The Chinese government has given its homegrown TD-SCDMA technology a thumbs up, calling it an officially backed standard, the Xinhua news agency reported. China’s Ministry of Information Industry said the …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Licenses likely quick to follow TD-SCDMA standard for China >
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">China approves TD-SCDMA standard >
BEIJING-The Chinese government has given its homegrown TD-SCDMA technology a thumbs up, calling it an officially backed standard, the Xinhua news agency said. China’s Ministry of Information Industry official said …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Top Stories of 2005 >by rcrwirelessby rcrwireless
Editor’s note: At the end of each year, the RCR Wireless News editorial staff looks back on the news events that made headlines and decides which were the most significant, …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Top Stories of 2005 >by rcrwirelessby rcrwireless
Editor’s note: At the end of each year, the RCR Wireless News editorial staff looks back on the news events that made headlines and decides which were the most significant, …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">French carriers face fines on price-fixing charges >
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 …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Cingular opens wireless options for AT&T customers >
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 …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">French operators fined for collusion >
PARIS-A trio of French wireless operators were fined more than $625 million by French regulators for alleged market collusion and fixing market share. The French competitive authority, the Counseil de …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Cingular, Orange target multinationals with consolidated service >
ATLANTA-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. and Orange SA said they plan to offer consolidated mobile services to multinational companies in the United States and Europe. Under the arrangement, Cingular and Orange customers …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Finally, light at the end of the W-CDMA hype tunnel >
After years of hype and billions of dollars in network upgrades, the time has come for the worldwide W-CDMA market to take off. Perhaps the best indication that W-CDMA technology …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">N. American capex up in 3Q, Ovum says >
BOSTON-Capital expenditures are on track for double-digit growth in 2005 in North America, according to a third-quarter analysis from research firm Ovum-RHK. Mobile revenues clocked in at $ 30 billion, …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Merger mania sweeps European carriers >
Consolidation hit the European wireless market as Spanish telecommunications provider Telefonica said it plans to acquire U.K.-based 02 plc, and Swedish operator Telenor announced plans to acquire rival Vodafone Sweden. …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Worldwide hot spots to number 100,000 >
LONDON-The worldwide public Wi-Fi market is expected to reach 100,000 hot spots by the end of this year, according to Informa Telecoms & Media’s Wireless Broadband Analyst report. There were …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Wall Street sighs on Nokia low-end phone sales, delights at Motorola’s revenues >
The world’s largest handset makers enjoyed generally plentiful profits and solid shipment numbers in the third quarter, but investors heard a few sirens of caution. Specifically, market-leader Nokia Corp. alarmed …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">DoCoMo leads in worldwide data ARPU >
LONDON-Japanese carrier NTT DoCoMo led the world in data average revenue per user during the second quarter, according to research from Informa Telecoms & Media’s World Cellular Data Metrics. DoCoMo …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">U.S. wireless industry to surpass auto, agriculture industries >
BOSTON-The U.S. wireless industry is expected to become a larger sector of the U.S. economy than the agriculture and automobile industries within five years, according to a report from Ovum …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Muni Wi-Fi marches along >
Municipal-Wi-Fi-mania has landed. By the end of the year, the world will have more than 100,000 Wi-Fi hot spots, according to Informa Telecoms & Media research. And the Asia-Pacific region …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">China could issue 3G permits in 2006 >
The latest consensus puts China’s third-generation licenses on track for release in the first half of next year-a move that would finally open up the world’s largest wireless market to …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">U.S. wireless industry to surpass auto, agriculture industries >
BOSTON-The U.S. wireless industry is expected to become a larger sector of the U.S. economy than the agriculture and automobile industries within five years, according to a report from Ovum …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Worldwide hot spots to number 100,000 >
LONDON-The worldwide public Wi-Fi market is expected to reach 100,000 hot spots by the end of this year, according to Informa Telecoms & Media’s Wireless Broadband Analyst report. There were …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Industry enjoys upbeat long-term outlook >
According to most industry observers, all systems are go in the worldwide wireless industry. Predictions show significant sales opportunities in emerging markets like India, where handset costs are plummeting below …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Worldwide wireless subscribers to hit 2B this month >
LONDON-The number of worldwide wireless subscriber connections is expected to reach the 2 billion mark Sept. 18, according to estimates from Wireless Intelligence, a venture between Ovum and the GSM …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">W-CDMA subscribers reach 30M, says GSA >
LONDON-The Global mobile Suppliers Association said in its latest third-generation survey estimates there are more than 30 million W-CDMA subscribers. According to the survey, there are 82 W-CDMA networks in …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Parental control >
As wireless consumers begin to wholeheartedly embrace data applications, be they ringtones, wallpapers, video apps or games, industry needs to step up its plans to implement parental controls to ensure …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Carriers must take responsible approach to adult content >
LONDON-Erotic mobile content will explode into a $2.3 billion market by 2010 if carriers, content providers and regulators can figure out how to manage it, according to a study from …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">New NTP patent rulings shift favor toward RIM >
The legal chess battle between BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. and patent-holding company NTP Inc. continues, with new patent rulings from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office bolstering RIM’s …