Wireless Business Forecast articles from July 2004

Wireless Business Forecast archives from July 2004

Wireless Sector Beats Wireline For Quarterly Sales, Spending.
July 28, 2004... Although the wireless industry didn't experience the kind of doldrums that brought the traditional telephony market sector to its knees in recent years, there has been a decline in sales, spending and hiring. As of the second quarter, though,...

Federal Interop Push Starts Nationwide Ball Rolling.
July 28, 2004... Concurrent with the FCC's plans to migrate Nextel channels in the 800 MHz band to public-safety entities, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has its own agenda when it comes to tackling the problem of getting the country's diverse first...

Wireless Security: Evolution Or Revolution?
July 28, 2004... By Janet L. Boudris Continuous waves of virus attacks, which cripple corporate networks in the wired world, have pushed security issues to the top of the agenda for business and IT managers. Added to that are more security issues regarding...

Going Mobile With Brent Hansen, MTV Networks Europe CEO.
July 28, 2004... MTV Networks Europe, headquartered in London, is one of the largest broadcasters in Europe, with a range of music and youth programming that plays a key role on numerous platforms. While the programmer continues to look for ways to tap into a...

IPOs: Not Ready For Prime Time Yet.(Initial Public Offering)(Brief Article)
July 28, 2004... Virgin Mobile's tagline is "live without a plan," and this apparently holds true when it comes to the company's thinking regarding the stock market. Now that the telecom industry has stabilized as far as Wall Street is concerned, Sir Richard...

Schaumburg On A Tear.(Brief Article)
July 28, 2004... If you didn't immediately look at the name on the press release or in the news story, you'd swear it was Nokia [NOK], but you'd be wrong. All the product and service news this week has been coming from (gasp) Motorola [MOT], which is looking...

Don't Go Out Without It.(Brief Article)
July 28, 2004... And speaking of new products for wireless data addicts who just can't get enough, weather-obsessed subscribers now can download Air2Web's latest release of "The Weather Channel Interactive," which will allow them to receive up-to-date looping...

AT&T Wireless Joins WPS Partnership.(Wireless Priority Service)(Brief Article)
July 28, 2004... Preparing for its acquisition later this year by Cingular Wireless, AT&T Wireless [AWE] is bringing more value to the table by signing on to provide Wireless Priority Service (WPS) communications to first responders -- including national...

Deal Sheet.
July 28, 2004... Who's Doing What?: Taral Networks [privately held], headquartered in Lexington, Mass.; 781/674-0111 Just wrapped up its purchase of and has formed a new company with Schlumberger Messaging Solutions [privately held], headquartered in...