Monthly Archives: October, 2002
FCC fines AT&T Wireless for tower safety violations
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission today fined AT&T Wireless Services Inc. $117,000 for safety-related violations involving antenna structures. The FCC said AT&T Wireless committed seven...
Jury rules in favor of Harris in Ericsson patent claim
DALLAS-A Texas jury has asked L.M. Ericsson to pay $61 million to Harris Corp. for infringing on the company's patent, which allows handsets to...
Korea slaps business suspension order on mobile firms
SEOUL, Korea-In a surprising move, the Korea Communications Commission, South Korea's top telecom regulator, decided Monday to place business suspension orders on three mobile...
3G costs blamed for France Télécom woes
OXFORD, United Kingdom-As the French government struggles to find a face-saving solution to the 70 billion euro (US$69.1 billion) debt owed by France T
Tellular net income drops
VERNON HILLS, Ill.-Wireless equipment maker Tellular Corp. said its fourth-quarter net income dropped to $10,000, or breakeven earnings per share, as against $906,000, or...
IFR announces improvements to spectrum analyzer
WICHITA, Kan.-IFR has announced an improved version of its 2399 spectrum analyzer with a higher frequency range instrument at a lower price for the...
Leegur Oy receives financing from Nokia, Alafi
HELSINKI, Finland-Leegur Oy, which provides analysis and software tools, said it has received a new round of funding amounting to $1.5 million from Nokia...
Wireless Knowledge, Novatel team on product promotions
SAN DIEGO-Wireless Knowledge Inc. and Novatel Wireless Inc. have paired to jointly promote their products.According to the marketing agreement, Novatel will push Wireless Knowledge's...
Australia considers new number ranges for SMS
MELBOURNE, Australia-The explosive growth of short message service (SMS) in Australia has prompted the Australian Communications Authority (ACA) to consider reserving new telephone number...
Brightpoint completes of Mexican assets
INDIANAPOLIS-Brightpoint Inc. said it has completed the sale of certain operating assets of Brightpoint Mexico to Soluciones Inteligentes para el Mercado Mobile S.A. de...
Telekom Malaysia increases shareholding in Celcom
JAKARTA, Indonesia-In response to the government's call to consolidate the telecommunications industry, Telekom Malaysia increased its shareholding in Celcom from 31.2 percent to 47.9...
Wireless data revenues grow by 135 percent
WASHINGTON-Wireless data revenues have grown by 135 percent and voice revenues have increased 19 percent since last year, according to the semi-annual survey by...
Lucent may face civil charges from SEC
CHICAGO-The Securities and Exchange Commission may file civil charges against Lucent Technologies Inc. over sales accounting practices, according to a report by USA Today.The...
Itronix combines with two other providers to win contracts
WASHINGTON-By combining its rugged mobile computing applications with offerings from other providers, Itronix Corp. of Spokane, Wash., said on Wednesday that it will...
Brightpoint completes sale of Mexican assets
INDIANAPOLIS, United States-Brightpoint said it has completed the sale of certain operating assets of Brightpoint Mexico to Soluciones Inteligentes para el Mercado Mobile, which...
Vesper awards EV-DO contracts for fixed wireless network
SAO PAULO, Brazil—Brazilian fixed wireless operator Vesper has signed separate contracts with Nortel Networks Ltd. and L.M. Ericsson to supply gear for a cdma2000...
724 gateway interoperable with Access browser technology
TORONTO-724 Solutions' X-treme Mobility Gateways and Access' NetFront v3.0 browser technology are now interoperable, so mobile network operators can use NetFront-enabled handsets powered by...
World Data Consortium takes over Comsat in Latin America
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-After having invested around US$600 million in Latin America, the major share of Comsat International has changed hands.World Data Consortium, the investment...
Metawave gets more time to comply with Nasdaq requirements
REDMOND, Wash.-Metawave Communications Corp. has been granted an additional 180-day grace period to regain compliance with the $1 per share minimum bid price requirement...
ABI says ultra-wideband needs standard to reach potential
WASHINGTON-Ultra-wideband technology will not meet its full potential without a definable standard, according to a report released last week by Allied Business Intelligence, a...
Infowave settles patent claim with Glenayre
VANCOUVER, British Columbia-Infowave Software agreed to pay Glenayre Electronics Inc. $130,000 in cash and up to 20,000 shares of its stock in order to...
Wi-Fi Alliance lays out security guidelines
NEW YORK-Wi-Fi Alliance has laid out new mechanisms for security for the technology to address concerns about possible hacking.The specifications, known as Wireless Protected...
Senators urge FCC to allow NextWave re-auction winners to opt-out
WASHINGTON-Three senators have urged the Federal Communications Commission to allow the re-auction winners of bankrupt NextWave Telecom Inc.'s licenses to opt-out of their bids."We...
Powell suggests setting ‘interference temperature’ for underutilized spectrum
WASHINGTON--FCC Chairman Michael Powell on Wednesday called for the Federal Communications Commission to set an "interference temperature" as a way of using underutilized spectrum."The...