Yearly Archives: 2003

Ericsson outsources unit to IBM

NEW YORK-L.M. Ericsson said it plans to outsource its information systems unit to IBM Corp., transferring 1,000 employees to the software giant. Ericsson sees...

Telecom/IT ranks second in lobbying expenditures, BellSouth top spender

WASHINGTON-Despite poor market conditions, telecom and high-tech industries continue to spend money on lobbying at record levels.PoliticalMoneyLine, a Web-based service that tracks political money,...

U.S. gets support for flexibility at 5 GHz

WASHINGTON-U.S. officials in Geneva said they are confident about securing a huge swath of global 5 GHz airwaves for Wi-Fi and other unlicensed wireless...

Nextel says nationwide Direct Connect rollout on schedule

RESTON, Va.-Nextel Communications Inc. said it will have 80 percent of its markets Nationwide Direct Connect-enabled by July 1 with the addition of 13...

Chip sales rise

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Worldwide sales of semiconductors witnessed its third consecutive monthly increase from March to May of this year, according to the Semiconductor Industry...

Nokia wins expansion contracts in the Philippines

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. said it won $70 million worth of GSM network expansion contracts from the Philippines' Smart Communications Inc. Deliveries of equipment and...

American Airlines relaxes cell-phone policies

American Airlines announced it will relax the long-held rules regarding mobile phones on its aircraft, allowing passengers to use their wireless devices until the...

Europe to see hot spots increase by 20,000

LEDBURY, U.K.-The number of wireless local are network hot spots in Europe will rise by more than 20,000 by 2007, according to a new...

Dell users to receive free T-Mobile Wi-Fi minutes

ROUND ROCK, Texas-Dell Computer Corp. signed a deal with T-Mobile USA Inc. providing Dell notebook computer customers with 2,000 free minutes of access to...

Verizon begins nationwide directory service

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless said it will offer customers with Get It Now-enabled phones enhanced nationwide directory information through Verizon SuperPages.Verizon Wireless said the service...

Nortel to upgrade Antigua network

ST. JOHN'S, Antigua-Nortel Networks said it has signed a contract with Antigua Public Utilities Authority PCS to deploy a GPRS network for the carrier.The...

U.K. court rules against operators on call charges

LONDON-U.K. mobile operators suffered a defeat on call charges Friday when a U.K. court ruled that U.K. regulators had acted within their powers when...

Verizon, Sprint decline to confirm PTT launch rumors

By the time Nextel Communications Inc. completes rollout of its Nationwide Direct Connect service in August, it is expected to have some competitors in...

Wireless customers can register numbers on new nationwide do-not-call list

WASHINGTON-Wireless customers are now able to register their telephone numbers on a national do-not-call list, said President George Bush from the White House Rose...

AirNet expects 100% revenue leap in 2Q

MELBOURNE, Fla.-AirNet Communications, which makes software-defined radio base stations, said it expects to record at least a 100-percent revenue leap, more than $4.3 million,...

WLAN semiconductor market to hit $1.1B

FRAMINGHAM, Mass.-The wireless local area networks semiconductor market will increase at a13-percent compound annual rate from 2002 to 2007 to $1.1 billion, according to...

FCC says wireless industry competitive

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission Thursday said the wireless industry remains highly competitive, but concerns were raised about the quality of data collected by the...

SmartServ to be delisted from Nasdaq

STAMFORD, Conn.-Wireless application provider SmartServ Online Inc. said its stock will be delisted from the Nasdaq and will be traded on the Over The...

Content pricing key for operators, MVNOs

CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom-Mobile operators and mobile virtual network operators could lose up to 16 percent of revenue if they adopt the wrong pricing policy...

CCI prices notes at $10.83 per share

HOUSTON-Crown Castle International Corp. has priced the $200 million convertible senior note offering it announced earlier this week and has granted the underwriters a...

At Road announces $45.5M stock offering

FREMONT, Calif.-Mobile resource management company At Road Inc. announced a public offering of 4 million shares of common stock and an additional 2.5 million-share...

Audiovox buys new building

HAUPPAUGE, N.Y.-Mobile-phone maker Audiovox Corp. announced it purchased a new building adjacent to the company's headquarters in Hauppauge, N.Y., for $3.48 million."As we have...

Jupiter: Small firms less concerned about WLAN security

BOSTON-Only 28 percent of enterprises are using point-to-point user virtual private networks, 29 percent are using 802.1X, and 48 percent are using technical solutions...

RFMD prices note offering

GREENSBORO, N.C.-RF Micro Devices Inc. announced the pricing of its offering of $200 million of its 1.5-percent convertible subordinated notes due 2010. The notes...

Datacomm releases 1x EV-DO report

CHESTERFIELD, Mo.-A new research report says cdma2000 1x EV-DO enables operators to launch profitable multimedia services as well avoiding the "false dilemma" of charging...
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