Monthly Archives: September, 2003

Sprint details Wi-Fi coverage, pricing

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint Corp. reported the availability of its previously announced PCS Wi-Fi Access service in hundreds of locations across the country, including all...

EV-DO to gain traction faster than W-CDMA

OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-Despite the dominance of the GSM family of network technologies over the CDMA family of technologies in the wireless market, next-generation CDMA,...

Court dismisses Verizon Wireless contempt charge against CWA

WASHINGTON-The Communications Workers of America today applauded a federal court's dismissal of a contempt-of-court charge brought by Verizon Wireless against CWA Executive Vice President...

Wireless industry paints rosy picture of blackout response

WASHINGTON-The wireless industry painted a rosy picture Monday of what happened to its networks during last month's blackout."The wireless industry really is a veteran...

Dobson reports 97% of notes tendered

OKLAHOMA CITY-Dobson Communications Corp. reported that 97.2 percent of the total outstanding aggregate principal amount of Dobson/Sygnet Communications Corp.'s 12.25-percent senior notes were tendered...

Primus enters handset market with low-end phone

Communications company Primus Telecommunications Group Inc. announced an innovative plan to sell low-end mobile phones in Europe, a move that further expands the mobile-phone...

Qualcomm expected to hit high end of guidance

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. said it expects its revenue and earnings per share for the fourth fiscal quarter and fiscal 2003 to achieve the high...

Operators claim Calif. rights bill to increase consumer costs

WASHINGTON-California mobile-phone operators say a proposed bill of rights for telecom consumers will increase subscribers' bills by nearly $4 a month and result in...

Bush proposes Commerce reorg to stem trade deficit

WASHINGTON-The Bush administration, charging Chinese trade practices hurt U.S. tech firms and facing mounting criticism about layoffs heading into the 2004 election season, has...

Trade talk collapse could hurt wireless firms

WASHINGTON-The collapse of global trade talks in Mexico could hurt exports of the wireless industry and other high-tech sectors in the United States.The Telecommunications...

Numerex sells messaging division to Wireless Services Corp.

ATLANTA-Telemetry company Numerex Corp. sold its Data1Source messaging service to messaging company Wireless Services Corp., a move Numerex said would help it focus on...

Bridgewater releases 1x, Wi-Fi roaming system

KANATA, Ontario-Bridgewater Systems released its Clearinghouse Solution, a solution for telecommunications clearinghouses that allows CDMA 1x and Wi-Fi service providers to offer roaming data...

Carrier information online could facilitate churn

BOSTON-Online information from competing wireless carriers will actually facilitate churn and could lead to more than $3 billion in revenue loss for the industry...

MetroPCS to offer Ztango ring tones

DALLAS-MetroPCS Inc. signed a service agreement with wireless multimedia and messaging solutions provider Ztango to provide downloadable ring tones to MetroPCS customers. MetroPCS said...

Nortel, Lucent continue to target China

In a simultaneous score for China's stride to third-generation technology, Nortel Networks Ltd. announced a carrier contract and a research and development investment, while...

Cingular to buy some US Unwired assets

Sprint PCS affiliate US Unwired Inc. said it has entered into agreements to sell certain "non-core operating assets," including its cellular operations that served...

Motorola adds to i.MX multimedia processor line

AUSTIN, Texas-Motorola Inc. said it has unveiled an addition to its i.MX line of multimedia applications processors with the i.MX21, which is based on...

Powell prefers best practices over mandates for network outages

WASHINGTON-FCC Chairman Michael Powell said he does not favor mandating the use of best practices developed by the FCC's Network Reliability & Interoperability Committee...

Nokia back on top of U.S. handset market

BOSTON-Nokia Corp. managed to reclaim the No. 1 spot from Motorola Inc. in the U.S. handset market, according to new research from research and...

Cingular announces AOL partnership

Cingular Wireless and instant messaging company America Online Inc. announced an expansive partnership to allow Cingular subscribers to send and receive AOL instant messages...

DT to take full control of Polish wireless carrier

BONN, Germany-Deutsche Telekom has reached an agreement to take full control of Poland's Polska Telefonya Cyfrowa after raising its offer by $113 million to...

Yoran named cyber security czar

WASHINGTON-Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge has chosen Amit Yoran as cyber security czar, a move some in Congress and industry believe was long overdue.Yoran,...

Orange selects 3G infrastructure providers

PARIS-European operator Orange SA confirmed that it entered nonbinding framework agreements with infrastructure suppliers Alcatel Corp., Nokia Corp. and Nortel Networks Ltd. to supply...

AT&TW to sell Motorola-made phone using Microsoft platform

AT&T Wireless Services Inc. plans to sell a Motorola Inc.-manufactured smart phone that incorporates Microsoft Corp. technology.Motorola said it will launch a Microsoft Smartphone-powered...

Tragedy ushered in network improvements

The difference between cellular networks before and after the Sept. 11, 2001, tragedy came in bold relief during the recent power outage in New...
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