WASHINGTON-The fanfare surrounding final government approval of Cingular Wireless L.L.C.'s $41 billion acquisition of AT&T Wireless Services Inc. proved to be short-lived, with Moody's Investors Service downgrading long-term debt ratings of the new No. 1 mobile-phone carrier and its two Bell telephone parent companies....
MUNICH, Germany-Indonesia's largest wireless carrier Telkomsel and Siemens have signed a $381 million framework agreement to expand Telkomsel's GSM network. Under the terms of the contract, Siemens will supply new network technology during the course of the next three years and install it on...
Nextel Partners Inc.'s third-quarter financial results reflect improvements across the board.The carrier reported revenues of $337.2 million, up 29 percent from a year ago, and earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization of $103.5 million, an increase of 86 percent from last year. Free...
SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Proxim Corp. announced financial results for the third quarter that were fairly flat compared with last quarter.Revenue was $31.5 million, up slightly from the second quarter's $31.4 million, but down from $35.1 million recorded a year ago. Net loss was $4.4 million or...
SAN FRANCISCO-Qualcomm Inc. announced it is offering advanced firmware over-the-air update capabilities via its BREW solution.The new capabilities allow wireless operators and handset manufacturers to remotely reflash a BREW-enabled device's firmware to repair software flaws or add new functions. The company is demonstrating the...
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission today conditionally approved the $41 billion merger of Cingular Wireless L.L.C. and AT&T Wireless Services Inc., requiring the new No. 1 mobile-phone operator to scale back or forgo combined wireless operations in 22 markets. The decision received criticism from two...
DALLAS-JP Mobile said its SureWave Mobile Office product was deployed by two international wireless carriers. First, b2Wireless, a systems integrator and the exclusive supplier of wireless e-mail capabilities to British Telecom, will supply the product to BT for resale under the brand name Mobile...
Sprint Corp. announced it will be the first carrier to offer palmOne Inc.'s new Treo 650 smart phone. The device, which will retail for $600, includes phone, e-mail, Web, organizer, MP3 player, digital camera and camcorder capabilities. Sprint said it will also offer a...
The nation's wireless carriers have agreed to provide consumers with multimedia messaging service interoperability, a move that industry watcher say will give a much-needed boost to MMS use in the United States.The Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association said the Inter-Carrier MMS Working Group Friday...
Motorola Inc. claimed another victory over the Uzan family in Turkey as the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has upheld the ruling of a District Court ordering the Uzans to pay the vendor the sum of $2.13 billion, according to Motorola.The...
MINNEAPOLIS-Fair Isaac Corp.'s newly launched Capstone Decision Accelerator will assist telecommunications operators in new account originations. The solution is a component of Fair Isaac's Enterprise Origination Solutions, and the first of "several" new origination software versions the company plans to introduce in the coming...
Broadband wireless carrier Clearwire and Intel Corp. said they will join forces to develop and deploy WiMAX wireless broadband networks. Wireless broadband equipment from Clearwire subsidiary NextNet Wireless will be used for the networks. Future Intel silicon products that will support the upcoming 802.16...
Sprint North Supply's broadly focused offerings, bolstered by the strong reputation of its well-known parent, have brought the organization good graces in the wireless industry among both potential partners and customers. The company functions as a supply chain integrator within Sprint Corp.'s network infrastructure...
WASHINGTON-While the Bush administration pursues a traditional carrot-and-stick approach to prod Japan into further liberalizing its wireless market, a Japanese telecom firm needing a wireless play is mounting an unorthodox challenge to the Japanese establishment by using high-powered American lawyers to sue the government...
SAN FRANCISCO-Nokia Corp.'s development program plans to use CTIA's Wireless IT & Entertainment show to unveil a worldwide initiative designed to make it easier for developers to bring mobile content and applications to market. Forum Nokia will announce the launch of Preminet, which comprises...
When wireless experts raved about the next big technologies a few years ago, they had Flash-OFDM and UMTS TDD in mind. Both protocols are not only making strides in wide area networks, but are beginning to interface with Wi-Fi service, creating a potential competitive...
In what is likely shaping up to be the last quarter with six nationwide operators, four of the country's largest carriers posted relatively healthy third-quarter earnings that showed there is still penetration growth potential in the U.S. market. Cingular Wireless L.L.C., which is set...
WASHINGTON-Three nationwide GSM carriers will participate in a digital emergency alert pilot that officially kicked off last week, but questions remain about whether the Bush administration-sponsored project can secure support from top CDMA wireless operators and the leading industry trade association. The six-month pilot...
WASHINGTON-The public-safety community is urging lawmakers to accept the Senate language of the 9/11 Commission legislation that would allow it to have access to 700 MHz spectrum Jan. 1, 2008. "The public-safety spectrum provisions adopted by a unanimous Senate would establish a firm date...
CARROLLTON, Texas-Cell-phone distributor CellStar Corp. reported a net loss for the third quarter related to the company's recent decision to cancel an initial public offering in China and exit its Singapore and Filipino operations.CellStar reported a net loss of $10.8 million or 52 cents...
WASHINGTON-Despite the interference concerns of government-spectrum users, public-safety entities and amateur-radio operators, the Federal Communications Commission Thursday adopted rules to allow broadband over power lines."The potential for the U.S. economy is too great, too enormous, too ground-breaking to sit idly by," said FCC Chairman...
Business did not turn out in rosy hues for Nokia Corp in the third quarter as the telecom giant reported a 20-percent drop in operating profit and a small 1-percent increase in net sales. However, rival Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications L.P. saw a rise...
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission today opened frequencies for Pentagon radio systems cleared off the 1700 MHz band to make room for third-generation wireless services, but U.S. mobile-phone operators are unlikely to get access to military spectrum until Congress passes legislation guaranteeing the Department of...
TOKYO-Japanese wireless carrier KDDI announced what it called the first music download service that allows users to download full songs. The new 1x service is called EZ Chaku-uta Full and is scheduled to launch in November.KDDI said the music distribution software for mobile telephones...
