2004

Quality of service requirements recently have become more urgent for wide area wireless networks because of the increasing need for data and other multimedia services. QoS also is being propelled …

LOS ANGELES-Video gamers worldwide reveled at the new products and titles premiering at the Electronics Entertainment Expo (E3) video game trade show, and wireless players shared in the enthusiasm. Indeed, …

Nextel Communications Inc. continues to dominate the walkie-talkie space and is not expected to relinquish that lead for some time, despite recent attempts by Verizon Wireless, Sprint PCS and Alltel …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission has proposed rules allowing unlicensed services to operate in the unused TV band. “What we have always been committed to is that there has to be …

CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom-More than 5 million Western Europeans will use third-generation mobile devices by the end of this year, but subscriber numbers will remain low until at least 2005, according …

Cellcom should have been No. 14 on the U.S. Carriers-3rd Tier By the Numbers list in the May 3 issue of RCR Wireless News. Cellcom covers 810,000 pops and has …

WASHINGTON-Mobile Satellite Ventures, despite legal and regulatory challenges, is aggressively moving forward with its business plan and appears poised to be first to market with a potentially disruptive technology comprised …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission could fine CenturyTel Inc. $100,000 for not routing ported wireless numbers. “Regardless of the status of a carrier’s obligation to provide number portability, all carriers have …

WASHINGTON-As the California Public Utilities Commission heads toward a vote next week on three bills of rights for telecom consumers, a contentious four-year proceeding pitting consumer advocates against the mobile-phone …

WASHINGTON-FCC Chairman Michael Powell hinted Thursday that Nextel Communications Inc. may yet be willing to accept spectrum in the 2.1 GHz band instead of the 1.9 GHz band requested as …

WASHINGTON-A bill that would make invasive use of camera phones and other imaging devices on federal property a crime is headed to the House floor. Last Wednesday, the House Judiciary …

Two years ago, the wireless gaming market in the United States comprised a few tiny start-ups selling a handful of black-and-white, text-based games. The wireless gaming market today is a …

DENVER-High-speed wireless Internet service provider Ricochet Networks Inc. has once again revised its business model and now plans to sell its service to municipalities across the United States, as well …

T-Mobile USA Inc. posted first-quarter customer growth second only to Verizon Wireless and more than double its next closest competitor, reaffirming claims that once consumers could port their phone numbers, …

Regional carriers Triton PCS Holdings Inc., Dobson Communications Corp. and Rural Cellular Corp. showed their continued uneasy reliance on roaming traffic in first-quarter financials released last week. The regional players …

Barely two years after entering the market, Microsoft Corp. said it is quitting the Wi-Fi space, otherwise known as 802.11b. “After careful evaluation, the Microsoft hardware group has decided to …

WASHINGTON-The City of New York issued a request for proposals for construction of a multimillion-dollar public safety wireless network likely using 4.9 GHz spectrum licensed to the municipal government. The …

CHICAGO-U.S. Cellular Corporation Friday said that it has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission its previously announced restatements. The company restated financial information for 2002 and 2003, including …

LIBERTY LAKE, Wash.-Purcell Systems, which builds customized, modular outdoor power cabinetry solutions for wireless carriers, said it has completed a $16.6 million financing round. Purcell said it will use the …

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Motorola Inc. announced it is adding two software products and a network management tool to its Canopy wireless broadband platform. The software additions include platform software release 4.2 and …

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Proxim Corp. has been chosen by China Telecom to provide its Tsunami point-to-multipoint broadband wireless solutions in 10 provinces in China. Deployments have begun in China’s Tianjin municipality and …

Stress and duress Suddenly technology-the great force multiplier of American net-centric warfare he helped give birth to-is the bane of Defense Secretary Don Rumsfeld’s existence. When technology gives U.S. troops …

Canadian consolidation on horizon with Telus bid for Microcell Canadian telecommunications provider Telus Corp. said it intends to make a $780 million all-cash takeover bid for rival Microcell Telecommunications Inc., …

TORONTO-Nortel Networks Ltd. said it has received a federal grand jury subpoena demanding documents to help in the ongoing criminal investigations of the company’s finances and top executives. The company …

Other than worries among chipmakers over Cisco System Inc.’s quarterly earnings, the sector continues to purr with good news. However, some analysts caution against overheating with inventory overload. Chipmakers that …