Yearly Archives: 2005

Content vendors post losses, discuss off-portal strategies

NEW YORK-Dwango Wireless suffered its third straight multimillion-dollar quarterly deficit, reporting a net third-quarter loss of $5 million. The mobile entertainment publisher said it...

Vodafone signs international roaming deal with America Movil

MEXICO CITY-Latin American wireless provider America Movil S.A. de C.V. signed an international roaming agreement with Vodafone Group plc covering 53 countries.The deal initially...

SavaJe reorders leadership ahead of LG phone launch

CHELMSFORD, Mass.-SavaJe Technologies announced two key executive appointments this week. The company named Gregory Koss as its new chief executive officer and William Sorenson...

Circle K launches prepaid MVNO

PHOENIX-Circle K Stores Inc. joined the prepaid wireless space with the launch of its Talk-and-Go Mobile service that offers no-contract, prepaid calling services using...

Beat gas gouging with your phone

ST. LOUIS-Ultradata Systems is appealing to consumers' economic sensibilities during these days of sky-high gasoline prices by offering a product that allows drivers to...

Telefonica enriches content offerings with I-play, THQ deals

MADRID-Telefonica Moviles signed two global content agreements, with content vendors I-play and THQ, that the carrier said will allow its subsidiaries to improve their...

Telstra announces network upgrades, job cuts

SYDNEY-Australia's Telstra Corp. launched its network transformation strategy, announcing new contracts with Alcatel, Cisco Systems Inc. and L.M. Ericsson. Telstra said its five-year agreement...

Wireless handset insurance serves legitimate need

To the Editor, Ms. Ford, I read your opinion piece in the Oct. 17 issue of RCR Wireless News and think you missed the...

At a year old, Jamdat’s public life full of ups, downs

It appears the roller-coaster ride isn't over for Jamdat Mobile Inc. The wireless entertainment publisher celebrated its first full year on the Nasdaq last...

WFI posts $5.8M for 3Q, warns of flat 4Q

SAN DIEGO-Wireless Facilities Inc. is coming back strong, posting a fiscal third-quarter net income of $5.8 million, or 8 cents per share, after posting...

XO drops wireline business to focus on wireless broadband

RESTON, Va.-XO Communications Inc. is going completely wireless. The company announced plans to sell its nationwide wireline telecommunications business for $700 million in cash...

Motorola invests in micro fuel cell vendor

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Motorola Inc. said its equity investment arm made a strategic investment in Tekion Inc. Tekion develops micro fuel cells for mobile products. The...

Ericsson snags deals in Haiti, Serbia

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti-Caribbean wireless operator Digicel said it selected L.M. Ericsson to provide a GSM-based mobile network in Haiti. Digicel noted the network...

PCSI tries again to stop 800 MHz reband

WASHINGTON-Preferred Communications Systems Inc. is not giving up. The "non-Nextel" economic area 800 MHz licensee asked the Federal Communications Commission to stop the retuning...

Navigating 1985 and Grand Theft Auto

The wireless industry should be applauded for implementing a content classification system well before data applications take off. (Clap. Clap. Atta boy! Way to...

Group forms to ensure set of standards for Linux handsets

A group of Linux proponents announced today they have formed a new standards group aimed at promoting Linux software for mobile phones. "One of...

T-Mobile boosts subs to new high

Nationwide wireless carriers received a big push from their smallest player as T-Mobile USA Inc. posted robust third-quarter financials that helped propel the group...

AOL finds continued interest in wireless IM

DULLES, Va.-Wireless instant messaging continues to surge, with one-third of all desktop IM users sending instant or text messages from cell phones at least...

DeVita re-joins RCR sales team

DENVER-Amy DeVita has rejoined RCR Wireless News as Northeastern/International Sales Manager. DeVita spent six years representing RCR Wireless News from 1998 to 2004, before...

CDMA450 makes inroads across globe: But opinions about the technology are as diverse as countries adopting it

Opinions are not hard to come by in the ongoing debate between proponents of GSM and CDMA technologies. It's easy to get caught up...

Lawmakers bemoan lack of plan to prioritize critical infrastructure

WASHINGTON-Lawmakers and homeland-security experts last week said the Bush administration lacks a plan to prioritize what critical infrastructure to protect-including wireless and other telecom...

InfoSonics extends pact with Samsung for Latin America

SAN DIEGO, Calif.-InfoSonics Corp., a wireless handset distributor, said it extended its distribution agreement with Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. through December 2006. The deal...

Michigan tests wireless traffic monitoring system

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Motorola Inc. and The Michigan Department of Transportation announced plans to establish a roadside network aimed at reducing accidents and congestion by wirelessly...

WiMAX vendors demo interoperability in Beijing

BEIJING-WiMAX technology was alive at the WiMAX Forum's Face-to-Face event in Beijing as broadband equipment companies including Aperto Networks Inc., Axxcelera Broadband Wireless, Redline...

NATE clarifies fall-protection clause of N.C. tower legislation

To the Editor: The Oct. 24 RCR Wireless News story regarding the North Carolina Communication Tower Standards erroneously reported that the National Association of...
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