Monthly Archives: August, 2005

Some Nextel Partners stockholders want meeting to vote on Sprint Nextel buy

KIRKLAND, Wash.-Nextel Partners Inc. reported that more than 20 percent of its class A common stockholders have requested that the carrier call a special...

Zingy, Vindigo combine businesses

NEW YORK-Two U.S. subsidiaries of Japanese mobile-content conglomerate For-side.com Co. Ltd. have integrated operations in what may be a first step toward an initial...

Intel invests in WiMAX’s Unwired Australia

SYDNEY-Chipmaker Intel Corp. continued to push WiMAX technology with its $27.9 million investment in wireless broadband carrier Unwired Australia. Under the deal, Unwired Australia...

Demand for wireless phones remains strong worldwide

EGHAM, United Kingdom-Mobile-phone sales popped in the second quarter to 190.5 million units, up from 157.6 million units sold in the same quarter of...

Charys partners to develop build-to-suit towers

SAN ANTONIO-Charys Holding Company Inc. said its wholly owned subsidiary, CCI Telecom Inc., has signed an agreement with Red Elm Associates L.L.C. to develop...

Telecom bill of rights to take center stage in September

WASHINGTON-As the bill-of-rights brawl in California enters a critical stage, emerging developments on the federal front could end up eclipsing state regulator Susan Kennedy's...

VeriSign to provide GSM billing to RCC

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-VeriSign Inc. announced a deal with Rural Cellular Corp., which operates in the Midwest, Northeast, Northwest and Southern regions, to provide VeriSign's...

More marketers choosing to tap cell-phone users via Bluetooth

Marketing companies increasingly are using Bluetooth to get their messages across in airports, shopping malls and movie theaters. While advertisers view the tactic as...

WiMAX firms get more funding

FREMONT, Calif.-Investors continued to get behind nascent WiMAX technology, with two service providers announcing successful funding rounds. California-based fixed-wireless Internet provider NextWeb said it...

TIW approved for shareholder distribution

MONTREAL-Telesystem International Wireless Inc. said it received court approval for a first distribution to its shareholders of $3.5 billion, or $15.76 per fully diluted...

European VoWLAN market set for growth

LONDON-The voice over wireless local area network market is poised for huge growth, according to consulting firm Frost & Sullivan. A study by the...

Merger marketing

As Sprint Corp. and Nextel Communications Inc. begin to merge their separate identities into one company, there will be obvious comparisons to how Cingular...

Despite some negative press, mywireless.org claims victories

WASHINGTON-Nearly six months after launching mywireless.org to educate and energize wireless consumers about taxes and regulations at the state and local level, the group...

Send us your I.T. show news

CTIA has named RCR Wireless News an official Show Daily publication for the CTIA Wireless I.T. and Entertainment 2005 conference and exhibition Sept. 27-29...

Making the case for gonzo deregulation

ASPEN, Colo.-With the ashes of recently deceased gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson still raining down from the sky, the Progress and Freedom Foundation brought...

Universal Music Group readies handsets with preloaded content

SANTA MONICA, Calif.-Universal Music Group will partner with SingleTouch Interactive to offer a music-focused phone with both pre-loaded and downloadable content such as ringtones...

Web information influencing customers’ wireless buys

Wireless operators rank among the most prolific advertisers in the business world. The wireless industry spent $692 million on advertising during the first quarter,...

Technology used to rescue miners proposed for first responders

DENVER-While much attention at the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials International show last week in Denver was given to interoperability, at least one inventor...

Lucent wins Vivo contract in Brazil

SAO PAULO, Brazil-Lucent Technologies Inc. said it signed a new infrastructure agreement with Vivo to expand its EV-DO network in Sao Paulo and Rio...

Agencies use APCO to talk interoperability

DENVER-The Denver Police Department and the Consolidated Communications Network of Colorado each used the 71st annual Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials International show here...

Industry urges Martin to reject interference temp

WASHINGTON-The wireless industry is urging FCC Chairman Kevin Martin to reject a key spectrum policy of his predecessor-the interference temperature-and instead ensure existing wireless...

Industry, gamers wait for breakout mobile title

Ever since Pong ushered video games into U.S. homes three decades ago, the video-game industry has leaned on a handful of blockbuster titles to...

CFOs cite cell phones as most important tools

MENLO PARK, Calif.—Financial executives say their cell phones are even more indispensable than laptop computers, according to a survey released Friday by Robert Half...

Charys partners to develop build-to-suit wireless towers

SAN ANTONIO-Charys Holding Company Inc. said its wholly owned subsidiary, CCI Telecom Inc., has signed an agreement with Red Elm Associates L.L.C. to develop...

Calif. creates new Beverly Hills area-code overlay

WASHINGTON-California regulators Thursday did something they have never done before. They created an area-code overlay for Beverly Hills. Beginning Aug. 26, 2006, celebrities wanting...
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