Monthly Archives: March, 2005

CTIA takes technology over content in Supreme Court case

WASHINGTON-Technology makers and service providers should not be responsible for their customers' actions, especially if the service providers are hurt financially from those actions,...

AOL expands wireless reach

NEW ORLEANS-America Online Inc. is expected to expand on its mobile offerings this week, adding picture messaging, traffic data and premium services to its...

Opportunity to sell majority stakes in Brazilian carriers

RIO DE JANIERO, Brazil-A Brazilian company said it is placing its controlling stakes in two Brazilian wireless carriers up for sale in a bidding...

Like father, like son

News that Paul Jacobs is succeeding his father, Irwin, as chief executive officer at Qualcomm is not surprising. It's part of a long history...

Spectrum swapping, consolidation shake carriers’ spectrum holdings

Wireless carriers' spectrum positions have changed radically during the past six months due to industry consolidation, spectrum auctions and other spectrum deals. These changes...

Wayne Schelle: Pioneer in cellular, PCS

Editor's Note: RCR Wireless News announces that Wayne Schelle has been inducted into the Wireless Hall of Fame for 2005, now in its sixth...

CRM company launches Nice Office

NEW ORLEANS-Customer relationship management provider eAgency Systems is targeting small and mid-sized offices this week with the launch of Nice Office. The new offering...

Wireless gambles paying off for InPhonic CEO Steinberg

David Steinberg stands as an example of the surplus of opportunity within wireless. As chief executive officer of Internet activation company InPhonic Inc., Steinberg...

FCC changes some spectrum rules to keep up with technology

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission Thursday adopted rules in three spectrum-related proceedings meant to help spur the development of wireless broadband and keep up with...

Motient to shut down network in rural areas

Motient Communications Inc. announced it will shut down the rural sections of its network, reducing its DataTAC network coverage from 200 million people to...

Wavesat receives $990,000 from Canadian program

MONTREAL-Semiconductor developer Wavesat Inc. said the National Research Council's Industrial Research Assistance Program will contribute $990,000 toward the company's development efforts, according to a...

Wireless carriers to compete with IP technologies for revenues

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.-The migration of fixed-line traffic to mobile networks is expected to create a $200 billion revenue opportunity for mobile networks as well as...

Chaoticom changes name to Groove Mobile

ANDOVER, Mass.-Mobile music provider Chaoticom said it is changing its name to Groove Mobile.The company provides more than 1 million tracks of fully downloadable...

Andrew offers amplifiers to increase base-station capacity

ORLAND PARK, Ill.-Andrew Corp. introduced its OneBase Cell Extender, a high-power multicarrier power amplifier that extends coverage and increases capacity of wireless base stations.The...

Verizon selects Convergys billing software

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless said it has implemented Convergys Corp.'s Infinys rating and billing software within its systems architecture to support its growing wireless data...

CEASA to develop early warning system

GENEVA-The Cellular Emergency Alert Systems Association said it formed a global working group focused on development of early warning networks that use cell broadcast...

Muleta to leave FCC

WASHINGTON-John Muleta, chief of the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau at the Federal Communications Commission, said he will leave the agency later this month. Muleta left...

Upgrades and downgrades: Weekly roundup

Following is a roundup of wireless industry companies that were either upgraded or downgraded this week by financial investment and analyst firms.UBS upgraded Qualcomm...

Rural wireless carriers ask FCC to reject Alltel-Western Wireless merger

The Rural Telecommunications Group trade association, which represents small wireless operators in rural markets, filed a petition asking the Federal Communications Commission to deny...

Nextel submits financials regarding 800 MHz band plan

WASHINGTON-Earlier this week, Nextel Communications Inc. submitted the financial paperwork required by the Federal Communications Commission as part of its plan to resolve public-safety...

FCC designates 811 for utility one-call centers

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission Thursday designated 811 as the dialing code for utility one-call centers, leaving only 611 as the only unassigned three-digit number.When...

CellStar shifts Latin American focus to GSM technology

CARROLLTON, Texas-Wireless distributor CellStar Corp. said its Latin American operations have adopted a new strategy that focuses on GSM product distribution in the region....

Nokia switches sides on 802.11n battle

DALLAS-The World Wide Spectrum Efficiency (WWiSE) consortium, one of two competing groups offering a proposal to IEEE for 802.11n technology, gained another heavy hitter...

O2 Germany selects Novatel devices for UMTS/Wi-Fi service

MUNICH, Germany-Novatel Wireless Inc. said it signed a frame agreement with O2 Germany for the purchase of mobile communications equipment, which includes the supply...

Good licenses NTP’s patents, complicates RIM-NTP battle

Research In Motion Ltd. rival Good Technology Inc. announced it entered into a licensing agreement with NTP Inc., the patent-holding company that is suing...
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