Yearly Archives: 2003

X10 Wireless files Chapter 11

SEATTLE-Miniature wireless camera company X10 Wireless Technology, known for its pop-up Internet advertisements, filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy earlier this week. The bankruptcy filing comes...

Tekelec wins contract with France’s SFR

MORRISVILLE, N.C.-Tekelec said it was awarded a contract by France's Cegetel Group for its fraud protection and equipment.Cegetel's mobile subsidiary, SFR, will deploy Tekelec's...

UTStarcom enjoys rising income

ALAMEDA, Calif.-UTStarcom Inc. said it earned a net income of $59.1 million, or 46 cents per share, compared with a net income of $30.8...

Report argues spectrum proceeds could be used for ‘common’ good

WASHINGTON-Conventional wisdom in Washington is that spectrum is scarce, while in reality 60 percent to 80 percent of the prime spectrum in Washington is...

mMode set for relaunch using WAP 2.0

LAS VEGAS-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. plans to relaunch its mMode wireless data offering in November, although details of the carrier's plan are unclear.Andre Dahan,...

Sierra Wireless reports 3Q results

NEW YORK-Sierra Wireless said it beat market expectations in its third-quarter results with a net loss of $.9 million, or 5 cents per share.It...

FCC waives 911 rules for OnStar until 2006

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission Tuesday said that OnStar Corp.'s ancillary voice calling service is a mobile phone and is subject to the FCC's wireless...

T-Mobile USA signs SLAs in advance of porting deadline

As the Nov. 24 deadline to implement wireless local number portability closes in, carriers are hashing service level agreements to smooth the porting of...

WLNP research numbers paint bleak picture for carriers

Within a year of the Nov. 24 implementation of wireless local number portability, 30 million consumers will switch providers, according to new research from...

Motorola unveils feature-rich handheld platform

Motorola Inc. has unveiled an architecture that will enable original equipment manufacturer developers to bring many features into smart handhelds at limited cost, within...

Disney expands wireless offerings following strong growth

LAS VEGAS-Following signs of "astronomical" growth in its wireless data offerings in the United States, Walt Disney Co. plans to add a new Internet...

CTIA unveils phone recycle education program

WASHINGTON-The Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association today launched a new campaign to bring awareness to its own phone recycling program and the recycling efforts...

Airborne Entertainment to distribute Buzztime games

LAS VEGAS-Airborne Entertainment and Buzztime Entertainment announced an exclusive agreement to port the Buzztime trivia game to next-generation real-time downloadable wireless technologies, including BREW...

T-Mobile USA aims to improve in-building coverage

BELLEVUE, Wash.-T-Mobile USA Inc. said it will begin installing "pico-basestations" on its network in an attempt to improve in-building coverage. The base stations, which...

IDT launches low-cost international wireless rates

NEWARK, N.J.-IDT Corp. this week launched IDT Global Access to allow U.S.-based cell-phone users to make international calls with rates it said are up...

WLAN consortium releases updated smart-card spec

PARIS-The WLAN Smart Card Consortium said it has released an updated smart card specification known as WLAN-SIM V1.0, which will allow hot-spot operators to...

AT&T Wireless misses expectations for sub adds, churn

AT&T Wireless Services Inc. reported 229,000 net subscriber additions during the third quarter of this year, which was well below analysts estimates of more...

Motorola to supply network in central Iraq

CAIRO, Egypt-Motorola Inc. said it will supply GSM base stations and transmission equipment for Orascom Telecom Iraq Corp.'s new mobile network in Iraq's central...

Sprint PCS reports mixed 3Q results

Sprint PCS reported mixed third-quarter results, including disappointing customer growth and churn results, but better-than-expected financial metrics.The carrier reported 184,000 net customer additions during...

TESSCO founder Barnhill dies at 86

BALTIMORE-Industry pioneer and founder of TESSCO Technologies Inc. Robert Barnhill Sr. died Oct. 16 at the age of 86.Barnhill's involvement in the radio industry...

Wireless Facilities to support TruePosition E911 solution

SAN DIEGO-Wireless Facilities Inc. and TruePosition Inc. have signed a multi-year agreement under which Wireless Facilities will support the installation and commissioning of TruePosition's...

U.S. Wireless Online activates Internet service in 2 states

LOUISVILLE, Ky.-U.S. Wireless Online Inc. said it has activated its non-line-of-sight high-speed wireless Internet access service in New Albany, Ind., and northwestern Jefferson County...

STMicroelectronics reports 3Q loss

GENEVA-STMicroelectronics said it suffered a net loss of $49.1 million, or 6 cents per share. In the year-ago period, it had net income of...

Mehlman to leave TA post

WASHINGTON-Bruce Mehlman, the No. 2 official at the Technology Administration, is leaving the Bush administration to become executive director of a major high-tech advocacy...

Appeals court affirms mobile-health decision

WASHINGTON-The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Wednesday unanimously affirmed a lower court's dismissal of an $800 million brain-cancer suit against Motorola Inc. and...
- Advertisment -

Most Read