Monthly Archives: November, 2005

AOL finds continued interest in wireless IM

DULLES, Va.-Wireless instant messaging continues to surge, with one-third of all desktop IM users sending instant or text messages from cell phones at least...

DeVita re-joins RCR sales team

DENVER-Amy DeVita has rejoined RCR Wireless News as Northeastern/International Sales Manager. DeVita spent six years representing RCR Wireless News from 1998 to 2004, before...

WFI posts $5.8M for 3Q, warns of flat 4Q

SAN DIEGO-Wireless Facilities Inc. is coming back strong, posting a fiscal third-quarter net income of $5.8 million, or 8 cents per share, after posting...

At a year old, Jamdat’s public life full of ups, downs

It appears the roller-coaster ride isn't over for Jamdat Mobile Inc. The wireless entertainment publisher celebrated its first full year on the Nasdaq last...

T-Mobile boosts subs to new high

Nationwide wireless carriers received a big push from their smallest player as T-Mobile USA Inc. posted robust third-quarter financials that helped propel the group...

Lawmakers bemoan lack of plan to prioritize critical infrastructure

WASHINGTON-Lawmakers and homeland-security experts last week said the Bush administration lacks a plan to prioritize what critical infrastructure to protect-including wireless and other telecom...

CDMA450 makes inroads across globe: But opinions about the technology are as diverse as countries adopting it

Opinions are not hard to come by in the ongoing debate between proponents of GSM and CDMA technologies. It's easy to get caught up...

PCSI tries again to stop 800 MHz reband

WASHINGTON-Preferred Communications Systems Inc. is not giving up. The "non-Nextel" economic area 800 MHz licensee asked the Federal Communications Commission to stop the retuning...

Michigan tests wireless traffic monitoring system

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Motorola Inc. and The Michigan Department of Transportation announced plans to establish a roadside network aimed at reducing accidents and congestion by wirelessly...

Ericsson snags deals in Haiti, Serbia

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti-Caribbean wireless operator Digicel said it selected L.M. Ericsson to provide a GSM-based mobile network in Haiti. Digicel noted the network...

Navigating 1985 and Grand Theft Auto

The wireless industry should be applauded for implementing a content classification system well before data applications take off. (Clap. Clap. Atta boy! Way to...

Cingular wins round in dealer lawsuit

WASHINGTON-The long-running legal battle between former Illinois wireless dealer Kempner Mobile Electronics Inc. and Cingular Wireless L.L.C. has taken a new turn as a...

InfoSonics extends pact with Samsung for Latin America

SAN DIEGO, Calif.-InfoSonics Corp., a wireless handset distributor, said it extended its distribution agreement with Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. through December 2006. The deal...

AOL finds continued interest in wireless IM

DULLES, Va.-Wireless instant messaging continues to surge, with one-third of all desktop IM users sending instant or text messages from cell phones at least...

PCSI tries again to stop 800 MHz rebanding

WASHINGTON-Preferred Communications Systems Inc. is not giving up. Earlier this week the non-Nextel economic area 800 MHz licensee asked the Federal Communications Commission to...

Weekly wireless ratings wrap-up

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.CarriersFitch Ratings placed Telephone and...

Insignia to post gains, but delays quarterly filing

FREMONT, Calif.-Insignia Solutions, which offers mobile device management products, said it expects to report about $800,000 in revenues for the third quarter, up significantly...

Wireless OSS to reach $13 billion this year

BOONTON, N.J.-The global wireless operations support systems market is expected to grow to more than $13 billion this year, according a new study by...

InfoSonics extends agreement with Samsung for Latin America

SAN DIEGO, Calif.-InfoSonics Corp., a wireless handset distributor in the United States and Latin America, said it extended its distribution agreement with Samsung Electronics...

Motorola dominates U.S. mobile-phone market; Nokia in 4th place

The world's No. 2 handset maker Motorola Inc. continued to dominate the fractured U.S. mobile-phone market in the third quarter, while the world's largest...

Wilson unveils dual-band wireless amplifier

ST. GEORGE, Utah-Wilson Electronics Inc. is targeting carriers with a bi-directional signal amplifier that is designed to expand network coverage areas, enabling operators to...

Fitch hits U.S. Cellular, TDS debt rating following restatement

NEW YORK-Fitch Ratings placed U.S. Cellular Corp. and its parent company Telephone and Data Systems Inc. on Rating Watch Negative following TDS' announcement that...

Verizon Wireless now MMS interoperable with all major competitors

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-The Tier 1 carriers continued to move to universal multimedia messaging service interoperability this week as Verizon Wireless quietly became MMS-interoperable with Sprint...

Tele2 expands Russian footprint

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-European telecommunications provider Tele2 AB added to its Russian mobile holdings with the acquisition of Russian mobile operator Lipetsk Mobile. Lipetsk operates an...

Ubisense reports excitement around UWB tracking

CAMBRIDGE, England-Ubisense announced it picked up 60 new customers for its high-accuracy indoor location technology in the nine months since the Federal Communications Commission...
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