Monthly Archives: August, 2003

FCC allows Calif. to change numbering rules

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission said California could change how it allocates numbers in the 310 and 909 area codes, but not statewide. California, which...

Agere releases messaging interface

ALLENTOWN, Pa.-Agere Systems released an advanced messaging interface (AMI) for high-speed communications and applications processing in next-generation mobile phones. "With the continued growth in...

Wireless porn controls come to fore in U.K.

Wireless operators in Europe and elsewhere have begun gearing up for potential problems associated with wireless porn, as U.K. telecom regulators field complaints from...

Nortel expects restructuring charges to continue

TORONTO-In a document it filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Nortel Networks Ltd. said it forecasts a further $30 million to $40...

Verizon takes aim at Nextel with PTT launch

Fulfilling repeated claims to launch service by the end of this year, Verizon Wireless introduced its highly anticipated Push to Talk service last week,...

FCC denies request to revisit RF guidelines

WASHINGTON-EMR Network's request that the Federal Communications Commission consider revisiting its radio-frequency radiation regulations and guidelines has been denied.EMR was fighting the earlier dismissal...

Taiwan’s APBW to offer BREW services

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. signed up Asia Pacific Broadband Wireless Communications Inc. (APBW) as the latest carrier to offer Qualcomm's BREW application download service.Indeed, the...

Motorola’s Chen defects to Microsoft

BEIJING-The head of Motorola Inc.'s China business, Tim Chen, quit the company to join software giant Microsoft Corp., a move that could impede the...

Lucent hit with bribery lawsuit

NEW YORK-Lucent Technologies Inc., which has barely recovered from lawsuits related to vendor financing and alleged fraud, now confronts an unlikely lawsuit from an...

Interference

The Federal Communications Commission would be wise to continue to explore possible technical solutions to the interference problem to public-safety systems caused in some...

158 new products, but HP hesitates on integrated wireless unit

Technology giant Hewlett-Packard Co. announced a $300 million consumer advertising campaign that coincided with the introduction of a staggering 158 new products, from new...

Alcatel wins $80M contract in Ghana

PARIS-Alcatel said it signed an $80 million contract with Ghana Telecom for a wireless and wired network expansion.Alcatel will expand Ghana Telecom's GSM network...

China Mobile sees profit increase

HONG KONG-China Mobile reported a 13-percent increase in profit in its first-half results, but noted declining average revenue per user and warned on increased...

Camera phones click in U.S.

The camera-phone craze appears to have officially hit the United States, with Sprint PCS and Verizon Wireless both boasting of millions of picture messages...

InterDigital shares up on rising revenues, better net income

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.-Wireless technology company InterDigital Communications Corp. reported increasing revenues and a rising net income, news that helped send the company's stock...

Carriers step up retention efforts

With wireless local number portability right around the corner, wireless carriers are expected to become more aggressive in the next several months in offering...

Priority access may get renewed focus with city blackouts

Heavy call volumes on wireless networks frustrated end users and caused cell sites operating on backup generators and batteries to quickly falter during the...

FCC releases consumer advisory on E911

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission stepped up its consumer-education campaign regarding wireless enhanced 911 Thursday when FCC Chairman Michael Powell appeared on the "CBS Early...

AT&TW to sell camera phone from Samsung

DALLAS-Looking to grow its GSM business, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. announced a deal today with AT&T Wireless Services Inc., which this month will begin...

Growth slows, ARPU up at T-Mobile USA

The last of the six nationwide wireless operators reported second-quarter results last week as German telecommunications giant Deutsche Telekom AG released results for T-Mobile...

Vodafone announces second buy under Sarin leadership

LONDON-Vodafone Group plc announced its second acquisition in as many weeks, reporting it will acquire Singlepoint Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Caudwell Group,...

Verizon raises LNP stakes again

Verizon Wireless again raised the stakes in the wireless local number portability fight, urging the Federal Communications Commission to reject proposals from a number...

Nextel launches Spanish-language ad campaign

RESTON, Va.-Nextel Communications Inc. launched a marketing and sales initiative targeting the U.S. Hispanic community that will include the carrier's first Spanish language advertising...

Verizon Wireless again raises LNP stakes

Verizon Wireless again raised the stakes in the wireless local number portability fight, urging the Federal Communications Commission to reject proposals from a number...
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