Wireless Business Forecast articles from May 2004

Wireless Business Forecast archives from May 2004

UBS Tells Investors A More Expensive Consensus Plan Still Makes Nextel A Buy.
May 5, 2004... Sources inside the FCC say the commission's decision regarding Nextel's consensus plan will be put off another month due to the complexities of the issue, which has pitted carrier against carrier and association against association. However,...

Two Keys To Success With Wireless Broadband.
May 5, 2004... With the broadband access industry looking more and more toward wireless as a viable solution for both the mobile and fixed marketplaces, the question of from whence the spectrum will come and which channels are the best are bubbling to the...

Mobile Government: The Next-Generation Jurisdiction.
May 5, 2004... By Dr. Robert P. Lee, president and CEO, Accela Inc. How is something as simple as a cellphone or PDA improving the kinds of service citizens receive from their local and state government representatives? Jurisdictions and government...

Assessing The Total Cost of Wireless LAN Ownership.
May 5, 2004... Assessing the cost of a wireless LAN versus a wired LAN deployment creates a compelling story - especially when considering the flexibility and benefit afforded by the ability to relocate devices that connect to the network. The cost of...

Airport Hot Spots In The Red For Years.(Brief Article)
May 5, 2004... British consultancy BWCS has been taking a look at airport hot spots, coming to the conclusion that while the market is growing rapidly, it is going to take a company with deep pockets to have the staying power needed to survive. BWCS, saying...

Sprint Bends Over Backwards With Flexible Plan.(Brief Article)
May 5, 2004... Kansas City-based Sprint [FON], which has been re-inventing itself from being the first all-fiber network to being the first wireless-converged telecom business, has come up with a new wireless pricing plan that will leave its competitors in...

AT&T Wireless -- Your New Mail Man.(Brief Article)
May 5, 2004... America West Airlines, United Airlines and several other air carriers have contracted with AT&T Wireless [AWE] to use the company's nationwide GSM/GPRS network to deliver tracking information regarding a mail container's trip from one city to...

New EU Members Want Better Telecom Landscape.(European Union)(Brief Article)
May 5, 2004... The 10 new Central and Eastern European members of the European Union, which joined the alliance this past weekend, are hoping that their telecom markets, which already have been seeing signs of resurrection, will begin to mirror those of their...

SR Telecom Shutters U.S. Facility.(Brief Article)
May 5, 2004... SR Telecom Inc. [SRXA], a wireless broadband company headquartered in Montreal, is closing one U.S. plant and cutting back its operations in France to focus on Canada. Nearly 750 are employed by the company today, and no numbers have been...

Deal Sheet.
May 5, 2004... Who's Doing What?: AT&T Wireless [AWE], headquartered in Redmond, Wash.; 425/580-6000 Is contemplating selling its sizeable stake in Rogers Wireless [RCN], a subsidiary of Rogers Communications, headquartered in Toronto, Ontario;...

Symbian Holds Strong In the Handset Open-OS Market.
May 19, 2004... While the announcements and activities may not be as high-profile compared to the years and months prior to the telecom bubble bursting, Symbian Ltd. has maintained a solid presence in the handset market with its Symbian operating system for...

San Diego Startup Wants Carriers To Join The "Club".
May 19, 2004... What to do, what to do? According to several surveys conducted by a new company that already touts itself as "host to the largest community of mobile phone users in the world," more than 80 percent of the nearly 40,000 users polled recently say...

U.S. Wireless Broadband: One Step Forward, One Step Back.
May 19, 2004... The Federal Communications Commission may be pleased with itself regarding its decision last week to look into allowing unlicensed wireless devices to operate in broadcast TV's spectrum "where the spectrum is not in use by television stations,"...

Going, Going, Boeing.(recommendations on wireless e-mail )
May 19, 2004... In another example of the rest of the world being more wireless broadband-savvy that, Connexion by Boeing is finding strong interest in its proposed in-flight broadband service in Asia. The U.S.-based company was forced to look elsewhere for...

Wireless, Satellite Team To Decrease Jail Time.
May 19, 2004... While tracking ex-convicts, parolees and those awaiting trial may not be the most glamorous segment in the overall global positioning system (GPS) marketplace, it has become a lucrative business for Omaha, Neb.-based iSECUREtrac Corp. [ISRE]....

RTL Newmedia Taps SMS For Interactive Opps.(Brief Article)
May 19, 2004... RTL Newmedia aims to bring a new wave of interactive services to Germany. The subsidiary of RTL is responsible for the digital and interactive activities of its parent company, one of Germany's main broadcasters. Robert Fahle, head of iTV and...

Nokia Continues N-Gage Push.(Brief Article)
May 19, 2004... We don't exactly know why, due to less-than-satisfying customer numbers, Nokia [NOK] insists on pursuing its N-Gage phone/gamer product, but several new games were announced during the past week, including two interactive decks that will allow...

Some Actors Just Can't Sell.(brand recall)(Brief Article)
May 19, 2004... Although her face graces every fashion magazine, wireless-carrier print ads, TV gossip shows and a number of B-movies (save for a short trip to Chicago), Catherine Zeta-Jones just isn't doing it for T-Mobile's broadcast campaigns. In its...

LG Telecom Hits Rocky Music Download Road.(Brief Article)
May 19, 2004... South Korean manufacturer LG Telecom, which has produced some of the hottest handsets selling globally, is embroiled in a battle that could affect how or if MP3 files can be downloaded. LG Telecom has not been able to strike an agreement with...

Intel Kicks Centrino Up A Notch.(Brief Article)
May 19, 2004... Chip giant Intel now can scrap the code name "Dothan," now that the products hidden behind that moniker hit the streets. The Intel Pentium M processors 735, 745 and 755 reportedly feature higher frequencies, microarchitectural enhancements and...

Perceived Security Risks Hinder Wireless LANs.(Local Area Networks)(Brief Article)
May 19, 2004... What's wrong with this picture? A recent survey found 85 percent of enterprise IT managers believe wireless networks require more security than do wired networks in order to maintain the privacy and confidentiality of corporate data. However,...

Deal Sheet.
May 19, 2004... Who's Doing What?: Remec Inc. [REMC], headquartered in Delmar, Calif.; 858/505-3713 Is selling its Fixed Wireless Access Systems Business unit to Axxcelera Broadband Wireless Inc. [privately held], headquartered in Santa Barbara, Calif., and...