British wireless subscribers can send and receive text messages at bargain-basement rates thanks to an IP-based messaging service released last week. But-unlike Voice over IP-analysts say the new offering poses little threat to mobile operators in the United States. Hotxt, which describes its service...
XG Technology L.L.C. said its first consumer product, a Voice over Internet Protocol handset, will be available by the end of this year and that the device will work with low-cost xMAX-enabled base stations. The handsets are expected to be dual-mode, equipped with both...
WASHINGTON—Network Neutrality has emerged as a key sticking point in the debate regarding a scaled-backed communications draft bill released by the House Commerce Committee Monday. Network neutrality generally refers to the ability to run any lawful application or connect any lawful device to the...
SARASOTA, Fla.—XG Technology L.L.C. said its first consumer product, a Voice over Internet Protocol handset, will be available by the end of this year and that the device will work with low-cost xMAX-enabled base stations. The handsets are expected to be dual-mode, equipped with...
WASHINGTON—The House Commerce Committee released a draft of its communications bill, a somewhat limited piece of legislation that focuses on franchising efforts, but does not address some key areas of telecom reform. The measure does not address universal service or federal pre-emption of wireless...
WASHINGTON-Telematics providers have come out against FCC Chairman Kevin Martin's numbers-based approach to financing the universal-service fund . Those providers noted that because telematics is not connected to the public-switched telephone network Martin's plan would significantly add to the cost of automatic crash-notification systems....
Free Wi-Fi in Orlando is coming around again. Sort of. Orlando experimented with free Wi-Fi in early 2004 in one square mile of its downtown business district. But barely anyone used it. A city official said the network averaged about 44 users per day...
WATERLOO, Ontario-Research In Motion Ltd. unveiled its push into the wireless local area network space with the launch of its BlackBerry WLAN Solution. The service includes a WLAN Solution platform and a Wi-Fi enabled handset, the BlackBerry 7270. The company's WLAN offering is aimed...
OVERLAND PARK, Kan.—Sprint Nextel Corp. unveiled Voice over Internet Protocol services for business customers, and said it plans to integrate wireless capabilities with services that are expected to be deployed later this year. The Sprint IP Voice Connect service offers local and long-distance service,...
WATERLOO, Ontario—Research In Motion Ltd. unveiled its push into the wireless local area network space with the launch of its BlackBerry WLAN Solution. The service includes a WLAN Solution platform and a Wi-Fi enabled handset, the BlackBerry 7270. The company’s WLAN offering is aimed...
As the world waits for Nortel Networks Ltd. to post its fourth-quarter financials, chief executive Mike Zafirovski outlined his plans to overhaul the telecom company, addressing Nortel's technology focus, organizational structure and supply chain strategy. Speaking at a conference sponsored by RBC Capital Markets...
Technological advances promised just a few years ago either already have been launched or are well on their way to becoming commercial services, as demonstrated by the breadth of high-tech announcements at the recent 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona. Whether it's IMS, VoIP, location-based...
Sprint Nextel Corp.'s Boost Mobile and wholesale channels did much of the carrier's heavy lifting in the fourth quarter, helping propel the carrier to 2 million net customer additions. The numbers put Sprint Nextel, technically, on equal footing with Verizon Wireless' record-breaking net adds,...
BARCELONA, Spain-The evolution toward convergence could make for some strange bedfellows. The 3GSM World Congress was named for third-generation cellular services, but it was the alphabet soup of other technologies that garnered much of the attention at last week's show. Motorola Inc. and Nokia...
Wireless users' ability to take and make voice calls on various networks no matter what carrier's brand name is stamped on their handsets-also known as roaming-is an invisible advantage that expands an operator's footprint and keeps customers happy. But when it comes to roaming...
BERLIN—Telecommunications technology company Teles AG filed a lawsuit against Nokia Corp. alleging the company’s new dual-mode GSM/Wi-Fi device infringes on Teles’ Voice over IP "lineswitching" patent. A Nokia representative said the company has not reviewed the complaint and therefore could not comment on it.Teles...
WASHINGTON-The Senate Commerce Committee seemed cool to the idea that broadband-pipe owners should be able to require some bandwidth hogs-like Voice over Internet Protocol providers, Google Inc. and Yahoo Inc.-to pay to access their broadband pipes. "I think the refrain of this committee ought...
WASHINGTON-The Senate Commerce Committee seemed cool to the idea that broadband-pipe owners should be able to require some bandwidth hogs like Voice over Internet Protocol providers Google Inc. and Yahoo Inc. to pay to access their broadband pipes. "I think the refrain of this...
LONDON-MobileIGNITE, a trade group aiming to accelerate the adoption of fixed-mobile convergence, picked up new member companies. The group said E28 Limited, BCT Global, Convergin, FG Microtec, HelloSoft, Netrake, NewHeights Software and tekVizion have signed on. MobileIGNITE stands for Mobile Integrated Go-To-Market Network IP...
Among the gathering hordes of hungry mobile virtual network operators, nearly all are angling for a bite of the 18-to-34-year-old demographic. But one MVNO launching this week, BeyondMobile, is taking a different tack, targeting small businesses. The wireless service is being offered by an...
The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms. CarriersLehman Brothers upgraded its rating on CenturyTel Inc. from underweight to equal weight and raised its price target on the company to $38 from...
NEW YORK-Credit ratings firm Standard & Poor's is turning a sharp eye on wireline companies and their wireless offspring, citing concerns about wireline businesses' ability to compete with Voice over Internet Protocol providers, particularly cable companies. Verizon Communications Inc. and its related companies, including...
The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.CarriersMorgan Stanley updated its estimates on Verizon Communications following the close of its acquisition of MCI. Fourth-quarter 2005 EPS estimate moves to 62 cents from...
TUCSON, Ariz.-Cell Wireless Corp. is set to acquire EzTel L.L.C., a Voice over Internet Protocol wireless broadband and long-distance provider, according to a contingent contract between the companies. Mississippi-based EzTel specializes in sales to large groups, charities, associations and chambers of commerce in the...
