Monthly Archives: November, 2005

Global Signal’s income dives on tower integration, American Tower financials on upswing

Global Signal Inc., the nation's third-largest tower company with around 11,000 towers, reported a third-quarter net loss of $15.4 million, or 23 cents per...

N.Y. county proposes law to ensure Wi-Fi security

WASHINGTON-A New York county could become the first place in the country to require Internet cafes with Wi-Fi to install security technology as a...

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...

Verizon Wireless to sell new UTStarcom device

HAUPPAUGE, N.Y.-Verizon Wireless said it plans to sell UTStarcom Inc.'s CDM-180 phone for $70 with a service agreement. The phone features a wide, short...

Fire on the mountain

Former ambassador Joe Wilson may not be the White House's worst nightmare. But Rep. Curt Weldon (R-Pa.), a public-safety wireless champion, quite possibly is.So...

Leap, Revol clump markets

For Leap Wireless International Inc., it's all about clusters. The carrier, which offers its flat-rate Cricket service in 37 markets, furthered its market cluster...

Amp’d campaign: ‘Try not to die Amp’d Mobile is coming’

LOS ANGELES-Amp'd Mobile Inc. unveiled its pre-launch marketing campaign, which will let consumers know that the youth-focused mobile virtual network operator is inching closer...

U.S. messaging proceeds to top $16 billion by 2008

WASHINGTON-Wireless messaging revenue in the United States more than doubled last year from 2003 and is expected to grow strongly during the next five...

BCGI posts $40M loss due to patent suit

BOSTON-Shares of Boston Communications Group Inc. continued to languish as the company reported a third-quarter net loss of more than $40 million. BCGI cited...

Japan opens spectrum to new players

TOKYO-Japan hopes to stoke competition in its hard-to-penetrate mobile-phone market by allowing three new entrants to offer wireless services. The country's telecommunications ministry opened...

Tate, Copps nominated to FCC, one seat still open

WASHINGTON- The timing of two nominations to the Federal Communications Commission could leave FCC Chairman Kevin Martin with an evenly split agency-or he could...

Paging firm posts 3Q income of 1 cent per share

ALEXANDRIA, Va.-USA Mobility Inc., the one-year-old messaging company formed by the merger of Arch Wireless Inc. and Metrocall Holdings Inc., reported third-quarter financials and...

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...

Group forms to ensure set of standards for Linux handsets

A group of Linux proponents announced today they have formed a new standards group aimed at promoting Linux software for mobile phones. "One of...

Public safety cries foul over delay of VoIP E-911 deadline

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission said Voice over Internet Protocol carriers do not have to cut off service to customers in areas where enhanced 911...

Nokia launches open source Internet site

ESPOO, Finland-Nokia Corp. launched an Internet portal designed to allow developers to share information about open-source projects. The site, OpenSource.nokia.com, includes links that give...

Wireless handset insurance serves legitimate need

To the Editor, Ms. Ford, I read your opinion piece in the Oct. 17 issue of RCR Wireless News and think you missed the...

XO drops wireline business to focus on wireless broadband

RESTON, Va.-XO Communications Inc. is going completely wireless. The company announced plans to sell its nationwide wireline telecommunications business for $700 million in cash...

WiMAX vendors demo interoperability in Beijing

BEIJING-WiMAX technology was alive at the WiMAX Forum's Face-to-Face event in Beijing as broadband equipment companies including Aperto Networks Inc., Axxcelera Broadband Wireless, Redline...

Motorola invests in micro fuel cell vendor

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Motorola Inc. said its equity investment arm made a strategic investment in Tekion Inc. Tekion develops micro fuel cells for mobile products. The...

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 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...

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...

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...
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