Monthly Archives: March, 2005

SpectraSite, Global Signal post figures using new regs

Tower company SpectraSite Inc. said it lost $1.8 million in the fourth quarter, as part of its results for the period and full year....

Verizon Wireless to offer Paris Hilton, Nascar as it pumps up V-Cast

NEW ORLEANS-Verizon Wireless said it will offer its V-Cast subscribers 26 original mobisodes of the hit TV show "The Simple Life: Interns" starring Paris...

Wireless votes for federal, not state, telecom oversight

WASHINGTON-In a slight about face, the wireless industry is welcoming regulation from the Federal Communications Commission, especially if the alternative is 51 different regulatory...

Sprint PCS adds music video ringers

NEW ORLEANS-Sprint PCS today added music video ringers to an impressive line-up of downloadable ringers available to Sprint PCS Vision customers. Sprint said it...

Survey confirms love-hate relationship with cell phones

ANN ARBOR, Mich.-A new survey confirms what has become painfully obvious in society: Americans have a love-hate relationship with cell phones. University of Michigan...

Siemens, Huawei team on TD-SCDMA

BEIJING-Siemens AG and Huawei Technologies Inc. said they have formed a joint venture to develop products based on China's homegrown protocol known as TD-SCDMA....

Nortel wins China GSM-R contract

BEIJING-China's Ministry of Railways has selected Nortel Networks Ltd. to provide a digital wireless communications network for the world's highest altitude rail service-the Qinghai-Tibet...

RadioShack cuts expectations due to sluggish phone sales

FORT WORTH, Texas-Electronics retailer RadioShack Corp. again cut its revenue expectations due to sluggish mobile-phone sales, as well as a slowdown in its battery...

CellStar receives delisting notice from Nasdaq

CARROLLTON, Texas-CellStar Corp. received a Nasdaq notice that its shares are subject to delisting from The Nasdaq National Market due to its inability to...

Ratings wrap-up

Pacific Growth Equities upgraded Applied Micro Circuits from equal weight to over weight on recent changes in management. The company recently named Kambiz Hooshmand...

Siemens investment arm expands focus

MUNICH, Germany-Siemens Mobile Acceleration said it adopted a new name and plans to invest $100 million during the next five years in startups. The...

TGN Sync garners more support at IEEE, but falls short of ratification

ATLANTA-As predicted by close industry watchers, the IEEE meeting here did not come up with a definitive tally for the 802.11n standard, but it...

Maryland House passes teen-driving bill

The Maryland House of Delegates passed a teen-driver legislative package that would prohibit use of cell phones by people under age 18 who have...

More complex apps mean experience must be simple

NEW ORLEANS-Whether it's downloading video clips, buying ringtones or simply sending a photo to a friend, the key to enticing consumers to spend more...

Sprint to offer businesses credits for poor data service

NEW ORLEANS-Sprint Corp. said business customers will be eligible for a credit of 10 percent of their monthly wireless data bills if service quality...

Qualcomm, Crown Castle separately aim to advance mobile television in U.S.

NEW ORLEANS-In the interest of advancing mobile television services, Qualcomm Inc. said it will work with leading companies to create a multi-party organization committed...

Centennial Puerto Rico to offer BREW applications

NEW ORLEANS-Qualcomm Inc. said it signed a definitive agreement with Centennial, a leading provider of wireless services in Puerto Rico, to offer downloadable wireless...

Cingular reaches 50M customers

NEW ORLEANS-Cingular Wireless announced it now counts 50 million customers. "Attaining 50 million customers is a key indicator that our merger with AT&T Wireless...

Nortel, Motorola update infrastructure to help Verizon Wireless

NEW ORLEANS-Both Nortel Networks Ltd. and Motorola Inc. made infrastructure announcements at the CTIA Wireless 2005 show in New Orleans meant to increase Verizon...

AOL partners with Cingular, U.S. Cellular on mobile apps

NEW ORLEANS-America Online Inc. announced deals with two U.S. wireless carriers. Cingular Wireless L.L.C. said it is working with AOL to give Cingular Wireless...

Wireless carriers to compete with IP technologies for $$

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...

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...

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 611 as the only unassigned three-digit number. When...

Industry could ask Supreme Court to review RF lawsuits

WASHINGTON-The mobile-phone industry may ask the Supreme Court to review a federal appeals court ruling that breathed new life into five class-action lawsuits alleging...

Alcatel takes aim at North American CDMA space

Alcatel Althsom may not be the first names in the CDMA business, but the French vendor aims for a robust market share in the...
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