WASHINGTON-Sprint Nextel Corp. asked the Federal Communications Commission to delay the retuning process for the 800 MHz band, claiming that the slow start reported by the 800 MHz Transition Administrator is due to a steep learning curve exacerbated by things beyond Sprint Nextel's control....
RCR Wireless News is pleased to announce that Kelly Hill has been hired as a reporter covering the cellular beat for the newspaper. Hill recently received her Masters of Journalism degree from the University of California, Berkeley, Graduate School of Journalism. Before that, she...
SAN JOSE, Calif.-Worldwide sales of semiconductors surged past $20 billion in October, driven by strong customer demand for consumer electronics such as cellular phones. Sales increased by 6.75 percent compared with the same time last year, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association. Sales were...
HOUSTON-Crown Castle International Corp. announced plans to redeem $200 million in convertible preferred stock held by an affiliate of General Electric Co. Under terms of the agreement, CCI's revolving credit facility has been bolstered to $325 million from $275 million. The company said it...
SAN FRANCISCO-Mobile game-maker Mforma Group Inc. unveiled its latest licensed title from Marvel, launching Ultimate Spider-Man in the United States and Europe. The two-dimensional platform game is based on Activision Inc.'s console game of the same name, and allows gamers to play as the...
A trio of French wireless operators was fined more than $625 million by French regulators for alleged market collusion and fixing market share. The French competitive authority, the Counseil de la Concurrence, said that the three operators-Orange, SFR and Bouygues Telecom-exchanged confidential information on...
Just two weeks after Mike Zafirovski took the reins as Nortel Networks Ltd.'s new chief executive, two longtime employees have been shown the door. Nortel confirmed that Brian McFadden, chief research officer, and Sue Spradley, president of global services and operations, were let go...
WASHINGTON-Colorado authorities last week were expected to limit charges to a misdemeanor against a teenage driver who investigators said was text messaging on his cell phone when he crossed over into a bicycle lane, where his car struck a cyclist who later died. In...
OKLAHOMA CITY-Dobson Communications Corp., the primary licensee of the Cellular One brand, said it plans to purchase the brand from Alltel Corp. for $1.3 million. Alltel acquired the Cellular One brand when it purchased Western Wireless Corp. in August. Raymond James & Associates analyst...
WOBURN, Mass.-Verizon Wireless said it expanded its network coverage in four states, increasing capacity and the availability of its CDMA2000 1x EV-DO network. In Georgia, the company added seven cell sites and expanded the availability of EV-DO services in the Atlanta metro area. Maine...
While Bluetooth's emergence into the marketplace was probably over-hyped a couple of years ago, the short-range wireless connectivity technology is coming of age quickly. Last week, the Bluetooth Special Interest Group excitedly released the latest Bluetooth numbers from IMS Research, which found that, globally...
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission named Nancy Victory to head an independent panel to examine the effects of Hurricane Katrina on communications networks. "The destruction of Hurricane Katrina caused to communications facilities, and therefore the services upon which first responders and citizens rely, was extraordinary....
Cingular Wireless L.L.C. is testing a rate plan in select markets that allows customers to place unlimited calls to AT&T Inc. wireline customers for a flat monthly fee. AT&T, which recently changed its name from SBC Communications Inc. following SBC's $16 billion acquisition of...
PARIS-Alcatel Corp. said it bought a minority stake in broadband solutions developer 2Wire Inc., a move that puts the company into the coveted home-gateway arena. "2Wire has extended the carrier's network directly into the subscriber's home with our home network solutions," said Brian Hinman,...
TOKYO-Texas Instruments Inc. announced that its new OMAP2430 processor for mobile phones is being sampled by potential customers, delivering improved video performance that is up to four times better than the company's previously produced processor, the OMAP2420. The company said the OMAP2430 isn't in...
LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel Corp. will partner with Kmart Corp. to sell wireless phones and service in kiosks at select Kmart stores. Alltel has kiosks at 43 stores in 15 states; Kmart operates about 415 stores within Alltel's coverage area. Terms were not disclosed for...
Japan-based weather content provider Weathernews Inc. this week plans to launch a Java-based video application for users with Sprint Nextel Corp. multimedia phones.The Weathernews Network will deliver personal video feeds of local weather news and conditions from local TV stations. The offering includes both...
Cingular Wireless L.L.C. infused some new blood into the languishing push-to-talk market with the launch of its PTT service. The carrier joins a market dominated by Sprint Nextel Corp.'s iDEN-based PTT service, despite much-ballyhooed launches from rivals. As had been expected, the Cingular service...
NEW YORK-Mobile technology is becoming a source of significant information security concerns within the insurance industry, according to a survey of insurance industry executives conducted by Ernst & Young.Web applications ranked highest in terms of security concerns among insurance executives, followed by mobile computing...
WASHINGTON-The Association of Public-safety Communications Officials late Thursday said it could not support the IP-enabled Voice Communications and Public-Safety Act of 2005 if language directing the Federal Communications Commission to approve waivers of its Voice over IP enhanced 911 rules remained."We have serious concerns...
BETHESDA, Md.-Wireless technology and broadband infrastructure provider MobilePro Corp. reported that the city of Akron, Ohio's city council is in the final stages of approving a contract with MobilePro's NeoReach Wireless Division to design, deploy and operate a metro-wide Wi-Fi network with a built-in...
SAN JOSE, Calif.-Worldwide sales of semiconductors surged past $20 billion in October, driven by strong customer demand for consumer electronics such as cellular phones.Sales increased by 6.75 percent compared with the same time last year, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association. Sales were up...
OKLAHOMA CITY-Dobson Communications Corp., the primary licensee of the CellularOne brand, said it plans to purchase the brand from Alltel Corp. for $1.3 million. Alltel acquired the Cellular One brand when it purchased Western Wireless Corp. in August. Raymond James & Associates analyst Ric...
DALLAS-Alcatel Corp. signed a subcontract with M/A-COM Inc. to equip the state of New York with a wireless public safety communications network that Alcatel said will enhance interoperability among first responders. M/A-Com, a division of Tyco International Ltd., said in late September that its...
