Monthly Archives: April, 2004

LNP complaints continue downward trend

WASHINGTON-Fewer complaints regarding wireless local number portability appear were logged at the Federal Communications Commission in the last month.The agency received fewer than 1,000...

White House steps up criticism of South Korea

WASHINGTON-The Bush administration last week stepped up criticism of South Korea for pursuing wireless Internet standards it regards as discriminatory and harmful to U.S....

M-Qube purchases Canadian mobile content provider

BOSTON-Consolidation in the wireless content business continues its heated march, with M-Qube Inc. announcing the purchase of Sharp Robot, a Toronto-based mobile content download...

Sonofon joins European carrier alliance

COPENHAGEN, Denmark-Danish mobile carrier Sonofon is joining a European alliance of wireless operators. The Starmap Mobile Alliance consists of 10 small European mobile operators...

Ericsson stock up on improved 1Q expectations

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Despite a projected decline in sales, L.M. Ericsson said its first-quarter margins will exceed the fourth quarter above 41.6 percent, news that sent...

Near-field magnetic communications an alternative to Bluetooth

Although Aura Communications Inc. executives maintain that the company's technology is merely an ancillary part of the massive wireless industry, the potential of the...

CTIA board agrees to ad campaign

WASHINGTON-The Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association's board of directors agreed to move forward with plans to pursue a new ad campaign, but no decisions...

IMS deployments could compel carriers to upgrade networks

Vendors are looking to deploy the Internet Protocol multimedia subsystem platform not only to differentiate themselves, but also to raise the stakes for third-generation...

Sweden's public-safety groups to use Tetra system

Sweden's public-safety agencies will use a Tetra network for wireless communications, a decision that comes after some had considered using a CDMA network for...

Hong Kong to reassign mobile licenses for CDMA2000 services

HONG KONG-Hong Kong's Office of Telecommunications Authority announced plans to issue a new license in vacated spectrum of two existing mobile services licenses offering...

Infrastructure Awards

Following are mobile infrastructure contracts announced in March:Ireland With Meteor for a core GPRS solution.Value: UndisclosedUnited States With First Cellular of Southern Illinois for...

InfoSpace, MLB team on baseball logo

NEW YORK-InfoSpace Inc. said it scored a deal with Major League Baseball to offer ball club logos to mobile-phone users. The deal will allow...

The Fred Flintstone phone

The next stop in the evolution of the wireless industry is customization. And it's expected to hit with all the subtlety of a tornado.This...

Public-safety group eyes 700 MHz spectrum

WASHINGTON-Just as the new chair of the House Commerce Committee said Congress may not need to step in to speed the digital TV transition...

Powell: It will cost billions to solve 800 MHz interference

WASHINGTON-It will cost billions of dollars to solve the public-safety interference problem in the 800 MHz band, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission...

Nationwide paging down to one carrier

Metrocall Holdings Inc. and Arch Wireless Inc.-the nation's two remaining independent paging and messaging carriers-announced a major plan to merge operations in an effort...

As EDGE inches forward, silicon players fashion interface standard

On both technology and adoption fronts, EDGE technology is forging ahead. While the protocol contends with handset challenges, the Global Mobile Suppliers Association puts...

Maxis begins UMTS trial

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia-Malaysian operator Maxis Communications began a trial of UMTS third-generation technology last week. The eight-month test will use 3G spectrum assigned by...

Young, low-wage earners most likely wireless-only users

SAN DIEGO-Twenty-somethings are most likely to give up their landline phones in favor of wireless-only service, and the trend is growing, according to analysis...

Alamosa sets dividend dates

LUBBOCK, Texas-Alamosa Holdings set dividend, record and ex-dividend dates for its 7.5-percent series B convertible preferred stock.The record date for the second dividend payment...

Trujillo steps down from Orange after 13 months

PARIS-Sol Trujillo will step down as chief executive officer of Orange S.A., and Sanjiv Ahuja, currently Orange's chief operating officer, will replace him. Trujillo...

Broadcom tops sales of WLAN equipment

Wireless local area network equipment shipments increased a hefty 53 percent in 2003 from 2002 to $3.9 billion worldwide, according to a study by...

Courting multilateralism

As the U.S. mobile-phone industry strategizes how to counter state efforts to impose new regulations, taxes and antenna-siting moratoria on wireless carriers, it may...

Adelstein, Gallagher appointments hostage to politics

WASHINGTON-With major wireless issues facing federal regulators and the White House, the future of two key Bush telecom appointees is growing more uncertain by...
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