Yearly Archives: 2003

IPWireless demos solution for UMTS unpaired spectrum

LONDON-IPWireless has completed interoperability and co-existence testing between UMTS TDD (TD-CDMA) and UMTS FDD (W-CDMA) networks at Nortel Networks' wireless headquarters in Chateaufort, France.IPWireless...

Tao Group secures $9M in venture funding

READING, United Kingdom-Tao Group announced it scored an additional $9 million in venture funding, bringing the company's total war chest to $40 million.Tao is...

Opera upgrades Nokia browser

OSLO, Norway-Internet browser company Opera Software released a new version of its browser for Nokia Corp. phones, an upgrade the company said includes fixes...

Newbury Networks releases location-based Wi-Fi software

BOSTON-Newbury Networks Inc. released WiFi Watchdog 2.0, a location-based software solution capable of securing enterprise networks against wireless intruders, at this week's 802.11 Planet...

Verizon, Sprint re-evaluate Sony Ericsson phone plans

In the wake of Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications' retreat from the CDMA mobile-phone business, Verizon Wireless and Sprint PCS are re-evaluating their plans to...

Nextel Partners completes national buildout

BURLINGTON, Vt.-Nextel Partners Inc. completed the original national buildout of its iDEN-based network with the launch of wireless service in Vermont covering Burlington, Montpelier,...

Motorola to build Orange-branded handsets

LONDON-Orange has formed a new alliance with Motorola Inc. for a range of devices tailored to the Orange brand that will be available in...

Qwest, Touch America agree on service continuity

DENVER-Qwest Communications International Inc. and Touch America Holdings Inc. reported an agreement in principle to continue to provide services between the companies that maintain...

Huawei wins Russian contract worth $60M

MOSCOW-Chinese vendor Huawei Technologies said it won a frame contract valued at nearly $60 million with Russian mobile operator MegaFon. Huawei said it will...

17 companies form group for home networking

The quest for wireless open standards will advance to the home networking arena as 17 major companies, both wired and wireless, have formed an...

AT&T Wireless launches voice-activated GSM dialing

AT&T Wireless Services Inc. launched its VoiceDial voice-activated dialing service onto its GSM network allowing customers to store up to four numbers for up...

Lucent snags contract with E-Plus

BONN, Germany-Lucent Technologies Inc. said it has won a multimillion dollar UMTS contract to supply German operator E-Plus with data networking equipment and services...

Comarco releases UMTS drive-test system

IRVINE, Calif.-Comarco Wireless said it has unveiled what it describes as the first comprehensive third-generation UMTS drive-test system known as Seven.Five."With our powerful post-processing...

FCC approves MSS frequency changes

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission approved frequency changes for four mobile satellite service operators and said MSS licensees are making progress toward meeting milestones, a...

FAA studying airline use of wireless devices

WASHINGTON-The Federal Aviation Administration is working with a technical advisory group to study interference issues and commercial implications associated with the use of new...

Gurian named to Genesis Campus board

RICHARDSON, Texas-Venture capital fund Genesis Campus, which focuses on information and wireless technologies, has appointed wireless industry pioneer Mal Gurian to its board of...

RF Micro Devices to offer $200M in notes

GREENSBORO, N.C.-RF Micro Devices Inc. said it will offer $200 million of convertible subordinated notes due 2010, plus up to $30 million at the...

Pickering could be new Wheeler

WASHINGTON-Rep. Chip Pickering (R-Miss.) confirmed to RCR Wireless News Wednesday that he is under consideration for the top job at the Cellular Telecommunications &...

SALT Forum adds graphics technology to speech specs

BOSTON-The SALT Forum, a standards group aimed at promoting the use of speech technologies in multimodal and telephony systems, announced it combined new graphics...

Telephia releases push-to-speak market report

SAN FRANCISCO-With push-to-speak services designed to rival Nextel Communications Inc.'s Direct Connect offering expected from a number of carriers in the near future, Telephia...

Triton PCS acquires licenses from Lafayette

BERWYN, Pa.-Triton PCS Holdings Inc. said it acquired 12 personal communications service licenses from Lafayette Communications and paid approximately $28.1 million to the Federal...

Sony Ericsson shuts down North American R&D

What began as a rumor turned into an unpleasant reality today for Sony Ericsson Corp. as the handset maker announced it will shut down...

Siemens wins Colombian order

MUNICH, Germany-Siemens said it will build a GSM/GPRS 1900 MHz network for Colombia Movil in Colombia. The Colombian operator will also equip its network...

U.K. proposal bans talking and driving

WASHINGTON-Drivers in the United Kingdom caught talking on handheld mobile phones could face fines up to $1,700 under a new government proposal announced today...

Telecom/IT ranks second in lobbying expenditures

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,...
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