Stress and duressSuddenly technology-the great force multiplier of American net-centric warfare he helped give birth to-is the bane of Defense Secretary Don Rumsfeld's existence.When technology gives U.S. troops information superiority over the enemy, it is good. When technology makes dumb bombs smart-and therefore more...
VANCOUVER, British Columbia-Infowave Software Inc.'s Telispark Mobile Enterprise solution has been chosen by Ontario's Hydro One Networks Inc., which owns and operates a large electricity transmission and distribution system. Hydro One will use the solution, consisting of mWorkManager, mAsset and mInspect applications, to manage...
WASHINGTON-The estimated $1 billion contract awarded to M/A-COM to build a public-safety wireless network throughout New York state will be paid for through a 911 cell-phone surcharge on consumer bills, calling into question whether funds will be diverted from a federal mandate requiring wireless...
Despite increased revenues, tower companies Crown Castle International Corp. and SBA Communications Corp. reported first-quarter financials in the red, although Crown managed to shave its losses.Crown reported site rental and broadcast transmission revenue of $219.4 million, up 18.6 percent, or $34.4 million, from last...
HOUSTON-Wireless communications tower owner Crown Castle International Corp. released financial results for the first quarter of 2004 in line with guidance issued last month.The company reported site rental and broadcast transmission revenue of $219.4 million, up 18.6 percent, or $34.4 million, from last year's...
Quietly operating in the background of the industry, InterDigital Communications Corp. describes itself as a wireless think tank. And though few recognize the name or understand the business, over the course of its 30-year history InterDigital has managed to inject its innovations into the...
BELLEVUE, Wash.-Western Wireless Corp. expanded its CDMA2000 1x network to provide its OpenDoor wireless Internet service and Hello2Pix picture messaging service to its Cellular One customers in Colorado, North Dakota, Utah and Wyoming. The carrier launched 1x services in it Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri,...
HOUSTON-Crown Castle International Corp. put wireless communications tower stock traders in a frenzy this week when it offered up a concrete sign of hope for the sector by raising its earnings expectations for the full year.Crown said it now expects site rental and broadcast...
SAN JOSE, Calif.-Stratex Networks Inc. said it has won a $12.8 million contract to supply an unnamed African mobile company with wireless transmission equipment for GSM networks on the continent.The shipment will commence in the fourth quarter of this year and include both its...
Crown Castle International Corp. put wireless communications tower stock traders in a frenzy this week when it offered up a concrete sign of hope for the sector by raising its earnings expectations for the full year.Crown said it now expects site rental and broadcast...
Cingular Wireless L.L.C. launched a pair of data service packages combining a number of currently offered services with additional content under the new Media name.The packages include its Media Basic offering, which includes 250 text messages, 50 multimedia messages and 1 megabyte of data...
Last month, Japanese carrier NTT DoCoMo said it sold more than 160,000 faulty mobile phones. The carrier said its new FOMA N900i handset, built by NEC Corp., suffered from a software glitch that would cause the phone to reboot if a user tried to...
Both Honda Motor Co. Inc. and XM Satellite Radio today announced licenses for mobile data broadcasting technology from start-up Digital Fountain. Although the news is a relatively small blip on the wireless industry's radar, the potential of such deals is far reaching.Digital Fountain declined...
Citing the need to support two networks serving more than 20 million subscribers, its future ability to provide wireless data services on par with its CDMA-based competitors and poor results in recent customer surveys, Cingular Wireless L.L.C. informed the Federal Communications Commission it could...
Although Aura Communications Inc. executives maintain that the company's technology is merely an ancillary part of the massive wireless industry, the potential of the company's offerings is certainly noteworthy.Founded in 1995, Aura is a fabless semiconductor vendor. The company sells chips to electronics manufacturers...
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.-Jazz Semiconductor said it has entered a partnership to manufacture Magnolia Broadband's chipset known as DiversityPlus with a view to improving coverage and doubling subscriber reach for operators."Using this chipset, Magnolia is the first to improve both transmission and reception capabilities in...
In two major announcements last week, Nortel Networks Ltd. and Alcatel Alsthom demonstrated the kind of attention the wireless industry is paying to voice over wireless local area networks.Alcatel said it has raised the bar in converged networks in the wireless LAN arena, while...
POTOMAC, Md.-Wireless software company Airbee Wireless Inc. said it signed nondisclosure agreements with two European companies to work toward implementing its UltraLite Media Access Control software for medical and sensor-based applications.The company's agreement with Cambridge Consultants Ltd. may lead to wireless transfer of information...
SAN FRANCISCO-Intel Corp. plans to unveil an ultra-wideband platform and it joined an initiative with other players to promote a common USB standard. The chip bellwether said it is working with members of the multiband OFDM Alliance to develop a standard UWB radio...
LONDON-Premium messaging company mBlox continued its acquisition spree with the purchase of WCL Wireless Commerce UK Ltd., a premium messaging company in the United Kingdom. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.mBlox previously acquired Swapcom SMS, the French text messaging transmission business of Swapcom,...
Fresh with a government deal to test its Packet Blast technology, Lucent Technologies Inc. confirms a trend that proclaims packet technology is king in the wireless space.The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency demonstrated this with an $11.5 million award to allow Lucent to...
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Vodafone Sweden said it will launch the Vodafone Mobile Connect 3G/GPRS PC Card for the carrier's next-generation network next Monday, providing customers with Internet access at speeds of up to 384 kilobits per second. The carrier said the card is the first product...
SAN FRANCISCO-Intel Corp. has announced plans to unveil a platform for the ultra-wideband wireless technology and joined an initiative with other players to promote a common USB standard.The chip bellwether said it is working with members of the multiband OFDM Alliance to develop a...
LONDON-Premium messaging company mBlox continued its acquisition spree with the purchase of WCL Wireless Commerce UK Ltd., a premium messaging company in the United Kingdom. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.mBlox previously acquired Swapcom SMS, the French text messaging transmission business of Swapcom,...
