Monthly Archives: April, 2005

CallWave makes VoIP the application layer to manage phone calls

CallWave Inc. is looking to break into the wireless market with Voice over IP technology, but not exactly in the way some would expect....

Senate, House leaders spar on E-rate

WASHINGTON-Even as government tries to figure out how to alter universal service funding to make it viable, the part of the fund that pays...

Bayh to block USTR nomination

WASHINGTON-Sen. Evan Bayh (D-Ind.) said he will block President Bush's nomination of Rep. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) as the next U.S. trade representative, a move...

Investment firms differ on Lucent’s outlook

Wall Street has generally had a harsh view of Lucent Technologies Inc. The company's stock is trading near its 52-week low of $2.49 per...

CEA offers guide for wireless retail sales employees

ARLINGTON, Va.-The Consumer Electronics Association, which represents more than 2,000 corporate members, said it has created the Wireless Product Specialist Study Guide designed to...

Cingular offers ringtones of pre-released singles

ATLANTA-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. announced a new music service that will offer ringtones of singles before the songs are released to the public. The carrier...

Can T-Mobile USA make it alone?

T-Mobile USA Inc.'s position as the nation's fourth-largest wireless operator, as well as one of the industry's fastest growing, might not be enough to...

Products

Signal ReachNational Cellular and Signal Reach introduced a new antenna coupler the companies said can attach to any mobile phone and improve the phone's...

The calm before the storm

A week has passed without massive carrier consolidation, mergers and world war. Where's the big news this week? There was a fascinating story on...

Qualcomm samples EV-DO Rev. A chip

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. announced its chipset for CDMA 1x EV-DO Revision A networks is available for sampling. The news comes shortly after Qualcomm said...

Content makers watch mobile TV market

"The Spot" hopes to celebrate its first birthday by going even more high-tech. A weekly Web-based program that combines elements of both a soap...

Clear Channel, MSpot re-mix familiar tune, bringing radio to handset

Music companies are rushing to bring streaming music services to U.S. wireless users, but while the technology exists to provide radio-like offerings to wireless...

MPEG LA cuts proposed DRM licensing fees by a third

DENVER-A group of technology firms looking to license anti-piracy software said it lowered its proposed royalty fees in response to protests from wireless carriers...

FCC truth-in-billing decision challenged in appeals court

WASHINGTON-The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation has consolidated two challenges to the Federal Communications Commission's recent truth-in-billing decision in the 11th U.S. Circuit Court...

Bill to end DTV transition by ’07 re-introduced

WASHINGTON-A bi-partisan bill to end the digital TV transition on Dec. 31, 2006, and give spectrum to public safety was re-introduced Thursday after failing...

MobilePro to launch MVNO service on Verizon’s network

Wireless technology and broadband telecommunications company MobilePro Corp. reported that its CloseCall America subsidiary plans to launch a prepaid wireless product within the next...

Ranks of mobile workers continue to grow

AUSTIN, Texas-A new report from iGillottResearch Inc. finds there are more than 56.5 million mobile workers in the United States, and it expects that...

Verizon buys stake in MCI from largest shareholder

Verizon Communications Inc. said it has agreed to purchase approximately 43.4 million shares of MCI Inc. from MCI's largest single shareholder, Carlos Slim Helu,...

France Telecom boosts stake in Orange Romania

PARIS-France Telecom signed an agreement with a group of minority shareholders in Orange Romania to acquire their shares for $523 million in cash, corresponding...

Mitsubishi quits European cell-phone market

TOKYO-Mitsubishi Electric Corp. announced it will quit the European mobile-phone market due to pressures from heavyweights like Nokia Corp., Motorola Inc. and Samsung Electronics...

Vindigo wades into mobile gaming waters with Shadowgate

The mobile-gaming waters got even more crowded last week as New York-based publisher Vindigo said it will dive in with "a broad selection" of...

Early Q1 regional results offer a tale of two carriers

At first blush, the first quarter could prove an interesting dichotomy for wireless operators as preliminary results from a pair of regional operators paint...

Leap asks for time from creditors due to accounting review

NEW YORK-Leap Wireless International Inc. reported in a SEC filing that its Cricket Communications Inc. subsidiary filed a request on April 12 for a...

Capex budgets rising: Customer service improvements likely to follow buildout

Last year marked somewhat of a turnaround for the worldwide wireless industry-carrier capex spending increased by 18 percent in 2004 compared with 2003 levels...

Wireless becoming as common as chalk in classroom

Wireless technology is becoming as much a part of today's classrooms as chalkboards, books and desks. Nearly four out of five colleges or universities...
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