REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.-Enterprise broadband service provider iPass Inc. reported plans to purchase Wi-Fi hot spot service aggregator GoRemote Internet Communications Inc. for $76.5 million in cash. While iPass serves roaming mobile broadband users, such as salespeople and business travelers, GoRemote has focused on remote...
WASHINGTON-One week after the 9/11 Commission gave the federal government an "F" in public-safety interoperability, Wayne County, Mich., said it chose a software solution from Codespear L.L.C. to solve its public-safety interoperability problems. Codespear said that once installed, its software-only solution enables any device...
After 12 official drafts, the IEEE finally approved the 684-page proposal from the 802.16 Task Group, designating the mobile WiMAX standard as 802.16e-2005. The WiMAX Forum is set to begin trials and certification testing in early 2006, with certified products scheduled to hit the...
With apologies to the deceased Rodney Dangerfield, the wireless industry can't get any respect.Whether it's state agencies attempting to micro-manage the industry or countless health-related lawsuits or studies attempting to link cell service to a myriad of maladies, you would think the wireless industry...
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission proposed rules to change the way the agency determines the universal-service support paid to larger carriers serving rural customers, including wireless carriers that serve customers who live in a large incumbent's territory. This is the third time the commission has...
Alltel Corp. said it plans to turn off service for former Public Service Cellular Wireless customers on Dec. 28, as part of transitioning the PSC network from TDMA/GSM to CDMA technology. Alltel is also moving ahead with a similar network shut-off for former AT&T...
AMSTERDAM-Europe's Gemplus International S.A. and Axalto N.V., the world's two largest smart card vendors, announced plans to merge in an all-stock transaction. If approved, the combined company would have 2005 revenues of $2.1 billion and would be called Gemalto. "This transaction is an important...
AMSTERDAM-Europe's Gemplus International S.A. and Axalto N.V., the world's two largest smart card vendors, announced plans to merge in an all-stock transaction. If approved, the combined company would have 2005 revenues of $2.1 billion and would be called Gemalto."This transaction is an important development...
WASHINGTON-A group opposed to assessing universal-service contributions based on telephone numbers said it had sent nearly 600,000 e-mails and letters to the Federal Communications Commission before this Friday's expected vote.The Keep USF Fair Coalition says that changing from the current system, which assesses contributions...
WASHINGTON-In an attempt to educate Capitol Hill staff about the importance of cost recovery, the Foundation for Rural Service released a paper saying that Voice over Internet Protocol could not be possible without the underlying telecommunications network provided by small rural wireline carriers.The Foundation...
WASHINGTON-Top wireless carriers asked a federal court to block the state of Kentucky from enforcing a new law set for Jan. 1 that would prohibit operators from passing to subscribers a 1.3-percent gross receipts telecom tax. Cingular Wireless L.L.C., Verizon Wireless, Sprint Nextel Corp....
The BlackBerry-maker suffered yet another black eye last week in its legal scrap with NTP Inc. A Virginia judge rejected a request from Research In Motion Ltd. to enforce a $450 million settlement with NTP Inc., which claims patents to the wireless technology in...
WASHINGTON-The Commerce Department last week missed key deadlines tied to the Bush spectrum plan, prompting further questions about the political handling and priority of a White House wireless initiative the administration previously touted as important to economic growth, national defense and homeland security. At...
NEW YORK-Mobile technology is becoming a source of significant information security concerns within the insurance industry, according to a survey of insurance industry executives conducted by Ernst & Young.Web applications ranked highest in terms of security concerns among insurance executives, followed by mobile computing...
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson said it won a contract to provide regional wireless operator SunCom Wireless Inc. with a next-generation core network throughout the operator's southeastern U.S. coverage area.Ericsson explained that SunCom is deploying Ericsson's Mobile Softswitch solution to carry voice and data traffic on...
ATLANTA-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. and Orange SA said they plan to offer consolidated mobile services to multinational companies in the United States and Europe.Under the arrangement, Cingular and Orange customers with operations in the United States, Great Britain, France, Netherlands, Belgium and Switzerland can manage...
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission continues to face relocation problems with its third-generation mobile-phone spectrum plan, a situation that could affect the timing of June's auction and combine with other factors to lower revenues the United States needs to move Pentagon radio systems to new...
Cingular Wireless L.L.C. has identified more than 12,000 GSM sites that it plans to decommission as it integrates 30 of 63 GSM markets by the end of the year, according to Securities & Exchange Commission filings. In addition, the company said it had completed...
SAN JOSE, Calif.-Wireless mesh router maker Wave Wireless Corp. and wireless broadband technology developer WaveRider Communications announced plans to merge, saying the combined company will focus on the rapidly growing market for wireless broadband solutions. The companies said the proposed merger will bring together...
HONG KONG-The CDMA Development Group announced that the standard for CDMA2000 1x EV-DO Revision B is on schedule for publication in the first quarter of 2006 and should significantly increase the technology's data throughput by allocating multiple radio-frequency carriers across wider frequency blocks. "EV-DO...
After years of hype and billions of dollars in network upgrades, the time has come for the worldwide W-CDMA market to take off. Perhaps the best indication that W-CDMA technology has reached the tipping point comes from Vodafone Group plc, one of the world's...
WASHINGTON-The wireless industry would take a hit if a universal-service reform bill becomes law, although the bill's sponsor said the broadband standard was specifically crafted to include wireless. Reps. Lee Terry (R-Neb.) and Rick Boucher (D-Va.) released the draft of their Universal Service Reform...
Siemens AG said its Music2You music download technology is set to launch through T-Mobile International. The two companies signed a framework agreement, making Music2You the preferred solution for all T-Mobile International subsidiaries worldwide. T-Mobile Germany is to offer the Siemens solution as "MobileJukebox," a...
CHARLOTTE, N.C.-UpSnap Inc. generated a significant round of funding by going public earlier this week, the company said Thursday. According to documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, UpSnap issued nearly 12 million shares of common stock for the initial public offering. At...
