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Infrastructure awards wrap-up: Huawei, Meru and Moovera

The following list details this week's infrastructure awards for the cellular, Wi-Fi, and WiMAX industries. The contracts are broken down by transmission technology, country and vendor. The value of the contract is included when available.WiMAX--Pakistan: Huawei Technologies said it won a contract with Mobilink...

Analyst Angle: Just when you thought PANs were DUN

Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Analyst Angle. We've collected a group of the industry's leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry. In the coming weeks look for columns from Current Analysis' Peter Jarich, IDC's Shiv...

FEMA to oversee mobile-phone alert system: Procedure to be operational within 18 months

The Federal Emergency Management Agency said it will oversee the national mobile-phone alert system, the announcement coming after the agency earlier this year hesitated about taking on the role because of legal uncertainty. In doing so, FEMA touched off a minor controversy with the...

Sybase 365 to power stock trading through text messages

Mobile messaging services provider Sybase 365 said it won a deal with Australian stockbroker Bell Direct.Sybase will power Bell Direct's mobile share trading platform, which allows stockbrokers to trade shares by sending a text message. Sybase 365 acts as the gateway between Bell Direct's...

Femtocells may sound like science fiction, but they could prove pivotal in expanding cellular coverage: Bridging the gap

Femtocells - sounds like a science fiction term for robotic feminine cells - but it's just another buzzword for a new technology and product that promises so much in the future, yet has delivered mostly in practical terms thus far.For the moment, the technology...

Infrastructure awards wrap-up: Ericsson, Nokia Siemens Networks, Aperto and more

The following list details this week's infrastructure awards for the cellular, Wi-Fi, and WiMAX industries. The contracts are broken down by transmission technology, country and vendor. The value of the contract is included when available.Cellular--Brazil: TIM Brasil selected Nokia Siemens Networks to deploy and...

FEMA under pressure for failing to deliver emergency alert system

The Federal Emergency Management Agency, whose self-declared lack of legal authority in managing aspects of a new emergency alert regime that has created friction with the Federal Communications Commission, is coming under greater congressional scrutiny."The executive order directed the Secretary of Homeland Security to...

Digital Hollywood pins hope on open access

HOLLYWOOD, Calif. - Like all things wireless these days, most of this week's more poignant exchanges at Digital Hollywood have been anchored around the idea of open-- opening up carrier networks, devices, content and the Internet gateway where all these things must connect without...

GenBand wins Leap business

Leap Wireless International Inc. said it is deploying GenBand Inc.'s G9 Converged Media Gateway to deliver enhanced voice quality and IP services on its network.The G9 product complements Genband's Media Gateway and C3 platform, which already are operating on Leap's network. The G9 platform...

Texts tapped for alerts: Industry behind service, though government oversight remains vague

THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION approved technical guidelines for a voluntary mobile phone emergency alert system, but the new public warning regime still lacks a federal coordinator.Verizon Wireless and Sprint Nextel Corp. initially indicated they plan to participate in the program, whose technical requirements are...

Heckuva job redux

One hesitates returning to the blame-game that engulfed and sullied the Federal Emergency Management Agency in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and other sinister storms of 2005, because - despite failures under former director Michael Brown and others in the Bush administration - the...

FCC approves guidelines for text alert system: Voluntary system lacks federal coordinator

The Federal Communications Commission approved technical guidelines for a voluntary mobile-phone emergency alert system, but the new public warning regime still lacks a federal coordinator.Verizon Wireless and Sprint Nextel Corp. initially indicated they plan to participate in the program, whose technical requirements are based...

Analyst Angle: CTIA 2008: More Than Just Mobile World Congress With Showgirls

By most accounts -- mine included -- this year's CTIA Wireless in Las Vegas bore a striking resemblance to February's Mobile World Congress in Barcelona (the show formerly known as 3GSM). To be sure, there were clear differences outside the convention center: cava...

Infonetics report focuses on WiMAX growth

The WiMAX market is expected to grow to $7.7 billion by 2011, predicts research firm Infonetics Research in a new WiMAX and Mesh Network Equipment and Devices report.Infonetics said the WiMAX market grew 11% during the fourth quarter and 46% for the entire year....

Motricity makes it official: job cuts and reorganization: Firm works to integrate InfoSpace acquisition

Motricity Inc. finally made it official, announcing that it will slash 250 jobs over the next nine months and move its headquarters from Durham, N.C. to the Seattle area.The moves, which were first reported last week, are an effort by Motricity to streamline its...

FEMA wants FCC to defer on mobile alert systems

The Federal Emergency Management Agency urged federal regulators to defer key decisions in efforts to establish a voluntary mobile-phone emergency alert system.FEMA, a unit of the Department of Homeland Security, told the Federal Communications Commission a 2006 executive order gives FEMA delegated authority over...

Analyst Angle: Femto vendor handicapping for fun and profit

Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Analyst Angle. We've collected a group of the industry's leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry. In the coming weeks look for columns from NPD Group's Ross Rubin, Enderle Group's...

Venture capital financing wrap-up: Airbiquity, Momail, Synchronica

The following list includes venture capital and other investments into wireless companies announced during the past week. The value of the investment is included when available.--Airbiquity: Acorn Ventures, Kirnaf Ltd., Shell Internet Ventures and Ignition Partners invested $25 million into Seattle-based Airbiquity Inc. The...

Yahoo woos developers in bid for mobile Web dominance

This "openness" thing is contagious.Yahoo Inc. is the latest to court third-party developers, announcing its intention to "enable and lead a mobile ecosystem" to spur the creation of mobile applications. The company unveiled a developer platform and said it will support "mobile-optimized applications" such...

Synchronica acquires GoodServer

Synchronica acquired GoodServer to boost its ability to target mobile device synchronization and management, the company announced. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.GoodServer's technology was already a key component of Synchronica's Mobile Gateway and the purchase will give Synchronica the sole rights to...

Infrastructure awards wrap-up: Navini, Nortel, Nokia Siemens and more

The following list details this week's infrastructure awards for the cellular, Wi-Fi, and WiMAX industries. The contracts are broken down by transmission technology, country and vendor. The value of the contract is included when available.WiMAX --Bulgaria: Max Telecom has chosen Navini Networks to provide...

Worst of the Week: Cellular bill of rights and wrongs

Hello! And welcome to our Thursday column, Worst of the Week. There's a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so this column is a chance for us at RCRNews.com to rant and rave about whatever rubs us the wrong way....

Hedgehogging: hedge*hog*ging v. Interrupting conversations in an office environment by poking your head over the top of the cube.

Looks like Apple is warning (read: threatening) its iPhone users with a statement about the horrors of unlocking the device. Key, terror-inducing phrases like "irreparable damage," "permanently inoperable" and "voided warranty" are littered throughout the company's missive on the topic. Our question is: Should...

River cruise shows off Chicago’s WiMAX

Just sit right back and you'll hear a tale, a tale of a historic trip, that started on the Chicago River aboard this WiMAX-ready ship. The skipper was skinny and Gilligan was nowhere in sight, but WiMAX chipsets were sending signals all over a...