Monthly Archives: May, 2004

Bush spectrum reports could change policy, improve management

WASHINGTON-U.S. officials are close to delivering potentially far-reaching spectrum reports to President Bush, culminating a year-long review at a time when development of third-generation...

Orange deploys Nortel gear for Cannes UMTS network

CANNES, France-Nortel Networks Ltd. said it has launched a pre-commercial UMTS network with Orange France for the Cannes International Film Festival and is providing...

Curitel to build PTT phones with Qualcomm technology

SEOUL, South Korea-Curitel Communications announced it will build CDMA mobile phones using Qualcomm Inc.'s BREWChat push-to-talk technology. Curitel joins Kyocera Wireless Corp. and others...

Berkana Wireless raises $9M in second-round financing

LONDON-Chip developer Berkana Wireless Inc. said it has raised $9 million in an oversubscribed round B of financing, an event that could boost its...

CoTel to introduce cellular over VoIP product

PHILADELPHIA-Cotran Telecommunications L.L.C. said it is gearing up to introduce COTeLtalker110, which cell-phone users can attach to the Internet to allow any cell phone...

EMS acquires fleet tracking software

OTTAWA-EMS Technologies Inc. said it has acquired a suite of fleet tracking software from GEOCOMtms Inc. that allows for seamless access to different wireless...

iPCS reports slight quarterly revenue increase

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Sprint PCS affiliate and AirGate PCS Inc. unrestricted subsidiary iPCS Inc. reported $45.8 million in total revenues for its second fiscal quarter ended...

Telus to allow CDMA users to roam on GSM networks

Telus Mobility said it plans to offer its customers enhanced global roaming capabilities using a pair of Motorola Inc. GSM world phones designed to...

Motorola combines two-way radio, cordless phone

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-With an eye on the restaurant business, Motorola Inc. said it has integrated a two-way radio with digital 2.4 GHz cordless-phone capability.The device...

Senator says he will block new FTC chairman nomination

WASHINGTON-Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) said he will block President Bush's nomination of antitrust attorney Deborah Majoras to succeed Timothy Muris as chairman of the...

Carriers reject both new Calif. consumer rights proposals

WASHINGTON-Mobile-phone carriers rejected two new bill-of-rights plans for California telecom consumers, setting the stage for a vote next Thursday by state regulators.The big surprise...

Nokia to expand R&D efforts in China

Nokia Corp. announced it will expand its research and development efforts in China, a move that comes amid doubts about Nokia's ability to maintain...

Where is Powell on 800 MHz rebanding plan?

WASHINGTON-Press reports circulated today that FCC Chairman Michael Powell had pulled away from supporting Nextel Communications Inc. getting spectrum in the 1.9 GHz band...

Primetones.com allows users to create ring tones from PC music

LOS ANGELES-Wireless start-up Primetones.com, which sells ring tones on the Internet, announced it will offer a new service that will allow mobile-phone users to...

Rogers, AWS fail to agree on Rogers Wireless stake sale

Rogers Communications Inc. said it has failed to reach an agreement with AT&T Wireless Services Inc. to acquire AWS' 34.1-percent interest in Rogers Wireless...

Verizon Wireless bets on multiplayer poker game

RALEIGH, N.C.-Wireless application company Summus Inc. launched its new "Phil Hellmuth's Texas Hold 'Em" multiplayer poker game, which is available on Verizon Wireless' application...

Tellabs to acquire AFC for $1.9B

NAPERVILLE, Ill.-Tellabs Inc. said it will acquire broadband access company AFC for $1.9 billion in cash and stock.The deal was approved by both companies'...

Nextel Partners updates on tender offer

Nextel Partners Inc. said it has accepted for purchase approximately $352.5 million aggregate principal amount of outstanding 11-percent senior notes due 2010, representing approximately...

Saudi wireless operator to see first competition in July

LONDON-State-run Saudi Arabian operator Saudi Telecom Co. is set to be joined by a competitor in the GSM market by July. The license for...

Symbian establishes application certification program

Operating system company Symbian Ltd. announced a new certification program to provide a single testing process for all Symbian-based applications. The move is an...

Canadians show interest in home networks

BOSTON-Home networking may become yet another battleground for service providers attempting to acquire and retain customers, according to recent results of the Yankee Group's...

Hutchison sees upswing in 3G numbers

HONG KONG-Hutchison Whampoa Ltd., which operates several third-generation networks around the world, has signed 1.73 million 3G users globally, according to press reports, which...

Pelephone selects Nortel for 1x EV-DO contract

TEL AVIV, Israel-Israeli wireless operator Pelephone said Nortel Networks will be the exclusive provider of its CDMA2000 1x EV-DO wireless network. The value of...

ABI: UMTS growth to be spurred by voice-capacity increases

OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-UMTS technology will almost double its market growth this year compared with 2003, according to ABI Research's latest "Wireless Infrastructure Quarterly Service"...

Adelstein, CTIA say Nextel late in raising 2.1 GHz concerns

WASHINGTON-FCC Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein Thursday morning said he found Nextel Communications Inc.'s complaints about the 2.1 GHz band unusual because the carrier did not...
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