Monthly Archives: February, 2005

Va. telecom tax bill dies in committee, author plans to resurrect

WASHINGTON-A bill favored by CTIA that would have reduced telecom taxes in Virginia was killed by a state Senate committee last week but is...

Group says gov’t should get out of Wi-Fi biz

WASHINGTON-A new study by the Competitive Enterprise Institute said municipal Wi-Fi wireless broadband networks may not provide all the benefits cities expect. According to...

U.S. wireless penetration to hit 75% by 2010

DALLAS-U.S. mobile-phone penetration is expected to grow from 61 percent last year to more than 75 percent by 2010, according to a new report...

MSV announces design partner for satellite system

RESTON, Va.-Mobile Satellite Ventures said it has selected ITT Industries Inc.'s Advanced Engineering & Sciences Division to help it design ground-based beamforming terrestrial infrastructure.MSV...

Visant sees growth for PTP market

KINGS PARK, N.Y.-The point-to-point microwave market will experience significant growth during the coming years due to emerging PTP application segments, according to a new...

CPS launches E-GPS

CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom-Cambridge Positioning Systems Ltd. launched its Enhanced Global Positioning System technology.The technology combines GPS functionality with the company's Matrix product, which uses...

Wireless takes Herculean role in Super Bowl

Although only two teams will line up on the field Sunday for the grand culmination of the professional football season, multiple players will participate...

Telus wins 130 licenses in Canadian auction

OTTAWA-Canadian regulatory agency Industry Canada said it has conditionally assigned 306 wireless spectrum licenses in the 2.3 GHz and 3.5 GHz spectrum bands to...

Nextel wins Georgia contract

NORCROSS, Ga.-Nextel Communications Inc. said it has signed a contract with the State of Georgia enabling government agencies, political subdivisions, municipalities and all other...

More smart phones set to launch

ATLANTA-Industry is awash in high-end phone news, as Cingular Wireless L.L.C. and T-Mobile in Germany showed off new smart phones, and as Panasonic gears...

Nortel files lawsuit against former execs.

TORONTO-Nortel Networks Ltd. has filed a lawsuit against its former chief executive and two other executives, asking them to repay bonuses they received in...

Dwango raises $15M in private placement

SEATTLE-Dwango North America Corp. raised $15 million in a private placement of Series D convertible preferred stock, the mobile content provider said Thursday.Dwango sold...

GlobalCrossing offers extranet

LONDON-Global Crossing announced an upcoming extranet offering designed to allow operators to deliver voice and video applications over a single connection from a neutral...

Valentine-themed messaging products abound as holiday approaches

LONDON-Wireless users both lovestruck and lonely can use their phones to find a soul mate or send text and animated messages to the objects...

Fonoinfo releases virus solution for mobile phones

MONTREAL-Fonoinfo released its new Commander product, which the company said is a complete virus detection, prevention and disinfection solution for mobile phones. "The threat...

@Road stock drops on lower 1Q expectations

FREMONT, Calif.-Mobile resource management company @Road Inc. reported revenues and earnings largely in-line with estimates, but its forecasts for the first quarter came in...

Triton to stress SunCom brand

RICHMOND, Va.-Triton PCS Inc., which recently negotiated itself out of an AT&T Wireless Services Inc. affiliation following Cingular Wireless L.L.C.'s acquisition of AWS late...

Leap expands international calling options

SAN DIEGO-Leap Wireless International Inc. expanded the international long-distance offering for its Cricket wireless service to more than 60 countries. The expanded service will...

Esmertec to buy Chinese company’s wireless division

DUEBENDORF, Zurich-Embedded software company Esmertec, which sells Java virtual machine technology to mobile-phone makers, announced it will purchase the mobile division of Chinese technology...

Primus targets international callers with new service

MCLEAN, Va.-Primus Telecommunications Inc. said it will enter the U.S. mobile calling market with a service targeted at international callers. The U.S. subsidiary of...

Vcast to offer Elmo clips

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless unveiled another content partner for its new Vcast multimedia service, announcing the availability of "Sesame Street" video clips on the new...

Base station specs released

PARIS-The Open Base Station Architecture Initiative said it is releasing the first version of its base station specifications to non-members on its Web site....

Alcatel wins $133M network upgrade in Thailand

DALLAS-Alcatel Corp. said it signed a $133 million contract with Thai carrier TA Orange to upgrade the operator's GSM/GPRS network with EDGE and UMTS...

2 Sprint PCS affiliates select Nortel for 1x

DALLAS-Nortel Networks Ltd. said it has won wireless infrastructure contracts from two carriers, Horizon PCS Inc. and iPCS inc.Under a four-year, estimated $14 million...

Alcatel reports full-year profit on strong wireless revenues

PARIS-Alcatel Corp.'s shares fell on its fourth-quarter result, although the company's mobile business experienced a surge.The company, however, had its first full-year profit in...
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