LAS VEGAS—Qualcomm Inc. said it would blanket Las Vegas with its MediaFlo mobile TV technology in conjunction with the CTIA Wireless 2006 trade show, which starts tomorrow. Qualcomm said the citywide demonstration network will use two transmitters and will allow CTIA attendees to view...
LAS VEGAS—Motorola Inc. made a range of announcements ahead of the CTIA Wireless 2006 show, unveiling a new version of its super-slim Razr phone as well as a variety of other products and services. Motorola said its new Razr V3m is built for CDMA...
The global war on terrorism and natural disasters here and abroad are forcing policymakers to rethink-and redesign-public warning systems that take advantage of wireless and other technologies used by billions of people around the world today. The undertaking involves a mix of technological, legal...
WASHINGTON-Siyamend Zaid Othman is helping lay the foundation for a new Iraq where information flows freer than it did under the oppressive regime of Saddam Hussein and where ordinary people can chat on cell phones like billions of others do around the world everyday....
The squeeze is on, the stakes are high and the options few. Second-tier handset makers-their exact numbers globally are unclear, but there may be more than 100 players-are scrambling to survive, let alone thrive, as the top six vendors increased their market share last...
In the wireless universe, one outstanding fact about India trumps its ancient history, heterogeneous society and complex political and economic mix: With more than 1 billion people, India is the second-most-populous country in the world, and with rising prosperity, its citizens are buying wireless...
Sprint Nextel Corp. may have gotten a jump-at least in the rhetorical game of crafting perceptions-over its arch-rival and fellow CDMA carrier Verizon Wireless with its announced plans to implement CDMA2000 1x EV-DO Revision A and its intent to be first to market with...
RFSRadio Frequency Systems said it plans to demonstrate a fast bit-rate remote radio head unit that permits fiber connectivity direct to the towertop at CTIA Wireless 2006. The RHH system permits base transmitter station to antenna separation distances of up to 10 miles, which...
Alltel Corp. is on track to complete its wireline spinoff by mid-year, and the company plans to extend CDMA2000 1x EV-DO services to about 60 percent of its potential customers, Chief Financial Officer Sharilyn Gasaway told analysts at the Bank of America Media, Telecommunications...
ANTIGUA & BARBUDA, Caribbean—Regional operator Digicel Group has launched wireless service on the Caribbean islands of Antigua and Barbuda. The company acquired Caribbean and Bermuda assets from Cingular Wireless L.L.C. and is in the process of investing $6 million to enhance and expand the...
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.Click here for additional infrastructure awards from RCR Wireless News.CellularChina:...
PARIS—Alcatel Inc.’s board of directors is meeting in Paris today to review its "merger of equals" with longtime rival telecom equipment vendor Lucent Technologies Inc. Though the French company said it’s not likely to reach a final decision about the merger during the meeting,...
SAN DIEGO—Qualcomm Inc. announced it filed a patent infringement suit against chipmaker Broadcom Corp., the third in a running dispute over what Qualcomm alleges is misuse of its intellectual property. The latest suit focuses on what Qualcomm charges is Broadcom’s misappropriation of trade secrets...
CAMBRIDGE, England-Mini-base station developer Ip.access Ltd. picked up $8.5 million in funds to develop in-building third-generation access points for homes and small businesses. Scottish Equity Partners led the round, joined by Intel Capital and Rothschild Gestion. The company said it has successfully produced and...
Merger talks between Alcatel Inc. and Lucent Technologies Inc. could put the entire infrastructure industry in play as consolidation among telecom carriers trickles down to their suppliers. Indeed, Merrill Lynch analysts said L.M. Ericsson, Siemens AG and Motorola Inc. are likely to acquire smaller...
WASHINGTON-Cellular companies and disability advocates appear to have reached a compromise over proposed changes to a revised standard for mobile-phone hearing-aid compatibility, resolving a dispute that escalated in recent weeks and threatened the prospect of carriers and manufacturers meeting the next Federal Communications Commission...
Do Europeans like chocolate as much as South Koreans? What about Americans? If we're talking food, the question is crazy. But because we're talking about LG Electronics Co. Ltd.'s new Chocolate mobile phone, which has done well since its release in South Korea in...
WASHINGTON-Cellular companies and disability advocates are at odds over industryproposed changes to a revised standard for mobile-phone hearing-aid compatibility, a dispute that has escalated in recent weeks and whose resolution could help determine whether carriers and manufacturers meet the next Federal Communications Commission compliance...
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-MTN Group, which provides cellular service in 14 African countries, said it expects to launch service in Iran by the third quarter. MTN last year bought a 49 percent stake in Irancell for $350 million. Irancell is licensed to become Iran's second...
Verizon Wireless' full-page advertisement in The Denver Post's March 22 edition, prominently displayed on page 5 of the newspaper's front section, trumpets: "IT'S THE NETWORK" and "#1 in Customer Loyalty in Denver," both well-worn marketing phrases for the nation's second-largest carrier in the standard...
Cingular Wireless L.L.C. started out in 2001 as a company with a network that was more than two-thirds TDMA and analog technology. Now, the company has indicated that it is on track to turn off both its legacy TDMA and analog networks in 2008....
PARIS—Alcatel Inc. and Lucent Technologies Inc. confirmed they are in talks to create a "merger of equals," a transaction that would result in a single telecom equipment company with a total market capitalization of more than $33 billion. "We can confirm that Lucent and...
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa—MTN Group, which provides cellular service in 14 African countries, said it expects to launch service in Iran by the third quarter. MTN last year bought a 49 percent stake in Irancell for $350 million. Irancell is licensed to become Iran’s second...
GOLDEN, Colo.—Verizon Wireless’ full-page advertisement in The Denver Post’s March 22 edition, prominently displayed on page 5 of the newspaper’s front section, trumpets: "IT’S THE NETWORK" and "#1 in Customer Loyalty in Denver," both well-worn marketing phrases for the nation’s second-largest carrier in the...
