Monthly Archives: October, 2004

Interoperability lag weighs down mobile IM growth

Depending on your perspective, mobile instant messaging either has taken off like a rocket or is still idling on the launching pad. Like many...

FCC clarifies G-band piece of rebanding plan

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission clarified some issues in its plan to solve public-safety interference in the 800 MHz band, but did not deal with...

Business Briefs

Rural wireless provider Bluegrass Cellular said it will deploy a commercial push-to-talk service using Kodiak Network's circuit-switch based Real-time Exchange system across its 34-county...

Land Rovers to include Nokia system, Nissans offer location services via DoCoMo connection

TOKYO AND ESPOO, Finland-Following on a series of recent announcements regarding wireless in-car communications, Nokia Corp. and Land Rover said they jointly developed the...

Carrier alliance updates work on mobile-phone interface

LONDON-A global alliance of wireless carriers that is working to define mobile-phone interface standards said it has added new members and outlined its work...

Siemens to offer Flash-OFDM technology

MUNICH-Siemens AG raised Flash-OFDM technology to a prime spot on the wireless radar with its decision to adopt it as an important part of...

Cingular-AWS merger before FCC

WASHINGTON-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. moved a step closer to winning government backing for its proposed $41 billion purchase of AT&T Wireless Services Inc., with Federal...

Centennial improves Midwest footprint, falls short in net adds

Centennial Communications Corp. reported its U.S. wireless operations lost 3,600 subscribers during its first financial quarter of 2005 ended Aug. 31, compared to a...

AirGate to sell floating rate notes

ATLANTA-Sprint PCS affiliate AirGate PCS Inc. said it has agreed to sell $175 million first-priority senior secured floating rate notes due 2011 at par...

Bill-of-rights battle shifts to court

WASHINGTON-The California Public Utilities Commission last week denied industry's request to reconsider a decision creating a bill of rights for telecom consumers, but not...

T-Mobile offers Sony Ericsson tri-band card

BELLEVUE, Wash.-T-Mobile USA Inc. launched the Sony Ericsson GC79 PC card providing access to the carrier's GPRS and 802.11b-based Wi-Fi data networks from a...

Google information service uses short messaging

Google has launched a beta test of a service that allows mobile users to access the Google database from handsets using short message service....

RadioShack turns up kiosk presence

Once viewed as a haven for technology nerds, RadioShack Corp. has quickly become one of the most prominent retail locations for wireless products, services...

VeriSign licenses Bridgewater’s accounting technology

OTTAWA-VeriSign Inc. has licensed Bridgewater Systems' authentication, authorization and accounting and mediation capabilities, according to a strategic agreement between the companies. VeriSign will use...

HP offers standardized telecom platform to infrastructure vendors

As infrastructure vendors strive to simplify their products for carriers, companies such as Hewlett-Packard Co., Sun Microsystems Inc. and IBM Corp. are positioning themselves...

Wavelink adds security with AirPrism buy

Wavelink Corp said it has acquired AirPrism, a wireless firm after its software heart. Both companies work in the enterprise arena, and Wavelink thinks...

Industry courts enterprise with expected-and surprising-pairings

Industry players announced new alliances and applications targeting on-the-go workers last week, signs that the much-sought-after enterprise market is progressing steadily. Nextel Communications Inc....

Qualcomm signs W-CDMA agreement with DoCoMo

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. said it has signed a cooperation agreement with NTT DoCoMo Inc. to promote the global deployment of W-CDMA technology. The announcement...

Plaintiff says Cingular suit has merit

Dear Editor: I would like to comment on the Jeffrey Silva article of Sept. 20 in regard to lawsuits and/or racial and employment allegations...

Sprint offers camera-phone printing service via retailers

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint PCS Vision users can send camera-phone photos and order prints from retailers including Ritz Camera, Sam's Club and Wolf Camera, through...

T-Mobile USA garners top retail sales rating in J.D. Powers survey

J.D. Power and Associates reported that T-Mobile USA Inc. ranked highest in overall retail sales customer satisfaction among the nation's seven largest wireless operators,...

AWS expands music offering even as Cingular deal nears

AT&T Wireless Services Inc. continues to roll out advanced devices and services despite an impending acquisition by Cingular Wireless L.L.C., which could be completed...

Homeland hyperbole?

First, the confusing color-coded threat alerts. Then, the duck tape and plastic-sheeting quacker. Next, cybersecurity chaos that continues to this day. Now this.On Sept....

Streamlined tower-siting agreement skips tribal lands

WASHINGTON and DALLAS-Even as several entities signed a nationwide agreement meant to streamline tower sitings, tribal lands are exempt from the rules, thus leading...

11th-hour effort to pass E911 funding legislation hits snag

WASHINGTON-An 11th-hour effort to pass the wireless enhanced 911 funding bill was struggling against a senatorial objection that stopped the frenetic activity to get...
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