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Ericsson posts 4Q results in line with guidance

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson posted $1.1 billion in net income for the fourth quarter, a 52-percent increase over the $738 million the company reported for the same quarter of 2004. "We have concluded another good year with strong sales, earnings and cash flow," said Carl-Henric...

Alcatel adds Stratex solution to microwave portfolio

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Alcatel Corp. and Stratex Netowrks Inc. announced a four-year agreement under which Stratex Networks' Eclipse solutions will become part of Alcatel's product offerings."These products, under an Alcatel branded designation, will make our best-in-class point-to-point microwave portfolio even more complete and competitive, particularly...

Disney/Pixar deal clouds Apple’s wireless future

Steve Jobs may have just taken one step closer to wireless. The head of Apple Computer Inc. landed a spot on the board of The Walt Disney Co. last week under the terms of Disney's $7.4 billion buyout of computer animation studio Pixar. While...

Industry veteran O’Brien joins emergency alert firm

WASHINGTON-Morgan O'Brien, the industry pioneer who built Nextel Communications Inc. into a multibillion-dollar national wireless force, is joining a start-up firm seeking to leverage a patented geographic location-based technology for targeted emergency alerts and commercial mobile marketing. O'Brien will be chairman of the advisory...

Several companies reportedly vying for NYC subway contract

WASHINGTON-Top U.S. mobile phone carriers have joined to bid for rights to offer wireless service in hundreds of subway stations throughout New York City. Cingular Wireless L.L.C., Verizon Wireless, Sprint Nextel Corp. and T-Mobile USA Inc. are bidding for the project. A Cingular spokesman...

Apple’s ‘Mobile Me’ trademark filing fuels wireless rumors

ALEXANDRIA, Va.-Apple Computer Inc. fueled speculation about its intentions in wireless as the company's efforts to trademark the phrase "Mobile Me" came to light. Apple has filed a series of applications with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office laying claim to "Mobile Me" to...

Apple ‘Mobile Me’ trademark attempts fuel wireless rumors

ALEXANDRIA, Va.-Apple Computer Inc. fueled speculation about its intentions in wireless this week as the company's efforts to trademark the phrase "Mobile Me" came to light. Apple last week filed a series of applications with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office laying claim to...

Boeing to launch 3 satellites for MSV network

ST. LOUIS-Mobile Satellite Ventures L.P. announced it bought three new satellites from Boeing Co. to launch its satellite-cellular hybrid network, which the carrier said would cover North and South America with voice and data services. MSV said Boeing will also deploy some of the...

Ceregon to supply radios to Nokia

TEL AVIV, Israel-Wireless broadband systems provider Ceragon Networks Ltd. said it signed an original equipment manufacturer agreement with Nokia Corp. Under the agreement, Ceragon will supply Nokia with its FibeAir microwave radio products, to be marketed as part of Nokia's PowerHopper Vario portfolio of...

Google gets CDMA patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va.-The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office awarded a patent to Google Inc. for a technology that makes more data exchanges possible at faster speeds on a CDMA-based wireless network. Google did not return requests for comment on the patent, which was awarded to...

Google receives patent for CDMA-based wireless data transmissions

ALEXANDRIA, Va.-The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office awarded a patent to Google Inc. for a technology that makes more data exchanges possible at faster speeds on a CDMA-based wireless network. A Google representative could not immediately comment on the patent or say what the...

U.S. suggestion to Japan not always followed at home

WASHINGTON-The Bush administration asked Japan to promote competitive wireless policies and to improve spectrum management, but some reforms pushed by trade officials here are not necessarily legally embraced in the United States. The office of U.S. trade representative weighed in on wireless issues in...

Letters to Santa

Some text messages to Santa were sent to my phone by mistake. Someone somewhere is going to get into big trouble. Anyway, here's a sampling of what wireless executives are hoping for this holiday season.Dear Santa Claus,Please give some direction to the FCC's wireless...

SunCom deploys Ericsson core network

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson said it won a contract to provide regional wireless operator SunCom Wireless Inc. with a next-generation core network throughout the operator's southeastern U.S. coverage area. Ericsson explained that SunCom is deploying Ericsson's Mobile Softswitch solution to carry voice and data traffic...

Alcatel subcontracts NY public safety network to M/A-COM

DALLAS-Alcatel Corp. signed a subcontract with M/A-COM Inc. to equip the state of New York with a wireless public safety communications network that Alcatel said will enhance interoperability among first responders. M/A-Com, a division of Tyco International Ltd., said in late September that its...

SunCom deploys Ericsson core network

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson said it won a contract to provide regional wireless operator SunCom Wireless Inc. with a next-generation core network throughout the operator's southeastern U.S. coverage area.Ericsson explained that SunCom is deploying Ericsson's Mobile Softswitch solution to carry voice and data traffic on...

Qualcomm announces new platforms for EV-DO, HSDPA

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. launched two next-generation wireless platforms-DO Multi-carrier Multi-link extensions and HSDPA Multi-carrier Multi-link extensions. The company said the DMMX and HMMX platforms support the roadmaps of CDMA2000 1x EV-DO and HSDPA technologies into the year 2010. Qualcomm said the DMMX and HMMX...

Ericsson, Nokia rack up network contracts

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson announced a pair of GSM/EDGE contracts from Digicel Group, a mobile telecommunications company in the Caribbean. Under the contracts, Ericsson said it will deliver and install GSM/EDGE networks in Trinidad & Tobago and Haiti. Ericsson said the contracts include radio equipment...

ShortTV intros cell phone video greetings

NEW YORK-Entertainment company ShortTV announced a new Web site that will allow mobile phone users to send video greetings to each other. "These short greeting videos are specially written and produced for cell phone users. We expect them to generate considerable interest. They bring...

Qualcomm announces new platforms for EV-DO and HSDPA

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. launched two next-generation wireless platforms-DO Multi-carrier Multi-link eXtensions and HSDPA Multi-carrier Multi-link eXtensions. The company said the DMMX and HMMX platforms support the roadmaps of CDMA2000 1x EV-DO and HSDPA technologies into the year 2010. Qualcomm said the DMMX and HMMX...

Verizon Wireless concerned about net-neutrality piece of telecom-reform bill

WASHINGTON-Verizon Wireless told lawmakers Wednesday that the "network neutrality" provisions in the staff draft of telecommunications-reform legislation need to be modified to exempt the wireless industry.The net-neutrality provisions should "be modified to make clear that wireless broadband Internet transmission service (BITS) providers have the...

Ericsson to supply GSM to Movistar Uruguay

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Movistar Uruguay selected L.M. Ericsson as the sole supplier for its GSM and transmission network, according to the vendor. Under the agreement, Ericsson plans to supply a complete GSM network, including EDGE-ready GSM/GPRS 850 MHz radio access and core networks, as well as...

Texas landowners sue Sprint Nextel

WASHINGTON-A Texas law firm said it filed a class-action lawsuit against Sprint Nextel Corp. on behalf of thousands of landowners in the state. The lawsuit, filed in federal district court in Kansas, claims Sprint Nextel used exclusive electricity transmission towers to erect cellular phone...

Prepaid users can browse mobile Web

Prepaid services are continuing their march up the feature-rich ladder with an increasing number of operators beginning to offer wireless Web browsing services to their noncontract subscribers. Many operators offer basic text messaging or even more advanced access to downloadable content to their prepaid...