Monthly Archives: August, 2003

RealNetworks embraces Java with Sprint PCS content deal

SEATTLE-Streaming-video company RealNetworks Inc. today announced a deal with Sprint PCS to offer an Internet-style media player to Sprint's Vision customers-an offering that marks...

Tektronix UMTS tester chosen by Beijing co.

BEAVERTON, Ore.-Tektronix Inc. said its UMTS protocol tester has been chosen by the Beijing Northern Fiberhome Technologies Co. Ltd."UMTS release 4 is the next...

Nokia wins W-CDMA network contract in Switzerland

GENEVA, Switzerland-Nokia Corp. said it has inked an agreement to supply Switzerland's Sunrise with its W-CDMA core network, which will be commercially available by...

LNP shoplifting

If you go into someone's shop and take something without paying, it's shoplifting and is punishable by jail time and a fine. But when...

Malaysian operator selects IPWireless technology

SAN BRUNO, Calif.-IPWireless said its Mobile Broadband system has been selected by AtlasOne for its national broadband wireless network in Malaysia. The agreement is...

Sprint to gain 1M Qwest customers

More than a year after announcing plans to sell off or find a partner for its wireless division, Qwest Communications International Inc. last week...

CPA allows 10% gov’t stakes for Iraq bidders

WASHINGTON-The Coalition Provisional Authority loosened rules regarding government ownership of telecommunications companies wanting to offer mobile-phone service in Iraq from 5 percent to 10...

Hollings to retire in ’05

WASHINGTON-Sen. Ernest "Fritz" Hollings (D-S.C.), ranking member on both the Senate Commerce Committee and the appropriations subcommittee with control over the Federal Communications Commission's...

EU urges Microsoft to untie Media Player from Windows

The European Commission gave Microsoft Corp. one more chance to remedy what it terms as monopolistic behavior. "The commission has gathered additional evidence from...

Standards struggles riddle enabling technologies

One of the big riddles with open standards is that not all of those who swear by the principle believe in it. Unless, of...

As carriers look at Wi-Fi, Wayport wins

The massive hype surrounding Wi-Fi has forced the rest of the nation's wireless carriers to follow T-Mobile USA Inc.'s lead or risk being left...

Dobson to offer pics with LogicaCMG services

Regional wireless carrier Dobson Communications Corp. today announced it will jump into the picture messaging business later this year through a new deal with...

ABI: 2Q handset sales up 12 %

OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-Total wireless handsets shipped reached 107 million units in the second quarter, demonstrating 12-percent year-on-year growth and 2-percent sequential growth, according to...

ITU partners with TM Forum on OSS standards

GENEVA-The International Telecommunication Union partnered with TeleManagement Forum to allow TM Forum standards to be published by ITU as ITU-T Recommendations. ITU-T is ITU's...

Management shake-up at Kyocera

SAN DIEGO-A delayed initial public offering and the resulting moves toward integration with the company's parent in Japan compelled top executives at mobile-phone maker...

MoviStar Puerto Rico selects TCS E911 technology

ANNAPOLIS, Md.-TeleCommunication Systems will provide MoviStar Puerto Rico, a Puerto Rican wireless operator managed by Telefonica Moviles, with enhanced 911 Phase II services.TCS' Xypoint...

Leap reorg progresses, carrier to quit N.C. town

Leap Wireless International Inc. continued its climb back to financial solvency. The San Diego-based company said its bankruptcy court approved a disclosure statement Leap...

FCC expects to finish 5 GHz unlicensed rules by end of year

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission committed on Thursday to complete rules for unlicensed use of the 5 GHz band by the end of the year.The...

Wireless directory assistance more than dialing 411

Wireless directory assistance, one of the more complicated issues in wireless, is gaining steam following recent analyst predictions the market holds an ample $3.3...

IEEE increases speeds for WPAN networks

PISCATAWAY, N.J.-The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers has increased the speed of wireless personal area networks to 55 megabytes per second from 1...

Home-networking concept embraced, but execution needs work

In the networked home of the future, wireless likely will play a major role, connecting family members to their loved ones, music collections and...

DoCoMo reports profit on cautious outlook

TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo Inc. reported a net income of $1.65 billion in the first quarter ended June 30 in its first quarterly financial report.DoCoMo said...

Mobile triggers bomb in terrorist attack

WASHINGTON-The Department of Homeland Security last week said mobile phones and other small electronic devices could be used by terrorists in government buildings and...

Rural carriers less dependent on roaming revenues

Of the handful of rural carriers that reported second-quarter results last week, including Western Wireless Corp., Dobson Communications Corp., Rural Cellular Corp., Triton PCS...

Quest acquires DDS

EUGENE, Ore.-Mobile-computing company Quest Solutions announced it acquired mobile software platform company Distributed Data Systems. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.Quest said DDS...
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