SAN DIEGO-Wireless modem maker Novatel Wireless Inc. reaffirmed its guidance for its fourth quarter and expressed optimism for the coming quarters based on sales of its W-CDMA laptop cards."Sales growth was driven primarily by strong shipments across all technologies to new and existing customers...
Cingular Wireless and Lucent Technologies Inc. said they completed the first High-Speed Downlink Packet Access data calls using a trial UMTS network deployed by the two companies in the Atlanta area. The companies noted the HSDPA tests delivered sustained over-the-air data rates of more...
NEW YORK-Swedish-based telecom carrier Tele2 gained two new licenses in Europe, one through a government award and the other through an acquisition. In Croatia, Tele2 gained a GSM 1800 MHz and UMTS license through a consortium it is leading. Tele2 said it will start...
Editor's note: At the end of each year, the RCR Wireless News editorial staff looks back on the news events that made headlines and decides which were the most significant, industry-impacting stories during the past 12 months. While our list does not include the...
The following is a list of headlines ranked by the highest number of page views on RCRNews.com during 2004. 1. Dec. 10, Report: Sprint/Nextel reach tentative $36B deal2. Jan. 15, Multiple offers could set off AWS bidding war3. Dec. 9, Sprint, Nextel consider merger,...
NEW YORK-Swedish-based telecom carrier Tele2 gained two new licenses in Europe Wednesday, one through a government award and the other through an acquisition.In Croatia, Tele2 gained a GSM 1800 MHz and UMTS license through a consortium it is leading. Tele2 said it will start...
Editor's Note: Each year, the RCR Wireless News editorial staff chooses the person who has impacted the wireless industry the most during the past 12 months. By successfully closing the acquisition of AT&T Wireless Services Inc., making Cingular Wireless the nation's largest carrier, as...
MURRAY HILL, N.J.-Lucent Technologies Inc. and Novatel Wireless have come together to bring wireless PC card modems on SingTel Mobile's UMTS network in Singapore.The PC cards will allow the carrier to offer high-speed access to streaming video and audio, secure wireless access to e-mails...
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Swedish company Atenit said it will deploy a UMTS TDD network using technology developed by U.S.-based IP Wireless. Atenit, a wireless broadband carrier, will deploy the network over a six-month period with full coverage expected in the Kalmar region by July. Initial subscriber...
Editor's Note: Each year, the RCR Wireless News editorial staff chooses the person who has impacted the wireless industry the most during the past 12 months. By successfully closing the acquisition of AT&T Wireless Services Inc., making Cingular Wireless the nation's largest carrier, as...
The anticipated merger between Sprint PCS and Nextel Communications Inc. offers an olive branch in one area and a turf battle in another. The turf battle arises from what the combined company will do with its massive MMDS 2.5 GHz spectrum. Peace dividends redound...
PARIS-Alcatel Corp. said it has completed the acquisition of Spatial Wireless, which makes software-based switching solutions. Alcatel first announced the $250 million buy in September. Spatial Wireless' flagship product known as Spatial Atrium is now called Alcatel 5020 Spatial Atrium Softswitch. The product works...
LONDON-U.K.-based wireless carrier MmO2 successfully completed a series of live wireless calls using High Speed Downlink Packet Access technology with wireless supplier Nortel Networks Ltd. MmO2 said it plans to deploy Nortel's HSDPA solution across portions of its pan-European wireless network. Nortel said MmO2...
PARIS-Alcatel Corp. said it has completed the acquisition of Spatial Wireless, which makes software-based switching solutions. Alcatel first announced the $250 million buy in September.Spatial Wireless' flagship product known as Spatial Atrium is now called Alcatel 5020 Spatial Atrium Softswitch. The product works seamlessly...
LONDON-U.K.-based wireless carrier MmO2 has successfully completed a series of live wireless calls using High Speed Downlink Packet Access technology with wireless supplier Nortel Networks Ltd. MmO2 said it plans to deploy Nortel's HSDPA solution across portions of its pan-European wireless network.Nortel said MmO2...
Citing spectrum constraints, T-Mobile USA Inc. said it does not expect to launch UMTS-based services for at least two years and instead will rely on its ongoing deployment of EDGE technology, which the carrier plans to begin offering commercially next year."I don't see ...
Citing current spectrum constraints, T-Mobile USA Inc. said it does not expect to launch UMTS-based services for at least two years and will instead rely on its ongoing deployment of EDGE technology on its network, which the carrier plans to begin offering commercially next...
BEIJING-Following on its first wireless contract in the United States earlier this week, Chinese infrastructure company Huawei Technologies has been selected by Dutch mobile operator Telfort to deliver and install a nationwide UMTS network in the Netherlands. The deal is Huawei's first UMTS contract...
DRESDEN, Germany-Radioplan GmbH, which supplies automatic UMTS radio network optimization tools, said it plans to relocate its headquarters to larger offices in Dresden, Germany, to accommodate a staff that has more than doubled within the past year.The company also announced it has upgraded its...
LONDON-European wireless operator Orange launched commercial UMTS-based services in the United Kingdom and France. The launch trails similar launches in the U.K. by rivals 3 and Vodafone Group plc, but is ahead of planned launches by T-Mobile UK and Mm02 plc. Rival SFR also...
ORLAND PARK, Ill.-Andrew Corp. said it won a two-year contract to upgrade Hong Kong's mass transit railway underground communications network with third-generation wireless technology. The UMTS system will allow passengers with wireless devices to use multimedia and information services while traveling within the system.
Everything has to come to an end, whether it's Ken Jennings' winning streak on Jeopardy! or Tom Brokaw's 23-year reign on NBC Nightly News or wireline telephony.OK. That's a tad drastic. Wireline telephony isn't going to disappear, but it is morphing to remain relevant...
Just more than a month after closing its $41 billion acquisition of AT&T Wireless Services Inc., Cingular Wireless L.L.C. said it expects to post a quicker return on its investment than it originally predicted. The nation's largest carrier also reaffirmed its commitment to deploy...
FORNEBU, Norway-Telenor said it began commercial UMTS services in Norway, with a focus on selling its mobile television service using the new network.Telenor said the UMTS network covers more than 2 million people in 70 cities. By March, 132 cities will be covered, and...
