SANTA BARBARA, Calif.-Somera Communications, which provides equipment asset management programs, reported a number of deals with rural wireless operators ahead of this week's Rural Cellular Association Conference.The company announced it will supply its Redeployment Planning, Equipment Placement and Valuation, Equipment Supply and Equipment Deployment...
CARROLLTON, Texas-Value-added wireless products distributor CellStar Corp. reported a first-quarter net loss of $16.8 million, or 82 cents per share, on revenues of $507.1 million.The latest results represented a decline from the year-ago quarter when the company posted net income of $11.4 million, or...
HOLMDEL, N.J.-DAX Technologies will supply Highland Cellular with its Optima Wireless Performance Solution to support Highland's third-generation GSM wireless network covering Raleigh, Fayette, Mercer, Greenbrier, Summers and Monroe counties in West Virginia and Tazewell and Bland counties in Virginia. "The DAX Optima product provides...
FALLS CHURCH, Va.-The Latin American mobile market is poised to double during the next six years, growing from 98.7 million subscribers in 2002, to 209 million subscribers in 2008, according to a report from market research firm Telecom Trends International. A total of 59.5...
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-For the first time, Ericsson will not be the supplier to install a Telecom Personal network in Argentina, now that Alcatel has signed an agreement with the cellular operator to install a GSM/General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) network in the province of...
ALPHRETTA, Ga.-Verizon Wireless launched its branded service in Macon, Columbus, Griffin, Warner Robins, Augusta and Thomaston, Ga., and Auburn, Montgomery and Dothan, Ala.The markets were part of Verizon Wireless' acquisition of Price Communications Corp. and required Verizon Wireless to replace the former TDMA network...
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Ericsson said it was awarded an order from Sri Lankan operator Mobitel as the sole supplier of a GSM 1800 MHz network. Mobitel is migrating its TDMA network to GSM/General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) technology.The new network will be rolled out in three...
WESTFORD, Mass.-Sonus Networks, whose Open Services Architecture supports 4 billion minutes of wireline network user traffic monthly, has extended its offering to mobile operators with the introduction of its Smarrt Wireless switching system. Key components include the GSX9000 Open Services Switch, the Insignus Softswitch...
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-The finalized fusion of Celcaribe and Comcel was announced 13 February, after the acquisition in December last year of the Colombian Atlantic coast operator Celcaribe from Millicom International Cellular by Comcel, an Am
TORONTO-Rogers Wireless will pay Swedish telecom supplier Ericsson up to C$465 million (US$302 million) as part of a three-year extension to an existing contract.Under the exclusive agreement, Ericsson Canada will supply Toronto-based Rogers with wireless network equipment and radio access gear for upgrading and...
TORONTO-Ericsson Canada Inc. said it had renewed an agreement with Rogers AT&T Wireless Inc. to provide network equipment for the carrier's GSM and TDMA networks.The three-year deal includes Ericsson's Mini-Link microwave product, the rollout of 850 MHz GSM/GPRS capability, EDGE enhancements to the network...
LAS VEGAS-Conference-goers who managed to brave the miles of show floor at this year's annual Consumer Electronics Show were witness to a significant movement in the electronics landscape-the rise of wireless. Hundreds of wireless companies showed off their wares at the well-attended convention, and...
FALLS CHURCH, Va.-GSM technology in the U.S. doubled in both subscribers and handset shipments during 2002, according to research from Telecom Trends International.The TTI report also found the U.S. wireless market grew 11 percent in subscriber numbers, though overall handset growth was flat for...
KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.-The International Court of Arbitration ruled that Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. must pay InterDigital Communications Corp. an extra $500,000 due to a dispute over the companies' patent licensing agreement.The dispute springs from patents covering TDMA poducts Samsung licensed from InterDigital in...
Getting into the holiday spirit, Nextel Communications Inc. and Cingular Wireless L.L.C. provided gift-wrapped updates on the technology upgrades for their respective networks, as well as time frames and what the industry should expect once the changes are complete. After previously announcing plans to...
Getting into the holiday spirit, Nextel Communications Inc. and Cingular Wireless L.L.C. provided gift-wrapped updates on the technology upgrades for their respective networks, as well as time frames and what the industry should expect once the changes are complete. After previously announcing plans to...
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-The two major cell-phone operators in Colombia, which operate on TDMA technology, announced they are migrating their networks to different technologies. In the case of BellSouth, the company will offer services over CDMA 1xRTT, supplied by Ericsson, as of the first quarter...
