Monthly Archives: November, 2004

Nextel has until Feb. 7 to accept reband plan

WASHINGTON-The long-awaited publication in the Federal Register of the Federal Communications Commission's plan to solve public-safety interference in the 800 MHz band occurred Nov....

Customer satisfaction sometimes fleeting

Colorado Mills is one of Denver's newest suburban malls. The warm, well-lit corridors are lined with like likes of Gap, Target, K-B Toys, Chili's...

FCC sides with wireless on Minn. subscriber notification

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission said a Minnesota law requiring mobile-phone carriers to give subscribers 60 days' written notice of some proposed contract changes is...

Alamosa takes AirGate bid to public

Fed up with what it said were sluggish negotiations, Sprint network affiliate Alamosa Holdings Inc. took its bid to merge with fellow affiliate AirGate...

CellStar completes sale of Singapore business

CARROLLTON, Texas-Handset distribution company CellStar Corp. said it completed the sale of its Singapore business to a local group of investors. The company said...

ATG battle revisits familiar issues

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission is abuzz these days with a new debate that seems to bring two familiar issues-competition and spectrum management-to the table...

Blurring business lines

Wireless connectivity is coming to the enterprise, either with the enterprise's tacit approval or without it. Research In Motion Ltd. announced earlier this month...

Nokia to embed Oz IM client in more handsets

Mobile instant messaging is expected to take another step forward this week with an announcement that Nokia Corp. will expand its offerings of IM-friendly...

Phillie’s Wi-Fi plan hinges on governor

WASHINGTON-Pennsylvania Gov. Edward Rendell (D) has yet to signal whether he will sign or veto a bill some critics fear will undermine Philadelphia's planned...

Report: Liberty Media, Global Signal actively bidding for Sprint towers

NEW YORK-The stakes for Sprint Corp.'s 6,500 cell-phone towers rose as at least four bidders have offered proposals to buy them in an auction...

Nokia readies iPod-style device

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. appears to be readying a new iPod-style device designed to play digital music, according to detailed documents posted on the Internet....

Patriot act

Wireless executives should be opening up their checkbooks about now to thank the House GOP. What a bunch of guys. From now on, we...

Survey says: Carriers lose $3B a year from poor communication

Customer confusion over wireless rate plans and services is costing wireless operators $3 billion per year due to increasing customer churn and harmed brand...

NEC looks to develop dual-mode W-CDMA/GSM chipsets

TOKYO-NEC Electronic Corp. wants to make chips off its old block. The semiconductor unit of NEC Corp. said it will work together with its...

LG Electronics enjoys strong growth in handset sales

SEOUL, South Korea-Handset juggernaut LG Electronics Co. Ltd. continued its sales expansion in the third quarter, announcing 64.2-percent year-on-year growth in its mobile-phone business...

8.5M customers switch during first year of LNP

It has been one year since the Federal Communications Commission ordered carriers to allow customers to churn and take their phone numbers with them.The...

Nokia touts first ‘massively multiplayer online’ game

ESPOO, Finland-Nokia Corp. expanded the offerings for its N-Gage device with the launch of a new multiplayer title. According to the handset manufacturer, "Pocket...

Products

Recurrent Software Solutions Inc. introduced its VersaBill automated bill formatting system. The product allows companies to streamline their electronic billing in a format that...

Cingular to cut 7,000

ATLANTA-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. plans to cut at least 10 percent of its newly combined staff, or around 7,000 of its 68,000-strong workforce, chief Stan...

Seven withdraws from IPO market

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-Wireless e-mail company Seven pulled its plans for an initial public offering, but said it plans to hold an IPO at an...

Wireless issues left out of spending bill

WASHINGTON-Congress failed to pass relocation trust fund and wireless enhanced 911 legislation, but House and Senate members plan to try again in early December...

Data providers try to blend, partner to get to China

It's no mystery why so many content and messaging providers are working so hard to pry the lid off the booming Chinese wireless data...

Leap reports rise in revenue, but drop in customers

SAN DIEGO-Leap Wireless International Inc. reported $205.7 million in revenues during the third quarter of this year, which was a 6.7-percent improvement compared with...

3G Americas touts GSM family of protocols, admits speeds still fall short

Like a cat with full jaws and claws, GSM technology does not need to proclaim its strengths. The numbers tell the story. Up to...

Business Briefs

L.M. Ericsson said it has won a $370 million contract extension with third-generation wireless carrier 3 to supply core, radio and transmission equipment and...
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