Monthly Archives: January, 2004

Carriers embrace Wi-Fi even as they upgrade networks: Verizon EV-DO solution may be more ubiquitous

Despite being a relatively new player in the traditional wireless field, Wi-Fi services have quickly taken over as one of the leading technologies for...

Brazil's consolidation continues

BOSTON-Consolidation will continue in the Brazilian mobile operator market as companies position themselves to provide fixed and mobile services, local and long-distance calls, voice...

Business briefs

Siemens AG has reduced its stake in chipmaker Infineon Technologies Inc. by selling 150 million shares, leaving Siemens with about a 20-percent stake in...

Daschle prods Bush to reappoint Adelstein to FCC

WASHINGTON-Sen. Tom Daschle (D-S.D.) is pressing the White House to re-nominate Jonathan Adelstein to the Federal Communications Commission, but it appears the Bush administration...

Alcatel nets contracts in China, Cyprus, Canada

PARIS-Alcatel Corp. said it signed a $14 million GSM expansion contract with Gansu Mobile Communication Co. Ltd., a subsidiary of China Mobile. Under the...

CTIA hires two more in reorg of trade group

WASHINGTON-CTIA's Steve Largent continued reorganizing the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association, announcing that Carolyn Brandon has been named vice president for policy and Bob...

Orange launches PTT with Kodiak, Alltel likely next

Upstart push-to-talk platform provider Kodiak Networks Inc. announced its first carrier customer last week by partnering with European-based operator Orange and is rumored to...

Rigorous WLAN certifications take patience

Impatience with the standards process is tempting some companies to market their products before certification, especially in the wireless local area networks arena."Recent test...

AirGate PCS begins exchange offer under recapitalization plan

ATLANTA-As part of its previously announced recapitalization plan, Sprint PCS affiliate AirGate PCS Inc. started an exchange offer for all of its outstanding discount...

Samsung to integrate vibration technology from Immersion

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. plans to use new vibration technology in its mobile phones through a new licensing deal with Immersion Corp."Immersion is delighted...

Mandates, standards and a free marketplace

China is a land of enormous opportunity for wireless infrastructure makers and the like, no doubt about it. A land with more than 1...

Pulse strives to make handset mobile extension of PC

"We're a bunch of wireless guys that absolutely love wireless data," Russell Simatic said of his three partners, himself and their one-year-old venture, Pulse.Simatic,...

Sprint extends billing options to third parties

To Internet or not to Internet is the question.Some carriers have embraced the idea of selling wireless content over third-party Internet sites, while others...

Brits give cell phones clean bill of health, cautious on kids' use

WASHINGTON-A British government advisory panel says research indicates mobile phones and base stations do not pose health risks to citizens, but cautioned that limitations...

The f-word

So Federal Communications Commission Chairman Michael Powell has declared war on the U2 rock star, the second Irishman in less than two gulps of...

Metro One extends Triton PCS contract

PORTLAND, Ore.-Enhanced directory assistance provider Metro One Telecommunications Inc. signed a multi-year agreement to continue providing services to Triton PCS Holdings Inc., which Metro...

AWS reduces int'l calling charges for 30 countries, extends text messaging

BASKING RIDGE, N.J.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. said it has reduced per-minute rates for calling 30 frequently dialed countries from the United States and has...

Wireless scores venture capital

ATLANTA-Several wireless-related companies started the New Year with reports of new funding.c DoOnGo technologies Inc., provider of over-the-air mobile device software management, announced it...

Nokia to supply EDGE network in Finland

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. said it has won a contract to supply Finnish network operator Finnet Networks Ltd. with an EDGE system for data services.No...

IT jobs available, but skill levels higher, pay lower

The economy has begun to rebound, but recovery in the job market remains elusive, and information technology industries in particular continue to report cuts....

Vendors profit from China biz

WASHINGTON-Motorola Inc. last week inked $1.1 billion in contracts with Chinese mobile-phone operators, transactions that come at a time of rising trade tensions between...

Cingular cuts jobs in Mobitex division

Cingular Wireless L.L.C. is cutting jobs in its Mobitex business, although the carrier declined to provide specifics.Cingular said it is cutting a minimal...

Kennedy backs off alternate bill of rights

WASHINGTON-California Public Utilities Commission member Susan Kennedy has decided not to offer a competing bill of rights for telecom consumers-one that exempts mobile-phone carriers...

Yahoo! sells back stake in Zed portal

HELSINKI, Finland-Internet portal Yahoo! dropped its stake in TeliaSonera's Zed wireless data portal, but said it will continue to offer co-branded services with Zed...

FCC warns of budget crisis

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission is facing a budget crisis that one commissioner said on Thursday would be a "major hit.""I am not sure if...
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