WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission's auction of 24 GHz licenses started and ended last week after four rounds, netting more than $216,000 for seven licenses in the western United States.First Avenue purchased the Denver-Boulder license for $62,400.Napoleon Communications L.L.C. bought four licenses covering Phoenix; Albuquerque,...
Four of the five publicly traded wireless communications tower firms reinforced notions that this year would be a better one for the sector in their second-quarter 2004 financial results, released last week.In addition to its improved second-quarter results, SpectraSite Inc. announced the search is...
Verizon Wireless added some much-needed fuel to a rather bleak-looking second quarter last week as the nation's largest carrier posted an industry-record 1.5 million net customer additions during the quarter and blew past the 40-million total-subscriber mark. With just T-Mobile USA Inc. left to...
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission's auction of 24 GHz licenses started and ended Wednesday after four rounds netting more than $216,000 for seven licenses in the western United States.First Avenue purchased the Denver-Boulder license for $62,400.Napoleon Communications L.L.C. bought four licenses covering Phoenix; Albuquerque, N.M.;...
Two tower companies, SpectraSite Inc. and Crown Castle International Corp., reported improved quarterly financials.SpectraSite reported improved second-quarter financial results and announced the search is on for a new chief financial officer.The company said revenues reached $87.4 million, up from $77.6 million from the second...
CARROLLTON, Texas-CellStar Corp. announced Midwest Wireless will be the first carrier to launch its PocketSurfer wireless Web viewer. The device uses Bluetooth technology to connect wirelessly to a cellular handset for fast wireless access to the Internet. PocketSurfer features a full VGA-width, 640-pixel, color...
Motorola Inc. had its share of ups and downs last week, when news of solid earnings and the launch of three new handsets collided with a software glitch in several of its Nextel Communications Inc. A-GPS-enabled phones. The company's second-quarter earnings reflected strong year-over-year...
SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Motorola Inc.'s second-quarter 2004 earnings reflected strong year-over-year growth with the exception of a hefty net loss due to the spin-off of its semiconductor business.The company reported sales of $8.7 billion for the second quarter of 2004, up 41 percent from $6.2 billion...
CARROLLTON, Texas-CellStar Corp. announced Midwest Wireless will be the first carrier to launch its PocketSurfer wireless Web viewer. The device uses Bluetooth technology to connect wirelessly to a cellular handset for fast wireless access to the Internet. PocketSurfer features a full VGA-width, 640-pixel, color...
NEW YORK-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. led the list of consumer complaints made through Consumers Union's Escape Cell Hell Web site during the second quarter, with 41 complaints just beating out soon-to-be acquirer Cingular Wireless L.L.C.'s 32 complaints, though both carriers combined managed to account...
BELLEVUE, Wash.-Once considered a technology with little future, EDGE networks currently number more than 100, according to industry association 3G Americas. The group said more than 100 operators in 63 countries from all regions of the world are in various stages of readiness for...
BOSTON-Wireless operators are losing a multibillion-dollar battle for customer loyalty to handset manufacturers, Massachusetts-based Strategy Analytics said.Research from the company's Wireless Network Strategies service indicates handsets account for the largest percentage of "early adopter segments" among wireless users in the United States and Western...
NEW YORK-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. led the list of consumer complaints made through Consumers Union's Escape Cell Hell Web site during the second quarter, with 41 complaints just beating out soon-to-be acquirer Cingular Wireless L.L.C.'s 32 complaints, though both carriers combined managed to account...
Vodafone Sweden launched multimedia consumer services via its UMTS-based network in Sweden along with promotional rate plans that include up to 120 free minutes of video calls each month to all networks in the country. The carrier originally launched its next-generation network in February...
The continued emphasis carriers are placing on alternative sales and information channels appears to be paying off as a report from industry research firm Compete Inc. showed a dramatic increase in the number of wireless service prospects who are surfing carrier Web sites in...
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Vodafone Sweden launched multimedia consumer services via its UMTS-based network in Sweden along with promotional rate plans that include up to 120 free minutes of video calls each month to all networks in the country. The carrier originally launched its next-generation network in...
T-Mobile USA Inc. ranked highest among the seven largest wireless service providers in customer-care performance, beating out Verizon Wireless, Alltel Corp. and Nextel Communications Inc., which all performed above average, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2004 Wireless Customer Care Performance Study.The study's...
Delays in deploying third-generation networks combined with an overall slow economy helped create a 12-percent drop in demand for wireless equipment last year, according to a new report from the Gartner Group, a research and analyst company.But the fourth quarter witnessed an upturn in...
WASHINGTON-As local number portability goes nationwide today, rural Americans who want to port their wireline phone numbers to wireless carriers may find the deadline is a bit elastic."Right now, there are still a lot of waivers pending so it is like waiting for a...
The departments of Defense and Homeland Security continue to be vital customers for the satellite sector. Satellite owners and operators may profit from the ramped-up need for their services, but heavy cost burdens continue to plague their business plans. However, other companies that take...
Delays in deploying third-generation networks combined with an overall slow economy helped create a 12-percent drop in demand for wireless equipment last year, according to a new report from the Gartner Group, a research and analyst company.But the fourth quarter witnessed an upturn in...
SAN DIEGO-Novatel Wireless Inc., which provides wireless broadband access solutions, said it received more than $7 million in new orders from existing customers.The orders are for the company's Merlin U530 wireless PC card modems to be delivered this year. Seven operators, including Hutchison's 3,...
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission has proposed rules allowing unlicensed services to operate in the unused TV band."What we have always been committed to is that there has to be as many competitive broadband platforms as possible. I have been a broken record on this...
While Wal-Mart Stores Inc. joins the high-tech industry in celebrating its recently launched supply-chain management Radio Frequency Identification pilot program, consumer privacy groups are shaking their collective heads, concerned about the implications RFID tagging has on consumer privacy rights.Wal-Mart launched its trial with eight...
