Monthly Archives: October, 2004

Stepping back on 411

Congress—and California—need to take a couple of steps back on industry plans for a 411 directory of wireless telephone numbers. Regardless of where one...

Groups oppose 900 MHz apps freeze

WASHINGTON—After complaining that a subsidiary of Nextel Communications Inc. was trying to gobble up the remaining available spectrum in the 900 MHz band, the...

Crosby returns to ITA, Access Spectrum ‘fine’

WASHINGTON—Mark Crosby, who left the Industrial Telecommunications Association in February 2001 to become president of Access Spectrum L.L.C., has returned as ITA's president and...

Jamdat IPO hailed as harbinger

It was a remarkable coming-out party for Jamdat Mobile Inc. The mobile-game developer raised $88.8 million in its initial public offering, then watched as...

Judge casts doubt on tossing out headset litigation

RICHMOND, Va.—The mobile-phone industry last week appeared to dodge another legal challenge to government radiation limits for handsets and towers, but found itself looking...

Supreme Court to hear tower siting case

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case from California involving whether a city has to pay attorney fees if it loses...

Abernathy: FCC should vote on major changes to 800 MHz rebanding plan

WASHINGTON—FCC Commissioner Kathleen Abernathy said the five-member commission should vote again if changes are made to the government's proposed ruling on solving interference at...

Nortel, Motorola continue layoffs

A tremor of restructuring is rippling through the infrastructure players, signaling a new approach to the market. Such moves, some of them imposed and...

EDGE, CDMA2000, UMTS deployments counted in separate research

EDGE and UMTS technologies are both on a roll, says new research. But while EDGE accounts for more deployments, all eyes are on the...

CDMA data roaming no-go in U.S.

The wide ranging world of wireless roaming has fallen on deaf ears when it comes to CDMA2000 1x data services. Most U.S. operators have...

Sproqit software remotely enables desktop access

Four years after leaving Microsoft to start their own business, Pete Mansour and Chad Schwitters are coming to market. The co-founders of Sproqit, a...

Semiconductor segment slows, 5-percent growth predicted for ’05

A year ago, the semiconductor sector seemed on cruise control, while other sectors of telecom had just begun to rev up their economic recovery...

Study nearly split on cell-phone TV interest

NEWTONVILLE, Mass.—A slim majority of mobile-phone users aren't interested in watching television broadcasts on their handsets, according to a report released Monday. The survey...

Verizon offers Audiovox video/camera phone

BEDMINSTER, N.J.—Verizon Wireless and Audiovox Communications Corp. have launched the Audiovox CDM-9900 digital video and camera phone. The device features a 2.2-inch high-resolution color...

Win the lottery? Find out on your mobile

CINCINNATI—Lottery.com has teamed with Games Inc. to launch a text-messaging application that distributes nationwide state lottery results to mobile devices, the companies announced. The...

Infineon, VW team for in-car wireless LBS

MUNICH, Germany—Infineon Technologies AG and the Volkswagen Group announced they have developed a platform concept for wireless location-based information services for vehicles. The platform,...

Lucent, ZTE score CDMA2000 wins

SAO, PAULO, Brazil—Lucent Technologies Inc. and ZTE Corp. announced contract awards for CDMA2000 equipment. Financial details were not disclosed. Lucent said it was awarded...

Marketing group forms anti-spam committee

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.—The Mobile Marketing Association formed an anti-spam committee, marking the organization's work to keep wireless content and applications spam-free. The committee is...

CDG honors companies for CDMA achievements

MIAMI—The CDMA Development Group announced winners of the 3G CDMA Industry Achievement Awards this week at the CDMA Americas Congress taking place in Miami....

Products

ComarcoComarco Wireless Test Solutions introduced Seven.Five for EvDO, a comprehensive test system for North American EV-DO cellular systems. Seven.Five for EvDO provides drive-test and...

Nationwide carriers on pace to record best growth since 2000

The wireless industry is expected to take its customary third-quarter breather this year. The nation's six largest operators are forecast to post relatively strong...

People

Nortel Networks said it has appointed Clent Richardson to the post of chief marketing officer. Richardson will lead the company's newly formed global marketing...

Tropos scores WLAN wins in Philly, Oklahoma City

With a new product and two deployments, Tropos Networks Inc. has staked itself firmly in the wireless LAN space. The firm announced its Tropos...

Global Briefs

ThailandOrange S.A., in conjunction with co-shareholders True Corporation Public Co. Ltd. and CP Group, said it has reduced its stake in Thai company BITCO...

Global Signal to buy GoldenState Towers in $63M deal

SARASOTA, Fla.—Global Signal Inc. said it will purchase all of the equity of GoldenState Towers L.L.C. for up to $63.1 million, in a transaction...
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