SAN DIEGO—Qualcomm Inc. said CDMA operators in North America have started receiving volume shipments of its cdma2000 1x products. The company said such companies as AirPrime, GTRAN, Kyocera, LG, Novatel …
VANCOUVER, British Columbia—Sierra Wireless Inc. has reduced its fourth-quarter revenue and earnings estimates, citing delays in shipments and production. The company now expects revenues between $8.3 and $8.6 million, down …
PARIS—Alcatel has won a contract to expand the capacity of Turkish operator Aycell’s GSM 1800 MHz network. The three-year, $144 million will allow the operator to offer enhanced services, Alcatel …
BELLEVUE, Wash.—The Universal Wireless Communications Consortium says it has dissolved its operations, having concluded its five-year program in support of TDMA, WIN and EDGE technologies. A yet-unnamed group will carry …
NEW YORK—AT&T announced last week it has sold off the last of its interest in AT&T Wireless, or approximately $3 billion in shares, leaving the wireless company to fend for …
TOKYO—Japanese mobile-phone shipments in November 2001 dropped by 24.2 percent to 3.22 million units, the Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association (JEITA) announced. It is the sixth consecutive decline …
A new organization is being created to represent the views of American GSM and TDMA wireless carriers as they convert to third-generation wireless technologies such as GPRS, EDGE and W-CDMA. …
The next-generation upgrade path battle between GSM and CDMA escalated last week as U.S. Cellular Corp., which serves more than 3 million wireless customers, said it plans to overlay its …
WASHINGTON-With Verizon Wireless Inc.’s abrupt decision to withdraw its request for a waiver to provide priority access service to local, state and federal personnel during emergencies, VoiceStream Wireless Corp. has …
NEW YORK-Convergent communications are getting closer to reality with development of gateways to distribute content among various stationary and mobile devices and interoperability technology that permits seamless roaming between fixed …
More than a year after first making its intentions known, Verizon Wireless finally acquired regional wireless carrier Price Communications for $1.7 billion, including $550 million in net debt that Verizon …
As the year winds down (and aren’t we all ready to put this year behind us and start fresh in January?) RCR Wireless News recaps the top 20 stories of …
IDT Corp., a familiar face in the wireless broadband industry as the former suitor of Teligent Inc., successfully bid $42.5 million for Winstar Communications Inc. after several tumultuous days of …
While not as desirable as the latest video game consoles or a DVD player, wireless phones and services are third most requested Christmas gifts by teenagers this holiday season according …
HELSINKI, Finland-The MeT initiative, which was founded to establish standards for secure mobile transactions, announced it now has 55 associate members, a number that demonstrates the importance of development of …
ROSH HAAYIN, Israel-Israel’s Ministry of Communications has awarded third-generation spectrum to the country’s three incumbent mobile operators and second-generation spectrum in the 1800 MHz band to Partner Communications Co. and …
BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless launched wireless alerts service for its Mobile Web and Mobile Messenger customers, allowing them to receive scores during the college football bowl season. The service, powered by …
TORONTO-Sonera SmartTrust, which develops infrastructure for mobile-commerce services, announced it will resell mobile-commerce company 724 Solutions Inc.’s 724 Alerts service, which allows customers to receive personalized financial information and then …
1. Jan. 29 Re-auction brings in record $17B to FCC After 101 rounds and $16.85 billion, the Federal Communications Commission’s auction of 422 personal communications services licenses ended last Friday. …
WASHINGTON-A Bush administration report due out shortly could hurt Nextel Communications Inc.’s campaign to win government approval of a controversial spectrum realignment plan designed to resolve commercial wireless interference to …
