The popularity of Wi-Fi, decreasing wireless chipset prices and consumer affinity for high-tech gadgets combined with a desire for simplicity all add up to the likelihood that wireless home networks will become more than a luxury in our society."Home networking already has become fairly...
Following on a Federal Communications Commission inquiry into its local number portability implementation, AT&T Wireless Services Inc. filed a report with the agency outlining the troubles the carrier has encountered with the LNP mandate, as well as the steps it has taken to fix...
Following up on a Federal Communications Commission inquiry into its local number portability implementation, AT&T Wireless Services Inc. filed a report with the government agency yesterday outlining the troubles the carrier has encountered with the LNP mandate, as well as the steps it has...
Local number portability reality set in last week when early industry initiatives to accomplish the porting process in less than three hours quickly fell by the wayside as many customers have been forced to wait days and in some cases more than a week...
LIBERTYVILLE, Ill.-In a candid release, Motorola Inc. blamed a shortage of camera components for its inability to meet sales demands."The Motorola V300 and V500 began shipping earlier in the quarter and are available today, and the V600 will ship imminently," said Tom Lynch, president...
In a candid release, Motorola Inc. blamed a shortage of camera components for its inability to meet sales demands."The Motorola V300 and V500 began shipping earlier in the quarter and are available today, and the V600 will ship imminently," said Tom Lynch, president of...
SAN JOSE, Calif.-2Wire Inc. announced the launch of its HomePortal 1000HW and 1800HW gateways designed to extend wireless coverage and DSL modem performance in the home.The products, which use 802.11b wireless technology, produce seven times the power of most Wi-Fi products sold today, according...
As businesses eye the beauty of wireless services on a massive scale, hardware and software vendors have stepped up their activities.Despite a continued sluggish economy, the frenzy began about a year ago, according to major players."I have seen more uptake in the last nine...
WASHINGTON-A group of judges transferred seven billing lawsuits against Nextel Communications Inc. and Sprint PCS to a federal court in Missouri, a change of venue that could benefit the two national mobile-phone operators."On the basis of the papers filed and hearing session held, the...
With more than 1 million active users contributing a reported $7 to $8 in average revenue per month, AT&T Wireless Services Inc.'s mMode offering is seen by many industry analysts as a reasonable success in the early stages of wireless data services. But compared...
Sprint PCS' recently launched Ready Link walkie-talkie service drew mixed performance reviews last week from industry analysts who noted that while the service was superior in many ways to Verizon Wireless' similar Push-to-Talk offering, it fell short of Nextel Communications Inc.'s Direct Connect service,...
HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. said it is delivering a GSM network expansion to Zhejiang Unicom to boost the operator's network capacity to 200,000 subscribers.Nokia said the contract is part of a "raft" of recent contracts it signed for the GSM network expansion of China Unicom's...
After years of legal and public relations duels, Motorola may be edging closer to a payday. If, that is, it can locate the borrowers.A court decision rejected the appeal of the Uzan family, who owns Turkish No. 2 carrier Telsim, and asked them to...
It is difficult to believe that October marks the 20-year anniversary of when the first commercial cellular service was launched in Chicago. Who could have accurately predicted how quickly and drastically wireless would change our lives?Look around or listen at any public place and...
Patent battles continue to rage across the wireless enterprise industry, as Visto Corp. joins the fray with separate lawsuits against rival wireless e-mail companies Infowave Software and Seven Networks Inc.The nation's courts have already engaged several such lawsuits from similar players, with Research In...
Following in the financial restructuring footsteps of fellow Sprint PCS affiliates, AirGate PCS Inc. said it intends to pursue a registered exchange offer for all of its outstanding $300 million aggregate principal amount 13.5-percent senior subordinated discount notes due 2009 for $160 million aggregate...
Patent battles continue to rage across the wireless enterprise industry, as Visto Corp. joins the fray with separate lawsuits against rival wireless e-mail companies Infowave Software and Seven Networks Inc.The nation's courts have already engaged several such lawsuits from similar players, with Research In...
Nextel Communications Inc.'s dated handset selection is set to receive a jolt next month as the carrier is expected to begin launching new handsets based on the "Falcon" platform, which Motorola Inc. developed and will manufacture. The launch eventually should include seven consumer-oriented devices...
BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless and Ztango announced that Verizon customers can now download polyphonic ring tones and monotonic ring tones using the operator's TXT messaging. Verizon said Ztango's offering is the first premium content available to its TXT customers and offers downloadable ring tones,...
Wireless Internet software provider Openwave Systems Inc. announced it could further its acquisition push with a new offering of $100 million in convertible subordinated notes due 2008. The company said it has no definite acquisition or investment plans. Openwave said it would use the...
ALAMEDA, Calif.-UTStarcom Inc. said it has signed a contract worth approximately $80 million with China Telecom Corp. to deploy its IP-based PAS equipment in the Jiangsu province of China."Although competition in Jiangsu's PAS market is fierce, UTStarcom commands the dominant position with deployments in...
WASHINGTON-Nextel Communications Inc. and Sprint PCS are facing unprecedented billing litigation, a legal challenge Nextel brought to the attention of the Securities and Exchange Commission in a filing last month.Nextel is a defendant in seven class action billing lawsuits. The cases are pending in...
With nearly all wireless carriers having reported second-quarter results, or at least filing an extension with the Securities and Exchange Commission, N. Moore Capital Ltd. released its quarterly carrier metric rankings that showed continued domination by nationwide carriers, which took the top three positions...
WASHINGTON-Audiovox Communications Corp. and Verizon Wireless are in settlement talks with a blind woman who earlier this year filed a complaint against the two firms at the Federal Communications Commission, alleging the companies violated disability provisions of the 1996 telecom act.Lawyers for Verizon Wireless,...
