Monthly Archives: October, 2003

Sprint tinkers with price plans

Less than a week into what is traditionally the busiest quarter of the year, Sprint PCS rolled out a handful of modest rate plan...

Goodbye Columbus

Was Northrop Grumman Corp. on to something? Put another way, do Federal Communications Commission rules governing 700 MHz public-safety communications effectively lock out state-of-the-art...

Youth market fertile ground for carriers, Yankee survey finds

Wireless carriers looking to increase market share and generate interest in advanced services should continue to focus on the youth market, which according to...

Unwired Australia to deploy wireless broadband in Sydney

SYDNEY, Australia-Unwired Australia Pty. Ltd. announced it plans to deploy a metro-area non-line-of-sight, wide-area wireless broadband network in Sydney, Australia. The network deployment, which...

Siemens creates U.S.-based broadband R&D unit

DALLAS-Siemens AG said it has created a new global research and development unit called Siemens Subscriber Networks, with headquarters in Dallas.The centers will be...

Secondary markets ruling could advance mobile backhaul efforts

A much-awaited ruling from the Federal Communications Commission, hailed as one of the most important spectrum-reform decisions during the past decade, could impact the...

Sprint launches PCS Data Link to replace CDPD network

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint Corp. launched its PCS Data Link high-speed wireless connectivity solution, which the company said was designed to provide mobile employees with...

Everypath scores $14.3M in funding

SANTA CLARA, Calif.-Wireless enterprise company Everypath Inc. scored a significant $14.3 million in new venture funding, with Trident Capital leading the round.Everypath offers technology...

Sierra to sell smart phone using Microsoft OS

Longtime wireless modem maker Sierra Wireless announced a significant new business direction with the unveiling of its Voq phone-a device that marks the arrival...

Verizon, Disney expand content agreement

NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Calif.-Verizon Wireless continues to expand its Get It Now data offerings, adding new content from Walt Disney and MapQuest.First, Walt Disney's wireless...

FCC approves Global Crossing transfer

WASHINGTON D.C.-Global Crossing received Federal Communications Commission approval to transfer its assets and operations to New GX, a company formed under the laws of...

Esat BT wins UMTS deal in Ireland with 3

DUBLIN, Ireland-Esat BT said it signed a $166.4 million deal with 3 Ireland to build and operate its third-generation radio access network. Esat BT...

Verizon, Audiovox continue settlement talks with O’Day

WASHINGTON-Settlement talks continue in a blind woman's complaint that Verizon Wireless and Audiovox Communications Corp. violated the disability provision of the 1996 telecom act,...

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...

TIA says U.S. paper on spectrum report deceptive

WASHINGTON-Changes sought by wireless firms to a U.S. document being prepared for an upcoming International Telecommunication Union meeting are insufficient, a major industry group...

Wireless celebrates 20

No one contemplated picture messaging 20 years ago at Soldier's Field when the first wireless call was made Oct. 13, 1983.Before the shimmering waters...

As DO launches, EDGE fans bank on future AT&T Wireless close to Dallas rollout

CDMA2000 1x EV-DO launches in two U.S. markets have shoved its rival protocol to the margin. But EDGE promoters say they aren't worried.Tapping into...

Motorola’s Symbian share transfer to Nokia, Psion complete

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. said it completed its deal to purchase Motorola Inc.'s Symbian shares-a 13.2-percent stake-and Psion plc purchased the remaining shares-5.8 percent. The...

AT&T Wireless to sell stake in Far EasTone

REDMOND, Wash.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. said it signed an agreement to sell its ownership stake in Taiwanese mobile carrier Far EasTone Telecommunications Co. to...

Tower sector needs one show

Before it becomes a rehash of PCIA vs. CTIA, PCIA and Shorecliff Communications need to merge their tower shows into one event. It's the...

Wireless use continues to grow at steady pace

MOUNTAIN LAKES, N.J.-The percentage of consumers using mobile-phone service has markedly increased during 2003, according to research from Solomon Wolff Associates. According to the...

Rural carriers forced to port to others

WASHINGTON-Rural wireless carriers cannot refuse to port a telephone number to another wireless carrier that does not have an interconnection agreement with them, the...

Sun answers complaints with server, test suite

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...

GSM wins in Iraq

WASHINGTON-After weeks of speculation, it appears that GSM technology has won out over CDMA systems in Iraq. The Coalition of Provisional Authority and the...
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