Monthly Archives: July, 2005

WCC expands government division

CHANDLER, Ariz.-Satellite communications provider World Communication Center said it has expanded its government division.The company hired John D. Kilian and Robert C. Den Hartog...

Mobile-phone shipments to increase through year’s end

EL SEGUNDO, Calif.-Mobile-phone unit production is expected to increase sequentially during the second quarter and for the rest of this year following a predictable...

Arbitration entity sets royalty rates in InterDigital, Nokia case

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.-InterDigital Communications Corp. said an arbitral tribunal in its case with Nokia Corp. has established royalty rates applicable to covered Nokia...

Eastcom to use CPS technology in handsets

CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom-Chinese equipment manufacturer Eastcom said it plans to include Cambridge Positioning Systems' Matrix location technology in some handset models. The Matrix technology...

Airspan, Ericsson enter OEM agreement

BOCA RATON, Fla.-Airspan Networks Inc. said it has signed a general original equipment manufacturer purchasing agreement with L.M. Ericsson that allows the Swedish vendor...

Rural Cellular, Amdocs terminate service agreement

ALEXANDRIA, Minn.-Rural Cellular Corp. reported that its customer relationship management and billing managed services agreement with Amdocs Software Systems Ltd. initiated in early 2004...

Vidiator, MRA team for content distribution

BELLEVUE, Wash.-Vidiator Technology Inc. is teaming with content rights broker Media Rights America L.L.C. (MRA) to offer video clips of extreme sports, soccer and...

IEEE begins work on BPL standards

PISCATAWAY, N.J.-IEEE said it has begun work on a standard to define the nature of the communication channel to be used with installed electrical...

Senate says yes to CAFTA-DR, close House vote expected

WASHINGTON-Telecom and high-tech lobbyists will have little time to savor Senate passage of the Central America Free Trade Agreement, with the upcoming House vote...

Nextel Partners claims merger violates joint-venture agreement

KIRKLAND, Wash.-Nextel Partners Inc. delivered a Notice Invoking Alternate Dispute Resolution Process to Nextel Communications Inc. under its joint-venture agreement signed between the two...

TracFone launches NET10 flat-rate service

MIAMI-Prepaid wireless provider TracFone Wireless Inc. launched its NET10 service offering providing a flat-rate 10-cent per minute calling rate for all calls.The service is...

GSMA launches low-cost handset initiative

LONDON-The GSM Association has invited mobile-phone vendors to join in a strategic partnership to supply ultra-low-cost handset to unconnected citizens in developing markets."Effective communication...

RTX DECT phone gets FCC approval

SAN JOSE, Calif.-RTX Telecom Inc. said its cordless Dualphone has received Federal Communications Commission approval as the first digital enhanced cordless telecommunication product in...

Lucent expands Verizon Dominicana’s network capacity

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic-Lucent Technologies Inc. said it has increased the capacity of Verizon Dominicana's CDMA network in the Dominican Republic to support 1...

Copps: FCC must do more for homeland security

WASHINGTON-Federal Communications Commission member Michael Copps last week continued his campaign to get gaps in homeland security communications addressed, urging new FCC Chairman Kevin...

Microsoft makes DRM headway as industry fights over OMA offering

While the wireless industry haggles over the price of anti-piracy software supported by the Open Mobile Alliance, Microsoft Corp. is quietly gaining traction in...

World Briefs

JAPANJapanese wireless carrier NTT DoCoMo Inc. said it will buy a stake in a U.S. mobile asset management provider. DoCoMo signed a joint venture...

Tallying TVs

We have five TVs in our home-three of which are used and two that sit in a corner of the basement. The TVs relegated...

U.S. to lead fixed-wireless convergence

The United States is expected to lead the world in the adoption of fixed-mobile convergence through the end of the decade, with 7 percent...

RIM, PalmOne post strong numbers, PalmSource to cut jobs

Financials from smart-phone makers Research In Motion Ltd. and PalmOne Inc. indicate users are warming up to the expensive, high-end gadgets. However, sluggish results...

Cingular to offer RAZR Black

ATLANTA-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. will be the first wireless carrier to offer the updated version of Motorola Inc.'s most popular phone, the RAZR. Dubbed RAZR...

Goodbye, Mr. Chips

Just as a new Bush administration official was hailing a World Trade Organization decision in an anti-dumping case against Korean chipmaker Hynix Semiconductor Inc.,...

Boingo subscribers gain access to SBC hot spots

SANTA MONICA, Calif.-Boingo Wireless and SBC Communications Inc. signed a Wi-Fi roaming agreement that gives Boingo customers access to 3,400 Wi-Fi hot spots in...

Sprint PCS adds Looney Tunes video channel

Sprint PCS continued to court pint-sized wireless users this week, unveiling a new mobile video channel featuring Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Tweety and other...

NeuStar raises $600M in IPO

Telecommunications clearinghouse company NeuStar Inc. earned a solid debut on Wall Street June 29 as its share price rose from its initial pricing of...
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