WASHINGTON-Sen. Conrad Burns (R-Mont.) often describes his state as having a lot of land between light poles. In other words, rural America by its very definition has fewer people and more land. This combination has traditionally been harder and more expensive to serve by...
WASHINGTON-The outcome of a case being argued this week before the U.S. Supreme Court will shape the telecom debate going forward. "This will shape the debate before Congress," said Mark Cooper, research director of the Consumer Federation of America.Brand X Services Inc. is an...
WASHINGTON-The wireless industry has asked the Federal Communications Commission for a ruling that would shield mobile-phone carriers in the future from class-action lawsuits challenging early termination fees assessed against subscribers who break their contracts with service providers. CTIA, the national cell-phone trade group, said...
NEW ORLEANS-Both Nortel Networks Ltd. and Motorola Inc. made infrastructure announcements at the CTIA Wireless 2005 show in New Orleans meant to increase Verizon Wireless' wireless-data capabilities. Nortel will begin live trials with Verizon Wireless next year on CDMA2000 1x EV-DO Revision A technology,...
NEW ORLEANS-Whether it's downloading video clips, buying ringtones or simply sending a photo to a friend, the key to enticing consumers to spend more on wireless data can be summed up in one word: simplicity. That was the message from carriers, content providers and...
Another CTIA done and over with. This one seemed a bit far-flung to me, like how ammo from a shotgun spreads far and wide, instead of a single shot like that from a bullet. The fact is as this industry matures, it encompasses more...
NEW ORLEANS-ChangingWorlds Ltd. Launched its ClixSmart Intelligent Wireless Portal Platform in North America at the CTIA show. "With ClixSmart's personalization technology our customers can release the untapped revenue potential of their wireless data services and increase subscriber average revenue per user," said Vincent Ryan,...
WASHINGTON-A federal appeals court March 11 told the Federal Communications Commission it must first examine the impact of its local number portability rules on small wireline carriers before requiring them to port numbers to wireless carriers. The FCC is expected to quickly seek comment...
NEW ORLEANS-Carriers' efforts to increase wireless data revenues took a big step forward this week at CTIA Wireless 2005 as the nation's two largest carriers quietly confirmed their networks are multimedia message service interoperable.Cingular Wireless and Verizon Wireless said they've been MMS interoperable for...
NEW ORLEANS-The rising status of two Chinese vendors, U.S.-based UTStarcom Inc. and a few other players like IPWireless may raise the specter for consolidation, said Nortel Networks Ltd. chief Bill Owens during a keynote address at the CTIA Wireless 2005 trade show. He made...
NEW ORLEANS-Cingular Wireless today announced at CTIA Wireless 2005 that it now has 50 million customers."Attaining 50 million customers is a key indicator that our merger with AT&T Wireless is working and working robustly," said Stan Sigman, Cingular's president and chief executive officer. "Fifty...
NEW ORLEANS-Samsung Telecommunications America unveiled a new base transceiver station portfolio that it said will allow wireless operators to offer coverage tailored to the geography and consumer needs in a particular area. Among the products in the portfolio are:The Spot BTS product, which supports...
NEW ORLEANS-M-Qube and Major League Baseball Advanced Media, the interactive media and Internet company of Major League Baseball, launched mobile Web storefronts for all 30 MLB teams to bring fans club content for their wireless phones. The announcement was made at the CTIA show.M-Qube...
NEW ORLEANS-A handful of new wireless recycling initiatives were announced at last week's CTIA Wireless 2005 show. A new phone recycling program by GRC Wireless Recycling pays companies for their unwanted inventory of retired cellular phones.The company's Wireless Industry Recycling program pays companies at...
Several handset makers and carriers have taken advantage of the spotlight of the CTIA show in New Orleans to release handset-related news this week.Cingular Wireless and Samsung Telecommunications America announced the availability of the Samsung p777, the first phone in Samsung's new line of...
NEW ORLEANS-Both Nortel Networks Ltd. and Motorola Inc. made infrastructure announcements at the CTIA Wireless 2005 show in New Orleans meant to increase Verizon Wireless' wireless-data capabilities. Nortel will begin live trials with Verizon Wireless next year on CDMA2000 1x EV-DO Revision A technology,...
WASHINGTON-The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission today said it is working the wireless industry to develop a safety guide to prevent injuries from exploding cell phones, like the one at issue in a new lawsuit filed by Thailand prosecutors against handset giant Nokia Corp....
NEW ORLEANS-Wireless subscribership grew by 21.7 percent last year, according to CTIA's semi-annual industry survey released this week at CTIA Wireless 2005.Wireless subscribers now exceed 180 million, representing a penetration rate of more than 60 percent. The survey also found wireless users in the...
WASHINGTON-The wireless carrier trade association agreed to produce guidelines for managing wireless porn, even as porn giant Larry Flynt announced plans to enter the U.S. wireless market. CTIA said Thursday it would add adult content guidelines to its voluntary carrier code of conduct by...
WASHINGTON-Technology makers and service providers should not be responsible for their customers' actions, especially if the service providers are hurt financially from those actions, CTIA argued in a brief before the U.S. Supreme Court. The court is set to hear oral argument March 29...
David Steinberg stands as an example of the surplus of opportunity within wireless. As chief executive officer of Internet activation company InPhonic Inc., Steinberg has overseen the growth of the company's revenues from $0 five years ago to between $315 million and $325 million...
ORLAND PARK, Ill.-Andrew Corp. introduced its OneBase Cell Extender, a high-power multicarrier power amplifier that extends coverage and increases capacity of wireless base stations.The company is showcasing the product at CTIA Wireless this week in New Orleans.OneBase Cell Extender uses feed-forward amplifier correction technology...
The wireless carrier trade association agreed to produce guidelines for managing wireless porn, even as porn giant Larry Flynt announced plans to enter the U.S. wireless market. CTIA said Tuesday it would add adult content guidelines to its voluntary carrier code of conduct by...
SAN JOSE, Calif.-InnoPath Software Inc. and Acrodea Inc. said they plan to cooperate on an over-the-air solution for wireless operators and handset manufacturers to update user interface components and profiles. InnoPath specializes in OTA mobile device management. Acrodea provides a multimedia user interface engine....
