Monthly Archives: September, 2003

Vodafone, Telstra begin network sharing trial in Australia

SYDNEY, Australia-Australian mobile operators Vodafone Australia and Telstra Wholesale announced a network partnering trial that will see the operators share mobile base station infrastructure...

Nextel continues legal tit-for-tat with Verizon Wireless

Citing false and unsubstantiated advertising claims, Nextel Communications Inc. filed a lawsuit in a New York federal court against Verizon Wireless seeking unspecified damages...

Nokia to replace WestLink network

ULYSSES, Kan.-Rural telecommunications provider WestLink Communications signed a deal with Nokia Corp. to replace the company's existing GSM network with Nokia's GSM/GPRS/EDGE core and...

Commerce investigation said Victory violated ethics guidelines

WASHINGTON-Commerce Department Deputy Secretary Samuel Bodman in June was urged by government investigators to take administrative action against then-Bush telecom advisor Nancy Victory for...

Verizon expects 2003 wireless adds to exceed original forecast

Due to increasing demand for wireless service, Verizon Communications Inc. said it expects its wireless division to add more than 4.5 million customers this...

TI files lawsuit against Qualcomm

DALLAS-Texas Instruments Inc. said it has filed a lawsuit asking the court to order Qualcomm Inc. to abide by the terms of a cross-licensing...

Motorola updates GSM/GPRS handset platform

AUSTIN, Texas-Motorola Inc. said it updated its GSM/GPRS handset platform to include additional security and software features, moves that come as more players enter...

German ITENOS to offer fixed-line MMS

NIEUWEGEIN, Netherlands-German wireline carrier International Telecom Network Operation Services (ITENOS), a subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom, said it will offer fixed-line multimedia messaging services through...

XcelleNet launches initiative to minimize data security risks

ATLANTA-XcelleNet Inc. has launched its XcelleNet Security Framework initiative to minimize security risks mobile sales and field service workers often face.Through the initiative, XcelleNet...

800 MHz solution muddies as wireless bureau considers rebanding

WASHINGTON-A top official of the Federal Communications Commission Tuesday signaled a change of heart on how the FCC will deal with public-safety interference in...

Cingular moves closer to NextWave licenses

Cingular Wireless L.L.C. is one step closer to completing its previously announced deal to acquire 34 PCS licenses from bankrupt license holder NextWave Telecom...

Nvidia enters mobile market with software line

TAIPEI, Taiwan-Chip designer Nvidia Corp said it has rolled out a new suite of software tools and utilities known as ForceWare for graphics, audio,...

Consumers Union launches site targeting wireless consumer issues

YONKERS, New York-The Consumers Union, which publishes Consumer Reports magazine and which has been a staunch critic of the wireless industry, has launched a...

T-Mobile to sell N-Gage for $300

BELLEVUE, Wash.-Furthering the hype surrounding Nokia Corp.'s new mobile-phone/video game device, T-Mobile USA Inc. said it will sell the N-Gage starting Oct. 7 for...

Motorola provides wireless sensor networks for ZigBee

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Motorola Inc. said it is offering sensors that interoperate with the ZigBee protocol in environments as diverse as a factory floor to a...

Nortel wins $200M French railway contract

PARIS-Nortel Networks Ltd. has won a $200 million, 15-year GSM-Railway contract with French railway operator SNCF. The new system will handle all voice and...

Military, government expected to fuel satellite growth

ORLANDO-The military and government sectors will likely drive the demand for satellites during the next five years, while offering a boost to the commercial...

Bear Stearns up on tower sector

NEW YORK-Bear Stearns & Co. Inc. has raised its wireless tower sector rating to "market overweight," reflecting its confidence in the industry's ability to...

LNP date firm, further FCC guidance to come by Nov. 24

WASHINGTON-The Nov. 24 date is firm for wireless local number portability, and the intent is for wireless-to-wireless porting to go forth on that day,...

M-commerce steps into stoplight with Nokia, Visa teaming

The mobile commerce industry saw several new announcements and partnerships in conjunction with the Mobile Commerce World Europe 2003 event in London, but the...

Telespree wins Romanian contract

SAN FRANCISCO-U.S. supplier Telespree Communications said it received a contract with Romanian CDMA 450 MHz operator Zapp to deploy Telespree's automated activation and acquisition...

CompTel/Ascent Alliance approved by membership

WASHINGTON-The merger of the Competitive Telecommunications Association (CompTel) and the Association for Communications Enterprises (Ascent) was approved Sept. 22 by the membership of both...

Singapore cellular operator closes paging business

SINGAPORE-MobileOne said it would terminate its six-year-old paging service at the end of the year. Singapore's M1 will offer its 22,000 paging customers the...

Proxim selects Wavelink as partner for enterprise WLAN line

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Wireless networking equipment provider Proxim Corp. has chosen Wavelink as network management partner for its ORiNOCO line of wireless local area network solutions...

Intel aims to get industry thinking outside the phone

Intel Corp. wants the world to know that it is not about cell phones, or personal digital assistants or wireless notebooks. It is about...
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