SAO PAULO, Brazil-Motorola Inc. said it has won a contract to supply base stations and transmission equipment for Brazilian carrier Vivo's CDMA2000 1x network in the northern and western parts of the country.The contract signals the first phase of Vivo's migration from TDMA to...
Crown Castle International Corp. reported a slight year-over-year increase in total revenues during the third quarter from $227.4 million last year to $235.6 million in total revenues during the third quarter of 2003. The increase included a dramatic drop in network service revenue from...
OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Following on the heels of other operators, Sprint PCS has unveiled guidelines for its customers who may want to take advantage of wireless local number portability, which is scheduled for Nov. 24.Both Cingular Wireless LLC and Nextel Communications Inc. already have apprised...
CAIRO, Egypt-Motorola Inc. said it will supply GSM base stations and transmission equipment for Orascom Telecom Iraq Corp.'s new mobile network in Iraq's central region. The value of the contract is worth up to $40 million, Motorola said.Motorola said it is the main supplier...
LAS VEGAS-Audiovox Corp. will demonstrate its new CDM-8900 camera phone at the Wireless I.T. show in Las Vegas. The CDMA2000 1x-capable handset features a 310-pixel digital camera and color screen.The tri-mode phone provides global positioning system technology (system dependent), Web browsing, BREW or Java...
Following on the heels of other operators, Sprint PCS has unveiled guidelines for its customers who may want to take advantage of wireless local number portability, which is scheduled for Nov. 24.Both Cingular Wireless LLC and Nextel Communications Inc. already have apprised their customers...
Independent testing of Verizon Wireless' recently launched BroadbandAccess 1x EV-DO network found that while the service fell short of the multi-megabit speeds often used as marketing hype, the service consistently delivered speeds in line with what both the carrier and its infrastructure providers said...
With the onset of standardization and modular technologies, the market shares of the big infrastructure players have continued to see constant declines, according to an upcoming report from the Yankee Group.The picture looks even gloomier in the year ahead as Nextel Communications Inc.'s capital...
PARIS-Alcatel Corp. said it will supply a $23 million network to Kazakhstan's second-largest mobile operator Kar-Tel. The upgrade will increase the operator's transmission capacity and double its overall network capacity.The contract includes a complete base station subsystem, operation and maintenance center and a GPRS...
Following more than 15 months of trials, regional wireless operator U.S. Cellular Corp. plans to commercially launch its Easyedge data service today, providing customers with access to the carrier's expanding CDMA2000 1x network and throwing its hat into an increasingly competitive data market that...
HONG KONG-Hong Kong mobile operator CSL said it launched Asia's first commercial EDGE network using infrastructure equipment and handsets from Nokia Corp.The operator plans to roll out the EDGE network in key locations around the city, including the airport, business districts and transportation hubs.CSL...
On balance, wireless chips have carried a small swagger as the industry's only oasis of good news. But Texas Instruments Inc. caused the sector to stumble by narrowing its third-quarter forecast.The semiconductor bellwether said it revised its earnings per share to between 20 cents...
SAN JOSE, Calif.-Stratex Networks Inc. will acquire Cape Town, South Africa-based Plessey Broadband Wireless, a division of Tellumat, for $3 million in stock and up to $3 million in cash. The transaction is scheduled to close Oct. 1.With Plessey, Stratex acquires a license-exempt microwave...
TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo Inc. said it will begin marketing a data-card type terminal capable of high-speed packet transmission at 384 kilobits per second. The F2402 makes possible video calling from a PC to a FOMA video phone or an ISDN-connected fixed video phone.In addition, specific...
TOKYO-NEC Corp. said it has introduced a new SGSN and GGSN product platform to enhance large-volume Internet Protocol packet transmission applications, such as video streaming and global positioning system services.The vendor said it will soon deliver the new product to Japanese mobile carrier NTT...
Hong Kong mobile operator CSL said it launched Asia's first commercial EDGE network using infrastructure equipment and handsets from Nokia Corp.The operator plans to roll out the EDGE network in key locations around the city, including the airport, business districts and transportation hubs.CSL said...
SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Spreadtrum announced its Spreadtrum GSM/GPRS module, SM5100, has achieved full type approval (FTA) certification and is now in volume production with multiple designs.The module offers wireless voice communication and high-speed data transmission and features a small form factor, making it ideal for handsets...
PARIS-Alcatel said it signed an $80 million contract with Ghana Telecom for a wireless and wired network expansion.Alcatel will expand Ghana Telecom's GSM network capacity to 630,000 subscribers. It will also install 250,000 switching lines and optimize its transmission network and fiber optical ring.When...
PARIS-Alcatel said it signed an $80 million contract with Ghana Telecom for a wireless and wired network expansion.Alcatel will expand Ghana Telecom's GSM network capacity to 630,000 subscribers. It will also install 250,000 switching lines and optimize its transmission network and fiber optical ring.When...
Second-quarter results from public tower companies reflect improved financial stability and greater optimism that cell-site additions will ramp up in the coming months. Crown Castle International Corp. released its second-quarter financials late last week. The company reported revenue of $224.2 million, down slightly from...
HOUSTON-Crown Castle International Corp. was the latest public tower company to release its second-quarter 2003 financial results.The company reported revenue of $224.2 million, down slightly from $225.5 million for the second quarter 2002. Site rental and broadcast transmission revenue accounted for $189.5 million of...
WASHINGTON-WorldCom Inc.'s proposed $144 million sale of fixed wireless assets to Nextel Communications Inc. potentially faces far more obstacles than initially thought, a situation that a federal bankruptcy judge is set to address at a hearing in Manhattan on Tuesday.U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Arthur Gonzalez...
WASHINGTON-The U.S.-led occupational force in Iraq will seek bids for three regional mobile-phone licenses in the war-ravaged nation, but growing security problems could undermine wireless and other telecom reconstruction efforts. The Coalition Provisional Authority, led by L. Paul Bremer, said it would...
Siemens AG said it will expand Russian mobile operator MegaFon's mobile-phone network under a $94.2 million contract. The agreement covers the extension of the carrier's GSM network with switching and transmission technology in the Volga and Ural regions. Siemens will also supply an intelligent...
