Yearly Archives: 2003

TIM launches TV service in advance of UMTS

MILAN, Italy-Italy's largest mobile operator Telecom Italia Mobile said that although it has not commercially launched its third-generation network, it has launched services that...

Aeroflex launches wireless test suite

PLAINVIEW, N.Y.-Aeroflex Inc. has launched the Aeroflex 3000 series PXI-based modular test suite for wireless carriers. The new test suite includes a 3 GHz...

Study says customer retention is critical for operators

Customer retention is a top priority for wireless carriers, according to J.D. Power and Associates' new 2003 U.S. Wireless Regional CSI Study.Slowing penetration and...

Verizon Wireless to offer calendar service

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless announced it will offer a BREW application that will allow users to wirelessly link to their desktop calendar applications.The iDatebook application,...

Nokia bucks trend to add 150 jobs in Finland

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. said it plans to hire 150 new staff for its Salo mobile plant in Finland in a move that bucks industry's...

Marconi returns to Nasdaq

NEW YORK-More than a year after its delisting, Marconi plc is returning to the Nasdaq Thursday to satisfy the yearnings of its influential U.S....

FCC approves updated Nokia smart phones

Nokia Corp. appears to have updated its 3650 smart phone with two new models recently approved by the Federal Communications Commission.Nokia declined to comment...

Wireless Valley receives patent for network design tool

AUSTIN, Texas-Wireless Valley Communications Inc. has been awarded a patent for a network design and deployment tool. The patent covers instant error-checking capabilities for...

MmO2 Ireland offers mblogging service

DUBLIN, Ireland-Irish mobile operator MmO2 began a new service called FoneBlog that allows customers to create and run personal Web sites from their mobile...

NextWave asks to test wireless broadband service in Las Vegas

WASHINGTON-Bankrupt NextWave Telecom Inc. is asking its judge to allow it to conduct a $39 million trial of wireless broadband technology in Las Vegas...

Nokia to supply $117M W-CDMA network in Singapore

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. said it has won a five-year, $117 million contract to supply Singapore carrier StarHub with equipment for a W-CDMA network.According to...

GPS application demand to boost market

OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-Price points below $100 have made global positioning system receivers affordable to the masses, according to research from ABI. In fact, demand...

AT&T Wireless fully exits Dobson

Dobson Communications Corp. said AT&T Wireless Services Inc. sold all of its shares-more than 4.5 million-in Dobson, and as a result, AT&T Wireless has...

Bush administration supports spectrum for unlicensed devices

WASHINGTON-The Bush administration voiced support for making additional spectrum available for unlicensed wireless devices and ensuring that commercial use of frequencies do not disrupt...

Industry blasts Bush efforts to promote FCC’s spectrum report

WASHINGTON-The wireless industry and others have blasted Bush administration efforts to globally promote concepts in a November 2002 report by the Federal Communications Commission's...

SBA to restate some financials for past 3 years

BOCA RATON, Fla.-SBA Communications Corp. said it will restate some financial statements from 2001, 2002 and 2003 to reflect this year's sale of towers...

TIA praises Senate committee passage of tax-break legislation

WASHINGTON-The Telecommunications Industry Association applauded Senate Finance Committee passage of legislation that includes a tax break designed to foster broadband investment. "TIA supports the...

U.S. MMS market to balloon to $900M by 2007

BOSTON-New research shows the market for multimedia messaging services in the United States will grow from just $8 million last year to $900 million...

HighPointe acquires rooftop sites from Crown Castle

NEW YORK-Telecommunications site consulting and management company HighPointe Group L.L.C. has acquired the assets of Site Spectrum Management Corp. from a subsidiary of Crown...

Palm adds 3 new PDAs

MILPITAS, Calif.-Palm Inc. today released three new personal digital assistants, and though none includes support for wide area wireless networks, the devices nonetheless acknowledge...

Russian operator begins CDMA 450 MHz trial

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia-A Russian operator has begun a trial of CDMA2000 1X technology at 450 MHz using equipment from Nortel Networks Ltd.The trial is...

Base station group releases specs

The battle of standards over base stations has heated up with the Common Public Radio Interface initiative announcing the launching of its specification.CPRI, which...

Alliance brings together Europe’s small operators

LONDON-In the second such European alliance aiming to gain power in numbers, nine second- and third-tier mobile operators joined forces in a new mobile...

TeliaSonera to implement EDGE in Finland: Subscriber base drops on MNP implementation

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-TeliaSonera AB said it will invest in EDGE technology to improve the speed of its Finnish mobile network. The company said it EDGE...

Neb. PUC to ask for wireless regulation authority

WASHINGTON-The Nebraska Public Service Commission said it will ask the state legislature next year for authority to regulate wireless service and billing."As the wireless...
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