Monthly Archives: January, 2004
Magic4 offers PTT PoC messaging client
WARRINGTON, United Kingdom-Messaging software company Magic4 said it will jump into the push-to-talk game with its new Push To Talk over Cellular (PoC) messaging...
Life (mostly) good for handset makers
Most of the world's top mobile-phone makers celebrated major fourth-quarter victories, with record numbers of shipments and revenues boosted by the holiday season, but...
Nortel discusses $2B divesture with Flextronics
Nortel Networks Ltd. is in talks to divest most of its major operations, including factories and supply chains, to Flextronics Inc., a contract electronics...
ICT, EurophoneUSA jump into device biz
NEW YORK-ICT Technologies Inc. and its operating company EurophoneUSA Inc. said they will partner with Korean mobile phone design company Uroa Tech to sell...
Marketers see potential in mobile phones
Although mobile-phone marketing is relatively new in the United States, a new survey of more than 400 marketers reports that a majority already highly...
Korea backs off WIPI standard
WASHINGTON-The Bush administration last week confirmed South Korea will delay until June a decision to mandate a government-backed wireless Internet standard benefiting domestic firms...
Wireless bureau explains spectrum-leasing procedures
WASHINGTON-Participants in leasing secondary spectrum will be able to help draft rules governing the procedure, according to the Federal Communications Commission.The FCC's Wireless Telecommunications...
Merger could boost W-CDMA uptake in U.S.
Industry observers believe that infrastructure vendors favor a tie-up between Cingular Wireless L.L.C. and AT&T Wireless Services Inc. Both companies have deals with the...
BBC to equip staff with video phones
EINDHOVEN, The Netherlands-Camera phones took a further step forward in the world stage with British news firm BBC announcing plans to arm a significant...
Wireless + sports + interactive messaging = win, win, win
The wireless industry has had a long and lucrative history with sponsoring sporting events. According to a report released last year by Sports Marketing...
N.J. bans driving while dialing
WASHINGTON-New Jersey Gov. James McGreevey (D) signed legislation banning handheld phone use while operating a motor vehicle, the second state to take phones out...
Second plaintiff drops brain-cancer lawsuit
WASHINGTON-U.S. District Judge Catherine Blake approved a request to drop a brain-cancer lawsuit filed by Atlanta's Brian Barrett against Nokia Corp. and others. Barrett,...
Stet Hellas to begin UMTS service soon
ATHENS, Greece-Greek mobile operator Stet Hellas Telecommunications reported it will launch commercial third-generation services Tuesday. Two Nokia UMTS handsets-the 6650 and 7600-along with the...
Equipment biz back in favor
Going by the quarterly reports of major vendors, wireless equipment business is whirring back to favor. Putting panic behind them, Lucent Technologies Inc. and...
FCC ordered to clean up paging interconnect rules
WASHINGTON-A federal appeals court here ordered the Federal Communications Commission to fix inconsistencies in paging interconnection rules, setting the stage for rule revisions that...
Abernathy calls for light VoIP regulation
WASHINGTON-The experience of the wireless industry as it grew from an elite service to mass-market acceptance shows both the benefits and challenges of a...
Verizon adds features to online account management
BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless said it has added new features to its Edocs Inc. powered My Account online account management and customer service tool that...
Bumps continue to jar LNP ports
WASHINGTON-Two months after the long-awaited wireless local number portability rules became effective, signs continue to point that porting phone numbers is still not a...
Alltel PTT service lets analog users come to party
The burgeoning push-to-talk market welcomed its latest competitor last week as Alltel Corp. announced an initial limited launch of its Touch2Talk service, joining long-time...
T-Mobile USA to drop AOL for OMA-compliant IM company
T-Mobile USA Inc. is replacing its America Online Inc. instant-messaging service in favor of a more open, standards-based offering. The carrier signed a deal...
ZigBee expected to be standout protocol
CAMBRIDGE, U.K.-The short-range technology dubbed ZigBee may be one of the major protocol stars of the year, said Cambridge Consultants Ltd., a consultancy firm.ZigBee...
Suitors line up for AWS
AT&T Wireless Services Inc.'s future as well as the future plans of its suppliers and employees were put on hold last week as the...
Wireless the new sin tax
Municipalities and states, hungry to find ways to fix their own budget woes, are targeting the wireless industry. As reported last week in RCR...
Adelstein adviser to lead USAC
WASHINGTON-FCC Chairman Michael Powell last week appointed Lisa Zaina to be chief executive officer of the Universal Service Administrative Co. "I will sorely miss...
Tower players to suffer only in short-term
The sale of AT&T Wireless Services Inc. is unlikely to have a long-term negative effect on the tower industry, according to tower companies and...