Yearly Archives: 2004

FTS adds another property to stable

LEVITTOWN, Pa.-2004 has been a busy year for FTS Wireless Inc., a company that operates retail wireless locations that market next-generation wireless products and...

Nortel inks GSM contract for Chinese railways

BEIJING-Nortel Networks Ltd. said it has signed a contract to provide GSM networks for the China Ministry of railways on the Quinghai-Tibet Railway. "It...

Psion minority stakeholder against Symbian sale to Nokia

LONDON-A firm representing about 13 percent of Psion plc's shareholders said it will vote against the company's plans to sell its stake in operating...

Telefonica pursues BellSouth's Latin American operations

ATLANTA-BellSouth Corp. is reportedly in talks with Spanish telecommunications provider Telefonica SA about the possible sale of BellSouth's Latin American operations. The U.S.-based carrier...

Bush challenges Chinese Wi-Fi security standard

WASHINGTON-The Bush administration has officially challenged China's homegrown Wi-Fi security standard that industry and government leaders claim is at odds with international guidelines and...

Extended Systems, Intellisync settle patent dispute

BOISE, Idaho-Wireless enterprise and synchronization companies Extended Systems and Intellisync Corp. announced that they have mutually agreed to settle the ongoing patent infringement lawsuit...

Porting process improving, but May 24 deadline looms

Following a hectic first couple of months, a survey released last week of wireless retailers found that local number portability problems have diminished since...

Wireless chads?

Wireless technology took its place in the election process last week.I am not referring to Motorola's Rock the Vote Mobile campaign either.Still worth noting,...

Martin: Rebanding not only way to fix 800 MHz interference, but may be most efficient

WASHINGTON-FCC Commissioner Kevin Martin indicated Thursday there might be other ways besides rebanding to solve public-safety interference in the 800 MHz band."Ultimately some kind...

Group says USF funds should cover primary lines

WASHINGTON-Wireless carriers and alternative telecom carriers decried a recommendation to restrict universal service subsidies to one line per household.The Federal-State Joint Board on Universal...

Startup softswitch providers target second-tier players

As softswitch technology continues to upstage circuit-based standards, some new companies have launched forays into the space.They do not look forward to dueling the...

Sprint takes PCS back inside

After nearly six years of semi-autonomous trading on the open markets, Sprint Corp. decided last week to rein in its wayward wireless division by...

Motorola camera phone delayed again

Motorola Inc.'s advanced V600 camera phone suffered its second major delay, with AT&T Wireless Services Inc. pushing back the phone's introduction to late April...

Vendors start to pay attention to voice over WLAN

In two major announcements last week, Nortel Networks Ltd. and Alcatel Alsthom demonstrated the kind of attention the wireless industry is paying to voice...

Some vendors quick to implement OMA specs, others hold off

As the market heats up for wireless instant-messaging services, a handful of vendors are touting their rapid implementation of the Open Mobile Alliance's IM...

University study finds cell phones could be classified as hazardous waste

WASHINGTON-A new government-funded study says mobile phones and other high-tech gear often release enough lead to be classified as hazardous waste under federal law,...

CTIA previews new mission statement to state regulators

WASHINGTON-The Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association will unveil a new logo, mission statement, and set of core values when it meets in Atlanta later...

Nokia to equip TeliaSonera

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. will modernize and upgrade TeliaSonera's existing GSM/GPRS/EDGE Nokia network in the Nordic countries of Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden.According to the...

Despite high mobile penetration, bulk of voice calls in Sweden are not carried wirelessly

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Only a fraction of voice calls in Sweden are carried on mobile networks even though the country boasts one of the highest mobile...

Qwest launches nationwide wireless through Sprint network sharing

DENVER-Qwest Communications International Inc. launched its nationwide wireless voice service for residential and small business customers as part of its network-sharing agreement announced last...

Canadian carriers establish common Wi-Fi agreements

OTTAWA-A number of Canadian wireless operators signed an inter-carrier agreement establishing common standards for roaming and interoperability of their public Wi-Fi networks and have...

FCC approves EV-DO phone from LG

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-It appears Verizon Wireless will sell a CDMA EV-DO mobile phone from LG Electronics Co. Ltd. when it launches its high-speed network this...

Correction

In the "Access unveils device development solution" story on page 6 of the Feb. 23 issue of RCR Wireless News, Access Co. Ltd.'s relationship...

TSI reaches beyond borders with name change to Syniverse

A quick Google of the acronym "TSI" can turn up at least 10 different companies, all using the same three letters to sell wildly...
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