Yearly Archives: 2003

NEC to re-enter U.S. phone market

NEC to re-enter U.S. phone marketNEC Corp. plans to re-enter the U.S. mobile phone market through an exclusive phone deal with AT&T Wireless...

Ericsson to upgrade T-Mobile USA

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-T-Mobile USA Inc. signed a $500 million contract with L.M. Ericsson to expand and upgrade its wireless network to support GPRS and EDGE...

Lucent expands 1x network in Russia at 450 MHz

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia-Lucent Technologies Inc. said it completed an expansion of the 450 MHz cdma2000 1x network in Russia for Delta Telecom, the first...

France Telecom to test Alvarion wireless DSL

TEL AVIV, Israel-Wireless broadband solution provider Alvarion Ltd. said France Telecom will trial its broadband wireless DSL solution as part of an initiative to...

Wireless portals start to live up to hype

Like '70s disco or roller skates, the wireless portal is now retro cool. Dude.In the heyday of the late 1990s, the wireless industry was...

Summer kvetching

It's 100 degrees outside. It seems dismal second-quarter earnings are muddying my hopes for a steady industry upturn. In short, it seems like an...

Companies say killer app uses handsets as time cards, employee trackers

Companies in the service industry are exploring wireless solutions for tracking employees to save time and money while improving customer relationships. Some small technology...

Democrats to craft bill to help public-safety interoperability

WASHINGTON-House Democrats are preparing a bill that would give first responders access to spectrum to help with interoperable communications."Democrats will fight to ensure that...

UTStarcom reports 14th consecutive profitable quarter

ALAMEDA, Calif.-UTStarcom Inc., which provides wireless and wireline access and Internet Protocol switching solutions, released positive second quarter earnings this week and raised its...

Rohn to be delisted from Nasdaq

PEORIA, Ill.-Telecommunications infrastructure equipment provider Rohn Industries Inc. will be delisted from the Nasdaq as of July 21 because it has been unable to...

Fujitsu releases new system on chips

Tokyo-Fujitsu Ltd. has released the CS101 series of system-on-chips (SoCs) using its 90nm CMOS technology.According to the company, the new CS101 series claims the...

Taiwan market sees further consolidation

TAIPEI, Taiwan-Two Taiwanese mobile operators have agreed to merge, marking continuing consolidation in Taiwan's mobile market.Far EasTone Telecommunications said it will acquire KG Telecommunications...

Microsoft posts solid results

REDMOND, Wash.-Microsoft Corp.'s stock was up slightly after it reported another solid quarter, with its revenues up 11 percent over the same quarter last...

Sierra Wireless earnings boost stock

VANCOUVER, British Columbia-Wireless modem maker Sierra Wireless Inc. reported positive earnings, news that sent the company's stock up about 5 percent to $8.30 per...

Millicom announces mandatory exchangeable bond offering

NEW YORK-Wireless operator Millicom International Cellular said it made an offering of about $310 million of secured notes in a mandatory exchange into Services...

FCC can no longer accept free trips to trade shows

WASHINGTON-The House Appropriations Committee sent a not-so-subtle message to the Federal Communications Commission when it told the agency this week it could not use...

Ericsson up on unchanged quarterly net income

Infrastructure provider Ericsson offered evidence its cost-savings efforts are working against the down network equipment market, news that seemed to impress investors and send...

Nextel to begin tender offer

RESTON, Va.-Following an extremely strong quarterly report earlier this week, Nextel Communications Inc. said it plans to offer $1 billion of its senior serial...

T-Mobile agrees to $1.1 million fine for missing E911 deadlines

WASHINGTON-T-Mobile USA Inc. Thursday agreed to pay a fine of $1.1 million for failing to deploy wireless enhanced 911 services on its GSM network...

Parks Associates: WLNP will lead to only moderate churn

DALLAS-Wireless local number portability will lead only a moderate number of subscribers to churn, despite recent speculations claiming otherwise, according to Parks Associates' new...

Canadian coffee houses to get Wi-Fi

TORONTO-Spotnik Mobile will provide 802.11b Wi-Fi high-speed wireless Internet access at Timothy's World Coffee locations across Canada.Spotnik will work with mobile operator Telus Mobility...

Crown Castle dividend to be paid Aug. 15

HOUSTON-Tower company Crown Castle International Corp. announced the quarterly dividend on its 6.25-percent convertible preferred stock will be paid Aug. 15 to holders of...

Prepaid top-up could be strong ATM revenue stream

NEEDHAM, Mass.-ATM operators could benefit from offering prepaid wireless airtime at U.S. automated teller machines, according to new research from financial services company TowerGroup....

France Telecom to trial Alvarion wireless DSL

TEL AVIV, Israel-Wireless broadband solution provider Alvarion Ltd. announced France Telecom will trial its broadband wireless DSL solution as part of an initiative to...

48 operators currently have EDGE plans

BELLEVUE, Wash.-Forty-eight operators around the world have announced commitments to EDGE technology, according to data released today by the 3G Americas association, which promotes...
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