Monthly Archives: July, 2003

Democrats to craft bill to help public-safety interoperability

WASHINGTON-House Democrats are preparing a bill that would give first responders access to spectrum to help with interoperable communications."Democrats will fight to ensure that...

CTIA questions wireless-only area codes in light of LNP

WASHINGTON-The Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association Wednesday questioned the need for Connecticut to implement a wireless-only area code in light of the upcoming mandate...

BCGI stock drops on Verizon news despite positive 2Q results

Despite positive second-quarter financial results from Boston Communications Group Inc., the company's stock was down nearly 35 percent Thursday on the news that its...

Siemens wins order in Russia

MUNICH, Germany-Siemens AG said it will expand Russian mobile operator MegaFon's mobile-phone network under a $94.2 million contract.The agreement covers the extension of the...

Andrew completes merger with Allen Telecom

ORLAND PARK, Ill.-Andrew Corp. has completed its merger with Allen Telecom Inc. following approvals by both companies' stockholders at meetings held this week. As...

Yamaha to sell ring tones in China, Spain

TOKYO-Following on its promise to enter the wireless ring tone market, Yamaha Corp. said it scored deals to sell what it calls "ringing melodies"...

Driscoll-Wolfe to gauge consumer interest in LBS, telematics

LOS ANGELES-Marketing and research firm Driscoll-Wolfe announced it will conduct a new marketing research study on consumer interest in location-based services and telematics to...

TTPCom announces MAC technology for UWB systems

CAMBRIDGE, U.K.-TTPCom Ltd. released its latest medium access controller (MAC) technology for developing next-generation Ultra Wide Band (UWB) systems and plans to demonstrate it...

Verizon sells stake in Thailand

BANGKOK-Verizon has agreed to sell its 10-percent stake in Thai telecom company TelecomAsia to Golden Tower Trading Ltd. and Mission Gain Investments Ltd. for...

Siemens invests in Ki-Bi Mobile Technologies

MUNICH, Germany-Siemens' funding arm continued its investment spree, this time announcing an investment in Israeli mobile content company Ki-Bi Mobile Technologies Ltd. Financial details...

Agere releases GPRS chipset, software

ALLENTOWN, Pa.-Agere Systems announced a new high-performance GPRS chipset and software platform designed for high-speed multimedia and entertainment applications, including real-time audio and video...

Market unimpressed by Nextel’s strong 2Q

Nextel Communications Inc. reported a strong quarter of subscriber additions and rising revenues, but the news didn't help spur a market depressed by unimpressive...

Proposal to merge NTIA with TA sent to Congress

WASHINGTON-The Bush administration today sent Congress legislation to reorganize the Commerce Department by merging the National Telecommunications and Information Administration and the Technology Administration."This...

Senate Commerce Committee finalizes E911 bill

WASHINGTON-The Senate Commerce Committee Thursday sent to the Senate a bill that aims to ensure that money collected for 911 services will be used...

48 operators currently have EDGE plans

BELLEVUE, Wash.-Forty-eight operators around the world have announced commitments to EDGE technology, according to data released today by the 3G Americas association, which promotes...

Broadband Central activates 802.11 cell sites in Idaho

DRAPER, Utah-Broadband Central will activate its Blue Zones, 802.11 cell sites that offer high-speed wireless Internet over a 1-mile diameter area, in Boise, Idaho....

Nokia stock tumbles on sluggish report

Investors dumped Nokia Corp.'s shares following the company's lower-than-expected revenues and warnings of sluggish sales for the coming quarter. Indeed, uninspiring reports from Nokia,...

TechNet says Michigan tops states promoting broadband

WASHINGTON-The state of Michigan is the best state at promoting the deployment of broadband services, according to a report released on Thursday by TechNet,...

MmO2 launches MMS ad trials

LONDON-U.K. mobile operator MmO2 has partnered with mobile marketing firm Enpocket to launch a series of advertising trials using multimedia messaging service.Enpocket's MMS Insight...

U.S. seeks bids for 3 regional Iraqi mobile networks

WASHINGTON-The U.S.-led occupational force in Iraq today said it will seek bids for three regional mobile-phone licenses in a war-ravaged nation whose continued instability...

France Telecom to trial Alvarion wireless DSL

TEL AVIV, Israel-Wireless broadband solution provider Alvarion Ltd. announced France Telecom will trial its broadband wireless DSL solution as part of an initiative to...

Iraq tender may come within days

WASHINGTON-U.S.-led coalition officials are expected within days to issue a tender for a regional mobile network in Iraq and schedule a conference in Amman,...

Qualcomm increases dividend

SAN DIEGO-Surrounded by a rough-and-tumble economy, Qualcomm Inc. seems to inhabit an island of bliss as its board of directors has approved a 40-percent...

WorldCom fixed wireless hearing postponed

WASHINGTON-A federal bankruptcy court in New York postponed to July 22 a hearing on objections and other issues regarding WorldCom Inc.'s $144 million sale...

Full story on Motorola results is below the surface

CHICAGO-On the surface, the second-quarter results of vendor Motorola carry a breath of optimism with a $119 million profit, or 5 cents per share.But...
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