RCR Wireless News back issues from July 2002:
AJile Systems unveils Java reference design for phones, PDAS. (Late News).
Jul 01, 2002 ... Java company aJile Systems today released a software reference design for wireless personal digital assistants and smart phones that is composed solely of Java technology. The company is selling the reference design to original equipment manufacturers. To date, a ...
Alcatel establishes 3G center in China. (Late News).
Jul 01, 2002 ... Alcatel said it launched a 3G Reality Center in Shanghai, China, to develop and test advanced mobile applications and data services in the country. Alcatel said it would partner with local content and ...
Few buyers for WorldCom mobile biz.
Jul 01, 2002; ... In an unfortunate game of bad accounting tit-for-tat, WorldCom Inc. last week trumped previous heavyweight Enron as the poster child for how to bring a once-proud company to its knees by not counting money properly. The fallout from WorldGom's troubles include three wireless ...
Nationwide carriers (minus Sprint PCS) expect solid 2Q.
Jul 01, 2002; ... As wireless carriers get set to begin reporting second-quarter results, customer addition announcements from a number of nationwide operators and their affiliates are making it difficult to predict what to expect. Sprint PCS, which has led the industry in signing up wireless ...
Some 3G contracts set in sand, not stone.
Jul 01, 2002; ... Vendors at the lower rung of 3G contracts are bracing to challenge market-share leaders as the shadow of an uncertain economy may compel operators, especially in Europe, to review their contracts. The first signal of such reviews was the decision by British wireless player MmO2 ...
Suppliers disagree on role of fiber optics in 3G arena: T1, microwave offer alternatives. (News).
Jul 01, 2002; ... Major U.S. carriers like Verizon Wireless Inc. and Cingular Wireless L.L.C. are leveraging the benefits of optical technology as the industry moves into third-generation protocols, which promise to carry heavier traffic with greater speed for music and video download, as well as a raft of ...
CPUC to probe Cingular after consumer complaints. (News).
Jul 01, 2002; ... WASHINGTON--California state regulators have launched an investigation into Cingular Wireless L.L.C.'s business practices, the most recent action of a broader pro-consumer agenda that has put the U.S. mobile-phone industry on the defensive and could become the template for a nationwide ...
Web sites go wireless. (News).
Jul 01, 2002 ... DENVER--Rcrnews.com and globalwirelessnews.com announce wireless delivery of news alerts. Beginning today online subscribers using Palm or Pocket PC-based devices can register to receive news updates wirelessly from either site. "In the past year, RCR has been highly focused on ...
Plastenna compound may transform antenna industry. (News).
Jul 01, 2002; ... NEW YORK--Under non-disclosure agreements with 40 companies worldwide, Integral Technologies is testing its patent-pending "plastenna" compound, which allows the skin of a phone to double as a transceiver, and expects to complete preliminary deals for final prototypes and initial purchase ...
Leap says one-fourth of customers cut cord. (News).
Jul 01, 2002 ... SAN DIEGO--More than 26 percent of Leap Wireless International Inc. Cricket customers reported they do not have a traditional wireline phone at home, according to a company survey, well ahead of the low single-digit percentage for all wireless customers as reported by the Yankee Group in a ...
Bankrupt NII Holdings to pay $6 to key staff. (News).
Jul 01, 2002 ... WASHINGTON--Even though the company recently filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization, the Washington Post reported NII Holdings Inc. plans to pay nearly $6 million in retention bonuses to 24 employees in an attempt to keep what it calls essential employees until the bankruptcy court ...
Cingular opens Cingular Zone in New York City. (News).
Jul 01, 2002 ... ATLANTA--Ahead of its planned launch of wireless service in New York City next month, Cingular Wireless L.L.C. opened a Cingular Zone in Rockefeller Center allowing potential customers to try out the carrier's service and announced title sponsorship of the Nam June Paik art exhibit ...
Wireless carriers seek access to rural broadband loans. (News).
Jul 01, 2002; ... WASHINGTON--Wireless carriers interested in offering broadband service in rural areas--and getting access to funds set aside for that purpose--may butt up against speed requirements set by government, according to some speakers at last week's public hearing by the Rural Utilities Service. ...
FCC sets 100 MHz auction for Aug. 27. (News).
Jul 01, 2002 ... WASHINGTON--The Federal Communications Commission, following on Congress's actions last month, has scheduled the auction of the 700 MHz C-and D-blocks for Aug. 27. The C-block contains 734 licenses of metropolitan statistical areas. Each license is for 12-megahertz split into ...
S&P puts Horizon PCS on CreditWatch. (News).
Jul 01, 2002 ... NEW YORK--Standard & Poor's placed wireless operator Horizon PCS Inc. on Credit-Watch with negative implications due to concerns about the outcome of Horizon's negotiations with its bank creditors over covenant amendments. "Horizon has until June 28, 2002, to resolve a waiver ...
IBM sells BlackBerrys with GoAmerica. (News).
Jul 01, 2002 ... HACKENSACK, N.J.--IBM Corp. will sell BlackBerry wireless data devices with GoAmerica Inc.'s wireless service, an expansion of the business relationship between the two companies. The companies in December ...
SFR to offer BlackBerrys in France via GPRS system. (News).
Jul 01, 2002 ... TORONTO-BlackBerrys will soon be available in France through Research In Motion Ltd.'s latest carrier deal. The company said it will sell the BlackBerry wireless e-mail solution for enterprise customers in France running over SFR's GPRS network. The deal is the latest in a series of major ...
Tecnomen begins MMS trials in Dominican Republic, Indonesia. (News).
Jul 01, 2002 ... HELSINKI, Finland-Finnish supplier Tecnomen said it will begin multimedia messaging service trials in two countries, The Dominican Republic and Indonesia. The Dominican Republic trial will be with France Telecom Dominicana. The Orange operator has deployed Tecnomen's integrated ...
All (lawsuit) roads lead to Blake. (News).
Jul 01, 2002; ... WASHINGTON-While the outcome of high-stakes health litigation against the mobile-phone industry remains unknown, one thing has become dear: All roads lead to U.S. District Judge Catherine C. Blake. Blake, already a key player in health litigation by virtue of her oversight of an ...
Congressman's wireless influence likely to suffer due to WorldCom probe. (News).
Jul 01, 2002; ... WASHINGTON--The ability of Rep. Chip Pickering (R-Miss.) to champion legislation that reforms spectrum management and secures frequencies for third-generation wireless systems could be hindered by the accounting scandal at WorldCom Inc. WorldCom, headquartered in Clinton, Miss., ...
Pieces in place for wireless broadband take-up? (News).
Jul 01, 2002; ... BOSTON--Unrealistic business plans, wire-line competition, technical challenges and a major capital crunch aligned to squash the momentum of the wireless broadband industry during the past 18 months, but basic demand is still strong and improved technology is finally here to see the ...
Western Wireless Corp. last week filed an informal complaint at the Federal Communications Commission against Golden West Telephone Co. based in Wall, S.D. Western charges that Golden West is engaging in anti-competitive behavior. (D.C. Briefs).
Jul 01, 2002 ... Western Wireless Corp. last week filed an informal complaint at the Federal Communications Commission against Golden West Telephone Co. based in Wall, S.D. Western charges that Golden West is engaging in anti-competitive behavior. For example, Western alleged Golden West ...
"No one will turn into a pumpkin on June 30," said FBI agent Les Szwhakowski as he described to RCR Wireless News the wireless industry's compliance with the digital wiretap act. (D.C. Briefs).
Jul 01, 2002 ... "No one will turn into a pumpkin on June 30," said FBI agent Les Szwhakowski as he described to RCR Wireless News the wireless industry's compliance with the digital wiretap act. The deadline for compliance was yesterday, and Szwhakowski said the bureau is quite positive about the ...
The PCIA Foundation announced the winners of its three scholarship awards each valued at $5,000. (D.C. Briefs).
Jul 01, 2002 ... The PCIA Foundation announced the winners of its three scholarship awards each valued at $5,000. Julie Henn of the Boston University School of Law received the Bowler Family Endowment Award. Heather Karen Herrick, a recent graduate of the Patrick Henry College in ...
Air2Web. (D.C. Briefs).
Jul 01, 2002 ... Air2Web announced its wireless platform is available to federal government agencies through Science Applications International ...
Creditors, bankruptcy expert side with NextWave. (News).
Jul 01, 2002; ... WASHINGTON--Federal agencies will be able to pick and choose whether they should be exempt from bankruptcy laws based on the value of the licenses involved, thus giving federal agencies an undue advantage over other creditors if the Supreme Court agrees with the Federal Communications ...
Serving our readers, wirelessly. (Opinion).
Jul 01, 2002; ... At RCR Wireless News, as a Grain Communications Inc. publication, we follow a proud and strong tenet of journalism: Put the reader first. Week in and week out, we strive to do just that in these pages and on our Web sites by bringing you the most timely, accurate and complete ...
Market cleansing. (Opinion).
Jul 01, 2002; ... Forget about a national broadband policy and how it might have sharpened the Bush administration's focus on wireless telecom issues-like third-generation mobile-phone spectrum. Forget all that. It's history, and it might not have mattered anyway in the face of the tech free fall on Wall ...
Letter.
Jul 01, 2002 ... Rural carriers will make it. (News) I am responding to your article that appeared in the June 3 edition, "On-network calling plans satisfy carriers, customers," by Dan Meyer. Your description of the Rural Cellular Corp. roaming increase cited in the article did not clearly ...
Triton PCS plans to operate as standalone brand. (News).
Jul 01, 2002 ... CHICAGO--Triton PCS Holdings Inc.'s said its co-branding agreement with AT&T Corp. is expected to end in February when the current deal between the two companies expires. "More than likely we will operate as a standalone brand," said Daniel Hopkins, senior vice president and ...
US Unwired launches unlimited monthly calling plan. (News).
Jul 01, 2002 ... LAKE CHARLES, La.--Wireless operator US Unwired launched its Big Mouth calling plan, allowing customers to make unlimited monthly calls for $35 per month. Customers can also purchase additional ...
AT&T Wireless introduces integrated billing platform for mMode. (News).
Jul 01, 2002 ... REDMOND, Wash.--AT&T Wireless Services Inc. introduced its e-Wallet integrated billing platform for its mMode service, allowing content providers to charge their digital services directly to customers wireless phone bills or ...
As Jan. 1 looms, questions surround consolidation. (Focus: Cellular/PCS Update).
Jul 01, 2002; ... With the Federal Communications Commission scheduled to completely repeal the spectrum cap in less than six months, the wireless industry is on the verge of experiencing the potential of working in an environment where spectrum amounts are not restricted. The U.S. wireless ...
AT&T Wireless: independent and innovative. (Carrier Profile: AT&T Wireless).
Jul 01, 2002; ... Editor's Note: In a new series, RCR Wireless News takes an in-depth look at nationwide wireless players, including their strengths and challenges in an ever-changing wireless environment. In this third installment, RCR Wireless News reporter Hilary Smith tackles the nation's third-largest ...
IT players find window of opportunity in wireless. (Business).
Jul 01, 2002; ... As the wireless industry slowly moves from a voice-dominated business into the immensely complicated world of data services, a cadre of information-technology companies honed by the Internet boom has in recent months been working to garner a new class of clients--wireless carriers. ...
Palm reports solid earnings. (Business).
Jul 01, 2002 ... SANTA CLARA, Calif.--Personal digital assistant giant Palm Inc. reported solid earnings in line with investor expectations and company projections, evidence the company has reined in its costs and cash management. Palm reported revenue for the fourth quarter, ended May 31, of ...
Qualcomm, Lucent test DMTS packet data calls. (Business).
Jul 01, 2002 ... SAN DIEGO--Qualcomm Inc. and Lucent Technologies Inc. said they have completed a series of UMTS packet data calls, describing it as the "first such demonstration ... with commercial 3G infrastructure and ...
AT&T Wireless launches business solutions. (Business).
Jul 01, 2002 ... REDMOND, Wash.--AT&T Wireless introduced a trio of business solutions designed for customers using the carrier's GSM/GPRS network. The solutions includes Office Online, a ViAir Inc.-provided product that allows customers to remotely access corporate and personal e-mail accounts ...
Toshiba debuts WLAN-cellular roaming system. (Business).
Jul 01, 2002 ... NEW YORK--Toshiba America Information Systems plans to introduce commercially next spring its Mobility Communications System, which will support seamless roaming throughout a business campus and between wireless local area networks and cellular networks. The system under ...
Text messaging appears to be success story, but no one's talking. (Business).
Jul 01, 2002; ... The text messaging industry in the United States is growing by leaps and bounds, and most agree it has the potential to be huge. The application is really the first major win for the nascent and struggling U.S. wireless data market for consumers, and many agree it could prod wireless users ...
RealNetworks enhances RealOne Mobile Player. (Business).
Jul 01, 2002 ... SEATTLE--RealNetworks made enhancements that increase the ease of use and add functionality to its RealOne Mobile Player The company released a new user interface and functionality for the RealOne Mobile Player that it said will ...
Midwest Wireless deploys wireless data with PolarLake. (Business).
Jul 01, 2002 ... MANKATO, Minn.--Regional wireless carrier Midwest Wireless announced it deployed wireless data services that include XML and Web services through a new deal with PolarLake. ...
Gtran ships dual-band cdma2000 1x EV-DO data card. (Business).
Jul 01, 2002 ... WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif.--Wireless modem maker Gtran Wireless Inc. has said its dual-band cdma2000 1x EV-DO data card known as the DotSurfer 6200 is commercially available. The company said the product "future-proofs" the customer against evolving standards. "This ...
IPR disputes find their way to court. (Business).
Jul 01, 2002; ... "Now that the market is down, you want to claim whatever competitive advantage you have," said Eddie Woo, an analyst with CIBC World Markets. "If the companies defend their patents now, it'll certainly put them in a more solid position when the market does rebound." Research In ...
Pax fund manager links ethics with performance. (Business).
Jul 01, 2002; ... NEW YORK--A strong correlation exists between poor corporate governance and the spate of debt downgrades to junk-bond status and, conversely, a link is emerging between socially responsible company practices and rating stability, said Diane Keefe, manager of the $19 million Pax World High ...
CEA: phone sales up in '02. (Business).
Jul 01, 2002; ... ARLINGTON, Va.--Despite the dark shadow the depressed economy has cast on much of the U.S. wireless sector, the Consumer Electronics Association's recently released Digital America 2002 report shows wireless device sales are still up, third-generation services are still unfolding and ...
EMS hunts for place in industry. (Business).
Jul 01, 2002; ... Ever heard of EMS, or Enhanced Messaging Service? If not, don't worry--few people have. It was created as an extension to the short message service messaging technology that has taken the worldwide wireless industry by storm. The idea was to "enhance" SMS messages ...
Motorola downgraded by Moody's. (Business).
Jul 01, 2002 ... NEW YORK--Moody's Investors Service downgraded Motorola Inc. because of what the rating agency describes as pressure on the wireless vendor's performance in all segments of its businesses. Its senior unsecured debt dropped to Baa2 from A3, which is just above junk status. ...
Ericsson wins contract in Yugoslavia. (Business).
Jul 01, 2002 ... STOCKHOLM, Sweden--Ericsson AB said it has won a $105 million contract to supply Yugoslavian major carrier Serbian Mobtel with GSM network equipment, targeting 2 million subscribers. "The ...
Wireless stock watch.
Jul 01, 2002 ... <Pre> Wireless Stock Watch June 19-June 26 GAINS CLOSING CLOSING PERCENT 52-WK EXCH COMPANY 6/26/02 6/19/02 CHANGE HIGH NAS 724 Solutions Inc 0.48 0.45 6.67 8.05 NAS ...
P-Com Inc. (Business Briefs).
Jul 01, 2002 ... P-Com Inc. closed an $8 million equity financing, as part of a $13 million equity round. The company said it issued 57,321,430 shares of unregistered common stock in connection with the $8 million equity closing and has agreed to register the new shares ....
Alamosa PCS awarded its "Partner of the Year" award to Sprint North Supply's work with the carrier's supply chain. (Business Briefs).
Jul 01, 2002 ... Alamosa PCS awarded its "Partner of the Year" award to Sprint North Supply's work with the carrier's supply chain. Sprint North Supply said it developed cost-saving solutions for Alamosa PCS ...
Datacard Group announced it acquired the assets of smart card maker Gilles Leroux out of a French bankruptcy court. (Business Briefs).
Jul 01, 2002 ... Datacard Group announced it acquired the assets of smart card maker Gilles Leroux out of a French bankruptcy court. Datacard said it will continue to make the Gilles Leroux product line at its Orleans, France, ...
Sierra Wireless. (Business Briefs).
Jul 01, 2002 ... Wireless modem gear maker Sierra Wireless has said it will cut its staff and contractors to 180 from 275 and revised its second-quarter earnings downward, expecting a loss of $40 ...
Alcatel. (Business Briefs).
Jul 01, 2002 ... French telecom equipment vendor Alcatel said its will suffer an operating loss in 2002 and cut 10,000 more jobs by the end of next year as part of its plan to make the ...
Amdocs hit by shareholder suits, credit review. (Business).
Jul 01, 2002; ... NEW YORK--Amdocs Ltd. announced June 27 that shareholders have filed two federal class-action lawsuits against the company and certain of its officers and directors "in connection with the public disclosure of its operating results." The St. Louis-based provider of billing, ...
Sirenic unveils server that tracks user preferences. (Business).
Jul 01, 2002; ... LONDON--Using what it calls "a form of artificial intelligence," London-based startup Sirenic has developed a solution that organizes the gobs of information mobile workers receive on their mobile devices, allowing users to be much more efficient with their time and therefore more ...
ArialPhone device targets limited mobility apps. (Business).
Jul 01, 2002 ... MUNDELEIN, Ill.--ArialPhone Corp. launched a wireless device designed for people with limited mobility. The hands-free, voice-activated system consists of a wearable earset, voice dialing software and a base station, which connect to a PC and an analog phone line. Users use voice commands ...
PLDT acquisition guarantees mobile industry change in the Philippines. (Global Wireless).
Jul 01, 2002; ... MANILA, The Philippines--The recent major buy-in by the Gokongwei group, a multibillion-dollar conglomerate that is involved in virtually every aspect of Philippine business, of the New York Stock Exchange-listed telecommunications firm Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company is ...
One.Tel launches 2nd U.K. MVNO offering. (Europe News).
Jul 01, 2002 ... OXFORD, United Kingdom--A second mobile virtual network operator, One.Tel, has launched in the United Kingdom, despite many industry analysts claiming the market is saturated and price cutting is rampant. The company, owned by the U.K.-based utility business Centrica, claimed it can gain ...
Six European operators to offer mobile instant messaging. (Europe News).
Jul 01, 2002 ... LONDON--Six European markets will soon have MSN Messenger, Microsoft's instant messaging service, on mobile phones via short message service. Operators in Austria, Denmark, the Netherlands, Norway, Switzerland and Turkey will offer the messaging service. The same operators also ...
European telcos re-enter mobile market with WLAN. (Europe News).
Jul 01, 2002 ... OXFORD, United Kingdom--U.K.-based British Telecommunications has launched three wireless local area network (WLAN) "hot spots" in London to provide personal digital assistant (PDA) and laptop users with high-speed Internet access. The company said it plans to have 20 sites operational by ...
Nasdaq to delist Marconi shares. (News).
Jul 01, 2002 ... LONDON--U.K. telecom player Marconi plc said on Friday that the company would be delisted from the Nasdaq on July 3. The company ...
Autodesk releases new version of LocationLogic location platform. (News).
Jul 01, 2002 ... SAN RAFAEL, Calif.--Autodesk Location Services announced the third release of its Autodesk LocationLogic, a development platform for location-based services. Autodesk said LocationLogic 3 includes new capabilities to help wireless operators increase use of data-based messaging ...
Sprint PCS launch expected Aug. 10? (Late News).
Jul 08, 2002 ... Sprint PCS' highly anticipated next-generation network is scheduled to launch August 10, at least according to Audiovox president and chief executive officer Philip Christopher who apparently let the cat out of the bag during a quarterly conference call. Christopher said the ...