Although GSM proponent Nokia Corp. continues to profess plans to improve its CDMA phone sales, the company's efforts to date in the United States seem relatively unimpressive.Of the two major CDMA carriers in the United States-Verizon Wireless and Sprint PCS-only Sprint sells Nokia phones....
Though staged at the White House, Commerce Secretary Don Evan's launch of the Digital Freedom Initiative on March 4 did not attract much press attention. Perhaps deservedly so. The White House tends to host such photo ops all the time. The DFI-combining efforts of...
ORLAND PARK, Ill.-Andrew Corp. has added new 1.8-meter diameter single and dual polarized low profile antennas to its family of ValuLine terrestrial microwave antennas.The antennas will be used mainly for cellular backhaul, private user networks or other applications needing microwave communications."By offering these new...
ORLAND PARK, Ill.-Driven mostly by wireless infrastructure sales, Andrew Corp. revenues rose to $201.3 million during its second quarter, which ended March 31, a 6 percent increase from the same period last fiscal year.Overall losses for the latest complete quarter totaled $1.7 million, compared...
WASHINGTON-Whether written in upper or lower case, the acronym cdma2000 should always include the trademark of the Telecommunications Industry Association, according to a letter the organization sent out to standards participants.The letter, dated March 27, said the TIA has received certificates of registration from...
ORLANDO PARK, Ill.-Andrew Corp.'s board of directors has appointed Ralph Faison as chief executive officer and president. Faison, who was formerly president and chief operating officer, succeeds Floyd L. English, who will continue as chairman until February 2004."I am pleased to announce Ralph's appointment...
CALGARY, Alberta, Canada-Wireless Networks Inc. has signed an agreement with Marketlink Technologies L.L.C. to market and sell its entire product line to distributors, value-added resellers and end users."Marketlink has a proven track record of developing and driving sales of networking and wireless products through...
ORLAND PARK, Ill.-Andrew Corp. reported significant increases in sales but substantial declines in net income and net income per share for its first quarter, which ended Dec. 31. The network equipment vendor posted revenues of $254.53 million, up from $199.9 million. However, net...
NEW YORK-"The fundamental drivers of wireless are still there, a nice growth trend in basic subscribers and minutes of use through 2006, and that's positive for us," said Ralph Faison, who is poised to become chief executive officer of Andrew Corp. in February."The area...
ORLAND PARK, Ill.-Andrew Corp., a major player in wireless network infrastructure, met with positive response from nine banks when it asked to renew a credit agreement, and therefore received $160 million, $10 million more than it originally requested.The group of lenders for the oversubscribed,...
HONG KONG-For debt-choked Western operators, third-generation (3G) profits have proven to be a mirage, and if the technology can be made viable, it will likely happen first in Asia.At the ITU Telecom Asia event held in Hong Kong last month, all the ingredients for...
LOS GATOS, Calif.-Retailing wireless data technology will be addressed in The Wireless Experience tutorial taking place on the first day of the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas next month.The day-long, six-session tutorial will be conducted by Andrew Seybold, Barney Dewey and Edmond Legum."Most...
LAS VEGAS-Eight industry players received awards at the Comdex show from Andrew Seybold's Outlook 4Mobility for their contributions to the wireless industry.The companies include AT&T Wireless Services Inc., Digit Wireless, Lightsurf Technologies Inc., Qualcomm Inc., Sprint PCS, Sun Microsystems Inc., Verizon Wireless and WildSeed."The...
ORLAND PARK, Ill.-Andrew Corp. said its new EOCell RF Over Fiber solutions provide efficient transport of wideband radio-frequency signals over optical fiber.Applications for EOCell include wireless distribution networks needed for "base station hotels," airports, campuses, road tunnels, and metro systems, said the company."We are...
WASHINGTON-The Wireless Communications Association International urged federal regulators to set rules by early year for fixed wireless broadband service in upper millimeter wave spectrum that promises gigabit- per-second speeds. "I am confident that the high speed wireless services and backhaul enabled by this new...
NEW YORK-Andrew Corp., Overland Park, Ill., reported a fiscal 2002 net loss of $26.4 million, or 30 cents per share, and sales of $865 million. Last fiscal year, the company earned net income of $61.6 million, or 76 cents per share, on...
NEW YORK-The Marconi Foundation announced Andrew Viterbi, who developed the interference suppression algorithm used for major digital standards, will be a panelist at its Nov. 8 conference, "WWW Redux: Trends, Obstacles, Potential."Viterbi will take part in a session on the global reach and future...
PARIS, France-Wireless network planning solution provider Forsk and optimization solution provider Schema are partnering to create software and processes to make their respective second and third generation products interoperable."This cooperation will enable us to deliver more comprehensive and superior optimization solutions to wireless operators,"...
ORLAND PARK, Ill.-As part of its restructuring measures, antenna maker Andrew Corp. said it plans to slash 800 jobs and shut down some of its plants. "Delayed network buildouts and lowered customer capital spending levels makes further, significant cost cutting necessary," said Chairman and...
Editor's Note: In a new series, RCR Wireless News takes an in-depth look at nationwide wireless players, including their strengths and challenges in an ever-changing wireless environment. In this third installment, RCR Wireless News reporter Hilary Smith tackles the nation's third-largest carrier, AT&T Wireless.As...
ATLANTA—Consolidation moves across the wireless data industry continue to hit in waves, this time with three companies announcing sales or mergers.O2wireless Solutions Inc., which offers outsourced telecommunications services, announced it will merge with telecommunications infrastructure provider Baran Group Ltd. Under the merger, which is...
ORLAND PARK, Ill.—Andrew Corp., Orland Park, Ill., said June 4 it has completed its $470 million acquisition of Celiant Corp., which adds new radio-frequency power amplifier technology and engineering experience to the combined company. "This is a great day for Andrew. We've joined two...
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa—Vodacom Congo announced that it has built an 88-base station GSM mobile cellular network in Africa's fourth-largest country in less than three months.The network is composed of satellite links connecting cities more than 1,600 kilometers apart in the Democratic Republic of Congo...
