Yearly Archives: 2003

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Eastman Kodak Co. reported agreements with Cingular Wireless L.L.C. and Nokia Corp. to provide mobile imaging services and initiatives designed to help customers get...

`American Exceptionalism’

Did de Tocqueville consider globalization?The keen French observer of America in the 1830s undoubtedly was correct in realizing we are different, unique as things...

LECs battle primary line USF restriction

WASHINGTON-Five trade associations representing rural wireline carriers last week objected to a suggestion that universal-service support be restricted to primary lines."Before rural incumbent local...

Agere releases EDGE chipset

ALLENTOWN, Pa.-Agere Systems Inc. said it has unveiled what it describes as the smallest and fastest EDGE chipset solution for enhanced mobile handsets and...

SBA shrinks losses, revenues

SBA Communications Corp. reported revenues for the third quarter totaled $52.4 million, down from $60.8 million in third-quarter 2002. The company also released the...

GoAmerica needs funding to get past January

HACKENSACK, N.J.-Wireless enterprise company GoAmerica Inc. reported another dim quarter, with declining revenues of $3.1 million and a net loss of $1 million. The...

Verizon Wireless class-action could be costly settlement

A California judge cleared the way for what is believed to be a record settlement in a class-action lawsuit against Verizon Wireless in which...

M-commerce players Network365, iPIN merge

Two of the world's most notable mobile commerce startups, Network365 Ltd. and iPIN, announced today they will blend into a new player, Valista, a...

Nextel plans upgrade to WiDEN

RESTON, Va.- Nextel Communications Inc. announced late Friday it will upgrade its iDEN network using Motorola Inc.'s WiDEN network technology, which the carrier said...

AWS, Rogers launch cross-border program

REDMOND, Wash.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. and Canadian operator Rogers Wireless Communications Inc., which operates as Rogers AT&T Wireless, launched a cross-border North American Corporate...

Infrastructure contracts

Following are mobile infrastructure contracts announced in October 2003.China. With China Mobile to expand its GSM networks.Value: $50 millionComorian Union. With SNPT to roll...

Wireless must keep pace with changing consumer opinions

As the penetration of advanced mobile phones continues to rise, mobile operators must be aware of a changing mindset among consumers, as well as...

Less than half of states to be ready for E911 by ’05

WASHINGTON-Only 24 states told congressional investigators that they plan to meet the 2005 deadline for wireless enhanced 911 Phase II deployment. "Implementation of wireless...

Carriers walk tight rope balancing growth, op-ex

The last round of third-quarter results posted last week continued to show the growing operational gaps between the country's six nationwide carriers and the...

UWB standards body at standoff

Failure to arrive at an industry standard has caught ultra-wideband technology players between bowing to standards pressures and customer demand.The Institute of Electrical and...

Sprint says PTT service has near-Nextel intra-call latency

After months of speculation, analysts prognostications and Internet rumors, Sprint PCS finally launched its Ready Link push-to-talk solution, bolstering the carriers' service line up...

Loan funds for E911 included in farm bill

WASHINGTON-The chairs of the E911 Congressional Caucus, Sens. Conrad Burns (R-Mont.) and Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.), have amended the agricultural spending bill to include...

Leap loses couch, keeps focus simple in re-launch

Following more than six months of restructuring under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, Leap Wireless International Inc. is set to re-launch its Cricket branded service...

O’Brien to leave Nextel operations

RESTON, Va.-Nextel Communications Inc. founder Morgan O'Brien said he was leaving the company as an employee, which recently included overseeing Nextel's spectrum acquisition program,...

Hutchison to buy KPN stake in 3 U.K.

AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands-KPN Mobile and Hutchison Whampoa Ltd. reached an agreement on their disputed U.K. third-generation operator business. KPN Mobile will sell its 15-percent...

Broadcasters claim spectrum earmarked for Pentagon could hurt video links

WASHINGTON-Another unexpected snag has further complicated industry's chances for securing military spectrum for third-generation wireless services, with the powerful broadcast lobby claiming new studies-conducted...

FCC warms up to interference-temperature concept

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission Thursday took the first step to altering the way spectrum interference is measured by seeking comment on the controversial interference-temperature...

Ricochet evaluates options to continue service

DENVER-Ricochet Networks Inc. is "actively evaluating a number of options relative to its business prospects" to continue to service existing customers and to grow...

Optimus to launch WAP 2.0 with LogicaCMG technology

LONDON-LogicaCMG said Portuguese mobile operator Optimus has deployed its Wireless Service Broker product, which will enable Optimus to deliver mobile Internet services based on...

Canadian text messaging triples in 18 months

OTTAWA-The Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association said Canadians sent more than 32 million person-to-person text messages during the month of September, representing three times as...
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