Monthly Archives: July, 2005

Motorola wins $30M in contracts with MTC

CHICAGO-Motorola Inc. has signed contracts worth more than $30 million with Kuwait's Mobile Telecommunications Co. to expand, enhance and upgrade networks in the Middle...

Leap targets youth with hip-hop ringtones

SAN DIEGO-Leap Wireless International Inc. will target young Cricket Clicks subscribers with urban-themed content from BlingTones, the operator announced Tuesday.Cricket users can access ringtones...

U.S. wireless music market to hit $1.2B

FRAMINGHAM, Mass.-The full-track wireless music download industry in the United States will reach $1.2 billion in revenue by 2009, according to a study from...

Ixia offers new testing line following acquisition

CALABASAS, Calif.-Ixia, which provides Internet Protocol network testing solutions, introduced its IxWLAN line of testing tools for the 802.11 segment. The new product line...

RadioShack profit falls on lagging wireless

Sluggish wireless sales again dragged on retailer RadioShack Corp. as the company's second-quarter net income toppled from $68.3 million last year to $52.3 million...

Shopping channel to feature Nextel bundle

RESTON, Va.-TV shoppers will have a chance to buy a Nextel Communications Inc. kit during the "Electronics Today" show on shopping channel QVC.The show...

Speculation abounds about whether Martin plans to revamp FCC

WASHINGTON-FCC Chairman Kevin Martin appears to be reorganizing the Federal Communication Commission, a move that could disband the FCC's Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, moving its...

Wi-Mesh Alliance to submit standard proposal to IEEE

Nortel Networks Ltd. and collaborating members of the Wi-Mesh Alliance said they plan to present a proposal for a new global mesh wireless local...

Legacy Wireless purchases 7 towers

PORTLAND, Ore.-Legacy Wireless Towers L.L.C., a subsidiary of Legacy Wireless Services Inc., said it acquired seven existing tower sites in the Portland, Ore., metropolitan...

Verizon Wireless maintains lead in customer care survey, Cingular makes gains

Cingular Wireless L.L.C. is closing the gap in customer care, but Verizon Wireless and T-Mobile USA Inc. maintained their positions atop Vocal Laboratories' quarterly...

Lucent reports small decline in profits

Lucent Technologies Inc. reported earnings today of $372 million, or 7 cents per share, for the third quarter, which ended June 30. The results...

Judge denies iPCS’ request to block Sprint Nextel merger

An Illinois judge will not issue a temporary restraining order to block Sprint Corp.'s acquisition of Nextel Communications Inc. Sprint affiliate iPCS Inc. requested...

Polish operator selects Nortel UMTS gear

WARSAW, Poland-Poland's largest wireless carrier PTK Centertel selected Nortel Networks Ltd. as a supplier of third-generation radio equipment to upgrade its network across southern...

Nokia signs China Digital for Shanghai distribution

SHANGHAI, China-Chinese mobile-phone distributor China Digital Wireless Inc. said it will become the exclusive distributor of select Nokia Corp. mobile phones for the Shanghai...

PC cards hit stride as network speeds rise

As third-generation technology and wireless broadband hit the U.S. marketplace, PC card vendors finally may hit their stride. Verizon Wireless is in the process...

Declining profits despite higher sales at Samsung, Sony Ericsson

Second-quarter earnings dropped despite increases in the number of handsets sold, two of the largest phone-makers reported Friday. Samsung Electronics Co., the No. 3...

Cingular readies LG phone with MP3 player

Cingular Wireless L.L.C. appears to be prepping a new phone from LG Electronics Co. Ltd. that features an MP3 player, according to documents filed...

WiMAX certification moves forward

WiMAX technology plugged along toward its goal of a standard protocol, announcing demonstrations in Canada and the start of the certification process in Spain....

VoIP hits 911 roadblock-incumbent LECs

Even as Voice over Internet Protocol providers race to meet the Federal Communications Commission's deadline to offer enhanced 911 service, many of them are...

RCR hires reporter Morse

GOLDEN, Colo.-RCR Wireless News is pleased to announce it has hired Joni Morse as a reporter covering the wireless infrastructure beat, including the tower...

Rhetoric in enterprise space points to increased interest

The wireless enterprise market-long a scene of sedate players and leisurely sales cycles-has cracked open with finger pointing, name calling, innuendo and otherwise rabid...

Andrew, EMS settle patent dispute

ORLAND PARK, Ill.-Andrew Corp. said it settled a patent dispute with EMS Technologies Inc. concerning its remote electrical tilt antenna technology. The company has...

XM Satellite Radio spends $200M on 2.3 GHz licenses

XM Satellite Radio will spend nearly $200 million on wireless spectrum licenses in 15 of the top 20 U.S. markets, the company announced last...

Commercial W-CDMA carriers number 74

LONDON-The Global Mobile Suppliers Association reported that W-CDMA services are now being offered by 74 operators in 34 countries with an additional six networks...

Cat fights precede Sprint Nextel combo

Sprint Corp.'s pending acquisition of Nextel Communications Inc. has become a virtual soap opera, with numerous tit-for-tats that have cropped up ahead of the...
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