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Up-To-The-(Wireless)-Minute
February 27, 2007 5:23 pm | by Wireless Week Staff | News | CommentsVirgin Mobile, BT Livetime, Samsung, TI, MobilePro, WiMAX Forum, Maxstream
Ember Unveils ZigBee System-on-a-Chip
February 27, 2007 5:23 pm | by Monica Alleven, Editor | News | CommentsYou might not see it, but it's coming, and with Ember Corporation's announcement this week, the industry might get there a little faster.
Embarq Enters PTT Fray
February 27, 2007 5:21 pm | by Susan Rush | News | CommentsEmbarq is looking to strengthen its wireless service offering with the introduction of a walkie-talkie type service, dubbed Embarq Wireless Press & Talk.
Loose Ends for Year-End
February 27, 2007 5:21 pm | by Rhonda Wickham, Editor-in-Chief | News | CommentsLooking back on the last 12 months, it clearly has been a year filled with widespread diversity of events and developments. Although wireless carriers continue to play the central character, there is a growing cast of players that are contributing to the industry's growth, maturation and entrenchment.
Wireless Enters the Political Arena
February 27, 2007 5:21 pm | by Mark Rockwell | News | CommentsWireless technology may be the next big thing for election campaigning and even voting, but its use could initially be troubling, according to media experts. Wireless phones have been increasingly used internationally in the past few years, to great political and strategic affect among political groups.
Riding the Wireless Range
February 27, 2007 5:21 pm | by Brad Smith | News | CommentsGary Fankhauser makes more calls on his cell phone in an hour than most people make in a month. Of course, he's got eight cell phones plus four wireless data PC cards. And that doesn't even count his personal phone. Fankhauser is a network technician for Verizon Wireless in Denver – just like the "Can you hear me now?" guy from TV advertisement fame, although he never utters the words, "C
Mixed Message for Cyren Call
February 27, 2007 5:21 pm | by Mark Rockwell | News | CommentsPlans for a dedicated national public safety network headed down a new path in November at the FCC and on Capitol Hill. Last April, Cyren Call unveiled its proposal to use a 30-MHz chunk of 700 MHz spectrum to forge a national public safety network. The plan called for private companies to build the network and placed Cyren Call in the managing role.
Network, ARPU Questions
February 27, 2007 5:21 pm | by Andrew Seybold | News | CommentsAs I travel around the world and talk with people involved in the wireless industry, I hear the same questions over and over again. When will data ARPU for 3G broadband services improve? Is WiMAX really a 4G technology? When will WiMAX crush the existing 3G networks? Why are you so down on muni-Wi-Fi systems? When will VoIP replace circuit-switched voice on wireless networks? And, perhaps the m
Tell it to the Judge
February 27, 2007 5:21 pm | by Staff | News | CommentsIn its third annual survey of U.S. litigation trends, international law firm Fulbright & Jaworski reports that the average American technology/telecom company faces 79 separate lawsuits pending in U.S. courts, well below the 300-plus cases faced by energy and manufacturing companies. The report also found that: Fulbright & Jaworski: 2006 Litigation Trends Survey
Is There a Device in the House?
February 27, 2007 5:21 pm | by Staff | News | CommentsIn a new study, "Healthcare Without Bounds: Trends in Mobile Communications," Spyglass Consulting Group conducted more than 100 interviews with doctors and nurses nationwide and found that 67 percent of them carry multiple mobile devices. According to the study, clinicians rely on a variety of mobile devices – including pagers, cell phones, smartphones and VoIP phones – to improve t
The Amazing Wonder Cube
February 27, 2007 5:21 pm | by LibYork Stauder | News | CommentsYou probably recognize the hellish scenario. You're approaching your best score on your favorite mobile game. You're also expecting an important e-mail. And your college team is playing for the championship, a game you're dying to watch on TV. Solution 1: Frustrated that you can't view all three things at once, you let out a shriek and curse the limits of your existence.
News Briefs For Jan. 24, 2005
February 27, 2007 5:20 pm | by Wireless Week Staff | News | CommentsFreescale Semiconductor, T-Mobile UK, Netonomy, WiMAX Forum, Cetecom Spain, Boost Mobile, Motorola, Wireless Island, Alvarion, On2 Technologies, AirMagnet, Intel Communications Fund, Qualcomm, SkyBridge Wireless, AAT Communications and Research In Motion.
Aides: Powell Plans Full Agenda
February 27, 2007 5:20 pm | by Mark Rockwell | News | CommentsWASHINGTON--FCC Chairman Michael Powell won't be idle on wireless issues in the coming months despite his March departure date, his aides say.
Wireless Lifts Alltel Results
February 27, 2007 5:20 pm | by Susan Rush | News | CommentsThanks in part to an 11 percent revenue increase from its wireless business, Alltel recorded a 4.5 percent increase in profit for the fourth quarter.
