Corp. of Japan...

Lawmakers say wireless LNP could hurt E911

WASHINGTON-Many house lawmakers expressed concern Wednesday that the deployment of wireless local number portability may divert resources from the implementation of wireless enhanced 911.This...

Comverse sees declining Q1 sales, improvement in loss

WOODBURY, N.Y.-Comverse Technology Inc. released its first-quarter fiscal 2003 results, which reflected lowered sales but an improved net loss. The company said sales were...

Agilent, Anite team to develop test solutions

PALO ALTO, Calif.-Agilent Technologies and Anite Telecoms announced they will team up to develop and market RF protocol and network emulation test solutions for...

IWO Holdings to miss interest payment

LAKE CHARLES, La.-US Unwired Inc. reported in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing that its wholly owned subsidiary, IWO Holdings Inc., which is currently...

SuperComm hosts series of wireless announcements

Numerous wireless companies are making product and partnership announcements at SuperComm in Atlanta this week. Here is a roundup of the news and announcements:SandCherry...

Telia announces new Swedish data offering

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Telia announced a new mobile data service in Sweden called Telia Go, which offers user-friendly menus and preset mobile phones, including the Nokia...

Midwest Wireless launches first phase of cdma2000 1x network

Midwest Wireless launched the first phase of its cdma2000 1x network spanning 68 counties in Minnesota, Iowa and Wisconsin and covering more than 50...

Motorola deals aim to further mobile applications

AUSTIN, Texas-Motorola Inc. announced two new deals to further the development of applications and content for mobile phones.First, the company introduced its new i.JV30...

Inmarsat service adds VPN, H.323 support

WASHINGTON-Mobile satellite service provider Inmarsat Ltd. announced its Regional BGAN solution now supports Virtual Private Networks, allowing its mobile users to securely access corporate...

Mobile vendors focus on China

Bucking an anti-investment tide generated by the SARS epidemic, two major wireless players, Qualcomm Inc. and Nokia Corp., announced initiatives to pursue CDMA investments...

Atheros begins system-on-a-chip shipments

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Atheros Communications Inc. said it has begun volume shipment of four new wireless system-on-a-chip solutions, including what it describes as the first dual-band...

Camera phone excitement helps spark wireless Internet use

A new customer survey shows that the wireless data industry may have turned the corner, a change that seems to be due to the...

Lucent wins MmO2 UMTS contract

In a significant contract win, Lucent Technologies Inc. will provide MmO2 with UMTS gear, including packet technology and services for voice and data.Many industry...

Intel, HP partner for wireless solutions

ATLANTA-Intel Corp. and Hewlett Packard Co. have agreed to work together to develop standards-based solutions to enable wireless equipment manufacturers to reduce development costs...

Motorola wins Baghdad radio contract

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Motorola Inc. has been awarded a $15.8 million contract to supply the Baghdad Police Force with 3,000 vehicular-mounted mobile radios and base stations,...

Sprint North Supply, InCode offer indoor coverage boost

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint North Supply and InCode Telecom reported plans to roll out the InReach toolkit designed to help carriers improve indoor coverage for...

NTSB recommends efforts to curb driving while talking

WASHINGTON-The National Transportation Safety Board today recommended to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration that a stronger media campaign and educational effort be developed...

ITU forms partnership with CEA

GENEVA-The International Telecommunication Union, the international standards body, said it formed a relationship with the Consumer Electronics Association to work together on wireless and...

More companies offer Wi-Fi roaming solutions

LONDON-Wi-Fi roaming is garnering more attention as more companies announced settlement solutions in the space and a new report points to the importance of...
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