Monthly Archives: May, 2003
TTPCom adds security extension to 802.11 designs
CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom-TTPCom said it has delivered the 802.11i security extension to its 802.11a/b/g core intellectual property designs.The extensions include hardware acceleration for Advanced...
U.S. market to see widespread SMS adoption
FRAMINGHAM, Mass.-The United States' wireless short message service and instant messaging markets are poised to grow to 75 million and 63 million subscribers, respectively,...
Cable & Wireless cuts 200 positions
LONDON-Cable & Wireless said it is cutting about 200 employees in its London headquarters as part of its continuing restructuring efforts. New management is...
ABI: Lack of UWB standard hinders market
OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-Ultra Wideband is poised to deliver a variety of applications, including wireless video, audio and data, to home and consumer networking devices,...
US Unwired note holders reject exchange offer
NEW YORK-A majority of US Unwired Inc.'s 13.375-percent senior subordinated discount note holders signed a lock-up agreement to reject the company's current exchange offer...
Singapore’s M1 to launch video streaming
SINGAPORE-MobileOne said it will launch a video streaming service Monday for its users with Nokia 3650 phones, making it the first operator in Singapore...
Lucent Technologies raises $1.5B through debt offering
MURRAY HILL, N.J.-Lucent Technologies raised $1.525 billion through a public offering of convertible senior debt, which was priced at $1,000 per security. The company...
Mobile gear decline to continue through 2004: Modest growth expected in 2005
Demand for wireless gear will decline while subscriber numbers and handset sales will rise in 2003, according to a research report by U.S. Bancorp...
Palm to add functionality to Tungsten C
SAN DIEGO-Palm Inc. announced agreements with several companies to add voice over Internet Protocol, Wi-Fi and authentication software to the Palm Tungsten C handheld.VL...
Crown Castle to redeem senior discount notes
HOUSTON-Crown Castle International Corp. will redeem its 10 5/8-percent senior discount notes due 2007 at a price of 105 percent of principal in an...
MmO2 launches data navigation service
LONDON-European operator MmO2 countered rival Vodafone Group plc's Live multimedia service with its own data service called O2 Active. The navigation service, available for...
Marconi adds security enhancements to software
LONDON-Marconi plc said it has added security enhancement to its network management software that ensures smooth communications between network devices in commercial and government...
SEC expands Qwest investigation: Ratings agency suggests wireless unit sale
Qwest Communications International Inc. reported the Securities and Exchange Commission has expanded its investigation into the telecommunication provider's accounting practices, and the company will...
XO offers $700M for Global Crossing assets
RESTON, Va.-Broadband communications provider XO Communications Inc. has offered $700 million to acquire all assets of bankrupt telecommunications company Global Crossing Ltd. and Global...
NextWave seeks permission to buy more spectrum
NextWave Telecom Inc. said it filed for permission with its bankruptcy court to form a partnership with California-based venture capital firm Clarity Partners L.P....
Japan Airlines to use FOMA, WLAN in trial
TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo Inc. and Japan Airlines announced a partnership that will see the companies test applications operating on DoCoMo's third-generation system and a wireless...
Group offers alternative 800 MHz plan
WASHINGTON-Mobile-phone carriers, utilities, local governments and other businesses today urged the Federal Communications Commission to take a balanced approach to resolving interference to 800...
Broadband Central begins residential reseller program
DRAPER, Utah-Broadband Central has launched its Blue Zone reseller program to support its nationwide rollout of high-speed wireless Internet services for residential customers.The company,...
Glenayre to cut 18% of work force
ATLANTA-Glenayre Technologies Inc. said it will cut 65 employees, or 18 percent of its work force, as part of a cost-savings effort. The company...
Marconi cuts 500 jobs on further outlook warnings
LONDON-Marconi plc continues to feel the pangs of a sliding market as it announced plans to lay off 500 workers, warning that future conditions...
TTI predicts Wi-Fi to be $4B industry by 2008
FALLS CHURCH, Va.-Wi-Fi equipment and support services will garner $4 billion in revenue by 2008, according to Telecom Trends International.Wireless LAN deployment in the...
Cingular expands messaging services
ATLANTA-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. reinforced its wireless text messaging capabilities by announcing an extension of its personal computer to mobile messaging service that allows Yahoo...
Some Sony Ericsson European camera phones replaced
LONDON-A limited number of Sony Ericsson Mobile Communication's high-end T610 camera phones in Europe were replaced due to a technical glitch, but none of...
Triton PCS sells Hiptops under SunCom brand
BERWYN, Pa.-Southeastern wireless carrier Triton PCS said it is now selling Danger Inc.'s monochrome screen Hiptop device under its SunCom-branded service.Triton said the device...
NIST develops wireless network for first responders
WASHINGTON-The National Institute of Standards and Technology said engineers have developed a new "ad hoc wireless network" for emergency communications, a breakthrough in the...
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