Monthly Archives: July, 2003

AirCell steps closer to offering phone service on airlines

AirCell Inc. said it moved one step closer toward offering mobile-phone services aboard aircraft with a new patent from the U.S. Patent Office. The...

Symbol chairman resigns in SEC investigation fallout

HOLTSVILLE, N.Y.-Wireless and mobile device maker Symbol Technologies Inc. suffered further fallout from its Securities and Exchange Commission investigation, with its chairman of the...

Motorola allies with MontaVista for Linux processors

SAN FRANCISCO-Motorola Inc. said it has entered an alliance with MontaVista Software Inc. to make available an embedded Linux platform for Motorola's i.MX1 line...

Verizon snaps into picture-messaging market

Verizon Wireless entered the camera phone race with a new picture-messaging service and advanced phone from LG Mobile Phones.The move was expected, as RCR...

McDonald’s to expand Wi-Fi services

Fast food giant McDonald's Corp. is expected to expand its Wi-Fi initiative into the San Francisco Bay Area this week, according to the Wall...

Globalstar lowers rates for U.S. users

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Satellite phone service provider Globalstar announced new lower rates for U.S. customers making international phone calls, which the company said makes it...

Radiolinja to use 724 Solutions gateway

SANTA BARBARA, Calif.-724 Solutions said Finnish mobile operator Radiolinja will deploy its XMG gateway to upgrade its wireless data infrastructure to offer a new...

Trash or treasure? Industry takes on wireless spam

Telemarketing calls and junk mail have evolved. Now that consumers are used to dodging junk e-mail and Internet pop-up ads on their desktops and...

FCC, industry, hearing-aid groups reach terms on compatibility issues

The Federal Communications Commission this week is expected to approve new rules requiring certain handsets sold by mobile-phone carriers to be compatible with hearing...

WRC OKs more spectrum at 5 GHz for unlicensed

WASHINGTON-U.S. officials in Geneva declared victory at the close of the World Radiocommunication Conference last week, securing key spectrum agreements to foster deployment of...

E911 service up in air in North Carolina after legislature raids fund

WASHINGTON-Congress returns to work this week to a brewing controversy over funding for first responders and what to do when states raid wireless enhanced...

Industry to forge standards for over-the-air upgrades

Major carriers, network solution providers and handset manufacturers in North America and Europe have come together to discuss how to form a common standard...

Nextel, Sprint settle Mo. billing dispute

WASHINGTON-Missouri Attorney General Jay Nixon late last week reached a settlement with Nextel Communications Inc. and Sprint PCS that ends a wireless consumer lawsuit...

Carriers make progress on universal short codes

Executives from the nation's largest wireless carriers met last week in an effort to hammer out the details of a universal short code system,...

Verizon charges Nextel illegally tested walkie-talkie service

Intrigue and espionage are not relegated to summer's blockbuster movie season. Verizon Wireless filed a lawsuit late last month against Nextel Communications Inc. claiming...

Pickering turns down CTIA post

WASHINGTON-It is back to square one in the search for the next president of the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association. Rep. Chip Pickering (R-Miss.)...

Midwest Wireless reaches 300K users

MANKATO, Minn.-Regional wireless operator Midwest Wireless said it has reached the 300,000-subscriber milestone."It's just amazing that what started about 13 years ago as an...

Carrier stocks surge in 2Q as they get ready to report financials

Following a competitive first quarter that witnessed the wireless industry meeting modest customer addition expectations, moderating customer churn results and a drop in customer...

As penetration rises, emerging markets look attractive

Turning wireless services from novelty to normal has engaged wireless players focusing on the emerging markets in the world.While advanced economies of North America,...

FCC clarifies LNP issues

WASHINGTON-The FCC's Wireless Telecommunications Bureau clarified that wireless carriers will not be liable for 911 information that is not properly relayed to public-safety answering...

Siemens targets Eastern Europe with new phones

MOSCOW-Siemens released three new phones the company said are aimed specifically at Eastern European users. The company said its new entry-level A52 mobile phone...

Cingular gets an EDGE

In a move many industry analysts say eventually will level the wireless data playing field, Cingular Wireless L.L.C. launched commercial EDGE services in Indianapolis,...

At 94, Radio Club of America still active

Approaching its 95th birthday, the Radio Club of America continues to be a source of inspiration and education to its members, whose ongoing contributions...

New York to require phone recycling

Albany, N.Y.-The New York State Assembly has passed a bill requiring the recycling of wireless phones.The state Legislature unanimously passed the bill 147-0. The...

AT&TW may cut 1,000 jobs

NEW YORK-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. is expected to cut about 1,000 jobs, or approximately 3 percent of its current work force, this year as...
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