Yearly Archives: 2001

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...

News Briefs

The Personal Communications Industry Association announced ten new companies plan to join its Global Initiative program for help in assessing and managing m-convergence opportunities....

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...

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...

AT&T Wireless launches GSM/GPRS in Seattle

SEATTLE-A week after being spun off as an independent wireless operator, AT&T Wireless launched its GSM/GPRS network in Seattle, the first market for the...

Samsung, Sprint PCS unveil handset

KANSAS CITY, Mo.-Sprint PCS and Samsung Telecommunications America unveiled the Samsung SPH-N200 handset for Sprint PCS' wireless network, the replacement for the popular Samsung...

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...

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...

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...

Real problem with m-commerce is consumer apathy, study finds

NEW YORK-"If they build advanced networks and better devices, mobile commerce will fly."That's been the resounding incantation from m-commerce hopefuls in the wireless industry...

Oracle flies into telematics with Wingcast partnership

Oracle Corp. and Wingcast said they have formed a strategic alliance to develop new wireless telematics applications and services.As part of the alliance, Oracle...

Timnet.com to use Wysdom platform

BOSTON-Timnet.com, the wireless services provider for Telecom Italia Mobile in South America, will license Wysdom Inc.'s Mobyle Application Platform, which serves as a bridge...

RCR’s Top 20 International Paging Markets

Editor's Note: The RCR Wireless News editorial staff has compiled this list of the 20 largest international paging markets by country, ranked by the estimated...

Opinion: Subplot

Close below the surface of the third-generation mobile-phone spectrum debate is a technology war, the kind of feud industry thought was behind it and...

Business Briefs

Following a U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California's summary judgement that Research In Motion Ltd.'s products do not infringe on a...
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