Monthly Archives: August, 2004

As VoIP evolves, MOP lurks in the shadows

For all the play Voice over Internet Protocol snags in the wireless arena, a new and broader technology is lurking to gulp it up....

Verizon beats estimates, tops 40 M-user mark

Verizon Wireless added some much-needed fuel to a rather bleak-looking second quarter last week as the nation's largest carrier posted an industry-record 1.5 million...

Converged devices give Wi-Fi credibility

The launch of converged mobile devices, capable of communicating over both Wi-Fi and cellular technologies, suggests Wi-Fi, long hailed by start-up companies and tech-savvy...

Global handset market shifting

FRAMINGHAM, Mass.-Aggressive tactics from some device manufacturers coupled with conservative moves by others are causing a shift in global handset market share, according to...

ZTE to draft two ITU next-gen QoS standards

BEIJING-Chinese telecom supplier ZTE Corp. said it was chosen by the International Telecommunication Union to draft two international standards aimed at shaping the world

Motorola releases device bonanza

Amid second-quarter financial result releases and a much-anticipated analyst meeting, Motorola Inc. launched a slew of mobile devices last week, the majority of which...

Business Briefs

Symbol Technologies Inc. will acquire Matrics Inc., which designs and manufactures electronic product code (EPC)-compliant radio frequency identification (RFID) systems, for $230 million. "The...

Motorola details OFDM field test results

ROSEMENT, Ill.-Motorola Inc. said its field tests and research have proved that its Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing technology can provide future all-Internet Protocol mobile...

Motorola moves could signal upcoming reorganization

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-In what may be a foretaste of a possible reorganization of the company, Motorola Inc. announced a new chief strategy officer and plans...

Legislator discusses interoperability, homeland security, cybersecurity

WASHINGTON-Interoperability is not easy, but it is something that needs to happen and it is something Congress is concerned about, said Rep. Mac Thornberry...

KDDI to work with Toshiba, Hitachi on fuel-cell batteries

TOKYO-Japanese mobile carrier KDDI Corp. announced an agreement with Toshiba Corp. and Hitachi Ltd. to cooperate on research into compact fuel-cell batteries for mobile...

T-Mobile USA sponsors X Games

BELLEVUE, Wash.-Continuing its marketing focus on the youth segment, T-Mobile USA Inc. reported its Gold Sponsorship of the 2004 Summer X Games in Los...

Working together

Small wireless carriers want to offer their customers the same advanced services the big companies offer theirs. But since the economics of innovation are...

FCC’s 24 GHz auction nets $216,000

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission's auction of 24 GHz licenses started and ended last week after four rounds, netting more than $216,000 for seven licenses...

MetroPCS postpones IPO

DALLAS-Citing a pending review of previously filed financial statements, MetroPCS Inc. said it is postponing its initial public offering, which was expected to raise...

Verizon Wireless expands to Sin City with EV-DO service

LAS VEGAS-Increasing its presence in the wireless high-speed data game, Verizon Wireless launched its CDMA2000 1x EV-DO BroadbandAccess service in Las Vegas, providing users...

Sprint to offer joint Wi-Fi/1x access

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Just over a year after launching its Wi-Fi initiative, Sprint Corp. reported that it will enable customers to access both its CDMA2000...

Ericsson wins Chinese in-building, IP contracts

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson said it will provide in-building solutions for the new National Grand Theater in China under a contract awarded by Beijing Communication...

South African company to roll out iBurst network

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa.-ArrayComm Inc. said it has scored its second iBurst broadband wireless system deployment, this one in South Africa. Wireless Business Solutions, a...

Back to school

According to a survey sponsored by Levi and conducted by Insight Express, 42 percent of kids ages 13 to 17 said choosing the right...

Proxim ordered to pay damages to Symbol in patent lawsuit

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Proxim Corp. will be required to pay $25.9 million in damages to Symbol Technologies Inc. for infringing on patents, according to the U.S....

Dobson builds bridge between wireline and wireless with MERGE

Dobson Communications Corp.'s Dobson Cellular Systems jumped into the converged market last week with the launch of its MERGE product, which the company said...

Accudata porting troubleshooter draws interest from second-tier carriers

Despite reports from most wireless carriers that they have seen little to no impact in customer churn related to the implementation of wireless local...
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