Yearly Archives: 2006

Wireless coverage to be available in Boston tunnels

BOSTON-The four national wireless carriers have agreed on a plan to help shoulder the cost of providing wireless service in Boston's Big Dig tunnels,...

Back to the future: WAP ads resurrected

Here's everything you need to know about the popularity of WAP advertising: I Can't Believe It's Not Butter has a mobile Web site.Fans of...

KGI adds Time Warner sites to portfolio

Tower marketing and licensing firm KGI Wireless Inc. added 363 tower sites from Time Warner Cable to its portfolio, pushing its count of managed...

RFID tracking gets ‘thumbs down’ from gov’t panel

WASHINGTON -- The Bush administration suddenly finds itself confronting privacy and security issues associated with radio frequency identification technology, an awkward position for a...

Tektronix upgrades UA platform

Network management and diagnostics specialist Tektronix Inc. says carriers are looking to measure service quality and the customer experience, hence the company unfurled enhancements...

Carrier shootout on streets of Laredo

A tiny Texas carrier is launching a second service market after apparently prompting price changes by Leap Wireless International Inc.'s Cricket service in its...

Developers zeroing in on off-deck GPS apps

U.S. network operators are losing their grip on subscribers who stroll off their decks to buy ringtones, access adult content or simply surf the...

NYC contract signals shift in buying police, fire communications gear

Motorola Inc.'s recent loss of a huge New York City contract for emergency communications equipment is the biggest sign yet that the Sept. 11,...

Etc.

What goes better than ringtones and rap? Not much. Multi-platinum selling rap artist Chingy has gone the extra step and today can announce girlfriends'...

Bush White House reluctant referee in Iraqi telecom

WASHINGTON -- Bush administration efforts to help Iraq create a competitive wireless market and an independent regulatory regime to oversee telecom reconstruction in the...

White House approves Lucent-Alcatel merger

WASHINGTON -- President Bush approved a recommendation by a Treasury Department-led interagency group supporting the merger of giant French telecom vendor Alcatel SA and...

Young wireless users see phone as social network

While most U.S. consumers still see a mobile phone as, well, a phone, young wireless users increasingly view it as a way to meet...

MediaFLO adds T-Mobile USA to trial mix

Qualcomm Inc.'s MediaFLO USA subsidiary said the industry's No. 4 operator T-Mobile USA Inc. is trialing its mobile TV service, adding another national carrier...

NTSB urge ban on cell-phone use for motor coach, school bus drivers

WASHINGTON -- The National Transportation Safety Board urged federal and state governments to ban motor coach and school bus drivers from using cell phones-except...

Did Fernandes get a fair hearing?

We recently reported on the effective use of T-Mobile USA Inc.'s Sidekick and Research In Motion Ltd.'s Blackberry devices by Gallaudet University deaf students...

Sony Ericsson’s flagship music phone on a mission

The Sony Ericsson W810i-the vendor's flagship Walkman music phone, described as a ``multimedia beast'' by one analyst-will be closely watched by some in the...

Alcatel snares Cingular contract

PARIS -- Cingular Wireless L.L.C. said it will use Alcatel Inc.'s multiservice transport solution in its HSDPA network.Alcatel said its technology will help Cingular...

Russian trade deal to benefit telecom

WASHINGTON -- The United States and Russia signed a landmark trade deal, likely paving the way for the large Eastern European nation's entry into...

I want my digital TV!

The mere thought of any delay in transitioning from analog to digital TV broadcasting sends a shiver up my spine. How many times does...

Hedgehogging

hedge*hog*ging v. Interrupting conversations in an office environment by poking your head over the top of the cubeAs you know from your own jobs,...

Bush administration OKs Lucent-Alcatel

WASHINGTON-President Bush approved a recommendation by a Treasury Department-led interagency group supporting the merger of giant French telecom vendor Alcatel SA and Lucent Technologies...

Discount retailers=lower ARPU

SEATTLE-Wireless users who buy handsets from carriers' stores are far more likely to spend more on monthly mobile service than those shopping at big-box...

CDMA Development Group reignites GSM vs. CDMA debate

COSTA MESA, Calif.-Striking back at concerns over CDMA operators switching to GSM, the CDMA Development Group said it now counts 39 GSM operators that...

Pocket pushes into Laredo

SAN ANTONIO-Local wireless carrier Pocket Communications Inc. is rolling out its budget-friendly unlimited calling service in a second market. The company said it launched...
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