WASHINGTON-Wireless Voice over Internet Protocol is here with the advent of Qualcomm Inc.'s CDMA2000 1x EV-DO service as deployed by Verizon Wireless, said Brooke Schulz, vice president of corporate communications for Vonage Corp.Schulz demonstrated a Vonage VoIP call via EV-DO technology, brand-named Broadband Access,...
SAN DIEGO-As expected, Qualcomm Inc. and its BREW partners released a rash of announcements in conjunction with the BREW developer's conference. Qualcomm joined handset makers, technology vendors and content providers in pushing the BREW platform forward.Among those making announcements were: Qualcomm, which announced Tata...
Verizon Wireless and Cingular Wireless L.L.C. both announced network expansions. Verizon Wireless will provide customers with additional coverage in the Northeast, while Cingular customers will see additional coverage in North Texas and Alabama.Verizon Wireless said its expansion reached into York County, Maine, where the...
Paul Neilson, senior vice president of technology services for Monster Worldwide, doesn't really care about latency statistics for push-to-talk services, kilobit-per-second measurements of high-speed wireless networks or processor specifications for advanced smart phones. The single most important factor in Neilson's corporate wireless decision-making process...
The new wireless gizmos may be humming with new applications, but promises keep outweighing results. CDMA, the technology leading the march toward a full third-generation era, continues to confront challenges. Data services have been unfurled, but adoption is still in its infancy. Enterprise players...
WASHINGTON-Cingular Wireless L.L.C's proposed $41 billion purchase of AT&T Wireless Services Inc. picked up support from a leading disability organization, but the deal continues to be dogged by a group that claims Cingular exaggerated the impact of cell-alert technology on its mobile-phone networks...
Wireless carriers made improvements in inventory management during the first quarter, according to a new study by InfoTech Marketing. While total cost of equipment sales rose, inventory levels fell by $195 million, near third-quarter 2003 levels, said the report. Days of sales tied up...
SAN DIEGO-Leap Wireless International Inc. named William Freeman chief executive officer of its Cricket Communications Inc. subsidiary, where he will oversee the carrier's corporate and local business operations. Freeman will also assume a seat on Leap's board of directors and be appointed CEO of...
WASHINGTON-Craig McCaw, who made a fortune in the cellular industry before stumbling in satellite and local telephone ventures, last week unveiled plans to leverage wireless technology to compete against dominant telephone and cable TV companies in the lucrative high-speed Internet market. McCaw will pursue...
Ratings of cellular service providers and handset manufacturers fell short in the American Customer Satisfaction Index, which for the first time, included the wireless industry in its yearly first-quarter report ranking the transportation/communications/utilities and services sectors."Wireless is an industry to watch," said Jack West,...
BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless said it will begin offering text messaging alerts from CNN.com, including breaking news and top stories, and financial information from CNN/fn and Money magazine. The service allows customers to register from 10 CNN News programs and further define the type of...
WASHINGTON-Cingular Wireless L.L.C's proposed $41 billion purchase of AT&T Wireless Services Inc. picked up support from a leading disability organization, but the deal continues to be dogged by a group that claims Cingular exaggerated the impact of cell-alert technology on its mobile-phone networks...
BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Following calls from several victims checking on the status of orders, Verizon Wireless said it has notified authorities of a telephone scam offering free phones and service involving one or more individuals claiming to represent the carrier in calls to prospective customers.Verizon Wireless...
KIRKLAND, Wash.-Nextel Partners Inc. joins Nextel Communications Inc. in offering a mobile phone-based global positioning system service through a deal with Televigation. The service offers location-based driving directions and points of interest."This is another example of the added efficiency and value Nextel Partners provides...
SAN DIEGO-Regional wireless carrier Ntelos Inc. launched an application distribution system using Qualcomm Inc.'s BREW technology, the two companies announced."We are constantly exploring new ways to enhance our subscriber's wireless experience and deliver them the services they demand, and Qualcomm's BREW solution has allowed...
Leap Wireless International Inc. named William Freeman chief executive officer of its Cricket Communications Inc. subsidiary, where he will oversee the carrier's corporate and local business operations. Freeman will also assume a seat on Leap's board of directors and be appointed CEO of Leap,...
ROCKVILLE, Md.-Spirent Communications announced Verizon Wireless will use its APEX C2K Applications Performance Test Platform to verify the performance and reliability of software applications for third-generation wireless handsets. "As part of Verizon Wireless' stringent handset-testing process, Spirent's APEX C2K platform has made the evaluation...
Motorola said it will sell its first megapixel camera phone in the United States starting this summer. The company also said it has teamed with Hollywood director Scott Sanders to develop an online "advertainment" film promoting the phone."By finding innovative ways to showcase Motorola's...
WASHINGTON-Citrix Systems Inc., Sierra Wireless, Verizon Wireless, and Zumasys Inc. teamed with the American Red Cross of the National Capital Area to provide mobile access capabilities in support of mass care and disaster services during last weekend's National World War II Memorial dedication in...
WASHINGTON-Public-safety advocates of the Consensus Plan to solve interference in the 800 MHz band spoke by telephone with FCC Chairman Michael Powell May 27, expressing concern Nextel Communications Inc. will walk away from any plan that includes 2.1 GHz as replacement spectrum."The public-safety associations...
WASHINGTON-Harsh political and industry criticism of the California Public Utilities Commission's bill of rights for telecom consumers likely signals the controversy will carry over into 2005, when pro-business GOP Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger replaces two exiting Democratic commissioners with his own appointments. "I am disappointed...
At this writing, I haven't a clue which bill of rights the California Public Utilities Commission will embrace or what plan the Federal Commissions Commission will adopt to remedy public-safety interference at 800 MHz. This much I know: The mobile-phone industry no longer faces...
Kyocera Wireless Corp. said it is recalling an additional 40,000 mobile-phone batteries because they are potentially faulty. The company said the situation stems from the previously announced battery recall for its 7135 smart phone. "The affected customers are being contacted directly," said Kyocera spokesman...
Camera phones are the most rapidly accepted consumer electronics device in history. Yet it appears that wireless carriers-a group many assumed would reap the rewards of a camera-phone revolution-are sitting on the sidelines of this mass adoption, watching and waiting.Annual sales of camera phones...
