Yearly Archives: 2003

802.11g receives final nod

It's official. The 802.11g protocol, which has been touted as God's gift to 802.11b, received the final nod from the Institute of Electrical and...

Lawmakers want firm deadline for broadcasters to give back spectrum

WASHINGTON-Lawmakers on Wednesday called for making firm the mandate that TV broadcasters give back spectrum in the 700 MHz band by the end of...

FTC seeks authority over telecommunications carriers

WASHINGTON-The Federal Trade Commission wants to regulate telecommunications companies, but current law enacted in 1938 won't allow it, so the commissioners went to Congress...

AT&T Wireless shareholders to vote on rights plan

REDMOND, Wash.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. reported that a majority of its shareholders approved a proposal at the carrier's annual shareholders meeting this week calling...

Legislation planned to include wireless in Emergency Alert System

WASHINGTON-Rep. Carolyn Maloney (N.Y.) on Wednesday said she plans to introduce legislation to integrate wireless and Internet technologies into the nation's emergency warning system....

Enterprise wireless ROI based on employee productivity boost

CAMBRIDGE, U.K.-Corporations are cautious about the return on investment that potential wireless business applications represent, according to new research from Analysys. Analysys, however, suggests...

Lucent signs services contracts with China Unicom, Netcom

BEIJING-Lucent Technologies Inc. said it has signed contracts with China's Unicom Horizon and China Netcom to provide network services like technical support, management consulting,...

Econ One study finds small drop in service costs

Wireless service costs dropped 9 cents in the nation's top 25 markets last month compared with April, according to a report from economic research...

U.K. court dismisses Uzan appeals

Motorola Inc. said the Court of Appeals of England and Wales dismissed a number of appeals brought by Cem Uzan and Aysegul Akay, members...

IDT forms spectrum-leasing unit

IDT Corp. has formed a spectrum-leasing unit within IDT Solutions to focus on leasing spectrum to telecommunication and wireless service providers. The move follows...

Defense supports spectrum review, but stresses military needs

WASHINGTON-The Department of Defense today said it supports the spectrum review announced last week by the Bush administration, but stressed that military wireless requirements...

Delegations debate outdoor unlicensed operations at WRC-03

WASHINGTON-The head of the U.S. delegation to the World Radiocommunication Conference today said that while there is support for a global 5 GHz allocation...

Sapio offers photo community for P800 users

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Swedish company Sapio AB launched a Sony Ericsson Personal Java version of Photostore, a mobile picture messaging community application for smart phones.Sabio already...

Sprint to take charges against 2Q earnings

Sprint Corp. said it expects to report an approximately 20-cents-per-share charge against its FON Group earnings in the second quarter related to the elimination...

Legislation offering antitrust protection to standards bodies moves forward

WASHINGTON-Congress passed legislation giving some antitrust protection to industry standards bodies whose work is used by federal agencies. The measure, sponsored by House Judiciary...

House passes Internet gambling legislation

WASHINGTON-The House late yesterday passed legislation outlawing illegal Internet gambling, a setback here for the emerging business of wireless betting.The legislation, sponsored by Rep....

Spectrum relocation sweeps through House

WASHINGTON-The House today overwhelmingly passed spectrum relocation legislation, a major boost for industry efforts to secure military frequencies for third-generation wireless systems."This is a...

Ground control offers satellite voice option

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif.-Ground Control, provider of DIRECWAY two-way mobile and fixed satellite systems, has released its IG-VoIP solution to allow DIRECWAY satellite subscribers...

Sun to boost Java awareness with new campaign

SAN FRANCISCO-Sun MicroSystems Inc. unveiled a new logo and plans for a new branding campaign to showcase Java technology to consumers and businesses. Ultimately,...

UbiquiTel to remain on Nasdaq SmallCap

Sprint PCS affiliate UbiquiTel Inc. said it has regained full compliance with the Nasdaq SmallCap Market listing requirements and will continue to be quoted...

TI reduces 2Q forecast

SAN FRANCISCO-Semiconductor giant Texas Instruments Inc. has reduced its second-quarter sales forecast to a 5-percent rise instead of 7 percent, with a total restructuring...

SMS shows rapid growth

SAN DIEGO-Text messaging is growing on a worldwide basis, according to recent polls conducted by SMS.ac Inc., which provides a wireless community (www.sms.ac) that...

Voice processing market to grow to $600M in 2007

SAN FRANCISCO-The market for enterprise and telco-grade voice processing infrastructure will grow from $250 million in 2002 to $600 million in 2007, according to...

Alcatel wins GSM/GPRS deal with China Mobile

SHANGHAI, China-Alcatel said it has won a series of deals to supply GSM/GPRS infrastructure equipment to China Mobile, the country's largest carrier.The contracts, valued...

Second GSM network authorized in Iraq

The GSM Association reported that Kuwait-based wireless operator MTC-Vodafone deployed a GSM-based network in southern Iraq designed to support the reconstruction efforts and non-governmental...
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