MONTREAL-BlueTree Wireless Data Inc., which provides commercial and industrial wireless modems for machine-to-machine applications, said Verizon Wireless has certified its CDMA 1xRTT GPS Series and IP Series products for use on its network.The certified products include the BlueTree IP Series 4200 and the BlueTree...
RARITAN, N.J.-Wireless data and content delivery will account for as much as 25 percent of overall wireless revenues in five years, generating $50 billion annually, according to a report from the Pelorus Group.The market research firm said mobile Web browsing and Internet connectivity services...
Nortel Networks Ltd. is going to Hawaii as the sole infrastructure supplier for Coral Wireless, a new mobile operator planning to launch an unlimited-use wireless voice and data network in early 2006. Nortel will build a network based on CDMA2000 1x infrastructure on the...
CHICAGO-U.S. Cellular Corp. became the latest carrier to court the Hispanic market, announcing a deal with the wireless arm of media company Univision to provide Latin content and Spanish language wireless services to its subscribers.The Tier 2 operator added a new category, "En Espanol,"...
M/A-COM's NetworkFirst Land Mobile Radio interoperability solution received official designation as a Qualified Anti-Terrorism Technology from the Department of Homeland Security's Support Anti-terrorism by Fostering Effective Technologies Act. NetworkFirst LMR is the first and only LMR to receive such a designation.The SAFETY Act, set...
Verizon Wireless added a handful of new markets to its growing CDMA2000 1x EV-DO coverage area and at the same time lowered the price for accessing the network.The carrier's high-speed wireless data service is available in Sacramento and San Francisco, Calif.; Denver; Louisville, Ky.;...
Planned mobile virtual network operator Amp'd Mobile signed a mutually exclusive agreement with talent agency William Morris Agency to secure strategic and marketing partnerships, as well as content deals in entertainment, music, sports, lifestyle and literary. To date, WMA has been instrumental in developing...
SAN FRANCISCO-Slow network speeds and cumbersome user interfaces are among the main issues that are still hindering the uptake of wireless data services, according to a new study from Harris Interactive. The poll, which was conducted on behalf of software developer Macromedia Inc., indicates...
BOULDER, Colo.-Broadband equipment provider Carrier Access Corp. said it signed a memorandum of understanding with Tellabs Inc. calling for the companies to develop an integrated solution to optimize wireless backhaul traffic.The solution will consist of Carrier Access' FLEXengine compression technology and Tellabs' 5500 digital...
Acta Wireless Ltd. is hoping to act as the bridge between having a good idea and turning it into a company. "Our ability is to pick trends early," explained Anders Schonberg, one of Acta's three partners.Acta toes the line between venture-capital company and consulting...
Jason Ford can walk through any mall in the United States without eliciting a second glance. But in the tiny universe that is wireless gaming, he may as well be Brad Pitt. As the general manager of games for Sprint PCS, Ford's attention is...
Sprint Corp. closed on its $35 billion acquisition of Nextel Communications Inc. in a deal that will strengthen its position as the industry's third-largest wireless operator with nearly 40 million direct subscribers and 44 million customers, including network partners. "This is a great day...
LUANDA, Angola-Movicel, an African CDMA provider, has selected Nortel to upgrade its wireless broadband network to CDMA2000 1x EV-DO technology in Angola.Movicel has 350,000 subscribers and expects the upgrade to boost capacity of its MoviNet service and supply nationwide demand for wireless data services...
Cingular Wireless L.L.C. staged a minor coup last week as the industry's largest operator signed a 10-year deal to replace smaller, but faster-growing rival Verizon Wireless at RadioShack Corp.'s more than 5,000 retail outlets beginning next year. The deal provides Cingular with access to...
Independent regional operators posted mixed second-quarter results that in most cases included sagging customer growth, but increased revenue per subscriber bolstered by growing wireless data usage. Recently strengthened Alltel Corp., which closed its acquisition of Western Wireless Corp., was a prime example. The industry's...
As profit margins from voice become razor-thin, operators are hoping to push lucrative content and applications to bulk up the bottom line. Ironically, they're looking to voice-driven technologies to help. Consumers' difficulties in accessing content and services from a wireless phone are well documented....
LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel Corp. closed on its $6.5 billion acquisition of Western Wireless Corp. Alltel reported it would issue 54.3 million shares of common stock and pay $933.4 million in cash to Western Wireless shareholders. Alltel also will assume $2.1 billion in net debt.Alltel...
ANNAPOLIS, Md.-Broadband phone service provider Vonage Holdings Corp. and TeleCommunication Systems Inc., a location and wireless data technology provider, have teamed to begin the process of enabling public-safety answering points to handle Voice over Internet Protocol enhanced 911 calls.Beginning this month, Vonage said it...
SAN FRANCISCO-Slow network speeds and cumbersome user interfaces are among the issues hindering uptake of wireless data services, according to a study from Harris Interactive.The poll, which was conducted on behalf of software developer Macromedia Inc., indicates that 81 percent of U.S. adults own...
The frenzy of consolidation sweeping the wireless industry may not be over as an industry research firm recommended that some nationwide operators could see both long- and short-term benefits by acquiring keenly focused regional players. Citing the possibility of increased penetration into key Hispanic...
When Cingular Wireless L.L.C. launches high-speed data packet access-based service en masse in the United States later this year, the protocol is expected to double the carrier's reach, making a significant mark not only in this country, but around the world as well. But...
Novatel Wireless Inc. strengthened its position as the No. 1 supplier of PC cards in the United States in the second quarter, finally beating long-time rival Sierra Wireless Inc. Sierra has dominated the PC card market, but several critical missteps paved the way for...
LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel Corp. is offering weather content to its subscribers via The Weather Channel Interactive.Services include radar, forecasts and severe weather information delivered to customers' wireless phones. The service will be offered for $4.25 per month on a variety of handsets, said the...
CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa.-Sprint Corp. wireless affiliate UbiquiTel Inc. said it has launched CDMA2000 1x EV-DO services in its Boise, Idaho, and Reno, Nev., markets as part of Sprint's rollout of high-speed wireless data services. "We're thrilled to be the first wireless operator in Boise and...
