Yearly Archives: 2005

Qualcomm, Nokia come to patent blows

The legal tussle over Qualcomm Inc.'s licensing practices turned into a full-scale war last week as Qualcomm took aim at longtime rival Nokia Corp....

Verizon Wireless to sell new UTStarcom device

HAUPPAUGE, N.Y.-Verizon Wireless said it plans to sell UTStarcom Inc.'s CDM-180 phone for $70 with a service agreement. The phone features a wide, short...

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...

Amp’d campaign: ‘Try not to die Amp’d Mobile is coming’

LOS ANGELES-Amp'd Mobile Inc. unveiled its pre-launch marketing campaign, which will let consumers know that the youth-focused mobile virtual network operator is inching closer...

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...

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...

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...

Japan opens spectrum to new players

TOKYO-Japan hopes to stoke competition in its hard-to-penetrate mobile-phone market by allowing three new entrants to offer wireless services. The country's telecommunications ministry opened...

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...

Nokia launches open source Internet site

ESPOO, Finland-Nokia Corp. launched an Internet portal designed to allow developers to share information about open-source projects. The site, OpenSource.nokia.com, includes links that give...

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...

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...

Public safety cries foul over delay of VoIP E-911 deadline

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission said Voice over Internet Protocol carriers do not have to cut off service to customers in areas where enhanced 911...

Cingular wins round in dealer lawsuit

WASHINGTON-The long-running legal battle between former Illinois wireless dealer Kempner Mobile Electronics Inc. and Cingular Wireless L.L.C. has taken a new turn as a...

Treo maker pledges to continue using Palm OS

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-In a letter addressed to Palm OS developers, Palm Inc.'s Ed Colligan reiterated the company's support for the Palm platform. "I'm writing to...

Fire on the mountain

Former ambassador Joe Wilson may not be the White House's worst nightmare. But Rep. Curt Weldon (R-Pa.), a public-safety wireless champion, quite possibly is.So...

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...

BCGI posts $40M loss due to patent suit

BOSTON-Shares of Boston Communications Group Inc. continued to languish as the company reported a third-quarter net loss of more than $40 million. BCGI cited...

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...

Global Signal’s income dives on tower integration, American Tower financials on upswing

Global Signal Inc., the nation's third-largest tower company with around 11,000 towers, reported a third-quarter net loss of $15.4 million, or 23 cents per...

Qualcomm inks UI deal with O2

European operator O2 UK plc said it will use Qualcomm Inc.'s uiOne user interface technology in its high-end, "X range" devices. Although somewhat limited...

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...

SMS rocks the vote

When it comes to using their phones to vote, U.S. wireless subscribers are generally limited to American Idol contestants like Ruben Studdard or Clay...

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...

U.S. messaging proceeds to top $16 billion by 2008

WASHINGTON-Wireless messaging revenue in the United States more than doubled last year from 2003 and is expected to grow strongly during the next five...
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