Monthly Archives: October, 2003

Nortel to trial WLAN system with MIT, BT

OTTAWA-In tune with its "Business Without Borders" vision, Nortel Networks Ltd. said it plans to trial its public wireless local area networks architecture with...

Companies accept awards at tower show

LAS VEGAS-From a crowded show floor at this week's Tower Summit & Trade Show, Shorecliff Communications L.L.C. presented its annual Excellence in Business Awards.Sprint...

U.S. unit drags down Kyocera profit

TOKYO-Kyocera Corp. said a writedown in its U.S. unit contributed to the fall in its first-half profit. The company, however, recorded a net profit...

Verizon Wireless says Consensus Plan would give Nextel $6.5B windfall

WASHINGTON-Verizon Wireless Monday said that if the Federal Communications Commission agrees to the Consensus Plan to solve the public-safety interference problem in the 800...

FCC: Porting guidelines not needed for LNP to go forward

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission Oct. 24 told a federal appeals court that it is not dilly-dallying in responding to a request from the Cellular...

Nokia to delist from London Stock Exchange

LONDON-Nokia Corp. said it has filed an application to delist its shares from the London Stock Exchange, citing its limited liquidity on the exchange...

OSHA investigates cell-phone tower death

WASHINGTON-The Occupational Safety and Health Administration and local authorities are investigating the death of a man who died after falling from a cell-phone tower...

Verizon Wireless extends lead with 3Q results

Verizon Wireless posted strong third-quarter results, including a number of company records and extended its claim as the nation's largest wireless operator.The carrier said...

Nokia makes host of announcements, including 7700 phone, PTT products

NICE, France-Nokia made numerous announcements today at its annual customer Mobile Internet Conference in Nice, France, and at its "Destination Nokia 100% Pure Mobility"...

Nortel to supply 1x networks in Brazil

SAO PAULO, Brazil-Nortel Networks Ltd. said it will implement third-generation wireless data networks for Brazilian operator Vivo in the west-central and southern regions of...

Alcatel wins $50M in GSM contracts in China

PARIS-Alcatel Corp. said it won multiple GSM expansion contracts from China Mobile valued at more than $50 million.Under the agreements, Alcatel will expand the...

Stockholders approve Handspring acquisition, PalmSource spinoff

MILPITAS, Calif.-Stockholders of both Palm Inc. and Handspring Inc. approved Palm's acquisition of Handpring and the spinoff of PalmSource Inc., Palm's operating system software...

Bluetooth shipments hit milestone

Countering claims that the technology has yet to gain a foothold, the Bluetooth Special Interest Group reported shipments of the short-range wireless technology exceeded...

Enterprises to adopt wide range of wireless products

NEW YORK-Within the next four years, more than 50 percent of enterprises with at least 1,000 employees will be using at least five wireless...

CA wildfires have limited effect on mobile services

The California wildfires that have scorched more than 500,000 acres and claimed at least 15 lives have also had a limited effect on wireless...

Vodafone to launch ‘The Simpsons’ in Europe, Asia

Customers of Vodafone Group plc in Europe, Australia and New Zealand will have access to content from the TV show "The Simpsons" under a...

Lawmaker requests amends for shutdown African mobile network

WASHINGTON-Rep. Jennifer Dunn (R-Wash.) asked the Bush administration to press the government of Cote d'Ivoire to make amends for the forced closure in that...

GoAmerica receives approval for continued Nasdaq listing

HACKENSACK, N.J.-GoAmerica Inc. said it recently received a temporary exception notice to the $1 minimum closing bid price per share requirement for continued listing...

Billing provider to increase staff by 50%

LONDON-In contrast to other telecommunications companies, which are cutting costs and employees, U.K.-based customer relationship management and billing provider Cerillion Technologies said it plans...

NHTSA analyzes cell-phone use during car crashes

WASHINGTON-The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said a report is under review that estimates fatalities and car crashes from 2000 to 2002 caused by...

HickoryTech reports loss due to pending wireless sale

MANKATO, Minn.-Rural telecommunications provider HickoryTech Corp., which announced last month plans to sell its wireless operations to Western Wireless Corp., reported a $25.9 million...

TellShare releases mobile camera blogging service

Wireless solutions provider TellShare launched mLogs, a free audio/video/photo blogging service that allows users to put images from their camera-enabled cell phones directly onto...

Enterprise gains apps, alliances

As the guinea pig of technologies, enterprise has enjoyed some play in the wireless industry of late. Whether in terms of alliances or new...

Asia-Pacific region leads in hot spots

Asia-Pacific is expected to account for more than half of the more than 45,000 commercial hot-spot locations in the world by the end of...

Time marches on

To the Editor:On Oct. 13, l983, the first commercial cellular phone call was made. On Oct. 13, 2003, Tom Wheeler's Retirement Roast was held...
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