Yearly Archives: 2003

Cometa to target Seattle with Wi-Fi

SEATTLE-Cometa Networks said it will launch more than 100 new hot spot sites in the Seattle area Sept. 25, and it expects to activate...

America Movil buys Salvadorian operator

MEXICO CITY-America Movil is continuing its buying spree by acquiring 51 percent of Salvadorian company CTE, which provides mobile and fixed services in El...

Tragedy ushered in network improvements

The difference between cellular networks before and after the Sept. 11, 2001, tragedy came in bold relief during the recent power outage in New...

AT&TW to sell Motorola-made phone using Microsoft platform

AT&T Wireless Services Inc. plans to sell a Motorola Inc.-manufactured smart phone that incorporates Microsoft Corp. technology.Motorola said it will launch a Microsoft Smartphone-powered...

724 touts successful tests of alert platform

SANTA BARBARA, Calif.-724 Solutions announced that a recent series of integration tests of its X-treme Alerts Platform, released in March, showed a "significant level"...

Between Gulliver and Gilligan

It is a curious contrast, not without painful irony, this reconstruction business in Iraq and democratic experiment in the Middle East. The United States,...

Tropos connects Baton Rouge with Wi-Fi network

Tropos Networks Inc. will supply equipment to enable Verge Wireless Networks Inc.'s metro-scale Wi-Fi network in downtown Baton Rouge, La. The Tropos system works...

Greece picks Telcordia for nationwide LNP

PISCATAWAY, N.J.-Greece's National Telecommunications and Post Commission (EETT) has awarded a five-year exclusive contract to Telcordia Technologies Inc. for number portability. Telcordia will support...

Motorola delays GSM handset releases

NEW YORK-Motorola Inc. will reportedly delay the introduction of three new GSM handsets that were to be launched by the end of this month...

Washington court rules police must have warrants for GPS devices on vehicles

A warrant is required for police to use a global positioning system (GPS) tracking device on a suspect's vehicle, according to a ruling this...

3G operators implement Anystream video encoding technology

AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands-U.S. company Anystream said its broadcast video encoding software is in use by Hutchison Whampoa Ltd.'s third-generation subsidiaries in Hong Kong and...

Stratex to acquire Plessey Broadband

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Stratex Networks Inc. will acquire Cape Town, South Africa-based Plessey Broadband Wireless, a division of Tellumat, for $3 million in stock and...

Centennial reports improved customer adds, churn

Centennial Communications Corp. reported 8,000 net customer additions in its North American wireless operations during its first fiscal quarter ended Aug. 30 compared with...

DoCoMo to offer data card for video conferencing

TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo Inc. said it will begin marketing a data-card type terminal capable of high-speed packet transmission at 384 kilobits per second. The F2402...

New Horizons gets patent for recyclable, 911 cell phones

ORLANDO, Fla.-New Horizons Technologies International has received a patent covering design and application concepts for its new Cyclone recyclable cell phone and 911+ Emergency...

Camera-phone sales quickly increasing in Europe

READING, United Kingdom-Market research firm Canalys said shipments of mobile phones with integrated cameras in the Europe, Middle East and Africa regions are quickly...

Western Wireless files amended quarterly reports

Western Wireless Corp. filed amended quarterly reports for the first and second quarters of this year with the Securities and Exchange Commission in response...

SMS Forum calls SMS ‘fifth channel’ for advertising

SEATTLE-Short messaging services can be considered the "fifth channel" for media advertising in North America, according to the SMS Forum.The group believes the functionality...

Brightpoint settles SEC investigation, fined $450,000

PLAINFIELD, Ind.-Brightpoint Inc. has reached an agreement with the Securities and Exchange Commission to settle the investigation that was being conducted by the commission.Under...

FCC defers to IEEE on UWB ruling

True to its cautious style, The Federal Communications Commission has shied from committing to a definite ruling on the ultra-wideband technology, which has divided...

Decision on Iraq mobile-phone bids delayed

WASHINGTON-The decision on which bidders will be allowed to offer mobile service in Iraq has been delayed, the Pentagon confirmed Friday."The announcement will be...

White to retire as Leap’s CEO

SAN DIEGO-Leap Wireless International Inc.'s reported founder Harvey White will retire as chief executive officer of the wireless communications company he started five years...

Wall Street targets wireless stocks with grade changes

Wall Street was busy analyzing wireless stocks this week, resulting in adjusted ratings for several major wireless equipment vendors.Qualcomm Inc. was upgraded to "buy"...

Plea made for rural PSAP grants falls on deaf ears

WASHINGTON-Although rural wireless carriers may have special needs when deploying enhanced 911, rural public-safety answering points may need a higher percentage of the grants...

Nokia targets Latin America with new phones

SAO PAULO, Brazil-Nokia Corp. has released several new handsets focused on the Latin America market, with Nokia Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Jorma Ollila...
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