Monthly Archives: February, 2005

TIA supports ’06 for DTV transition

WASHINGTON-The Telecommunications Industry Association is supporting a Dec. 31, 2006, date for the transition to digital TV. "Converting to DTV will clear valuable spectrum...

Alaska Communications posts strong wireless growth

ANCHORAGE, Alaska-Alaska Communications Systems Group Inc. reported a record 5,128 net wireless subscriber additions during the fourth quarter of last year, ending 2004 with...

Google allows wireless users to search for movie info.

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-Google Inc. has rolled out a movie-search service for wireless subscribers, allowing users to access show times and theater locations and phone...

Think tank predicts Broadband over Power Lines will be reality

WASHINGTON-Broadband over Power Lines is a reality but it won't be much better than current high-speed offerings, experts told reporters Thursday. "BPL is moving...

Siemens hushes handset biz rumors with new low-end phones

Proving wrong rumors of an imminent shutdown of its handset business, Siemens released three new low-end phones in an effort to trump low-cost vendors...

Snowden leaves FCC to become VP at CTIA

WASHINGTON-K. Dane Snowden, chief of the FCC's Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau, is leaving the Federal Communications Commission to become vice president of strategic...

Infineon enjoys upgrade

NEW YORK-Deutsche Bank raised its rating on Infineon from "sell" to "buy" Thursday following news that the company plans to restructure its chip manufacturing...

Telecom companies not tracking competition, study says

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.-Most U.S. telecom companies are not tracking and assessing their competitors around the world, according to a new study.Two-thirds of more than...

Qwest sweetens MCI offer in battle with Verizon

Qwest Communications International Inc. submitted a revised proposal to acquire MCI Inc. that included a collar on its stock price and accelerating the timing...

FCC hands wireless carriers a win on intercarrier compensation

WASHINGTON-Rural wireline carriers can no longer file tariffs with state commissions that charge wireless carriers to terminate calls, said the Federal Communications Commission Thursday,...

Skype expands SMS offering for GSM users

LONDON-Skype is testing a free service that allows users to send text messages to any GSM handset, the Voice over Internet Protocol provider said...

Jamdat roller-coaster ride ends with 4Q profit

Jamdat Mobile Inc. may have finally climbed off the roller coaster.The mobile game maker posted a solid fourth quarter of 2004, reporting revenues of...

Australian provider touts non-line-of-sight network success

RICHARDSON, Texas-Australian high-speed wireless provider Unwired Australia Pty Ltd. said it is seeing strong customer up-take of its wireless broadband service in Sydney, Australia,...

Cingular to restate financials for leases: Restatements to reduce pre-tax earnings by $171M

Cingular Wireless L.L.C. said it has changed its accounting for operating leases related to cell sites to conform to generally accepted accounting principals resulting...

Near-field forum gains members

WAKEFIELD, Mass.-The Near Field Communications Forum, an industry association launched last year to promote NFC technology, announced 20 new additions to its organization.New sponsor...

24/7 teams with Vindigo for wireless advertising

NEW YORK-Interactive marketing company 24/7 Real Media Inc. and wireless content vendor Vindigo announced an innovative teaming that will add advertisements to Vindigo's WAP...

AirNet receives $1M order in Portugal

MELBOURNE, Fla.-AirNet Communications Corp. said it has received about $1 million in expansion orders from Tecore Wireless Systems to deploy its base station products...

Global Wi-Fi revenue grows 15% in 2004

LONDON-The worldwide equipment business for Wi-Fi enjoyed traction last year in revenue and unit sales, according to a new report from Infonetics Research. Global...

Samsung demos push-to-all technology

SUWON, Korea-Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. jumped into the push-to-do-everything arena with the company's demonstration of what it calls its PTA (push-to-all) solution. Samsung said...

Shentel reports increasing wireless revenue

EDINBURG, Va.-Rural telecommunications provider and Sprint PCS affiliate Shenandoah Telecommunications Co. said it added 4,560 direct wireless subscribers during the fourth quarter of last...

Virgin Mobile targets March 1 launch in Canada

TORONTO-The Virgin Mobile Group is reportedly set to launch a mobile virtual network operator-based wireless service in Canada March 1 using Bell Canada's CDMA...

Qwest to submit revised bid for MCI

DENVER-Following on a government filing last week, regional telecommunications provider Qwest Communications International Inc. is reportedly set to submit a revised bid for MCI...

Motorola joins WWiSE consortium for 802.11n proposal

Motorola Inc. has thrown its weight behind one of two main standard proposals being developed for 802.11n technology.The World Wide Spectrum Efficiency consortium said...

Analyst firm warns of hype around mobile TV

BOSTON-The deafening buzz surrounding mobile TV may be unwarranted, according to a report from Strategy Analytics.In the new study, "Mobile TV: Hype not Justified...

Alltel to use Smith Micro data connectivity technology

ALISO VIEJO, Calif.-Smith Micro Software Inc. said Alltel will use its wireless data connectivity solution to support its high-speed data customers.Smith Micro will customize...
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