Yearly Archives: 2001

Letters

Wireless and politicsDear Editor: Correct me if I am wrong, but is your publication a trade tabloid directed to the needs of those involved in...

Sierra suffers from Metricom troubles

VANCOUVER, Canada-The consequences of Metricom Inc.'s bankruptcy continue to ripple through the wireless industry, most recently forcing a serious drop in revenues for wireless...

Alcatel plans 300 more job cuts in U.K.

PARIS-Alcatel SA said it plans to cut 300 more jobs in the United Kingdom to allow it to concentrate on profitable areas."These initiatives are...

OkamLogic bets on voice for future

Amid mounting layoffs and company bankruptcies across the entire telecommunications sector, a little start-up out of Halifax, Nova Scotia, is making its debut, hoping...

OFTA releases 3G reserve prices, other details

HONG KONG-Hong Kong's Office of the Telecommunications Authority released an information memorandum regarding its upcoming third-generation licensing and invited applications for the licenses.The memorandum...

Intel’s 2Q reflects slump

SANTA CLARA, Calif.-The slump in the chip business was reflected in Intel Corp.'s second-quarter report as both sales and earnings dropped and little expected...

Opinion: Sing along with Mitch

Add Mitch Daniels to the highest office in the land, President of the United States by Committee. Daniels, director of the Office of Management...

Falling market forces chip makers to form friendships

As a counterfoil to a slackening economy, chip makers are striking up alliances, shrinking their product sizes and paring down prices to differentiate themselves...

Correction

The headline on the wireless emergency alert story in the July 16 issue of RCR Wireless News on page 3 was incorrect. Cingular Wireless...

Lawyers consider class-action, public-interest lawsuits on RF

WASHINGTON-Lawyers representing scores of brain-cancer patients are considering filing a nationwide class-action lawsuit against the mobile-phone industry and a public-interest lawsuit against several federal...

AvantGo partners with Handango

SAN MATEO, Calif.-Wireless software companies AvantGo Inc. and Handango announced a partnership to sell a range of applications over the wired Internet. Thousands of...

CTIA names keynote speakers

WASHINGTON, D.C.-The Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association announced the keynote speakers for the opening day of its Wireless I.T. & Internet 2001 show, to...

Study shows high network quality across U.S.

Even with more than 100 million customers across numerous carriers and a handful of technology choices, wireless subscribers in the United States hold and...

Rumsfeld spectrum decision on hold, congressional 3G hearings scheduled

WASHINGTON-Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld last week told lawmakers no decision has been reached on future military spectrum requirements, a response starkly at odds with...

Yahoo! enhances phone services

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Yahoo! Inc. released a new phone service the company said will allow users to call a toll-free number to access their e-mail and...

Late News

Vodafone to delay 3G plans due to handset shortageVodafone Group plc said it might delay the launch of its third-generation network until 2003 due...

Netro revenues drop drastically

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Netro Corp. reported revenues for the second quarter ended June 30 of $2.1 million, drastically less than the $15.5 million reported for...

Motient warns slowdown will continue to hurt business

Motient Corp. posted another slow quarter last week, showing total revenue of $23.7 million on a net loss of $65.5 million, and warned that...

NTT DoCoMo suffers 3G setbacks

While Japan's largest wireless operator, NTT DoCoMo Inc., continues to trial its 3G network in select portions of Tokyo, speculation continues to circulate that...

CTIA pressures PSAPs for deployment dates

WASHINGTON-The Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association again last week pressured the public-safety community to make firm commitments as to the deployment of enhanced 911...

Cell phones in landfills mounting problem: Variety of alternatives being tested

Popularity is not without problems. Approximately 3.5 million of the cellular phones manufactured every year end up in landfills across the country, according to...

Handspring in line with expectations but under economic pressure

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-No. 2 personal digital assistant maker Handspring Inc. reported fourth quarter earnings in line with company expectations but severely impacted by the...

Re-auction winners call for FCC probe of NextWave

WASHINGTON-Three wireless carriers-all of which won licenses in the PCS re-auction-petitioned the Federal Communications Commission to re-evaluate the ownership structure of bankrupt NextWave Telecom...

Talking with NextWave CEO Allen Salmasi

While lawyers have spent the past four years wrangling over the fate of Nextwave Telecom Inc.'s 93 C- and F-block licenses, the wanna-be telecom...

`Two-way me’

"Yo, Dog, two-way me."It's quickly becoming the hip new thing in hip-hop, and it's also quickly becoming a major market segment in two-way messaging...
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