Monthly Archives: June, 2006

Chicago taking proposals for Wi-Fi network

Chicago's Mayor Richard M. Daley announced that the city will begin taking requests for proposals in turning Chicago into a wireless community. The mayor...

5 GHz Wi-Fi up in the air: Testing procedures challenged, industry urges haste

WASHINGTON-A coalition of top wireless and high-tech manufacturers urged the Federal Communications Commission to reject a California testing lab's call to revise compliance measurement...

ADC adds to wireless suite with Andrew acquisition

In a move designed to give the wireline equipment leader a boost in its wireless sales, ADC Telecommunications Inc. said it would pay $2...

Eve of liberalization

The United States last week struck a historic trade deal with Vietnam, the communist nation and one-time foe whose name pops up a lot...

Pundits offer network neutrality compromises

WASHINGTON-With a small improvement in equipment, unlicensed wireless spectrum could solve the network-neutrality debate by providing proponents with enough bandwidth to compete with cable...

Global Tower goes West with Chinook, Crown Castle refinances

Global Tower Partners expanded its footprint in the Western United States with an agreement to buy 78 towers from Chinook Wireless Communications, a carrier...

DHS report questions RFID privacy risks

WASHINGTON-A leading industry group blasted a Department of Homeland Security draft report that highlighted potential privacy problems with radio frequency identification technology and downplayed...

Developer lovefest reflects commitments to a life of BREW

SAN DIEGO-It's all about the money. And why not? That's a healthy reason for hundreds of people to fly into San Diego and cloister...

PAPERWORK DREAD AHEAD

WASHINGTON-Even as wireless carriers won the right to stop collecting a 3-percent federal excise tax, they may be caught in the middle of a...

Content companies hedge bets on hometown news

While big-name media conglomerates scramble to find ways to leverage the "third screen," a handful of wireless companies are slowly gaining traction by offering...

Opera, eBay connect in Germany

OSLO, Norway—Opera Software ASA will provide a custom version of its Mini mobile Web browser for a new wireless version of eBay’s service in...

Lucent unveils Acuity architecture

CHICAGO—Lucent Technologies Inc. kicked off the Globalcomm trade show with an early morning press conference to introduce its new next-generation network architecture called "Acuity."...

Motorola hires LG spokesman to hawk handsets in India

MUMBAI, India—Nothing sells a mobile phone like a familiar face, or at least that’s the idea behind Motorola Inc.’s harnessing an Indian actor to...

HTC to acquire Dopod

TAOYUAN, Taiwan—High Tech Computer Corp. said it signed a memorandum of understanding to acquire Dopod Holding Corp. The transaction value will not surpass $150...

Juice garners $4M in funding, a spot on Kyocera phones

NEW YORK—Juice Wireless Inc. said it has snared $4 million in a funding round led by 21Ventures L.L.C. The New York-based startup said it...

Correction

An incorrect picture appeared on page 9 of the May 29 issue of RCR Wireless News. Telephone and Data Systems Inc. President and Chief...

PacificNet to distribute Motorola in 40 Chinese cities

BEIJING-Motorola Inc. said it tapped PacificNet iMobile to power its online storefront for wireless users in China. PacificNet will operate the site, dubbed MotoShop,...

Cingular Wireless last Tier 1 to sell ringbacks

ATLANTA-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. finally joined the ringback-tone bandwagon, launching ringback music and voice clips from Warner Music Group artists. The carrier unveiled a catalog...

Nokia payment to skew results at InterDigital

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.-InterDigital Communications Corp. gave second-quarter financial guidance anticipating revenue of $291million to $293 million, without forecasting net profit. The company's revenue...

Nokia wins $1.4M against Florida counterfeiter

ESPOO, Finland-A U.S. district judge has found Suplimet Corp., a Florida-based supplier of mobile-phone accessories, in contempt of a prior injunction that prevented the...

Cingular opens door to Pantech handsets

Cingular Wireless L.L.C. will offer the Pantech Group's "Slim Series" of phones, beginning with the tiny C300 for its prepaid GoPhone customers, giving the...

FCC mulls option to increase amount wireless pays to USF

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission got a new member last week and immediately began considering whether it should increase the amount wireless carriers pay into...

Vendors hoping for India play need to dig in for long haul: Gov’t delays 3G license awards

India's government is reportedly working overtime to get much-needed spectrum into the hands of GSM-based operators by the end of the year so they...

Nextlink gets new CEO

RESTON, Va.-Broadband wireless provider Nextlink Wireless said Robert Beran is the company's new chief executive officer. As part of the post, Beran also becomes...

ATG auction ends, AirCell affiliate, JetBlue’s LiveTV pay $38.3M for licenses

WASHINGTON-It took nearly a month but the Federal Communications Commission's auction of 800 MHz spectrum is over after 144 rounds. Winning bids totaled $38.3...
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