Yearly Archives: 2005

Nokia wins deal to upgrade Hungarian system

ESPOO, Finland-Nokia Corp. and Hungarian operator Pannon GSM have signed an agreement for the expansion of Pannon's GSM network and an upgrade to EDGE...

NII Holdings to restate financials after audit committee finds potential errors

RESTON, Va.-Former Nextel Communications Inc. subsidiary NII Holdings Inc. said it plans to restate financial reports for full year 2003 and the first nine...

Caribbean wireless operator completes $400M in funding, buys license in Curacao

KINGSTON, Jamaica- Fresh off a $408 million investment earlier in the week, Caribbean wireless carrier Digicel Group announced its acquisition of a wireless carrier...

Leap jumps into prepaid

Infused with new leadership, Leap Wireless International Inc. announced plans to expand its offerings with the launch of its Jump by Cricket prepaid service,...

Global Wi-Fi revenue grows 15% in 2004

LONDON-The worldwide equipment business for Wi-Fi enjoyed traction last year in revenue and unit sales, according to a new report from Infonetics Research. Global...

Sprint jump-starts EV-DO efforts with Sierra card

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint jump-started its EV-DO network efforts by releasing an EV-DO-capable PC card from Sierra Wireless Inc. The card is compatible with Sprint's...

Telstra to trial DVB-H mobile TV technology in Australia for year

SYDNEY, Australia-Broadcast Australia subsidiary The Bridge Networks will team with Telstra on a year-long trial of Australia's first multi-channel mobile TV service using digital...

Qualcomm, Ericsson partner on GSM 1x trials in South Africa

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. said it is partnering with L.M. Ericsson to support CDMA technical trials in South Africa, covering residential neighborhoods, business parks and...

Cingular Wireless reaches agreement with union

WASHINGTON-The Communications Workers of America said it reached a tentative agreement with Cingular Wireless L.L.C. on a new contract covering 5,300 workers 15 states...

Opportunity to sell majority stakes in Brazilian carriers

RIO DE JANIERO, Brazil-A Brazilian company said it is placing its controlling stakes in two Brazilian wireless carriers up for sale in a bidding...

Inland Cellular launches ad campaign for messaging service

LEWISTON, IDAHO-Rural operator Inland Cellular has launched a TV ad campaign touting its new MobileVoice offerings. MobileVoice, which is provided by San Diego-based One...

Nokia demos IP multimedia apps on CDMA2000

IRVING, Texas-Nokia Corp. said it has demonstrated live Internet Protocol multimedia applications over a commercial CDMA2000 network. The announcement underlines Nokia's commitment to CDMA...

Like father, like son

News that Paul Jacobs is succeeding his father, Irwin, as chief executive officer at Qualcomm is not surprising. It's part of a long history...

Spectrum swapping, consolidation shake carriers’ spectrum holdings

Wireless carriers' spectrum positions have changed radically during the past six months due to industry consolidation, spectrum auctions and other spectrum deals. These changes...

Wayne Schelle: Pioneer in cellular, PCS

Editor's Note: RCR Wireless News announces that Wayne Schelle has been inducted into the Wireless Hall of Fame for 2005, now in its sixth...

CRM company launches Nice Office

NEW ORLEANS-Customer relationship management provider eAgency Systems is targeting small and mid-sized offices this week with the launch of Nice Office. The new offering...

Wireless gambles paying off for InPhonic CEO Steinberg

David Steinberg stands as an example of the surplus of opportunity within wireless. As chief executive officer of Internet activation company InPhonic Inc., Steinberg...

AOL expands wireless reach

NEW ORLEANS-America Online Inc. is expected to expand on its mobile offerings this week, adding picture messaging, traffic data and premium services to its...

CTIA takes technology over content in Supreme Court case

WASHINGTON-Technology makers and service providers should not be responsible for their customers' actions, especially if the service providers are hurt financially from those actions,...

Xcelis sells call re-routing product directly to consumers

Xcelis Communications L.L.C. said it has revamped its call re-routing offering so that now the company will sell its Pantheon product to customers so...

FCC requests more detail from Alltel on Western Wireless buy

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission has asked Alltel Corp. to provide additional information in regard to its pending $6 billion acquisition of Western Wireless Corp....

CTIA sets adult content guides as Hustler comes to U.S. wireless users

WASHINGTON-The wireless carrier trade association agreed to produce guidelines for managing wireless porn, even as porn giant Larry Flynt announced plans to enter the...

MobZilla, Coding Technologies partner for streaming music

NEW ORLEANS-Mobile music company mobZilla will use Coding Technologies to deliver streaming audio to mobile phones on the open-standard aacPlus format. The mobZilla subscription...

Broadband over Power Lines a reality, but at super speeds not as likely

WASHINGTON-Broadband over Power Lines is a reality but it won't be much better than current high-speed offerings, according to speakers at a recent panel...

O2 Germany selects Novatel devices for UMTS/Wi-Fi service

MUNICH, Germany-Novatel Wireless Inc. said it signed a frame agreement with O2 Germany for the purchase of mobile communications equipment, which includes the supply...
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