Wireless Business Forecast articles from September 2004

Wireless Business Forecast archives from September 2004

ATG Pie In The Sky: Competition Heats Up.(Aviation Technology Group Inc.)
September 8, 2004... When a product hasn't even cracked the one-year-old mark and already it's being pursued by a rival, that's validation of a concept. And that is what The Boeing Co. [BA] got recently when a competitor stepped up to challenge its Connexion by...

Powell: Postpone Analog Takebacks, Codify Consensus Plan.
September 8, 2004... The most recent incarnation of the Homeland Emergency Response Operations Act (otherwise known as the HERO Act, first introduced in the U.S. Senate in December 2001) seeks to expedite the "reassignment of 24 megahertz for publicsafety purposes"...

What's New In Global Discount Pricing?
September 8, 2004... Who's Doing It?: Telecom New Zealand [NZT] What's The Deal?: Telecom New Zealand is offering a new prepaid plan with a flat rate that is not tied in to the time of day when calls are made. No matter when made, calls are billed at 32 cents...

Tapping The Remote Asset-Management Market.
September 8, 2004... Asset management, aviation connectivity and maritime communications are three "remote applications" outside the mainstream wireless markets of voice, data and now video. To the companies that offer these services, including wireless and...

Kitchen Retiring From PCIA.(Appointments and resignations)(Brief Article)
September 8, 2004... Jay Kitchen, who has led the PCIA-The Wireless Infrastructure Association since his National Association of Business and Educational Radio (NABER) merged with the group 10 years ago, will be taking his leave within a year, saying he will stay...

Philly, Escondito Fan Hot-Spot Flames.(Brief Article)
September 8, 2004... Philadelphia Mayor John Street appointed a committee dubbed "Wireless Philadelphia" to explore a plan to build a municipally funded wireless mesh that would blanket the city's 135 square miles, using thousands of Wi-Fi hot spots mounted on...

Hawaiian Cops On The EDGE.(Brief Article)
September 8, 2004... Some 1,600 first responders in Honolulu will have their in-vehicle laptops outfitted with EDGE wireless modem cards supplied by AT&T Wireless [AWE]. While the company isn't releasing any dollar amount associated with this deal, it will say the...

Report: Could Current Cellphone Makers Topple?(Brief Article)
September 8, 2004... ABI Research cites two new threats to many of the dominant vendors in the cellular handset market. The research firm first points to Sharp Electronics Corp., long a major name in consumer electronics ranging from air conditioners to TVs,...

Partners Enable More Smart-House Apps.(Brief Article)
September 8, 2004... Even though most of us continue to wait for our local carriers to cough up fiber-to-the-home capabilities, wireless home-control applications march on, and they could make our waiting a little easier. New York-based Leviton Manufacturing is...

Deal Sheet.
September 8, 2004... Who's Doing What?: Allied Technologies [ALT], headquartered in Houghton, South Africa; 011 27 11 715 90 Is expanding globally by buying 50 percent of Econet Wireless Group [EWT], headquartered in Belvedere, Harare, Zimbabwe; 011 091 222 502...

Cashing In On Global Wi-Fi roaming.
September 22, 2004... After an infusion of $6 million earlier this year from Boston Millennia Partners and moving the company headquarters from Toledo, Ohio, to Boston suburb Waltham, Mass., Airpath Wireless is moving ahead relentlessly on its plan to sign every...

Why First-Responder Interoperability Hasn't Happened.(communications interoperability)
September 22, 2004... It would have been logical for one to assume that the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks would have been enough to really jumpstart initiatives to correct certain communications interoperability issues between first responders, especially when...

A Legislative Solution To Funding Interoperability.
September 22, 2004... In an effort to address what was called a "lack of commitment" by the Bush administration and the U.S. Congress in appropriating funds for building out an interoperable network Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich) co-sponsored a bill, the Public Safety...

CTIA Head Criticizes Wireless Directory Privacy Efforts.(Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association )
September 22, 2004... Steve Largent, president and CEO of CTIA-The Wireless Association, told the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee earlier this week that its effort to enact legislation mandating certain privacy requirements for wireless 411...

Take 5 With Henry Garcia.(GRC Wireless Recycling)(Interview)
September 22, 2004... Believe it or not, more than 1.3 billion people (20 percent of the world's population) are using wireless devices of one kind or another, and many change out those devices every 18 months or so. What happens to all those unused or discarded...

Report: Travelers Want In-Flight Phone Service.(Brief Article)
September 22, 2004... Teamwork between two industry providers of mobile-satellite voice services onboard aircraft led to the unveiling of a new study that shows higher demand than expected among passengers for such services. ARINC of Annapolis, Md., and Telenor...

Mediaset Says Ciao To Microwave.(Brief Article)
September 22, 2004... The days of point-to-point microwave systems may be over in some sectors, perhaps signaling a rebirth for fiber optics. Italian communications and broadcasting group Mediaset [MDIEF.PK] replaced its microwave radio-based system with a Cisco...

GPS, Camera Phone Sales Increase.(Brief Article)
September 22, 2004... 1-800-Mobiles Inc., a New York City-based wireless catalog and e-tailer, experienced a pleasant 73-percent spike in its sales of GPS-enabled phones last month, compared with sales made in July. The online seller says its customers are most...

Soaps On The Small Screen...(Brief Article)
September 22, 2004... Here's a whole new revenue stream that cashes in on soap-opera addiction. Present those daily dramas on the screens of devotees nationwide who just can't wait to view their VCR'ed editions every night. Endemol UK, an independent British TV...

...And Paying For Them Wirelessly.(Brief Article)
September 22, 2004... And not only can you watch that soap wirelessly, you can pay for it wirelessly, too. Dublin, Ireland-based Valista, a provider of payments software that facilitates the purchase of premium wireless services, says carrier Orange, working with...

Deal Sheet.(An Overview of Companies)
September 22, 2004... Who's Doing What?: Broadcom Corp. [BRCM], headquartered in Irvine, Calif.; 949/926-5734 Is strengthening its place in the cellular OEM space by purchasing Alphamosaic Ltd. [privately held], headquartered in Cambridge, U.K.; 011 44 1223 420...