International Business News - Wireless http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Sierra Wireless Inc., the Canadian wireless modem maker, said Tuesday it will acquire Wavecom SA for 218 million euros ($276.1 million). The companies said the board of Wavecom, a French maker of machine-to-machine wireless technology, approved the deal unanimously. Wavecom's founders have agreed to tender all their shares, about 21 percent of shares outstanding, to Sierra Wireless. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081202/sierra-wireless-to-buy-wavecom-for-276-1-million.htm Tue, 02 Dec 2008 11:19:24 EST Mobile officials are considering providing free, wireless Internet services in the downtown district, joining the ranks of other cities with free wi-fi for roving laptop users on Main Street. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081118/mobile-considers-free-wi-fi-for-downtown-upgrade.htm Tue, 18 Nov 2008 17:05:14 EST Moody's Investors Service set an investment-grade rating but a negative outlook Thursday on Verizon Wireless in connection with borrowing planned to finance the purchase of Alltel Corp. for $28.1 billion including debt. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081113/moodys-rates-verizon-wireless-a2-on-deal.htm Thu, 13 Nov 2008 16:14:04 EST British telecommunications company Cable & Wireless PLC said Monday net profit for the first half of the year fell 20 percent because of one-time restructuring costs, which masked an otherwise strong growth in earnings. Shares rallied on the news. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081110/c-w-1h-net-profit-down-on-restructuring-costs.htm Mon, 10 Nov 2008 12:36:16 EST Cable TV provider Cox Communications Inc. is set to announce Monday that it plans to have its own cellular network up and running next year, a move that intensifies cable's competition with phone companies. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081027/cable-co-cox-to-launch-its-own-wireless-service.htm Mon, 27 Oct 2008 07:14:52 EDT Patent holding company Klausner Technologies Inc. on Friday said Verizon Wireless has settled a suit alleging infringement of a patent covering the visual listing of voicemail. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081024/verizon-wireless-settles-visual-voicemail-suit.htm Fri, 24 Oct 2008 13:45:56 EDT U.S. wireless carriers cut their prices for smart phones in the third quarter as a response to the price cut on Apple Inc.'s iPhone, with Verizon Wireless reacting the most, according to an analyst report Monday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080929/sector-snap-iphone-related-price-cuts-limited.htm Mon, 29 Sep 2008 15:18:38 EDT Yellowstone National Park officials, attempting to balance competing demands for cell phone service and preserving the park's tranquility, have released a draft plan to guide the development of wireless services within the park. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080917/yellowstone-tries-to-balance-cell-phones-nature.htm Wed, 17 Sep 2008 10:10:27 EDT Comcast Corp. said Tuesday that its investment in a joint venture to offer mobile Internet access to subscribers could be finalized by the end of the year. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080909/comcast-says-wireless-deal-could-close-this-year.htm Tue, 09 Sep 2008 17:20:03 EDT Cablevision Systems Corp. said Thursday it has finished the first phase of its wireless network buildout in New York and remains on track to complete the project in two years. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080904/cablevision-completes-1st-part-of-ny-wifi-buildout.htm Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:21:34 EDT Cablevision Systems Corp. said Thursday it has finished the first phase of its wireless network buildout in New York and remains on track to complete the project in two years. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080904/cablevision-completes-first-phase-of-wifi-buildout.htm Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:01:57 EDT AT&T Inc.'s wireless data network was down Wednesday morning in parts of the eastern U.S., according to user reports and the company. AT&T spokesman Michael Coe said access was restored just before noon Eastern time, but he could not describe the extent of the outage. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080903/at-t-wireless-data-network-goes-out-in-east.htm Wed, 03 Sep 2008 12:33:14 EDT Shares of Leap Wireless International Inc., parent of the Cricket regional cellular service, rose Tuesday after an analyst upgraded the stock, saying economic issues that held it back late last year appear to be behind it. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080902/leap-shares-rise-after-analyst-upgrade.htm Tue, 02 Sep 2008 17:43:29 EDT Patent holding company Klausner Technologies Inc. has sued Verizon Wireless and LG Electronics Inc. for infringement of a patent on the visual listing of voicemail. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080827/verizon-and-lg-sued-over-visual-voicemail-patent.htm Wed, 27 Aug 2008 07:56:04 EDT THE PROMISE: Using wireless power transmission, one day people might be able to recharge their laptops or cell phones or other gadgets without plugging them into an electrical socket. The technology makes use of some basic physics, as electric coils that resonate at the same frequency can transmit energy to each other at a distance. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080821/intel-shows-how-to-send-power-wirelessly.htm Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:44:42 EDT The Federal Communications Commission is proposing a ban on certain types of wireless microphones and has begun an investigation into how the industry markets its products. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080821/fcc-proposes-ban-on-some-wireless-microphones.htm Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:44:50 EDT Imagine juicing up your laptop computer or cell phone without plugging them into an electrical socket. That's a luxury that could be provided by wireless power transmission, a concept that has been bandied about for decades but is creeping closer to becoming viable. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080821/intel-demonstrates-powering-up-without-plugging-in.htm Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:22:02 EDT Sacramento's city council has voted to end a contract with a technology company that was to have provided the city with free wireless Internet access. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080820/sacramento-ends-effort-for-free-internet-service.htm Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:16:31 EDT Shares in Novatel Wireless Inc. plunged Wednesday to its lowest in more than four years as the wireless modem maker issued disappointing preliminary results, lowered its outlook and received downgrades from analysts. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080820/novatel-drops-to-4-year-low-as-analysts-downgrade.htm Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:19:25 EDT Japan will start an aggressive push to market abroad its mobile technology, especially the nation's popular "wallet phone," a government official said Tuesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080819/japan-to-start-overseas-cell-phone-technology-push.htm Tue, 19 Aug 2008 07:46:21 EDT