WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission Thursday proposed rules allowing unlicensed services to operate in the unused TV band. “What we have always been committed to is that there has to be …
WASHINGTON-The Compromise Plan offered by the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association is the best option to solve the public-safety interference problem in the 800 MHz band, CTIA asserted in a …
FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J.-Cellebrite said its sales have jumped 40 percent in 2003, and it credits wireless local number portability for its success. Cellebrite’s RealSync/UME12 product transfers stored phone names and …
BETHLEHEM, Pa.-Motorola Inc. and Padcom Inc. have teamed to offer roaming services to Motorola mobile data users. Using Padcom’s TotalRoam solution, Motorola will integrate its private voice and data networks …
In what amounts to a market blitz, Qualcomm Inc. unveiled a series of chipsets covering the CDMA, GSM and W-CDMA technologies. The U.S. supplier made two announcements regarding the first …
AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands-Royal Philips Electronics said it joined the Symbian Platinum Program, which the semiconductor maker said is part of its commitment to mobile multimedia. Philip’s offerings include solutions that …
T-Mobile USA Inc. continued its strong customer growth trend, adding a record1.174 million net subscribers during the first quarter of this year, which topped both the 921,000 subscribers the carrier …
The Federal Communications Commission reported that more than 2 million consumers ported their telephone numbers since wireless local number portability was implemented last November, including both wireless-to-wireless porting and wireline-to-wireless …
WASHINGTON-A bill that would make invasive use of camera phones and other imaging devices on federal property a crime is headed to the House floor. On Wednesday, the House Judiciary …
WASHINGTON-FCC Chairman Michael Powell hinted to reporters Thursday that Nextel Communications Inc. may yet be willing to accept spectrum in the 2.1 GHz band instead of the 1.9 GHz band …
SYDNEY, Australia-Telstra, the largest mobile operator in Australia, said it will launch push-to-talk services in June following a trial that included 12 Telstra business and government customers using 60 handsets. …
ATLANTA-Sprint PCS affiliate AirGate PCS Inc. posted a 1.7-percent year-over-year increase in total revenues from $76.7 million during its second fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2003 to $78 million this …
SANTA BARBARA-CallWave Inc., which provides services that allow customers to bridge between wireless and home phones and their PCs, said it has filed for an initial public offering to raise …
SANTA CRUZ, Calif.-Canadian carrier Rogers Wireless announced it will use picture messaging software from LightSurf Technologies Inc. Canada’s Bell Mobility and U.S. wireless carrier Sprint PCS also use LightSurf software. …
The nation’s newest reality show is set to debut on a mobile phone near you. Sprint announced it will offer a streaming video application from Cyber Oasys Corp. and V-Star …
ST. LOUIS-Amdocs said it has received a systems integration contract from Vodafone Group plc affiliate Vodafone Hungary, which previously selected the Amdocs Enabler billing system. Under the contract, Amdocs will …
LOS ANGELES-TechnoCom said Triton PCS has chosen its LocationAssurance Manager (LAM) as its automated wireless E911 location network performance management and reporting platform. “LAM is the only fully automated E911 …
SAN RAMON, Calif.-The ZigBee Alliance, dedicated to developing the ZigBee specification and ZigBee products, announced 27 new member companies, bringing total membership to more than 70 companies. Among the new …
CAMBRIDGE, U.K.-Third-generation wireless technologies will give mobile operators another push toward fixed-line replacement, according to new research from Analysys Research. Assuming 3G offers wide-area and in-building coverage, it will be …
ORLAND PARK, Ill.-Andrew Corp. and Vivato Inc. have partnered to provide wireless networks operators with a Wi-Fi solution. The companies plan to jointly market, install and service their solution, which …
