The following list details this week's infrastructure awards for the cellular, Wi-Fi, and WiMAX industries. The contracts are broken down by transmission technology, country and vendor. The value of the contract is included when available.Wi-Fi--France: Colubris Networks said it has been chosen by Alcatel-Lucent...
Southeastern wireless provider Cellular South has introduced a new flat-rate plan that includes unlimited calls and data services.The carrier's True Unlimited Plan costs $80 per month for phones and $100 per month for PDA devices or smartphones. The offering includes unlimited local and long...
Regional wireless carrier Cellular South said it will roll out an m-commerce initiative early next year across all its markets following a successful three-month trial of mobile transaction technology.The carrier, which offers service in four southeastern states, partnered with Bank of America and others...
Nearly drowned out in broad policy debates over controversial public-safety and broadband wireless proposals are pressing questions about how the Federal Communications Commission will craft the 700 MHz band plan. A coalition of 21 small- and medium-sized wireless and wireline carriers and state regulatory...
Kyocera Wireless Corp. and regional wireless operator Cellular South are set to test near field communications technology in May with consumers in Memphis and Jackson, Miss., to see if consumers take to the application and how the technology works in the real world. Participants...
There were no last-minute bombshells when the advanced wireless services spectrum auction wrapped up last week after a few final, tedious rounds with a mere handful of bids. T-Mobile USA Inc. was the undisputed and unsurprising highest bidder, walking away with a hefty new...
In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, hundreds of thousands of people were scattered across the country. People's homes were destroyed, their neighborhoods were flooded or left without power, and many had no way of calling for help or simply to let loved ones know...
SAN RAMON, Calif.—Kodiak Networks said Cellular South is offering push-to-talk service to its subscribers using Kodiak’s Real-Time Exchange System. Cellular South also plans to offer real-time presence updates and call-waiting services with Kodiak’s system, said the companies.Kodiak’s RTX system also has been chosen by...
Wireless carriers certainly take their fair share of abuse from consumers and lawmakers. Consumer and other complaints range from billing to early termination fees to coverage issues.But carriers should receive notice for the positive too, and the nation's operators should be commended for outstanding...
Unlike the freewheeling and sometimes thought-provoking keynotes of previous CTIA Wireless I.T. shows, Tuesday's opening keynote session was a trio of rudimentary company presentations on business basics from Microsoft Corp., Nokia Corp. and Intel Corp. executives. The keynotes-spruced up with slick video presentations and...
SAN FRANCISCO-Embience launched a series of India-themed ringtones for customers in the United States. Embience's Masttones include ringtones based on Indian pop culture. Customers can preview the ringtones at the company's Web site or directly through their wireless devices.The Masttones ringtones are available to...
Wireless carriers continued the arduous task of repairing networks in the Gulf Coast region hit hard by Hurricane Katrina last month, though few operators have released financial details of the repairs. The federal government noted last week that it could cost a total of...
Sprint Nextel Corp. said the financial impact of Hurricane Katrina will be between $150 million and $200 million net of expected insurance recovery. The carrier said the estimates include capital and operating costs primarily associated with restoration of network infrastructure and retail operations, along...
JACKSON, Miss.-Regional wireless operator Cellular South, which claims to have been operational in some of the hardest areas of Mississippi hit by Hurricane Katrina Aug. 29, said that as of Sept. 6 it was handling more than 7 million minutes of daily use on...
Wireless carriers continued to make progress in re-establishing wireless communications to the Gulf Coast region following Hurricane Katrina's fierce landing Aug. 28, while one carrier estimated damage at up to $600 million. Cingular Wireless L.L.C. reported that as of Monday afternoon it had fully...
The wireless industry continues to struggle with service outages in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, which devastated the Gulf Coast region when it came ashore Aug. 29, but by late last week, carriers appeared to be making some progress. News reports indicated that wireless...
Wireless carriers continue to struggle with service outages in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, which devastated the Gulf Coast region when it came ashore Monday morning. News reports indicate that wireless services are severed completely in many communities due to power outages caused by...
Although only two teams will line up on the field Sunday for the grand culmination of the professional football season, multiple players will participate in Super Bowl XXXIX in one wireless capacity or another.Verizon Wireless upgraded cell sites and installed a pair of cell...
JACKSON, Miss.-Rural wireless provider Cellular South said it plans to debut a new television commercial during Super Bowl XXXIX this weekend. The carrier said this was the fifth year it has advertised during the Super Bowl through a local and regional ad buy, and...
A handful of CDMA technology-based rural operators formed the Associated Carrier Group L.L.C. alliance, which they said "will collaborate their efforts to efficiently provide timely and competitive value to consumers in member markets while creating efficiencies of scale for manufacturers and vendors." The group...
Investors lashed out at wireless vendor UTStarcom Inc.-sending its stock down more than 23 percent to around $15.32 per share-following the company's announcement that its fourth-quarter revenues will be well below its previous guidance. Some analysts also reacted with hostility, as both Smith Barney...
Investors lashed out at wireless vendor UTStarcom Inc.-sending the company's stock down more than 23 percent to around $15.32 per share-following the company's announcement that its fourth-quarter revenues will be well below its previous guidance.Some analysts also reacted with hostility, as both Smith Barney...
WASHINGTON-Carriers that chose the handset solution to comply with the Federal Communications Commission's wireless enhanced 911 Phase II rules may not be required to have complete deployment by the end of next year if an 11th-hour effort to pass a 911 funding bill includes...
SAN JOSE, Calif.-Mobile applications provider Xpherix Corp. said its Remo, iPhonebook and iDatebook applications are now available to Western Wireless Corp.'s Cellular One subscribers, Cellular South customers and Ntelos Inc. subscribers. The Remo service allows wireless customers to access e-mail from seven different POP3...
