Monthly Archives: March, 2005

Brand X case may impact telecom-reform debate

WASHINGTON-The outcome of a case being argued this week before the U.S. Supreme Court will shape the telecom debate going forward. "This will shape...

Most rural operators get reprieve on E911 deployment

WASHINGTON-In a report to Congress obtained by RCR Wireless News, the Federal Communications Commission told lawmakers last week that it had granted 32 whole...

Powerful phones can have powerful problems

T-Mobile USA Inc. suspended sales of the Hewlett-Packard Co. iPAQ h6315 smart phone due to unexplained software bugs, a move that illustrates the extremely...

Cingular tests AWS devices for release, Ogo likely won’t make cut

ATLANTA-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. is testing the SMT 5600 smart phone from UTStarcom Inc. for use on its network and plans to release the device...

TIM sells Czech stake to T-Mobile

MILAN, Italy-Telecom Italia Mobile said it completed a deal with T-Mobile Global Holding for the sale of TIM's 7.16-percent of the share capital of...

Group balks at plan to charge $1 a handset to cover DRM costs

An association of mobile carriers and content firms joined the fight last week against a group of technology companies it said is looking to...

First Response Coalition re-emerges to fight for interoperability funding

WASHINGTON-The First Response Coalition-which came out against other public-safety organizations at the 11th hour last year in the fight to stop interference in the...

Weiner bill promotes network sharing to bring mobile service to subways

WASHINGTON-Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.), an outspoken wireless consumer advocate in Congress, is pushing legislation that would require mobile-phone carriers to give subscribers the ability...

States rights vs. federal rule

WASHINGTON-The mobile-phone industry increasingly finds itself like the proverbial Dutch boy with his finger in the dike, drawn into courts, public utility commissions and...

Gaming giant EA makes wireless play

Video-game behemoth Electronic Arts signaled its long-awaited-and perhaps long-feared-entry onto the mobile gaming playground earlier this month at GDC Mobile in San Francisco, unveiling...

Telekom Austria exercises option for MobilTel stake

VIENNA, Austria-Telekom Austria said it paid $105.6 million to purchase MobilTel AD, a Bulgarian wireless carrier, as part of a call option agreement concluded...

Ringback race starts in U.S.

For U.S. carriers, the race to deploy ringback tones is on. Ringbacks-the clips of music a caller hears instead of a traditional ring before...

World Briefs

SAUDI ARABIANokia Corp. has signed an agreement with Aljawal, the GSM operator of Saudi Telecom Co., to supply the Nokia multimedia messaging service solution....

Of POTS and plaintiffs’ lawyers

In many respects, the clunky category known as plain old telephone service is being put out to pasture.POTS, despite still being the dominant mode...

Crown Castle moves into new role with TV technology trials

As a tower operator, Crown Castle International Inc. is venturing into a less familiar environment as an enabler of what may grow into a...

Mitec to provide base station gear

OTTAWA-Mitec Telecom Inc. said it has signed a letter of intent to provide a North American equipment vendor with $41 million of base station...

EarthLink, SK Telecom detail MVNO joint venture

Internet service provider EarthLink Inc. and Korean carrier SK Telecom have finished forming their new mobile virtual network operator.The joint venture, called SK-EarthLink, plans...

Motorola debuts 3 phones, but still no iTunes model

MIAMI-Motorola Inc. released a trio of new phones featuring digital music players, although the company's long-anticipated iTunes-capable device was not in attendance. Motorola executives...

Wronged tower owners cannot collect legal fees, Supreme Court rules 9-0

WASHINGTON-In a stunning 9-0 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court told Mark Abrams he is not entitled to attorney's fees and other damages even if...

Study says major attack will prompt wireless anti-virus protection software

SAN FRANCISCO-A study from Visiongain predicted it will take a major virus attack for mobile operators and handset companies to realize the potential market...

VC firm goes inside giant corporations for next big thing

Most venture capitalists dream of finding the next billion-dollar company hiding in an inventor's garage. Andy Garman, however, dreams of finding the next billion-dollar...

PHS is economic solution in poor, rural markets

High-end devices and services may draw flocks of end users, but the poor have more basic communications needs. The Personal Handyphone System is one...

Sprint device strategy built on close relationships with handset makers

When it comes to mobile phones, Sprint PCS has long been in a class of its own. Since the carrier's beginnings, Sprint has traveled...

Western Wireless signs WAP contract, offers UTStarcom video phone

BELLEVUE, Wash.-Western Wireless Corp. said it signed an agreement with Wireless Services Corp. to provide WAP 2.0 access to more than 1.3 million Cellular...

U.K. users can customize song clip into ringtone

LONDON-In what appears to be a first for the mobile music market, U.K. subscribers can choose which part of a new single from hip-hop...
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