Yearly Archives: 2003

Universal service heats up in Washington with newspaper ads, hearings, seminar

WASHINGTON-Universal service is a hot topic in Washington this week with two House panels hearing testimony, a think-tank seminar and an ad campaign launched...

TelASIC rolls out chip for all standards

EL SEGUNDO, Calif.-TelASIC Communications said it has rolled out what it calls the world's first cost-effective wideband radio chipset known as baseFlex to support...

Infowave acquires intellectual property of Sproqit

VANCOUVER, British Columbia-Wireless enterprise company Infowave Software announced it acquired all of the intellectual property assets of Sproqit Technologies Inc., which offered a mobile...

UTStarcom expects 3Q handset sales to hit 4.5M

ALAMEDA, Calif.-UTStarcom Inc. said it expects its third-quarter handset sales to leap above 4.5 million units, representing approximately 50 percent of revenues.The company describes...

Vodafone signs exclusive content deal for Tomb Raider game

LONDON-European carrier Vodafone announced a deal with video game company Eidos for the exclusive rights to the Tomb Raider game across 22 countries, a...

Centennial withdraws stock offer

WALL, N.J.-Centennial Communications Corp. said it is withdrawing its previously announced public offering of common stock due to the offer's inability to garner the...

Chinese developers quick to market with product

SANTA CRUZ, Calif.-One-third of wireless application developers in the People's Republic of China are now deploying wireless applications, according to results from Evans Data...

House telecommunications subcommittee passes E911 bill

WASHINGTON-The House telecommunications subcommittee Tuesday passed the E911 Implementation Act of 2003 changing the rural provisions and making it possible for public-safety answering points...

RealNetworks wins Asian carrier contracts

INGAPORE-Wireless streaming video company RealNetworks Inc. announced two Asian carriers purchased the company's Helix server and technology, a move to offer streaming video services...

Euronet purchases Austin International Marketing

LEAWOOD, Kan.-Electronic transaction company Euronet Worldwide Inc. announced it purchased the assets of Austin International Marketing and Investments Inc., which sells prepaid wireless services...

IBM integrates SupportSoft customer service software

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-IBM has chosen to integrate SupportSoft Inc.'s Mobile Device Management Suite with its Device Management Solutions to offer wireless service providers an...

XcelleNet launches initiative to minimize data security risks

ATLANTA-XcelleNet Inc. has launched its XcelleNet Security Framework initiative to minimize security risks mobile sales and field service workers often face.Through the initiative, XcelleNet...

800 MHz solution muddies as wireless bureau considers rebanding

WASHINGTON-A top official of the Federal Communications Commission Tuesday signaled a change of heart on how the FCC will deal with public-safety interference in...

German ITENOS to offer fixed-line MMS

NIEUWEGEIN, Netherlands-German wireline carrier International Telecom Network Operation Services (ITENOS), a subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom, said it will offer fixed-line multimedia messaging services through...

Commerce investigation said Victory violated ethics guidelines

WASHINGTON-Commerce Department Deputy Secretary Samuel Bodman in June was urged by government investigators to take administrative action against then-Bush telecom advisor Nancy Victory for...

Consumers Union launches site targeting wireless consumer issues

YONKERS, New York-The Consumers Union, which publishes Consumer Reports magazine and which has been a staunch critic of the wireless industry, has launched a...

Bear Stearns up on tower sector

NEW YORK-Bear Stearns & Co. Inc. has raised its wireless tower sector rating to "market overweight," reflecting its confidence in the industry's ability to...

CompTel/Ascent Alliance approved by membership

WASHINGTON-The merger of the Competitive Telecommunications Association (CompTel) and the Association for Communications Enterprises (Ascent) was approved Sept. 22 by the membership of both...

Verizon expects 2003 wireless adds to exceed original forecast

Due to increasing demand for wireless service, Verizon Communications Inc. said it expects its wireless division to add more than 4.5 million customers this...

Telespree wins Romanian contract

SAN FRANCISCO-U.S. supplier Telespree Communications said it received a contract with Romanian CDMA 450 MHz operator Zapp to deploy Telespree's automated activation and acquisition...

Proxim selects Wavelink as partner for enterprise WLAN line

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Wireless networking equipment provider Proxim Corp. has chosen Wavelink as network management partner for its ORiNOCO line of wireless local area network solutions...

LNP date firm, further FCC guidance to come by Nov. 24

WASHINGTON-The Nov. 24 date is firm for wireless local number portability, and the intent is for wireless-to-wireless porting to go forth on that day,...

Motorola provides wireless sensor networks for ZigBee

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Motorola Inc. said it is offering sensors that interoperate with the ZigBee protocol in environments as diverse as a factory floor to a...

TI files lawsuit against Qualcomm

DALLAS-Texas Instruments Inc. said it has filed a lawsuit asking the court to order Qualcomm Inc. to abide by the terms of a cross-licensing...

M-commerce steps into stoplight with Nokia, Visa teaming

The mobile commerce industry saw several new announcements and partnerships in conjunction with the Mobile Commerce World Europe 2003 event in London, but the...
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