Yearly Archives: 2005

China infrastructure providers Huawei, ZTE sign supply deals

LONDON-Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. stepped into the global supply-chain limelight, announcing it has signed an agreement with U.K.-based Vodafone Group plc to supply mobile...

800 MHz rebanding off to slow start

WASHINGTON-The 800 MHz rebanding process may not be going as quickly as first hoped. The 800 MHz Transition Administrator recently told the Federal Communications...

House OKs Dec. 31, 2008, DTV transition date

WASHINGTON-The House of Representatives late Thursday passed its version of budget reconciliation, which sets the hard date for the transition to digital TV at...

WiMAX mainly for rural operators, iSuppli predicts

EL SEGUNDO, Calif.-By 2010, less than 5 percent of broadband subscribers will use WiMAX technology as a fixed wireless broadband access solution, said research...

Court sides with Nextel Partners in valuation process

NEW YORK-Nextel Partners Inc. was victorious late last week as a judge ruled the carrier could disclose the results of the first two appraisers...

Motorola, Skype team on Bluetooth headset

LIBERTYVILLE, Ill.-Motorola Inc. and Skype Technologies SA announced the launch of a Bluetooth headset that allows Skype customers to use Motorola's Wireless Internet Calling...

Taiwanese carrier to offer converged services through Azaire

SANTA CLARA, Calif.-Taiwanese carrier Chunghwa Mobile Business Group said it will deploy Azaire Networks Inc.'s Internet Protocol Converged Network Platform. The product will allow...

Andrew resumes production in China plant

ORLAND PARK, Ill.-Andrew Corp. said it has resumed production and shipping of base station subsystem products after a labor dispute halted manufacturing for about...

Cingular updates wireless Web to feature custom, local info

Cingular Wireless L.L.C. is overhauling its wireless Web service in an effort to woo would-be mobile Internet surfers and boost content sales. The largest...

Cingular targets kids with Firefly phone

Cingular Wireless L.L.C. announced it will sell a new phone aimed at children. The carrier picked up Firefly Mobile Inc.'s Firefly phone, which Firefly...

Broadband agenda meets political divide

WASHINGTON-Republicans last week criticized a new Democratic high-tech agenda highlighting wireless broadband potential, ratcheting up political rhetoric about which party is providing more support...

Verizon suggests earlier 700 MHz auction; cash for public safety

WASHINGTON-Verizon Wireless wants 700 MHz spectrum and it thinks it has a plan that will enable it to bid on the spectrum sooner and...

XM radio available on select handsets

WASHINGTON-XM Satellite Radio last week quietly launched an application to bring its radio service to Windows-powered mobile phones. The largest U.S. satellite radio provider...

Investors cheer on Ditech’s lower-than-expected loss

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-Ditech Communications Corp. announced its fiscal 2006 second-quarter results, reporting a net loss of $1.4 million, or 4 cents per share. The...

Verizon pops open EV-DO BlackBerry with new modem service for laptops

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless announced it will sell a CDMA2000 1x EV-DO-capable BlackBerry, along with a service plan that will allow subscribers to use the...

Andrew adding to its satellite group

ORLAND PARK, Ill.-Andrew Corp. said it plans to acquire German broadband satellite network electronics manufacturer Skyware Radio Systems GmbH. Andrew said that under terms...

Alta buys Yankee Group

BOSTON-An investment group led by private-equity firm Alta Communications announced it has acquired technology research firm Yankee Group. Yankee Group was previously owned by...

WiderThan files to go public

WASHINGTON-Korean content provider WiderThan Co. expects to net more than $50 million with its planned initial public offering, according to documents filed with the...

Sprint Nextel to acquire largest CDMA affiliate

RESTON, Va.-After months of negotiations, Sprint Nextel Corp. reached an agreement to acquire its largest CDMA affiliate, Alamosa Holding Inc., for $4.3 billion, including...

Broadband equipment companies to merge

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Wireless mesh router maker Wave Wireless Corp. and wireless broadband technology developer WaveRider Communications announced plans to merge, saying the combined company...

Bango preaches off-deck content gospel

Like European missionaries of centuries past, Bango came to U.S. shores last week preaching the gospel. The Cambridge, U.K.-based company held events in Southern...

Cingular turns off, sells towers as part of integration plans

Cingular Wireless L.L.C. has identified more than 12,000 GSM sites that it plans to decommission as it integrates 30 of 63 GSM markets by...

NENA releases 911 router guide

WASHINGTON-The National Emergency Number Association released its "911 System Reference Guide" to help carriers-primarily Voice over Internet Protocol providers-and public-safety answering points plan and...

Dobson to use Actix’s services

RESTON, Va.-Dobson Cellular Systems said it will use Actix's CellOpt AFP for automatic frequency planning on its GSM/GPRS and TDMA networks.The product also allows...

New AT&T planning wireless service using Cingular network

SAN ANTONIO-SBC Communications Inc. is reportedly planning to launch an AT&T branded wireless service that will use the network of SBC's current wireless joint...
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