Yearly Archives: 2004

FCC updates LNP complaint numbers

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission said it has received 4,734 informal complaints about wireless local number portability as of Jan. 23.Most complaints were about porting...

Extended Systems reverses loss

BOISE, Idaho-Wireless enterprise company Extended Systems Inc. reversed past losses with a slim profit in its second quarter, but the news failed to please...

RIM hits inflection point with trusty BlackBerry

BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion Ltd. faces a range of obstacles, both major and minor. But one challenge overshadows the rest, according to Mike Lazaridis,...

S&P raises US Unwired outlook to developing

NEW YORK-Citing what it called modest improvements in the carrier's financial profile, Standard & Poor's Ratings Services raised its outlook on US Unwired Inc....

Alcatel buys WaterCove

Alcatel Corp. said it has acquired gateway company WaterCove Networks to reinforce its core network portfolio. Watercove makes GPRS gateway support node (GGSN) products,...

AWS aims to steer acquisition process

As the list of potential suitors became clearer last week, AT&T Wireless Services Inc.'s management took control of the situation by announcing a mid-February...

Virgin Mobile U.K. adds 500,000 in 4Q

LONDON-Virgin Mobile U.K., a mobile virtual network operator, said it added more than half a million new customers in the fourth quarter of 2003....

GSM consumers to hit 1B in 1Q

LONDON-GSM operators will count 1 billion users by end of the first quarter 2004, according to predictions from the GSM Association. More than 180...

Alliance to publish UWB standards in May

TOKYO-The MultiBand OFDM Alliance, which supports ultra-wideband technology, said it will publish a standard in May and plans to submit proposals for the IEEE...

Enpocket announces second major purchase

NEW YORK-Wireless technology and content company Enpocket scored its second major acquisition, announcing the purchase of Helsinki-based mobile technology company Mobicus for an undisclosed...

Microsoft, Ambient glance at nontraditional wireless devices

Although mobile phones are perhaps the most recognizable symbol of the wireless industry, they are by no means the only aspect of the business....

Verizon reaches new levels in 4Q, year for net subs

The last three months of 2003 proved fruitful for the country's largest and smallest nationwide operators as Verizon Wireless and T-Mobile USA Inc. posted...

FCC makes case for MSS terrestrial factor

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission urged a federal appeals court here to reject a wireless industry challenge to mobile satellite service permits, saying mobile-phone carriers...

M2M expected to bring wireless revenue opportunities

DALLAS-Machine-to-machine (M2M) business applications-distinguished from wireless data services in their ability to automatically and autonomously communicate, control and affect the operation of remote machines...

WLAN growth expected to continue through 2006

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-The wireless LAN market will grow 23 percent in 2004 to $2.2 billion, with strong growth continuing through 2006, but its decline...

Voice, not data, to drive wireless use in 2004

NEW YORK-Deloitte Research expects wireless subscriber numbers to continue to rise during 2004, bolstered by the steady use of traditional voice applications.Deloitte predicts mobile-subscriber...

ZigBee to be key player in home automation market

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-Short-range wireless technology ZigBee will be a key player in the home automation market, according to market research firm West Technology Research...

FCC gives clues on USF qualifications

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission granted Virginia Cellular L.L.C. eligible telecommunications carrier status, and in the process, provided clues about what criteria should be used...

OMA updates DRM specs

Digital rights management has arisen as one of the most critical elements of the wireless data industry. And in an acknowledgement of the importance...

Public-safety forces take 800 MHz proposal to Bush

WASHINGTON-The public-safety members of the Consensus Plan coalition to solve the 800 MHz interference problem upped the ante by delivering a letter to the...

Trucker sued as feds, carrier target teen driver safety

WASHINGTON-A lawsuit was filed against a truck driver and a North Carolina company in connection with the death of a girl killed Jan. 13...

Year of monkey business

More challenging than erasing a $477 billion budget deficit (which should keep the 3-percent federal phone tax intact for another hundred years or so)...

Smart phones put squeeze on PDA market

STAMFORD, Conn.-Two new studies show the market for personal digital assistants continues to shrink as more and more users are enticed by smart phones."Through...

Investors renew interest in wireless carrier stocks

The wireless industry's love-hate relationship with Wall Street appears to be on the mend as investors again flocked back to the segment that just...

Wireless carriers to take piece of broadband home business

CAMBRIDGE, U.K.-Wireless operators are expected to battle fixed-line operators for a chunk of the broadband home market, which could be worth more than $100...
- Advertisment -

Most Read