2004

Although Aura Communications Inc. executives maintain that the company’s technology is merely an ancillary part of the massive wireless industry, the potential of the company’s offerings is certainly noteworthy. Founded …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Despite a projected decline in sales, L.M. Ericsson said its first-quarter margins will exceed the fourth quarter above 41.6 percent, news that sent its shares up by more than …

COPENHAGEN, Denmark-Danish mobile carrier Sonofon is joining a European alliance of wireless operators. The Starmap Mobile Alliance consists of 10 small European mobile operators representing a total of more than …

BOSTON-Consolidation in the wireless content business continues its heated march, with M-Qube Inc. announcing the purchase of Sharp Robot, a Toronto-based mobile content download provider. Terms of the deal were …

WASHINGTON-The Bush administration last week stepped up criticism of South Korea for pursuing wireless Internet standards it regards as discriminatory and harmful to U.S. companies, a move that comes as …

Corrections: In the “724’s MMS product sends from one to many” story on page 15 of the Feb. 23 issue of RCR Wireless News, T-Mobile in Austria was incorrectly identified …

Siemens said it will become the latest company to license BlackBerry technology from wireless e-mail company Research In Motion Ltd. The news lends further credibility to industry watchers who argue …

According to a new study by the Yankee Group, wireless usage in the U.S. is accelerating the decline of landline use. The biggest impact is in long-distance minutes, where wireless …

WASHINGTON-A powerful lawmaker directed the Federal Communications Commission to send its best scientists to meet with the Pentagon to help alleviate the continuing problem of improvised explosive devices. “Would the …

WASHINGTON-Fewer complaints regarding wireless local number portability appear were logged at the Federal Communications Commission in the last month. The agency received fewer than 1,000 complaints regarding WLNP from Feb. …

HONG KONG-Hong Kong’s Office of Telecommunications Authority announced plans to issue a new license in vacated spectrum of two existing mobile services licenses offering CDMA and TDMA services when the …

Following are mobile infrastructure contracts announced in March: Ireland With Meteor for a core GPRS solution. Value: Undisclosed United States With First Cellular of Southern Illinois for MMS Proxy Relay, …

NEW YORK-InfoSpace Inc. said it scored a deal with Major League Baseball to offer ball club logos to mobile-phone users. The deal will allow users to personalize their phones with …

The next stop in the evolution of the wireless industry is customization. And it’s expected to hit with all the subtlety of a tornado. This is not your father’s faceplate. …

WASHINGTON-With major wireless issues facing federal regulators and the White House, the future of two key Bush telecom appointees is growing more uncertain by the day as a result of …

As the U.S. mobile-phone industry strategizes how to counter state efforts to impose new regulations, taxes and antenna-siting moratoria on wireless carriers, it may want to keep tabs on another …

Wireless local area network equipment shipments increased a hefty 53 percent in 2003 from 2002 to $3.9 billion worldwide, according to a study by Forward Concepts. The report, titled, “WLAN …

PARIS-Sol Trujillo will step down as chief executive officer of Orange S.A., and Sanjiv Ahuja, currently Orange’s chief operating officer, will replace him. Trujillo plans to return to the United …

LUBBOCK, Texas-Alamosa Holdings set dividend, record and ex-dividend dates for its 7.5-percent series B convertible preferred stock. The record date for the second dividend payment is April 19. The dividend …

SAN DIEGO-Twenty-somethings are most likely to give up their landline phones in favor of wireless-only service, and the trend is growing, according to analysis by Integras, a division of Claritas …

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia-Malaysian operator Maxis Communications began a trial of UMTS third-generation technology last week. The eight-month test will use 3G spectrum assigned by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission …

On both technology and adoption fronts, EDGE technology is forging ahead. While the protocol contends with handset challenges, the Global Mobile Suppliers Association puts the number of network operators that …

Metrocall Holdings Inc. and Arch Wireless Inc.-the nation’s two remaining independent paging and messaging carriers-announced a major plan to merge operations in an effort to forestall massive revenue declines as …

WASHINGTON-It will cost billions of dollars to solve the public-safety interference problem in the 800 MHz band, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission told Congress last week. Powell appeared …

WASHINGTON-Just as the new chair of the House Commerce Committee said Congress may not need to step in to speed the digital TV transition because the movement is gaining steam …