Monthly Archives: April, 2004

FCC says ILECs can charge users to implement LNP

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission Tuesday said BellSouth Corp. and other incumbent local exchange carriers can recover from their customers the costs of implementing intermodal...

Former Gemplus exec ordered to repay $86M loan

LUXEMBOURG-Smart card solution provider Gemplus International S.A. and its indirect subsidiary Zenzus Holdings Ltd. said a decision has been made in their favor in...

CTIA cites backhanded wireless taxes from policy-makers

WASHINGTON-With the federal tax deadline looming, the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association has compiled a list of taxes and tax proposals related to wireless...

Wireless M&A news continues frantic pace

Wireless merger-and-acquisition news appears to be reaching a frantic pitch as IQ Biometrix Inc. and Wherify Wireless Inc. announced plans to merge, MobilePro Corp....

Improving service could be easy ARPU boost

DURHAM, N.H.-Forget about pushing advanced mobile data services, just improving the level of service for voice calls could stimulate more than $5 per subscriber...

Stratex wins African contract

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Stratex Networks Inc. said it has won a $12.8 million contract to supply an unnamed African mobile company with wireless transmission equipment...

FCC proposes more unlicensed spectrum for wireless broadband

WASHINGTON-Federal regulators today proposed setting aside more unlicensed spectrum for wireless broadband operations, which could make it easier for vendors to build devices that...

Sprint to offer revised Sanyo camera phone

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint said it will sell a revised version of its PCS Vision Picture Phone SCP-8100 built by Sanyo, a device that includes...

Crown Castle's higher expectations raise tower sector

Crown Castle International Corp. put wireless communications tower stock traders in a frenzy this week when it offered up a concrete sign of hope...

Rural Telecommunications Group names Bridges CEO

WASHINGTON-The Rural Telecommunications Group announced it has made Jessica Bridges its new chief executive officer.Bridges previously served as director of government affairs for Bennet...

M2M market to eclipse cell-phone sales

OYSTER BAY, New York-Although industry watchers continue to predict the mobile-phone market will see massive growth during the next several years, the machine-to-machine industry...

Audiovox wireless sales up 11 percent

HAUPPAUGE, N.Y.-Electronics company Audiovox Corp. reported first-quarter net sales of $376.9 million, an increase of 27 percent from the $296.8 million it reported in...

Flight crews could be responsible for determining inflight wireless device use

Airline workers could be tasked with a new set of responsibilities as wireless industry advancements make it possible to safely use portable electronic devices...

CTIA interviews four agencies for ad campaign

WASHINGTON-The Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association is working with four agencies on a new ad campaign and will make presentations next month to a...

TI, AMD enjoy strong wireless chip revenue

NEW YORK-Texas Instruments Inc. brought more cheer to the semiconductor industry with a first-quarter result featuring higher profits, revenue and sales in line with...

Intel earnings increase falls below expectations

SANTA CLARA, Calif.-In spite of a substantial surge in its first-quarter profits, Intel Corp. did not live up to Wall Street expectations, and company...

Maxim sues Qualcomm over CDMA dominance

Maxim Integrated Products Inc. said it has filed a lawsuit against Qualcomm Inc. for misusing its dominance in the CDMA market to snuff out...

Wireless Age, Wireless Frontier make acquisitions

TORONTO-Wireless merger-and-acquisition activity continues with Wireless Age Communications Inc. and Wireless Frontier Internet Inc. both announcing purchases.Wireless Age said it signed a letter of...

Sprint to provide wireless services to Texas department

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint will provide wireless voice and data devices and solutions to the telecommunications services division of the Texas Department of Information Resources...

S&P assigns CCC rating to iPCS debt

NEW YORK-Standard & Poor's Ratings Services assigned its 'CCC' rating to Sprint PCS affiliate iPCS Inc.'s Escrow Co.'s $180 million senior unsecured notes offering...

Cingular to offer BlackBerrys through retail network

ATLANTA-Longtime BlackBerry supporter Cingular Wireless L.L.C. announced it will sell the BlackBerry 6280 and BlackBerry 7280 wireless handhelds through its more than 6,000...

FCC bureau proposes setting 2009 deadline for DTV transition

WASHINGTON-In a move expected to make spectrum available to commercial operators sooner, the FCC's Media Bureau is proposing to move the digital TV transition...

Verizon offers wireless incentive to DSL customers

Verizon Communications Inc. said it will start offering new digital subscriber line customers a full rebate on the $100 price of new wireless routers,...

First Cellular selects Andrew for E911

ORLANDO PARK, Ill.-First Cellular of Southern Illinois said it has selected Andrew Corp.'s caller location system known as Geometrix to provide public-safety agencies with...

YDI, Terabeam to merge

FALLS CHURCH, Va.-Wireless systems providers YDI Wireless Inc. and Terabeam Corp. announced plans to merge. Under the signed agreement, Terabeam will become a wholly...
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