2006

No matter what type of network technology or application the wireless industry develops, you can bet that the test and measurement providers are prepared to measure how it performs. The …

As the use of RFID technology increases, so do the concerns from consumer privacy advocates. A trade group recently unveiled a set of best practices that they say promotes respect …

It seems there’s a new mobile virtual network operator for just about every interest, age and ethnic group in the United States. And each operator has a different strategy about …

HOUSTON-Dexa Wireless, a Mexican-owned mobile virtual network operator, threw its hat into the MVNO ring, announcing it launched commercial operations in Los Angeles. The company said it is targeting the …

Nortel Networks Ltd. completed the transfer of its manufacturing operations and related assets to Flextronics International Ltd., a Singapore-based manufacturing services firm. The transfer includes product integration, testing, repair and …

PHILADELPHIA-The last political hurdle for Philadelphia’s citywide Wi-Fi project has been cleared, as Philadelphia’s city council gave its final approval to plans to provide low-cost Wi-Fi to all residents. The …

KIRKLAND, Wash.-Craig McCaw’s Clearwire Corp. filed for a $400 million initial public offering, a move that likely will help fund the company’s efforts to expand its wireless broadband operations in …

OYSTER BAY, N.Y.—ABI Research reports that despite stalled efforts to standardize ultra-wideband technology, shipments of UWB gear likely will increase to 300 million units by 2011. According to ABI’s principal …

SAN DIEGO—Leap Wireless International Inc. filed for a proposed sale of 5.6 million shares of common stock, with the funds from the sale to be used for, among other things, …

FRAMINGHAM, Mass.—InnoPath Software and Red Bend Software proposed a new format standard for packaging and distribution of firmware over-the-air updates between mobile industry players to make FOTA between parties easier …

SAN FRANCISCO—Wireless backhaul transporters FiberTower Corp. and First Avenue Networks Inc. said they plan to merge in an all-stock deal worth about $1.5 billion. First Avenue said it will issue …

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.—Visto Corp. entered mobile e-mail fray in China as it announced it would join a Chinese partner in providing push e-mail service to enterprises and professionals in the …

BOSTON—Telecommunications company MobileSphere Ltd. announced the launch of its MobileU offering designed to provide college and university students with a communications package that encompasses calls from dormitories, international long-distance calls …

NASHUA, N.H.—GN said it plans to combine its professional and consumer headset divisions—GN Mobile and GN Netcom—to create what the company said would be the world’s largest wireless headset company. …

MT. VERNON, Ill.—A small carrier freshly acquired by Alltel Corp. announced that it sold its limited partnership interest in two Illinois rural service areas. Southern Illinois Cellular Corp., which does …

DETROIT-WiMAX and other fixed wireless technologies will be getting increased attention at AT&T Inc., according to Edward Whitacre, chief executive officer of the company. Whitacre, delivering a keynote address to …

PALM SPRINGS, Calif.-Alltel Corp. last week expanded its role as the go-to roaming carrier, announcing major reciprocal roaming agreements with Cingular Wireless L.L.C. and Sprint Nextel Corp. that put the …

They’re talking, again. Business as usual. Optimism, according to the two parties, should replace the suddenly cloudy horizon. Never mind the thunderbolts that Qualcomm Inc. hurled at Nokia Corp. during …

WASHINGTON-As the battle for network neutrality heats up on Capitol Hill, wireless largely has been ignored, even though the nation’s two largest carriers prohibit customers from using bandwidth-hogging services and …

LOS ANGELES-Like fans at a rock concert shouting to be heard above the din, game publishers are trying just about anything to rise above overcrowded carrier decks and present their …

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-Wireless broadband developer Alvarion Ltd. and information-technology vendor IBM Corp. announced plans to jointly develop and deliver Internet Protocol-based wireless networks to municipalities and public safety agencies. The …

Shares of Speedus Corp. shot upward after the wireless broadband company said it was targeting Verizon Wireless with two patent-infringement lawsuits. Speedus said it filed two lawsuits against the nation’s …

PALM SPRINGS, Calif.-Data holds the promise of new services and new revenues, and speakers at last week’s Rural Cellular Association conference emphasized the importance of those revenues-and the importance of …

Two recent studies reflect that while consumers are snapping up camera phones-and snapping pictures-they are not sending them wirelessly and, therefore, carriers are missing out on a potentially vast revenue …

Small and mid-size carriers posted mixed results last week, with most losing customers but improving their revenues and bucking the industry trend of sliding average revenue per user. However, some …