Monthly Archives: June, 2005
Sprint to test pre-WiMAX at 2.5 GHz with Motorola gear
Sprint Corp. entered into an agreement with Motorola Inc. to conduct joint wireless broadband technology testing and equipment trials using Motorola 802.16e pre-WiMAX technology...
RIM, PalmOne report strong quarters, PalmSource to cut jobs
Financials from smart-phone makers Research In Motion Ltd. and PalmOne Inc. indicate users are warming up to the expensive, high-end gadgets. However, sluggish results...
U.K.’s DAT wins OTA deal with U.S. Tier 1 carrier
U.K.-based DAT Group plc announced a deal Thursday to provide over-the-air device management software for an undisclosed Tier 1 U.S. carrier. Terms of the...
Sprint PCS offers free voice-dialing service to visually impaired
OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint PCS is offering its voice-dialing service for no charge to users who are blind, visually impaired or physically disabled, the carrier...
Nortel announces dividend, chairman
TORONTO-Nortel Networks Corp. announced a share dividend and a new chairman of the board, but it offered little in the way of strategic guidance...
SunCom begins nationwide, international calling plans
CHARLOTTE, N.C.-SunCom Wireless, formerly known as Triton PCS, launched new nationwide and international calling plans with no roaming charges anywhere in the United States,...
Nextel Partners’ appraisal from Nextel put option likely to take 4 months
Nextel Communications Inc., which is in the process of being acquired by Sprint Corp., reported in a government filing that the appraisal process associated...
Leap expands roaming service to all markets
SAN DIEGO-Leap Wireless International Inc. said it has expanded the availability of its Travel Time roaming service to all of its Cricket markets. The...
UTStarcom completes Chinese tests of W-CDMA soft switch
ALAMEDA, Calif.-UTStarcom Inc. said it successfully completed testing in China for its W-CDMA wireless soft switch. UTStarcom conducted tests of the gear at the...
Vodafone, MSN to launch phone-to-PC IM
REDMOND, Wash.-Vodafone Group plc and MSN will launch an instant messaging service between mobile phones and PCs, the companies said Thursday. The offering will...
Cingular Wireless first to offer RAZR Black
ATLANTA-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. will be the first wireless carrier to offer the updated version of Motorola Inc.'s most popular phone, the RAZR. Dubbed RAZR...
NeuStar raises $600M in IPO
Telecommunications clearinghouse company NeuStar Inc. earned a solid debut on Wall Street Wednesday as its share price rose from its initial pricing of $22...
Citizens Wireless to deploy Flash-OFDM at 700 MHz
Rural telecommunications provider Citizens Wireless reported plans to begin deploying a wireless broadband network using Flarion Technologies Inc.'s Flash-OFDM technology covering parts of Blacksburg,...
Nortel to upgrade China Mobile subsidiary’s network backbone
BEIJING-China Mobile has selected Nortel Networks Ltd. to upgrade its optical backbone network in Zhejiang province to address accelerating subscriber growth and prepare for...
T-Mobile teams with Google on off-portal content
BONN, Germany-T-Mobile International AG's subsidiaries in Europe are working with Google to boost wireless Internet use, the companies said Wednesday.The mobile arm of Deutsche...
Motorola buys Sendo’s R&D, patents: Sendo enters bankruptcy protection from creditors
Motorola Inc. purchased the research-and-development operations and patent portfolio of European mobile-phone startup Sendo. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.The announcement ends weeks...
Rural Caucus urges House to take the lead on universal service
WASHIGNTON-Members of the Congressional Rural Caucus Tuesday put a marker down in favor of universal service, urging the House Commerce Committee leadership to include...
iSECUREtrac closes $11 million financing
OMAHA, Neb.-iSECUREtrac Corp., a provider of global positioning system and wireless monitoring solutions, received $11 million in funding from Mykonos 6420 LP, an affiliate...
Consumer advocates want auction revenues used for set-top boxes
WASHINGTON-Auction revenues from the sale of licenses for spectrum in the 700 MHz band made available with the transition to digital TV first should...
Senate introduces bill to repeal federal tax on talking
WASHINGTON-Bills are now pending in both the House and Senate to repeal the 3-percent tax on talking after Sen. Rick Santorum (R-Pa.) introduced a...
Copps criticizes FCC on homeland security communications
WASHINGTON-Federal Communications Commission member Michael Copps complained his agency is not doing enough to address gaps in homeland security communications, and he urged FCC...
LG licenses Red Bend’s OTA technology, Huawei to use Insignia’s system
FRAMINGHAM, Mass.-Over-the-air updating continues to gain steam as LG Electronics Co. Ltd. announced it will use Red Bend's OTA technology in its third-generation handsets....
France Telecom partners with Microsoft on fixed-mobile convergence
PARIS-France Telecom and Microsoft Corp. announced a partnership agreement for the joint development of multimedia products and services for mobile and fixed networks. The...
Nextel to trial UMTS TD-CDMA technology in D.C. area
Nextel Communications Inc. said it plans to trial a wireless broadband network using IPWireless Inc.'s UMTS TD-CDMA technology and the carrier's 2.5 GHz spectrum...
Nextel expands Ga. iDEN coverage
NORCROSS, Ga.-Nextel Communications Inc. said it has expanded its iDEN network in portions of Georgia covering the towns of Athens, Barrow, Carroll, Clayton, Cobb,...