Monthly Archives: May, 2005

And the thunder rolls

Less than a month ago, I wrote a column about how the recent lull in wireless activity (mergers, etc.) was just the calm before...

Kyocera outsources phone manufacturing to Flextronics

KYOTO, Japan-Kyocera Wireless Corp. will outsource the manufacture and delivery of its mobile phones to contract manufacturing giant Flextronics International Ltd. Although terms of...

Industry coalition seeks to exempt universal service funding from ADA

WASHINGTON-A large coalition of government, public interest and telecom industry groups sent a letter to Capitol Hill urging the Senate Commerce Committee to pass...

In-home signal enhancers aim to fuel wireline replacement

While many in the wireless industry today target early adopters with high-tech gadgets and 3G services, Telular Corp. is taking a decidedly retro approach....

Philips reorganizes chip business into 4 units

AMSTERDAM-Dutch electronics manufacturer Royal Philips Electronics has reorganized its semiconductor business into four units to cut costs and better address specific markets, the company...

T-Mobile USA gets top score for business customer satisfaction

T-Mobile USA Inc. again topped a J.D. Power and Associates ranking, this time garnering the highest overall customer satisfaction among wireless voice and data...

GSM Association blasts proposed DRM licensing rates

The GSM Association again blasted proposed rates for licensing anti-piracy technology, calling the revised rates "unreasonable and unworkable." The trade association of more than...

Speakeasy launches WiMAX-like service in downtown Seattle

Broadband service provider Speakeasy launched what it called "WiMAX-class" fixed wireless broadband covering parts of downtown Seattle. The service, which Speakeasy said will expand...

Marconi to refocus after BT contract loss

Following news that it was not selected as a preferred supplier for British Telecom's huge 21st Century Network project, U.K. equipment vendor Marconi Corp....

Ericsson to exit CDMA biz

Infrastructure giant L.M. Ericsson announced it will put the brakes on its CDMA business, a move that coincides with the shuttering of its CDMA...

Survey finds 40% of telecom users have not downloaded content

DENVER-About 80 percent of telecom consumers purchase three or four different services, including landline, cable, wireless and Internet services, but less than one-third purchase...

Motorola reorders design, manufacturing strategies: Move underscores tenuous relationship between OEMs, ODMs

Motorola Inc. appears to be in the midst of reordering its phone design and manufacturing strategy, moves that could yield either boon or doom...

Bluetooth hooks future to UWB

The Bluetooth Special Interest Group said it will begin working with ultra-wideband developers, combining the strengths of both personal wireless area network technologies. The...

Bemoaning broadband

Much is made these days about America's fall from grace in broadband deployment, having supposedly dropped from fourth to 13th place on the Bit...

PCIA helps launch Web site for state wireless associations

WASHINGTON, D.C.-PCIA and tower company AAT Communications Corp., together with three state wireless associations, have launched a Web site aimed at helping other states...

Blue Tree products certified for Sprint

MONTREAL-Blue Tree Wireless Data Inc. said Sprint has certified its new CDMA 1xRTT GPS Series and IP Series products for use on its network.The...

University conducts VoIP quality testing

LAS VEGAS-The University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory released a white paper outlining the technical results it found in a multivendor test it conducted...

Weekly wireless ratings roundup

Following is a list of debt and credit upgrades and downgrades for wireless companies by financial and investment firms this week:Standard & Poor's revised...

SunCom 1Q net loss nearly double 2004 figure

Regional wireless provider SunCom Wireless Holdings Inc., which formerly changed its name from Triton PCS Holdings Inc. earlier this month, said it added 9,382...

Jamdat stock soars on 1Q results

Shares of Jamdat Mobile Inc. soared Friday after the mobile content provider reported better-than-expected first-quarter earnings and offered bullish projections for the rest of...

Hop-on plans low-cost MVNO service

Hop-on.com Inc. reported plans to launch a prepaid mobile virtual network operator service using its low-cost handsets and airtime purchased from an unnamed "major"...

InterDigital posts loss

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.-InterDigital Communications Corp. posted a slight rise in revenues but reversed its profits from a year ago with a $900,000 loss...

Wireless handset design firm gains $141M in IPO

NEW YORK-Mobile handset design company China TechFaith Wireless Communication Technology Ltd. scored around $141 million in its initial public offering Thursday, coming in at...

Bohn sworn in as newest CPUC member

WASHINGTON-John Bohn has been sworn in as the newest member of the California Public Utilities Commission, likely giving GOP Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger the majority...

Microsoft to unveil new wireless device OS

Microsoft Corp. is expected to unveil its new Windows Mobile 2005 operating system, codenamed Magneto, in conjunction with its developer's conference next week in...
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