Monthly Archives: October, 2003

CTIA: U.S. data growth jumps 70%

WASHINGTON D.C.-Growth continues in the wireless industry, according to the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association's newly released mid-year 2003 data survey results.The survey showed...

Jordan to offer third mobile license

LONDON-Jordan's telecom regulator announced plans to start the selection process for a third mobile license later this month. Competition for the license will be...

Analysts resume coverage of SpectraSite

NEW YORK-Analysts including Raymond James & Associates Inc. and Bear Stearns and Co. Inc. have re-initiated coverage of SpectraSite Inc. following the company's re-listing...

Nextel, Cingular complete SLA to ease LNP

In an attempt to smooth the transition for customers interested in switching carriers after wireless local number portability is implemented Nov. 24, Nextel Communications...

Kyocera resumes phone shipments, denies phone exploded

Kyocera Wireless Corp. resumed shipments of several phone models following the company's investigation into an incident of an apparent exploding phone."There was no explosion,"...

GPRS to benefit from UMTS delays

CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom-Continued delays in the launch of third-generation services in Western Europe could boost opportunities for GPRS technology, according to new research from...

Vodafone, Vivendi simplify French ownership structure

PARIS-Vivendi Universal and Vodafone Group plc, joint owners of a mobile operator in France that have each been vying to take full control of...

LG to enter U.S. GSM race with Cingular phones

LG Electronics plans to enter the GSM race in the United States through two new clamshell phones, devices that will be available through Cingular...

ETSI touts GSM on World Standards Day

SOPHIA-ANTIPOLIS, France-The European Telecommunications Standards Institute is using World Standards Day Oct. 14 to tout GSM technology, which is expected to reach its 1...

Wi-Fi to hit commercial viability in 2003

LONDON-This year represents a turning point for Wi-Fi technology, according to recent research from Ovum.During 2003, Wi-Fi has transitioned from being seen as a...

Fleet operators use phones more than radios

LOS ANGELES-Cell phones are the most widely used mobile communications devices among U.S. fleet operators, according to a new survey from C.J. Driscoll &...

MetroPCS to offer stored value card

DALLAS-Wireless carrier MetroPCS Inc. reported a partnership with One Global Finance Inc. to offer its MetroPCS Wired Plastic MasterCard fully integrated stored value card,...

Sun answers complaints with server, test suite

GENEVA-Sun Microsystems Inc. is working to address many of the complaints and concerns leveled at the company's wireless Java technology with a series of...

U.S. Cellular selects Starent gateway

TEWSKBURY, Mass.-U.S. Cellular said it has selected Starent Networks Corp. to provide key infrastructure for its core data network, using the Starent ST16 Intelligent...

Nigerian carrier signs Nortel for expansion

LAGOS, Nigeria-Nortel Networks Ltd. said it has signed a contract with wireless local loop provider Multi-Links Telecom Ltd. to expand its next-generation fixed wireless...

Nortel to expand Israeli 1x network

TEL AVIV, Israel-Nortel Networks has signed a three-year, $30 million contract to expand carrier Pelephone's CDMA2000 1x network.The carrier targets 1.9 million subscribers."This expansion...

Qpass, InphoMatch announce premium SMS platform

SEATTLE-Qpass Inc. and InphoMatch Inc. announced a platform for mobile operators and content partners that will allow premium short messaging service events to be...

Intel forms alliance for next-gen products

Intel Corp. has joined with other players to extend the scope of an alliance to accommodate wireless communications for next-generation applications.The group, known as...

Cingular swaps Michigan license for Dobson’s Maryland license

Cingular Wireless L.L.C. signed a definitive agreement with Dobson Communications Corp. to exchange ownership of Cingular's Northwest Michigan cellular property with Dobson's Eastern Shore...

Sen. Burns satisfied with Iraqi phone licensing process

WASHINGTON-A key Senate lawmaker who pushed for technology neutrality in efforts to build wireless infrastructure in Iraq, today said he is satisfied with the...

DTI makes interference measurement system commercially available

GERMANTOWN, Md.-DTI said its claRiFy System for measuring interference in wireless networks is now commercially available. The system allows network operators to measure and...

SurfKitchen releases Java user interface product for operators

LONDON-Wireless startup SurfKitchen released its new Intelligent Client Java edition product, which the company said allows wireless carriers to update and modify the user...

Huawei launches UMTS system for Europe

BEIJING-Huawei Technologies said it has lunched a UMTS system into the European market at a lower cost than those the competition offers.The product is...

Industry urges court to throw out headset case

WASHINGTON-The wireless industry, pointing to legal, legislative and regulatory precedent, told a federal appeals court that U.S. District Judge Catherine Blake was correct to...

Verizon scores high on DO speed, price

Independent testing of Verizon Wireless' recently launched BroadbandAccess 1x EV-DO network found that while the service fell short of the multi-megabit speeds often used...
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