Monthly Archives: May, 2005

Wireless must go to high court in headset suits

WASHINGTON-The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has rejected the mobile-phone industry's request to stay last month's decision remanding class-action headset lawsuits to state...

MVNOs next ‘it’ thing in wireless

The MVNO wave is building strength as a growing number of companies have announced plans to enter the wireless space using established operators' mobile...

CenturyTel halts MVNO trials on Cingular system due to coverage

MONROE, La.-Regional telecommunications provider CenturyTel Inc. said that network coverage issues have delayed its plans to begin offering wireless services using Cingular Wireless L.L.C.'s...

Innovations light up phone displays

Mobile phones have evolved into the focal point of electronics innovation. Indeed, the handset industry sits on the bleeding edge of novelty, and players...

More devices announced for market

Nokia's N90, part of the company's new N-series of multimedia devices, includes a 2-megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics and VHS-resolution video capture. It...

MobilePro to provide Tempe wireless broadband service

CALABASAS, Calif.-The Tempe, Ariz., city council voted to award a five-year contract for a citywide wireless broadband service to MobilePro Corp., which will use...

Wireless industry largely unscathed in record year for restating financials

In a record year for financial restatements, the wireless industry managed to stay relatively unsoiled. While other telecommunications, financial and manufacturing companies in 2004...

Missouri may exchange lawsuits for wireless tax cap

WASHINGTON-The mobile-phone industry is backing a bill in the Missouri legislature to raise wireless taxes in exchange for eventually capping the tax at 3...

Agere releases new wireless infrastructure chip line

ALLENTOWN, Pa.-Chip vendor Agere Systems today released its new TrueAdvantage line of products, which the company said would save carriers millions of dollars by...

InfoSpace, VeriSign may be impacted by carriers curtailing aggressive marketing tactics

Two of the nation's top mobile content providers reported strong first-quarter results last month even as they offered differing forecasts for the second quarter....

Martin gives clues about FCC priorities in testimony before Congress: FCC’s request to increase budget gets chilly reception

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission's request to increase its budget by 8 percent received a chilly reception last month by lawmakers. "It will be very...

Verizon regains ‘fastest-growing’ title for nationals

Cingular Wireless L.L.C.'s tenure as the nation's fastest-growing wireless operator came to a screeching halt as Verizon Wireless took back the title it lost...

Siemens to spin out ailing mobile-phone biz: Device maker’s earnings, market share slide in 1Q

Siemens AG announced it intends to shave off its ailing mobile-phone business by spinning it out as a "separate legal unit." The news comes...

Public battles

Local governments have contentious relationships with the wireless industry. This love-hate dance gets more complicated daily. First off, governments seem to hate cell towers....

Capitol subplots

An interesting aspect of scandals in official Washington is the bright light they unwittingly shine on other activities that otherwise manage to stay below...
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