Yearly Archives: 2005

D.C. Briefs

President Bush has withdrawn certain trade benefits accorded Cote d'Ivoire, the western African nation that stormed Western Wireless Corp.'s offices in 2003 and forced...

Stevens’ plan to kill subcommittee might affect telecom re-write

WASHINGTON-New Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) intends to eliminate the communications subcommittee, a move that would strengthen the lawmaker's influence over the...

Bluetooth backlash

A California lawsuit claims that Verizon Wireless displayed "willful, deceptive and oppressive conduct" in limiting the capabilities of its Bluetooth-capable Motorola Inc. V710 camera...

Supreme Court set to hear tower dispute

WASHINGTON-The U.S. Supreme Court Wednesday is expected to hear oral argument as it decides whether a city has to pay attorney fees if it...

Mobile music to get extended play in ’05

From the consumer's point of view, 2005 is shaping up to be the year mobile music goes big-time. And nearly everyone in the wireless...

Alamosa posts significant improvement in year-on-year numbers

LUBBOCK, Texas-Sprint PCS affiliate Alamosa Holdings Inc. said it added 49,000 net customers in the fourth quarter of 2004, a 44-percent improvement compared with...

Wireless isolation

For all of the talk about how wireless telephony brings people closer together, it has the opposite effect too. And that's not necessarily a...

Verizon, T-Mobile firms to watch in upcoming auction

Whittled down from 49 total applicants, 35 certified bidders placed more than $325 million in deposits with the government for a crack at 242...

Alltel to pick up Western Wireless for $6 billion

Merger-mania trickled down the food chain last week as super-regional operator Alltel Corp. said it had reached an agreement to buy rural operator Western...

Motorola president Zafirovski to step down

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Motorola Inc.'s Mike Zafirovski, credited in helping to turn around the company's handset business, announced he plans to leave the company at the...

BellSouth completes Latin American sales with Argentina, Chile transfers

ATLANTA-BellSouth Corp. said it has completed the sale of its 10 Latin American wireless operations for Telefonica Moviles S.A. following the transfer of its...

Andrew acquires private U.K. company for $11.5M

ORLAND PARK, Ill.-Andrew Corp. said it acquired privately held Xenicom Ltd. for $11.5 million. Xenicom is a U.K.-based provider of software solutions that help...

CTIA to build ‘wireless home’

WASHINGTON-Often times when people go to trade shows, it is a business trip that feels nothing like being at home. CTIA hopes to change...

Sprint delays directory support

WASHINGTON-Sprint Corp. said it has decided to delay its participation in the controversial wireless directory this year due to continued legal challenges to the...

Centennial selects Nortel 1x gear in Caribbean

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico-Centennial Communications Corp. said it selected Nortel Networks Ltd. to replace and upgrade its existing wireless networks in Puerto Rico and...

Dobson loses customers in 4Q

OKLAHOMA CITY-Dobson Communications Corp. said it lost 25,600 customers subscribers during the fourth of last year compared with a gain of 14,400 net subscribers...

World Briefs

ALGERIAChinese vendor ZTE Corp. said it will supply CDMA gear for a network covering the three provinces of Tizi Ouzou, Bouira and Bejaia in...

Visage links MVNO, carrier in operator model

Although consolidation continues to thin out the carrier crowd, the actual number of companies offering wireless services soon could increase. At least, that's what...

Camera-phone shipments expected to grow through 2009

WEYMOUTH, Mass.-Worldwide camera-phone shipments are expected to grow from 178 million units last year to more than 860 million units in 2009, according to...

Infrastructure investments to remain on track, studies find

NORWALK, Conn.-Wireless companies will continue to invest heavily in their networks in the United States and abroad for at least the next several years,...

New Sprint Nextel must address Virgin Mobile, Boost

In addition to strengthening its position as the nation's third-largest wireless operator, Sprint Corp.'s planned merger with Nextel Communications Inc. will bring together the...

Hacker steals customer data from T-Mobile USA

A computer hacker broke into T-Mobile USA Inc.'s network in 2003 and stole the names and social security numbers of about 400 T-Mobile subscribers,...

RCR Wireless News to move offices

DENVER-RCR Wireless News is moving to new offices effective Monday, Jan. 17. The newspaper's new address is 1746 Cole Blvd., Suite 150, Golden, Colo.,...

U.K. health group re-emphasizes cautious approach to wireless

WASHINGTON-A U.K. health group said there is no solid evidence mobile phones pose health risks, but recommended cell-phone use by children and others be...

Samsung reports quarterly profit drop, $10B annual profit

SEOUL, South Korea-Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. ended the year on a weak fourth quarter with a 2-percent drop in profits, but reported a profit...
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